New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-23
First District Court.
Democratic Caucuves,

In the Senate Tuesday the general reYe-
nue. bill fret occupied attention.
Messrs. G. r. Finlay g. Co., were granted
permission to sue the State for supplies to
the Charity Hospital.
The First District tax collectors bill, al
lowing the receipt as cash of the receipts
given by E. G Payne for five per cent ad.
vancee, was passed.
Wednesday bill regulating the inspec.
ton and sale of coal oil was passed
The bill apprOpristing $12, 600 for the sal
airy of General James Longstreet as State
commissioner Of engineers for 1875 and
1876 was passed, the committee having re-
ported the amount clearly due.
Section sixty six of the revenue bill was
| reached
Mr.. Ogden introduced bill Imposing
penalty on any State or parish officer who
attempts to perform his duties without
qualifying for office and fling his oath with
the Secretary of State.
The passing of the revenue bill occupied
| the remainder of the day.
In the House, Tuesday, the Committee
on Claims and the judiciary Committee
| presented lengthy reports.
Mr.. hill secured the passage of bill
making the warrants lssued to clerks and
employees Of State offices receivable for
/ taxes the same a judicial warrants.
The lottery bill was passed, only sixteen
voting against it, and Mr.. Fitzpatrick
clinehed the nail by getting a motion to re-
consider laid on the table.
The levee bill, providing for the prOtec-
ton of allnvial lands was forced through,
seven members making an active oppOsi-
ton.
The vagrant bill, by substitute, was
| passed.
The first section defines Migrants, inelud-
ing those who lodge 'iu GROCERIES, taverns.
beer houses" as we'll as those who lodge in
| H.,
habitual drunkards, Who shall abandon and
refuse to aid their families; all persons who
solicit others to gamble; eappers, rOpers,
ETC., and notorious thieves and Migrants.
The second section requires a oomdemna-
ton within fOrGy-eight hours to the Work.
house for six months or less, with liability
to work on the streets, roads or levees.
The third section imposes penalty Of
$50 on any person who shall "harbOr q
vagrant."
Wednesday an unfinished business com.
mittee was ordered
The police jury bill coming up, Mr.. Voor
HES wished them all wiped out and the
Governor authorized to appoint five fol
each parish those now in office to remain
till regularly superseded.
Mr.. Sartain objected to this as likely tt
cause trouble by the dual governments
| created
Mr.. VOORHEES, explained to Mr.. Sartair
that the substitute did not legislate any
body cut of Office who supported the lega
government, and gave Republicans an equa
chance to do 30.
With this explanation the bill went bacl
TO tAe Judiciary Committee.
Several relief bills were introduced.
The appropriation bill was discussed il
committee of the whole, all charitable in
situations coming in for ashare.
The bill for the relief of Mr.. Thomas II
Handy, for $4,000 spent for ratiOne, wa
passed.
Thursday Mr.. Young introduced an ap
preparation bill of $4,000 for the extri
session; Mr.. Aldiga one to create board o
audit and one for $4,000 to reimburse tn
city of New Orleans for an extra polio
force; Mr.. DelaYigue one to exempt marke
gardeners, etc from licenses, and Mr.. iona
one to amend the charter of the Historical
Society.
In committee of the whole the genera
appropriation bill was nearly finished.
Mr.. TremOulet remarked that $500, 00l
had alresdy been appropriated out Of thu
general fund, and the limit had been ex
ceeded.
Mr.. Lyons thought that any member
who voted for the $l15,000 for the extrt
session would violate his oath.
Mr.. Bush suggesfed that the bill b
adopted aad subsequently referred to
joint committee for revision.
The suggestion was adopted, anu st TIL
time the absence of q quorum was discOV
cred, and the caucus adjourned.
In joint caueus Tuesday the vote was
Jonas 80, Levy %, Gibson IL, Kennedy Il
total 50. Wednesday; Jonas SO, Gibson 81
Levy Is, Kennedy 8, WHY ., blank /; tota
81. Thursday; Jonas "a, Mitchell "a, Gil
son IA, WHY II, Levy ?; total SO.
The special caucus was held Thursda
morning, and the sentiment appeared to b
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