The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-15
der any pretended authority of the legislature of


" Be ii further enacted That the issue of Ger.
fcates or notes known az city money hther.
g. MADE by the city Of New Orleans. shall always
be received by the proper officers OF said city, at
par. in compensation and payment OF all taxes,
licenses and debts due said city.
BE dturner enacted, That this act shall take
eject rom ard after its passage"
motion to suspend the rules and put the bill
upon It's second reading, was declared carried.
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, dissented from this de-
cislon, quoting from the Constitution to show that
| four'hfths vote was necessary to suspension.
The chair decided Mr.. Mobiles point well
taken, and announced that the rules were not
suspended. The bill was therefore laid over.
Mr.. Mercy, OF Ouachita, offered bill entitled
| an act amending an act relative to monitons and
mode OF proceedings. II was put upon its second
reading, and referred to the committee on
Mr.. Noble moved reconsideration of the vote,
refusing to suspend the rules for putting Mr.
Cars bill relative to city notes on its second
reading. Carried.
The bill was then put upon its second reading,
and referred to the committee ways AID means,
two hundred copies Of it being ordered printed.
A message was received from the governor in.
forming the House that he had approved and
signed the acts epprOpriating funds for the ex-
peDses OF the General Assembly, and relating to
State finances.
Another communication from the governor
transmitted copy of special order No. l54,
which was read and ordered to be placed upon
the record.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne,
granting to Thomas Z. Paxton the exclusive priyi
lege Of navigating BayOus Wilson and Pierre was
taken up, put upon its second reading and re-
ferred to the committee on internal improve.
ments.
House bill No. ., introduced by Mr.. McMuIsn,
OF Carroll, and entitled an act granting certain
powers to the various parish judges" was taken
up. II reads thus:
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives IN General Assembly
concerned, That the several parish judges shall
nave the power IN the absence of the district
judge from the several parishes or when he is in
teresed TO act IN cases before the district court
In granting orders of arrest, attachment, seques-
ratons, provisional seizure, orders of seizure and
sale, 10 issue Wrlts OF possession and distringas,
10 grant orders setting aside sequestration and
hxlng the amount of the bonds therefor; to grant
iniunctions in all cases, and fix the amount OF
ponds, except in cases where ii is now fixed by
law; TO grant appeals and fix the amount of the
bonds thereof when the same is not fixed by law:
TO issue commissions to take testimony of wit.
nesses residing out of the parish and in the parish
where 1t is made to appear that the witness is
about 10 depart or where from any other cause the
party may have cause to apprehsnd that ne will
be otherwise deprived of il, and to appoint a
commissioner to execute the same and TO fix a
return day thereof. and to appoint curators dd
hoe IN all cases and that parish Judges are en-
powered to grant these orders or writs when appli
cation Is made TO them 10 proper form, according
TO the laws Of this State therefor and when the
party or his attorney makes oath that the district
Judge is absent from the parish or that being in
terested he is unable to give the orders.
SEC. 2. Be IL enacted. etc.. That all laws or
parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.
''SEc. 8. Be il enacted. etc. That this act
shall take effect from and after its passage"
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, offered several amend
ments, two Of which were accepted by the author
OF the bill the balance being Withdrawn. A
motion that the bill with amendments be referred
on iudi lad
The resolution that all members declared elect
ed end entitled to seats be admitted and sworn,
was lost by a vote Of 43 to IS.
The resolution by Mr.. DeGrapge, of Orleans
directing the ergesntst- rms to furnish members
with copies of The New Orleans Times in addition
TO other papers, was read.
Mr.: Carr, OF Orleans, moved as a substitute that
members be furnished with the New Orleans Re.
publican, New Orleans Picayune, the Free South
and the New Orleans Advocate.
Mr.: Lee, OF ST. Bernard, amended to allow each
member to select five daily journals.
Mr.. Page. Of Jefferson, moved that the whole
matter be laid on the table. Lost.
The amendment of Mr.. Lee was further amended
by Mr. Mercy, of 0uachita, by substituting ''three"
further amendment by Mr. McMiDen. "pro.
vided the cost be deducted from the pay of mem.
befs," was tabled.
The substitute Of Mr.. Carr, as amended by Mr..
horey, was adopted, allowing each member TO
select three daily journals.
luton relative to State notes. making them re.
celyahle for taxes and dues. 1t was laid on the
table.
The following resolution by Mr.. Carr was
adopted. viz:
"Resolced, That three hundred copies of the
weekly journals Of this House be printed for the
use of the members, and that the sergeant. alarms
be instructed to procure files for the preservation
of the same"
The following resolution, by Mr.. Wren of Bos- |
sier, was then called up and read, viz:
" ReSOlUed, That the speaker of the House of |
Representatives Of the State Of Louisiana be au.
thorzed TO appoint special committee of five to |
be composed Of the best legal talent who are not |
members of this House, whose duty il shall be to /
revise the statutes and civil code OF the State |
and recommend amendments to such laws as are |
IN conflict with the provisions of the Constitution |
OF the State and that they be requested to report
the result OF their labors as early practicable"
An amendment leaving the appointment of the
special committee provided for in the resolution /
with the attorney general. in place of the speaker
was offered, after which the resolution was land on
the table subject TO call.
The House then adjourned to Wednesday, at IL
o'clock N.
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