New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17

The Senate caucus was called to order at
half-psst eleven o'clock yesterday morning,
Mr.. L. A. WiltE in the chair and quorum
declared present by the secretary.
Mr.. Goode, of the Committee on Judi
cisry, presented substitute for Senate bill
No. 5, to regulate and fix the com pensation
of tax collectors in the country parishes of
the State, and licenses throughout the State.
Mr.. Goode also gave notice of the follow
ing bills: One to regulate the fees of clerks
of courts and sheriffs in the parishes, and
to provide for the payment of the same; one
to provide for the discrepancies between
the Civil Code and Code of Practice; one to
incorporate the town of Houma, in the
parish of TerrebOnne; one to amend and re.
enact section 34IO of the Revised Statutes
of the State.
The House caucus was called to order at
eleven O'Clock, with Mr.. Bush in the chair
A quorum was declared present by the
clerk, after which a prayer was offered by
the Rev. Mr.. Percival.
Mr.. Kidd offered a joint resolution in
dorsing the policy of blindness, fair and
equitable treatment to the co1ored people
of Louisiana, as expressed by General
Nichols at Baton Rouge and reiterated by
him in his letter to Messrs. Pinchback, De-
mas and Wheeler. Mr.. Kidd spoke at some
length, advising the adoption of the resOlu-
ton, cOmplimenting General Nichols, who,
he stated, had announced himself as Gov.
ernor of the people and not of any party
However much a partisan he 1.-THE speaker)
may have been on the hustings, when he
entered this hall he had set aside all par
tissnship. 1t was the duty of everybody to
treat the cOlOred men particularly we'll now
that the party to which very large num-
Der of them belonged to was tottering and
crumbling away. His remarks brought
forth applause from the members of the
caucus and the lobby, and caused the reso.
luton to be unanimously adopted.
The Committee on Psrochial Affairs re-
ported favOrably, with amendments, on 3
bill creating the parish of Iberia.
The Chair announced number of COM
mittees, and additions to committees al
ready appointed.
Mr.. Nunez gave notice of a bill abollshing
the Office of tax collectors in the country
parishes, and combining the office with that
of sheriff.
Mr.. Forester gave notice of bill relative
to the public printing of the city of New
Orleans.
A telegram was read purporting to come
from the police jury of the parish of Iberia,
protesting against bill abOIishing the said
parish.
A joint session was then held for the pur-
pose of balloting for United States Sena-
tor. The ballot resulted as follows; Jonas
%, Gibson IL, Robertson IA, Egan ls, Wick
life Is.
There being no choice, the Senate caucus
withdrew, after which they went into ex-
ecutive session.
The roll of the House caucus was again
called after the withdrawal of the Senate
caucus, and a quorum declared present,
with Mr.. Albert VOORHEES, in the chair.
Mr.. WAshburn introdHced bill relative
to the collection and disbursement of the
poll tax, etc., which was read twice and re-
ferred to the COMMITTEES ON Judiciary.
Mr.. Wilde introduced bill relative to
the collection and disbursement of the
school tax, which was read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend article 1922 of the Re
vised Statutes Of the State was called up,
but on account Of the absence of Mr.. Toler,
the author of the bill, it was postponed.
The caucus then took recess until two
o'clock.
After the recess Mr.. Forester brought up
his printing bill, and on his motion it was
made the special order for Friday next.
(, 1t was ordered that the names of alb
sentees be published in the journal from
day to day.
This was followed By an adjournment un-
til today.