The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-04
State Legislature.
TuurspAy. FEBRUARY 3. 1876.

dispc anrTieial journal, was adopted, was
the on,oWW Mr. blunt. The motion TO re-
mar ~ was laid on the table. :.
cogsloer ommittee on Printing reported
Inc a their chairman, Mr.. Black
thro"e.m;thout action, the following bills
burn were turned over TO the com
whlun NO unfinished business from the
nl. NV. ssssjop Of 1875. viz:
extra srsste J,iII No.9 Entitled an act rola-
90, ~. !" mblic printing, etc.
uwwrwafe Bill No. s-An act relative to
.lna;aj ADVERTISEMENTS
jiinp.n"te I,ill No. 6 Relative to the pub
a., ,r;nting and the publication OF the
ncnances, advertisements and pro
oIsdings. etc, Of the corporation OF the
os ss n New Orleans
GYoa.r Bill No 6 Entitled an net
y Tive ,s.;vc "a parocbial printing!
felss.sate nth No. ~ Entitled nm act to
o's nsi Tor the printing and publishing
d w. Bill No. &c Substituted for
..nsa I'M No. ~. entitled nm act to TO-
nou'tuh Inc Ok penses Of public printing.
owWL orse bill No. G4Entitled an act re-
~ IN the promulgation OF the gene
~ sIiI laws Of the State OF Louisiana.
~ mhc Mills were reoonInitted.
INV AZ" rnmnjttee on Election and Regis
..I WV reported ~ follows:
COMMITTEE ON ELECTION AND H Hs,. ,I1s
-. trororatle President and Members Of tho
r,osom,nttee bog leaye 70 report unfavorably
Iiiia.an Liil No. A., aud oner ns q substitute Tor
n M. MN I'M No. ~ tho following bill. j,
w. W. WHARTON,
j. A. MASCOT.
,ou leave b. dissent from the report 81 tho
III, III Tho committed and report In favor
%Hsase b No ~ with r. ae1dmsAt , striking
Non, n" \. tha state oxccpt tho parishes ~ Or
.ans md Jefferson. Is hereby iixgg ~ Pm eiec-
''a aitor n spirited discussion the majority
,orort was adopted.
Vfhe substitute bill was made the
.raral order OK tho day for . o'clock.
M (loode gave notice Of d joint reso-
,,sinr calling on the Congress Of tho
, rI.;tad states to levy discriminating
SdIss upon articles the product OF slave
labor. osa
ordering the tax collectors to accept
conditional warrants for taxes, and
M referred.
lobby Was cleared.
I'M eXeG4hJtNc NtrSiVU DNtIS iUstSu HssN
substit.lte bill OF the Committee on Elec
I'm Ana Registration came up. and was
rsad action by section. 1t WIS then
considered engrossed, and was, on mo-
tice. finally passed by a vote Of 70 yeas
tog nays. 49, M.
II was n strict party vote. The. re-
pDrter Of tho DEMOCRAT endeavored 70
claain the roll, but instructions were
siyen 10 the Secretary and his assist
sn,H. by some person who seemed TO be
IN authority, to keep the roll in their
possession. and not allow IL to be seen,
ma the secretary and his assistants
obeved these orders implicitly. After
ths passage OF the bill the Senate I'D
burned.
Hcusc.,At ~ rs p. m. the House pro.
ceeded 10 business, seventy-eight mem-
hers present and Speaker Estilette IN
PRAYER by the Roy. Father Folticr, or
the Church Of st. Vincent dc Paul.
4 resolution offered by Mr.. Murrell
fof committee to investigate the &C
counts Of A. Is. Brown, treasurer Of the
school fund In Madison Parish, caused
hAlf an hour or discussion. Mr.. Muir.
rsll charged that Brown had for several
successive years boon a defaulter, with
impunity. Mr.. Demas accused Mr..
Marrcll Of having presented Browns
name at the last Republican State Con
wntIon for State Treasurer, anu mr..
MurcIl pronounced the accusation
false. The end Of the matter was that
The resolution was laid on tho table, on
notion Of Mr.. Ray.
Ncssrs Keys. Kellyl and Baker were
announced the committee TO investigate
~. -, t.us In, Enut Eavi1tnnA AMI
ether Of the Florida parishes.
A number of bills were presented,
among them ono by Mr.. Wilt, which
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
ke. 10 limit tax mortgages 10 the prop
erty Immediately liableth IL to say,
that tax mortgages shall cease TO ope-
rate o. general mortgages.
Mr.. Elliott's bill to amend article 66
o. The constitution came up and passed
by vote of so TO I. after an explanation
Of the object by Mr.. Elliott. AZ present
sbill passed by the Legislature may be
held IN suspense by the Governor dur
Ing the whole time between the adjourn
ment OF one session Of the Legislature
and the meeting Of another session and
then he may either make the bill q law
" veto Il. BY Mr.. Elliott's Amendment
the constitution OF the State Is made to
aeeimilste to the Constitution OF the
United States, so that any bill not signed
BY the Executive before the adjourn
mont Of the Legislature becomes a
utility.
The Joint resolution soliciting national
~ Tor the Texas Pacific Railway. which
lesolution was under discussion yester-
Gay, came up to-day MS unfinished bust
moss.
The Committee on Railroads made
Wo reports on tho subject. .4
"A majority. report, recommending
congress- to substitute the New Orleans
fsciiic road for the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and vicksburg Backbone) road
nShc branch TO New Orleans.
Inc minority report favored the pas
@ge Of the bill before Congress asiit
sands, that II, with the Backbone road
Sthe arm to New Orleans.
long discussion turned upon the
merits and claims OF these two local
roads. Mr.. Lowell was very emphatic
~ !Re subject. The Backbone Rail
yea Company, he said, was o myth.
~ ihcorporators and stockholders
were men OF straw. They could not
.s'se money enough to pay their coun-
IL ~ Tney had not built yard OF road !;
IVY mad done nothing but to issue
,s pnds and II was a disgrace to the State
%s. such q company had ever been IN
@pofnted.
M. Sartain (colored) maintained that
s %s Preference for the New Orleans Pa
Suc was just; that they had already
haoed about fifty miles OF the road, and
M9ck OF the company was owned by