The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate

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Lieut.. Gov. Antoine called the Senate to order
at noon. A quorum present.
motion was made by Mr.. Allan providing
for the appointment OF special committee to
examine the books, accounts, etc., OF the Contln-
gent Expense Committee of the Senate, and to
ascertain and report why no report from the
committee, or the Auditor Of Public Accounts In
reference to the same had been received.
A motion to refer the motion to the Committee
on Finance was carried.
An act apprOprlating $175 BOZ 90 Tor the ex-
penses Of the General Assembly was called up,
and, by vote of 20 yeas to 10 nays, was passed.
Notice was given by Mr.. Burch that on Mon
day he would move a reconsideration OF the vote
passing the bill.
An act to provide for an insurance department
for the State was indefinitely postponed.
joint resolution was introduced by Mr..
Greece, providing for the exemption of certain
parishes from levee taxes. Laid over.
House bill repeating the act relative to pub
Alter Considerable be talk the bill was amended
go as to make it go into effect after the LIST Of jan
uary, 1877, and was finally passed.
An act to reduce the expenses OF the city of
Shreveport by cutting down the salary Of the
Mayor and the Administrators, as well as the
clerks Of courts and her officers, was passed.
House bills on their first reading were taken
up. The following were referred:
House bill No. 267, an act to provide for the
collection OF parish taxes due by delinquent tax
payers, etc.
House bill No. 279, an act to fix the time of
holding Fifth Judicial District Court, parish West
Baton Rouge.
House bill No. 271, an act regulating the mode
OF assessing and collecting throughout the State.
House bill No. 1885, an act to incorporate the
Merchants Insurance Warehouse and Trust
Company, OF New Orleans.
House bill No. 305, an tact to impose license
tax upon each and every insurance company In
corporated under the laws Of this State, etc.
House bill No 476, proviving for joint com
xnlttee TO be known as Board for the Examlna.
zion OF Outstanding Obligations and Assets OF
the State, was indefinitely postponed.
motion to reconsider was made, and motion
TO table that motion was lost.
The motion to reconsider was carried, and the
bill was made the special order for Monday next,
and ordered printed.
A number Of other House bills were referred,
and among them were the following.
House bill No. 455. an act to establish charity
hospital in the city Of Shreveport.
House bill No. $780, an act to repeal an act en-
titled an act to amend an act entitled an act IN
cooperating ire Southeastern Railroad Company,
approved March 49, 1855, and granting aid there
to, No %, published without the Governors ap-
proval, among the acts OF the General Assembly
of Louisiana for 1871.
House bill No. 3OO an act to repeal all CT Sec
lions thirteen to twenty-five inclusive, OF an act
entitled an act relative to the New Orleans and
Northeastern Railroad Company; to provide for
the extension OF the main line Of their road to
the city Of New Orleans; for the building OF one
or more branches to the main line Of said rail
road; to regulate judicial proceedings 10 certain
cases and facilitate and aid the construction an
secure the maintenance Of said railroad within
the state OF Louisiana, No. LOG, approved October
Is, 1871.
House bill No. 1l6, an act to provide for and
regulate public education in the State OF Louis
lana.
House bill No. Is, an act to esta blish fees, costs
and charges If the Civil Sheriff in and for the
city Of New Orleans. etc. !
House bill No. 257, an act to incorporate the
New Orleans Board Of Underwriters.
House bill, an act to provide for supplying the
loss OF the public records, etc., ETC., parish oil
Cameron, etc.
House bill No 3OS, an act requiring the Audi
tor Of Pub ic Accounts OF the State OF Louisiana
to issue warrants on the State Treasurer in favor
of the constitutional officers Of the State Tor the
payment OF their salaries, etc.
The rules were suspended. and House bill No.
478 an act to 1ix the time of holding the regular
term Of the Ninth Judicial District Court in and
for the parish OF Vernon, finally passed.
An art authorizing the Cresct Mt City Railroad
Company TO extend its track came up. IL was
adopted on its second reading with amendments,
and passed to its third reading.
The House bill repeating certain sections OF
the act to incorporate the Sanitary Excavatlng
Company, was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The act to authorize the parish of st. Charles
to fund its floating debt finally passed.
Senate bill 100, granting authority to the
Charity Hospital Medical College, Of New Or
leans, to confer degrees, diplomas, etc., finally
passed.
An effort to suspend the constitu tional rules to
take up the act to impose a tax on New Orleans
in favor Of the Pacific Railroad failed. i.
Thereupon the Senate took a recess until
O'Clock P. M.
At z o'clock the Senate was again called to
order.
on motion, all House bills on their first reading
were taken up and were referred.
An effort was made to have the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill considered, but the Senate refused
to suspend the rules, and it went over, and will
come up on Monday as unfinished business.
Alters slort executive session the Senate ad.
iourned unil Monday at 10 o'clock.