The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate.

and twenty members present.
A message from the Governor an
nounced that he had signed the bill
authorizing the Auditor to accept ana
approve bonds OF tax collectors. !,
AZ message from the House announced
concurrence in Senate bill No. 30, with
amendments to the title. The bill re-
Mr. Robertson called up message OF
the Governor vetoing the act changing
the judicial districts OF Iberia and st:
Marlin parishes by annexing part OF
Iberia and st. Martin, etc. 1t was made
the order for Thursday after reading OF
A message from the House announced
the passage Of sundry bills by that
Mr. Breaux called UP his bill creating
n new leyee district in Iberv1lle and
Pointe Ceupee districts. The bill was
finally passed.
At / AS p. m. the senate Joiheo the
House to ballot for U. .. senator.
Among the bills reported In the mes
sace from the House as concurred In by
that BODY was Senate bill No. 1e1, to
regulate the term Of Parish courts and
to fix the salaries OF parish judges:
The reductions operate on annual
saving to the State Of about $25.oOO or
$50, 600
The message also announced the al.
option by the House OF the Senate Joint
resolution for O commission to consiaer
the propriety OF new city charter,
looking. doubtless, to return TO the
aldermanic system formerly In opera
ton till changed under Republican
legislation.
ALSO. that the House had passed the
bill to establish n smallpox hospital In
New Orleans, and concurrent resolu-
tions referring to the office OF state
Treasurer and providing for loss OF tax
assessment rolls.
The Senate returned from joint SEES
sion and resumed regular proceedings:
Mr.. Texada, for committee, reported
favorably on the bill from the House
relative to taxing lands for drainage.
The bill passed.
Al memorial from the Sisters of Chart
ty in behalf of the st. Vincent's Infants
Asylum, was read end referred TO tne
Finance Committee.
Mr.. Greyer. for committee, withdrew
the report on the waterworks bill, and
had the same referred back to she COM
The bill relative to gauging and in
specting coal oils, ETC., was called up
by DR.. Perkins, but laid over to await
its regular order.
Mr.. White, by motionrto reconsider,
sought to bring up the bill relative to
public education 30 as to amend, but
his motion was ruled out OF order. q
House bill 215, the election bill, was
read and referred.
Mr.. Zacharie, without previous notice,
introduced Senate bill 122, to create q
commission to consider the present sys-
tenn OF State licenses and port charges,
etc.
Mr.. Wheeler called for the order OF
the day. Senate bill 107, to divide Car
roll into East and West Cara0ll par
ishes.
The bill was finally passed. Yeas, IA.
Nays-Demas, Garland, George, Og-
den, White and Hachalie.
Mr.. Goode In the chair.
House bill, limiting debts by police
juries and municipal corporations with
in parish revenues, was called up, and
pending consideration OF an amend
ment proposed by Mr.. White,
Mr.. Grover called for the order OF the
day, Senate bill %, to enlarge the juris-
diction of the Third District Court.
The President in the chair.
On a motion to postpone the bill in
definitely the vote stood yeas 10, nays
10, and the chair voting In the affirma-
tive the bill was postponed.
Mr.. Grover gave notice that he would
(to-dayl move reconsideration.
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the Senate went into executive session.
After which the Senate adjourned.
The House.
The House assembled at half-past
twelve o'clock, an hour and a half hav-
ing been consumed in caucus.
Speaker Bush In the chair and a quo
rum present.
Mr.. McGehee arose to question of
Z vNrivilnUn and mazda qnp1a ramQrkG crit
icising the editorial Of the DEMOCRAT
this morning on the Senatorial ques-
ton, as follows:
Mr.. McGehee said that in an editorial
which appeared in the DEMOCRAT, the
official Journal yesterday, the action Of
the General Assembly in the matter OF
the Senatorial election was character
lied as inspiring disgust" in the minds
OF the people. And in the official jour-
columns, the following language is
used (reading from the DEMocRAT)
ssThe people who made the 14th of Sep
TENDER and the 9th of January cannot
darken the lustre Of those days by Gre
ating one stained by the abandonment
Of duty
Now, Mr.. Speaker, if the last para
graph Of the article quoted does not re-
fer to the action OF the General Assem-
9hy Al lcSdIu W buo 66udt0IAdl SAoCbLOu,
i do not know to what 1t refers. Sir,
the logical conclusion to be drawn frora
the fact Of the election itself Is that this
General Assembly was elected on ac-
ccount OF two qualifications, viz: intel
liGence and independence.
BY their election tremendous re-
sponsibility was imposed upon them,
which they accepted In the darkest hour
OF Louisiana's trials, and with a full APP
probation OF It's weight, and with q full
determination to discharge to the best
OF their ability for the best interests Of
the State. And he was satisfied that
they would not be goaded into any
action by the clamor Of popular opinion
or by the clamor of the New Orleans
press.
Sir, said the speaker, I presume,