New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-20
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THE LEGISLATURES.
Saturday, March ~, 1877.
No quorum.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Keeting in the chair.
Sixty-three members present.
Mr.. DeveBin's bill incorporating the
Bricklayers' Benevolent and Mutual Aid
Association was passed.
Successive motions for different hours
were made and lost till, on Mr.. Birds mo-
ton, the House adjourned TO hslt-past
eleven Monday.
Monday, March 10, 1877.
No quorum, eighteen Senators being pres
emit.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Keeting in the chair.
On Mr.. Gracien's motion the House went
into committee of the whole on the apprO-
priation bill.
On the appropriation for the parish
Judges an amendment was proposed by the
committee that the parishes should pay for
the expense.
MIR. Brewster was willing the experiment
should be tried, but sug gested Cameron,
jackson and other parishes which were un-
able to bear the expense.
The amendment was adopted.
On the salaries of the district school su-
perintendents, the committee came to a
halt.
Mr. Drury desired a postponement, stat
iug that the whele bill should be read, for
he believed a portion was not as offered
BY the entire committee.
Mr. SOuer also desired to know how much
was appropriated for the Charity Hospital
before the sinecures of district superintend-
ents were settled.
The majority being determined to pass
the appropriation, the minority resorted to
flibustering.
Mr.. Keeting called the attention of the
House to the economy and necessity of gu
perintendents During Mr.. Browns ad-
ministration they had saved five times the
cost.
Mr.. Souer, several votes having been
taken on motions to postpone and that the
chair that a calling of the roll might be
had.
Sixty-two members answered.
Motions to adjourn we're made and lost
Mr.. Souer made the point that the COM
mittee of the whole could instruct the
Speaker.
Speaker Hahn ruled that it could not and
was necessary in order to go into committee
of the whole again.
An appeal was taken and carried by 26'to
A motion to adjourn was lost by % to 81,
but subsequently carried on motion Of Mr..
CAN'T.
Tuesday, March 90, 1877.
SENATE.
No quorum.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
Sixty.two members present.
Mr.. GracieR offered a resolution allowing
the Committee on Charitable and Public
Institutions to cit ten days after the conelu-
sion OF the session without pay.
Mr.. Brewster objected that the commit
tee had had sufficient time, and if there
was necessity for theirsitting they should
receive pay.
Mr., Gracien explained that in the pecu.
liar state Of affairs the committee had not
had time.
Mr.. Moore thought it was a sufficient rea-
son for passing the resolution that members
could not be spared at this time
The resolution was adopted,
Mr.. DtJoie introduced a Joint resolution
extending the term of the extra session of
the General Assembly; Teoiting the nrocis.
Hhu NsatSkASt vi AHECA Il 1911;
,@Hal O', reason of instruction the special
objects were not accomplished By the extra
session, and resolving that the session be
extended forty days.
The resolution was adopted,
Mr.. DejOie in the chair
Mr.. Lewis introduced bill fixing the
amount of license TO be paid by savings
banks at 500 for the State and 500 for
municipal license.
Speaker Hahn favored the bill, showing
the injustice of the present law and giving
many reasons why savings banks should be
favored.
Mr.. Lewis asked that the bill be referred
70 the Committee on Banks and Banking.
A motion to table this was lost and the
bill referred.
Mr.. Elliott introduced bill repeating
the charter of the New Orleans Sanitary
Excavating Company.
Mr.. Lane objected 20 q suspension of the
rules to consider it, and desired q reference
TO the Committee on Corporations, assured
that it would not slumber there.