New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-21

THE STATE HOUSE.

THE STATE HOUSE.
senate.
Spectators have ceased to take great inter
est in the daily proceedings, and yesterday
lobby members looked and felt Indifferent.
There WAS little button-holeing, and occa-
siopally somebody would take active Sena.
tors one side and impart words that were
not meant for vulgar ears, but the confer
ence was generally short; what it was all
about does not transpire, but the words
''self interest" will almost invariably in
part furnish Q solution.
Mr.. Weber made personal explanation
Q few days ago in relation to Messrs. j.
Barrow and ]. p. Bowman, Of the Felici-
snas, members of the Property Holders
Union, not possessing any property. Since
then he has definitely learned that Barrow
has no property, but that Bowman owns
800 acres. Mr.. Weber made this explana-
ton in justice to himself and to Mr.. Bow
man.
Bills by Mr.. Stamps regulating fees and
salariesl in the criminal Hourt officers in the
parish of Orleans, were placed on their Sec
ond reading and referred.
Mr.. Sypher called up his resolution de-
claring vacant tho seat Of any Senator who
remains absent ten days without permis-
sion of the Senate.
Mr.. White, having doubts about the right
of the Senate to adopt such resolution,
thought it best to refer the subject to tho
Judiciary Committee, with instructions to
make report within two days.
Mr.. Sypher mentioned the fact that when
q member wished to absent himself he
could easily find somebody to make such
request for him. He did not accept Mr..
Whites amendment.
Mr.. Burch thought it the best course to
refer the document to . committee. The
resolution was referred.
Mr.. White called for executive session.
On ODE ming the doors the committee ap-
pointed to examine the books of the Secre-
tsry of State reported on the Greene family,
of Lincoln parish, holding office. The re-
port fully sustaias Mr.. Burch's statements
in the affair.
Mr., Wharton called up the joint resolu-
ton to investigate the financial and general
condition of the city of New Orleans. The
committee is to consist of three members
from each house, and in the report to re-
commend advantageous changes.
Mr.. Wharton wished to have the number
of the committee changed from three for
the House to four, and three from the Sen
ate. An amendment by M. Twitchell gives
the committee three members from each
branch.
motion to table the resolution as
amended was lost, after which the amended
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Stamps wished to have the Governors
salary reduced from $4,000 per annum to
$4,000. Just at this juncture Governor Kel-
logg entered the Senate hall by chance. not
knowing the eubject under discussion. On
learning what was being discussed he told
several Senators to advocate the reduction,
as he favored the proposition heartily.
Pending the controversy the Senate ad-
.journed.
The session yesterday was opened brlskly
by q motion to amend the journal OF the
eighteenth instant, which brought Messrs.
Murrell, Hahn and Meredith TO their feet.
Messrs. Meredith and Dupre complained
of the report in the Democrat and Mr..
Meredith rose to privileged question. He
said:
In the New Orleans Democrat of this
morning find it reported that in the dis
cnsaion of the resolution ON the reception OF
Dom Pedro H., said that was in favor
of the resolution. / endeavored ON yes
terdav. in the discussion of this resolution.
to express nv opposition clearly and ex-
plicitly, but tho reporter of the Democrat
has misinterpreted my position. l desire
to state that I was emphatically opposed 10
the resolution, for the reasons stated in my
remarke of Yesterday, which do not desire
to repudiate. Since that time | have found
no cause to change my opinion. 1t was
founded in reasons sufficiently satisfactory
to myseif and, l believe, satisfactory to
the msiority of the House. The sequel, as
ehown by the vote, warrants me in saying
this l simply desire to say that do not
wish to be reported as occupying the con-
trary position.
Mr.. Young moved an amendment, and
Mr.. Murrell made q few remarks on the
journal.
Mr.. Hahn then said he was glad the able
and distinguished member from Madison
mr. MurrelD had taken the pains to exam
inc the journals Of the Legislature. and
had corrected his statement of the previous
day. He and every member of the House
might rest satisfied, that on questions OF
fact, he (Mr. Hahn) was always right, and
those who disputed his statements were
always wrong. On the explanation of Mr..
Meredith, Mr.. Hahn said there was one
matter that made him feel sad. It was,
that Q newspaper, in the interests OF the
Democratic party, conducted by the "old-
est and BEST" should have been complained
of by two such Jealous Democrats Is
Meesrs. Meredith and Dupre. If these
complaints of error or wrong had been
made against tho REPUBLICAN,. it would
not have been . matter Of surprise; it
would only have been according to Demo
cratic fashion. But that Q sound Demo-
cratic paper should be complained Of 90
early in its career, and by such we'll known
members of the Democratic party, is
cause of much concern and sadness to him
and other Republican members.
The journal was then adopted on motion
of Mr.. Meredith.