The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03
State Legislature.
THURSDAY. March 2, 1876,
senate.

pssonate pss TO order ut noon. A quorum
prTssSa"pp prTSn Pacific railroad bill, authorizing
lpogvinp Of tax on the city OF New
M"s M,aoos by popular consent. was taker
Md and finally passed by q vote Of 70 Il
n 4 motion made 70 reconsider tn
The following was called up by Mr.
baIS"it bu0"ate bill No. ia, IN act relative
!, making assessments throughout tbs
s,ate, creating 2 State Board OF Equal
os.,on and Parish Board OF Review
nsuhl n,saulnu tho duties OF said Board Of As
n asssors. Passed. -t9n
y St ao,,se bill No. 10, an act to establish
u 80 costs and charges Of the Civil
sssriff in and for the city Of New Or.
1S ssns. etc. Passed. ,.,.,s.
esaI,T aG,ss bill No. All, an act to fix the
.,,rrsnsation OF the Criminal Sheriff oil
pn rarish OF Orleans, for the malnte-
ws Np,co of prisoners confined in the Parish
pss Prison Of the parish OK Orleans, etc,
Ps Mr. White---5enate joint resolution
.abmitting an amendment creating q
ss'uScial court OF appeals, was indefinite
\ postponed.
" Me Premium Bond bill went over
.aer reaching It's third reading, the
s"oate refusing to suspend the rules.
TThs act abollshing the Superior Dis
\ ,dd Court passed.
"'rhb The act authorizing the holding OF an
elsction In the parishes for the purchase
y stock In the New Orleans Pacific
railroad, passed.
hs1hi The bIll fixing at $1,000 the salaries OF
,he clerks OF the Superior and District
To,rts. clerk hire to be paid out Of that
amount, was passed.
House bill No. 80, mn act to remit pen
allies 10 delinquent taxpayers, passed.
Tho premium bond bill was again
taken np and finally passed. 4..
The House bill for the relief OF the
widow and children OF Judge Morgan
y TRe House bill to incorporate the Fac
tors' Warehouse Bank YVES passed.
Va An net amending the act incorpo.
rating the New Orleans Mechanics 30
dsty. finally passed.
Senate bill NO. 1853, an act to provide
ior the working OF public roads and
bridges In the parish of West Baton
Rouge. to empower the police jury Of
said parish to pass rules and regulations
relative thereto. and to provide for the
enforcement OF same by criminal prose
cution, finally passed.
An act to fix the term OF the District
Court Of the Fifth Judicial District,
passed. .,tr
rtfnr the act creating the Citizens
savings Bank, passed. "a,
The Home Savings Hank act was
called up by Mr.. B1rch, and was passed.
Recess TIL 2 o'clock p. IN. '''5 ',t5
EVENING SESSION. ,4t
The Senate was again called to order
al about Z 10, a quorum in attendance.
An act to authorize the Board OF
Health TO disinfect vessclS ut quaran-
tine, was passed. &.UA
Al act providing the manner. OF sup
plying the records Of the Parish Court
81 Rapides, burned at the courthouse IN
1874, passed.
Al act relative to property adjudi-
s...ad Gated to the State for anpai" lt'' taxes axe
An act incorporating the Charity
Hospital of shreveport, passed.
An act extending the jurisdiction OF
the Second Judicial District finally
passed.
a The concurrent resolvtion emanating
N from the House addressing out OF Office
Judge Sherbourne, Of TeYrebOnne par
tsh was lost, the necessary four fifths
vote to adopt 1t not being obtained. The
vote on the measure was, yeas Id, ana
nays Is. pH4.
Al sct providing for the testing the
validity OF the outstanding bonds Of
New Orleans passed; as also an act IN
cooperating the Security Servings Bank.
An act to authorize the employment
OF the parish OF Orleans. Passed.
An act relative to public printing In
the parish Of Orleans, Passed.
An acs making 1t imperative on the
Auditor u issue constitutions! warrants.
and making the same receivable by tax
collectors Tor taxes, was passed.
The general appropriation bill was
then taken up.
The general appropriation bill was
psssed with amendments, which were
concurred'in by the House.
An act cmanating from tho House In
cooperating the Merchants Insurance
Company, passed. g. 'ssl
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
After the Executive session the
House u joint resolution addressing
Jscob Hawkins, Judge OF the
Huperior District Court, out OF Office,
Va called up, and was lost by aiyote OF
u yeas to 10 nays: ~.
The Chair made q sceech, thank
inc the Senators for their conduct,
and when he concluded the Senate
adjourned sine die. The message OF
Gov. Kellogg calling an extra session
Was then read, and the senate went Into
oA EXTRA SESSION, rc,,,. s.l..,
and, after organizing. adjourned untii
lam. tomorrow. E44~IS roo wv
The House, which was to have met at
10 o'clock, was not called to order until
five minutes OF IL, when members
answered, the Speaker presiding. p.
Mr.. Witt, from the Committee on lm-
peachment, submitted the annexed re-
port and preamble and resolution
Tothe Honorable Speaker and members Of the
: Eosse Of Representatives of the stste 0'
. Louisiana: t..Lflt a
We, the undersigned committee ap-
pointed to prepare and present lor tne
consideration OF the House arncles OF
impeachment against VIM. u. Kellogg,
Acting Governor OF the State OF Louisi-
ana, for high crimes and misdemeanors
in notice, having accidentally heard On
Monday evening. the 2Sth day OK Fep.
ruary, 1876, that after the adjournment
oi the House the Senate had organ
lied itself into o High Court OF I'M
paachment to Investigate the charges
preferred against VIM. p. Kellogg, Act
ing Governor, OF Louisiana, by the
House Of Representatives, proceeQed
to theSenate Chamber, and, announcing
their presence, asked that they De hearo,
Upon permission being granted, the
committee, through Hon. L. A. WIZ,
chairman, requested to be iurnisned