New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-15
THE STATE HOUSE,
Senate.

ries Mr. Ogden arose to question of privi-
lege. He requested the Clerk to read an
editorial in last Sundays Times, which
mentioned the subject of the bill to reduce
the fees or salary OF the civil sheriff of the
parish Of Orleans. The article referred to
State Senator, which must certainly have
been intended for Mr.. Ogden, and that
gentleman accepted it as such. The speaker
branded the editorial as a malicious false
hood, and there leaves it for the present
The quarrel, as it stands, is an interesting
one to those concerned, but the readers of
the REPUBLICAN probably do not take any
especial interest in it, therefore this journal
has nothing further to say on the subject.
A proposition was made to change the
law in reference to the State Librarian
Mr.. Wharton wished to be Informed WHY
the bill increased the salary; why does it
not change other things! Why take this
branch from the Secretary of State and
place it under the supervision of the Gov
ernor!
Mr.. Burch said that the bill was scarcely
worth the paper it was written on. This,
he stated, makes the Secretary of State no
longer responsible for the librarian; this
subject has haunted his dreams several
years. despite of his efforts to forget it.
The bill! is deficient, defective and injurious
He opposed it because there has been no
complaint, as far as he understands, of the
present system.
Several other members spoke a few
words on the bill, and none seemed to favor
it particularly, and when the vote was
called the bill was killed.
Mr.. Goodies joint resolution to "memo-
raize Congress to discriminate in the
tariff against all imports being the pro-
ducts of slave labor, because the institution
Of slavery is repugnant to the spirit and
sentiment Of this age of advancement and
enlightenment" was finally adopted with
out a dissenting voice.
The committee to fix salaries for tax
collectors for the parish of Orleans made
two reports, majority and q minority.
The minority report was amended, accepted
and eDgrossed. Country tax collectors, by
this, are to receive ten per cent on cOllec-
tions on all except the school tax. In the
parish of Orleans, First District, two and
half per cent; Second District, one and a
half: Third District, eight; Fourth District,
eight: Fifth District, ten; Sixth District,
ten. on all current and delinquent taxes
and licenses. The bill makes no mention
of the Seventh District.
The matter of fixing bonds for tax COL
lectors was indefinitely postponed, ON mo-
ton of Mr.. Chadbourn.
The subject of bonds issued by the parish
of Coacordia for certain indebtedness was
called up, but Mr.. Young expressed desire
to have it postponed, as the case is now be-
fore the Supreme Court. He thought that
if the voters of that parish could have a
voice in the case the bonds would be repu
dated as having been unlawtully issued.
The committees unfavorable report was
adopted
A considerable routine business employed
the Senate for All hour or more, but the
bills did not elicit debate.
An attempt was made to call up the bill
reducing the salaries Of city otfciale, but
the President ruled it out Of order,
The Sen ate went into executive session
for the second time. after which it sd-
journed
The members of the lower branch are de-
voting themselves almost entirely to routine
business, all sorts of debate being remorse-
lessly cut short. 1t was expected that
some matters would come up that would
force discussion yesterday, but they re-
NAMED undlsclosed to the uninitiated.
Mr.. Dupre, on the finishing of the calling
of the roll, called attention of the House
to the fact, noted in some of the papers,
that there were in the State House mum
Der of Metropolitan police in citizens
clothes. He presented a resolution calling
for committee to make inquiries, which
was appointed. Mr.. Matthews point that the
passage of the resolution required two
thirds vote being overruled.
Later Mr.. Dupre reported that the state
ment was true that there were officers de- |
tailed in the State House in citizens clothes, |
and that they were night officers, who went |
on their beats at that time.
Mr.. Murrell also presented minority re-
port, stating substantially the same facts.
The revenue bill of Mr.. Jeffries occupied
the time of the House until after one o'clock,
but failed of ioal passage, there being only
sixty-three members, eleven less than neces-
sary, who voted to suspend the rules. The
bill, however. was made the special order
for to-day.
Mr.. Souer introduced q bill to reimburse
Henderson Taylor for taxes erroneously
paid.
Mr.. Jeffries moving to table the bill,
some discussion folio we'd which resulted IN
showing that Taylor had paid the tax
through misapprehension, and the money
was not due.
Mr.. Souer, in answer to Mr.. Jeffries, said
the tax collector nor any one else could pay
back the money unless there was an appro-
priation, The bill went to the Committee
On Claims.
The resolutions introduced were from
Mr.. Hunsaker on protection of the levee
on the upper line of ST. James parish; by
Mr.. Luckett, on payment of witnesses be-
fore the committee on the Boeuf and Gro
,odile Navigation Company; by Mr.. Booth,
10 call the name of member but once; that
the Committee on FEDERAL Relations inquire
if the lottery act of 1868 could be constitu-
honally repealed; to inquire II Mr. Delnas
had been paid as q member Of the Board OF
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