New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-21

rules to put the bill on its second reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be consid-
cred engrosssd for a third reading.
Mr.. Todd: call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
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Yeas: Anderson, Bacon. Bears, Darrall,
| Kelso, 0futt, O'Hara, Pollard, Ray, White,
| Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-l4
! Eays: Campbell, Day, FRANCOIS, Packard,
Smith, Thompson, Todd.
The bill was considered engrossed, and
lies over under the rules.
The Clerk of the House of Representatives
appeared with message from the House,
and announced that the House had con-
Cured in the following bills:
Senate bill No. q, an act for the relief of
Charles o. Hardy and A. F. Wrotnovski
| Senate joint resolution No. u, to al point
committee of two on the part of the Sc
ate and three on the part of the House to
| inquire into the number of clerks and EN-.
| ployes of the General Assembly. and to re-
port as soon as possible whether excessive,
and if more could not be dispensed with,
Senate bill No. II, an act to incorporate
the New Orleans Elevator and Warehouse
company.
He also asked concurrence OF the Senate
in the following bills;
House bill No. 146, an act appropriating
$lO0, 900 for the pay of mileage and per diem
of the members of the General Assembly
and the contingent expenses of the same.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 81, an act to
provide for the registration of all qualified
voters in the State.
The Chair announced the following as the
committee to wait upon the Warrant Clerk,
in accordance with the resolution of Mr..
Poindextor adopted yesterday:
Messrs. Poindexter, Williams, Wilcox,
Day, and F. L. Jewell
Senate bill No. 50, an act providing for
the election of Justices of the Peace, and
prescribing their powers aud duties, in all
the parishes of the State except the parish
of Orleans, was taken up.
Mr.. Ray: Imove that the bill be taken up
section by section
Adopted.
The first section was read.
Mr.. Bacon: Mr.. President as the last
election was under the United States reg is.
tration which was partial, and not in con
formity with our State constitution, woult
suggest to the friends of the bill that it
would be better TO have an earlier elec tlon
to have it in 1869 ins lead Of 1870.
Mr., Ray: Mr.. President this bill wa
prepared in conformity with
ments of article eighty,nine Of the State
constitution under the provision OF tht
constitution authorizing the election 0
State, parish, and municipal officers Jus
ttces of the Peace were elected in April last
In preparing this bill came to the conclu
sion that there could be no election unit
their term of Office expires. An election
could not, therefore, take place for tw
years from the date of the last election.
Mr.. O'Hara: We have already passed
law making these offices appotntive by til,
Governor. This law will conflict with it.
The President; The law to which tn
Senator refers only provides for the film
Of such vacancies as were not filed
election.
MI. O'Hara: Exactly, and the bill alread
passed provides for the filling of sue
vacancies by appointment
Mr.. Campb Ii: Mr.. President, think this
bill will conflict with the Registration bi
now before the other House and the Elet
ton bill now under consideration. thin
; perhaps it will be better to make it conforr
to the provisions of the registration la
when it is passed.
Mr.. Ray: Perhaps there is force in tn
objections of the Senator from Orleans.
have no objection to the bin laying upo
, the table subject to call.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be laid 0
, the table subject to call.
Adopted.
Senate bill No. 90, an act to prevent an
= punish the stealing of fruit and grain, wa
taken up and read.
Mr.. Ray: move that the rules be su
pended and the bill put upon its secon
reading.
Mr. Poindexter: Imove to amend the bi
F by inserting the following additional sectio
: as section two.
Be it further enacted, etc., That the ev
dence must conform to the rules applicabl
to public or private prosecution of crime i
| courts, and that the accused may claim tn
benefit of the law in criminal cases, that h
, may only be convicted when the evidenc
makes the fact clear beyond reasonabl
+ doubt, instead of by preponderance of tn
+ evidence.
: Mr., Poindexter; move the adoption O
the additional section.
Adopted. .rt
The rules were suspended, and the BIZ
read a second time.
Mr.. Ray; move that the bill be consid
cred engrossed for third reading,
The bill was considered engrossed, tn
rules suspended for third reading, and tn
bill as amended finally adopted with its title
o.. SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. los, an act for the relief G
the poor and INDECENT throughout the State
came up on its second reading, and was read
Mr.. 0'Hara; move that the rules be su;
pended, and the bill considered engrosse'
for third reading.
Objection being made,
Mr.. o'Hara: move that the bill be takel
up section by section,
Adopted.
The first section was read.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to adopt the first sec
tion.
Mr.. Day; Blr. President, before that mo
tion is put will say that do not object t,
, the bill, but think some qualification
should be put there that the disability shal
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