The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-05-10

The Legislature adjourned on
Friday ssae die, after having been
in session for almost four months,
the longest session of any which
has hitherto been held in this
State. The expense to the State
was necessarily great, but the la
bors to be performed We're also
arduous and multiform. Vicious
laws were to be repealed, and new
laws placed upon the statute
books, and this was to be done III
the midst of excessive poiltlcal
agitation, and in the face OF dis
heartening circumstances. When
the Legislature went into prellm-
mary organization, its status was
not determined, and it was COM
posed only of democrats and con-
servatives.
1t adjourned as the only Legis-
lature in the State, with full
complement of members OF both
parties and with the most friendly
relations existing between the two
races.
Many of the members left the
city yesterday for their homes.
The number of bills introduced
in the Senate was about ITO, and
in the House about $40. There
ale still about 80 bills not yet APP
proved or acted upon by the Gov
ernor. Most OF these will be sent
to the Executive to-day, having
been passed yesterday.
The following is considered as
an accurate approximate OF the
reductions in State and city ex-
penses effected by the recent legis-
lation.
REDUCTION TO THE STATE PROPER.
Regular session
Act 26-Salurios in Exccu
tive Department. $4,000
Act 49--prinling, including
Supreme Court Decisions,
etc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $4,000
Act IL Superior District
Court abolished ............. 5000
Extra session
Aet4-Asscssing and collect
ing state tax in New Or.
leans ........ -..........-...- 5000
Act4--Asssssi xDd collect
ing State tsxin PARISHES. 100000
Act 23-Public schools, sala-
rles,yetc.. ............,... 25,t0
Act n salaries Of Judges
of Supreme Court reduced 10000
Act 3S--salaries of Parish
Judges reduced ........ ...... $4,000
Act - Board Of State En-
Eineers ................ 15,5c0
To State proper ...,........ 1925 900
REDUCTION or CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Regular session
Act IL Fixing salaries nf
officers Superior Grim nal
Court ........... ......... $3.50. SI5 ,UOO
Act lS--Fix,ng salaries of
officers of First District
Court ........ ............... 10000
Act 60--hedneing fees OF
Cri-.inal Sheriff, etc......... $4,000
Extra session
Act 35-Reduction in Police
Department ................... 175,000
Reduction of Police Courts,
salarie. lone. ................ $4,000
Act 5S-Electi0n expenses,
biennial $4,000 ........... 25,OpO
To city OF New oreans........ - $2s5, GOO
REDUCTION TO PARIsHEs.
Regular session
Act 44--.Inry expenses re-
,duced fully 80 per cent,
and one-half of this bal.
ance is paid by civil lti-
giants .....-...........-......$l50, 900
Act 48-Pfintin. to parishes
including legal ADVERTISE
ments.......,... -............. $4,000
Extra session
Act A--Assessment and col
lection 0f revenue ,........... $4,000
Act 7-Limiting liability OF
parish for fees and costs
III criminal .cases--sher-
ms, clerks, eonstables.
and witnesses. ................ 100000
Act 40--Reductien of coro-
nere' Toes, etc.,...........,.. 10000
Act 5S-Expenses If rpgiss
tiation, biennial $lC000O 10000
Saved to parishes .......... 4so. 900
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