The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-19

1878. Mr.. Glynn took occasion to say tina
this action was necessary because there wal
no money appropriated by the present budge
to pay for the dlsinfectant, which. by the way
had not been used and was still on hand ant
might be returned to the owner. The request
OF Mr.. Glynn was granted.
| THE TEXAS RAILROAD LANDING.
A petition from Messrs. Eager, Ellermann1
| q %, the wharf lessees, protesting against
the request OF MOrgan's Louisiana and Texas
| Railroad Tor additional landing facilities, was
received and only read by its title and re-
| ferred 70 the committee OF the whole. The
petition was not read at the request OF Adj
mlnistrater Behan, who said that the protest
was based on misapprehension Of the ma
lure OF the privilege on the part OF the wharf
| lessees, which could be easily explained away,
and that to read the petition now might only
result In an unfavorable impression an i'm
preston which, he though, should be care.
iuily avoided, considering the Importance of
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad to
our city.
REJECTED.
The application OF Mr. John Kaiser. for the
reimbursement OF about $135 fines imposed
upon him by the last administration, for de-
reelection In carrying out the provisions OF his
contract as street contractor, was sum marjly
rejected, at the suggestion of Administrator
Houston, who said that not only the facts of
the case did not justify the remission, but
subsequent Developments made them still
less so.
QUESTION or INTERNATIONAL LAW
seems to be occupying the Administrator of
Waterworks and Public Buildings, who has
charge OF the City Insane ASYLUM. Some
time In January last application was made to
him by the master Of the British vessel Victor
Albert TO take into his custody one VIM.
Murray, British sailor employed on his
vessel. but who was at the time confined In
the Touro Infirmary, the directors of the
latter Institution having formally notified the
master OF the vessel that the man was insane
and not a fit subject for treatment In the in
Urinary, which Is sick hospital.
The Administrator referred the ship captain
70 the aSylumS whose patients were taken on
certain pecuniary terms, saying that he 1.-THE
Administrator had NO authority to send In
sane people to the asylum, o function only
within the province OF courts Of proper juris-
diction. After other applications and the
representation of the master OF the vessel
that he would pay all expenses II the Admin
istrator would hold the insane man until such
time as other arrangements could be made,
the ordinary course of having the man ex-
amined by city physician, and committed
by O police magistrate, was gone through,
and he was finally sent to the asylum. Since
that time the ship has left and the insane
quently sprung up between the Administrators
and the British Consul at this port on the
subject. The Consul, however, says he can
do nothing In the matter since it has been
ludicially passed upon by one Of the courts OF
this city, and that an American seaman, under
the same circumstances, would find an asy-
lum In one OF the English institutions. On
the other hand, it is claimed that police
magistrate is not a competent authority to
commit to an insane asylum demented per-
son, who must be first interdicted in this city
by the judge of the probate court, and that
in accordance with British law,
tho vessel upon which Murray sailed Is bound
to carry him back to England.
ordered Shadines: nv grocer sent Eardines,