The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-24
NUMBER 295.

act making clerks of district courts ex.offcio
c'erks of parish courts.
Notice wss given of the following bills, viz:
By Demarest of st. Mary-To remove obstrucs
tons in Bayou Teche.
By Gray of ST. Jsmes-To authorize certain
persons 10 institute proceedings in forma paupsrif.
BY Walsh OF DeSoto-fo authorize parish
judges to enforce article $50 of the Constitution.
The following bills were presented:
BY Isabelle of 0rleans-An act relative TO costs
and fees. Referred to committee on judiciary.
By Gray Of st. James-ro organize police
jures of the State of Louisiana. Referred to
committee on judiciary.
Burrill, of st. John Baptist, offered a resolu-
ton providing for committee OF five from the
House TO inquire into the issue OF New Orleans
city money, and particularly OF the issue OF
81 300 900 under the administration Of Mayor Jn0.
7. Monroe. Adopted. Cd
The clerk of the Senate announced concurrence
in the act relative to public printing the act grant
ing certain powers to parish judges, and the joint
resolution appointing committee TO inquire INTO
the issue of "a, ,000,000 in levee bonds, and what
disposition had been made of the same.
memorial from committee Of the Republi-
can party in st. Landry parish was received aud
read. l
A motion by Gray, of 81. James, to lay 1t upon
the table, was lost. . ...r
Noble, Of Orleans, argued that tAe complaints
made in this memorial should be referred to the
courts where they properly belonged.
McVesn, OF Caddo, said this would be useless;
it was impossible 10 enforce the laws.
dence that the complaints made had been re-
ferred TO the courts; it did not specify any par
tcular case of fraud; it only confined itself to
general charges.
The petition's reference to the committee on
elections being put to vote, twas found there
was no quorum voting.
Upon motion of Demarest, of ST. Mary, thatthe
sergeant at. arms be sent to bring in the members,
IL was decided that q quorOm was present. The
question was then again put, but no quorum voted.
The petition was then read once more at the re-
quest of Carr, of Orleans, who hadn't voted be.
cause be didn't know what the question was. Mr.
Carr expressed the hope that il would be so re-
ferTed, as The seats of the members who repre-
sented 81. Landry on this floor were contested
The memorial was accordingly referred to the
committee on elections f
MIR. Demarest moved a reconsideration OF the
vote postponing the consideration of the bib
authorizing the governor TO negotiate loan Of
SlO0 900, and simultaneously moved to lay that
motion TO reconsider on the table. Carried.
bill from the Senate relative to the rial OF
contested election cases, and another requiring
the First and Second District Courts, parish OF
Orleans, TO remain open during the summer
months, were finally concurred in.
Senate resolution, providing for an examina-
tion OF the auditors and treasurer accounts, was
concuTred in.
another from the Senate, appointing Joint
committee of five to investigate the conduct OF
the late elections and the present condition OF
peace and order in the State, was cOncurred in.
Another from the Senate, requiring the warrant
clerk Of the late convention to furnish an exhibit
of warrants issued by bin, was finally passed.
The following bills came up for second read
ing, viz: ~. w..
BY Deslonde, of berville-To appoint joint
committee TO inquire into the best plan for sup
porting paupers. Referred 10 committee on
judiciary.
By Morris, Of Ascension-To establish q uni
form rate Of taxes aud licenses in the State OF
Louisiana. Referred TO judiciary committee.
by May, Of Oreans-To amend clause No. z,
section 81 srticle 346, Of act passed 18th March,
1855. Referred to committee on ways and means.
BY Isabelle, OF 0rleans-Joint resolution pay
ing W. W. Handlin, late Judge Of Third District
Court, his salary for four vacation months. Re-
ierred 10 committee on claims. ..
Morey, of 0uachita, stated that he had been
ipvesiaiipg the subject Of pages, and had ascer-
tanned that there were IS now in the employ OF
the House and the committees. He, therefore.
moved that after August lst the number be re-
duced to twelve. The motion was read and laid
over.
Upon motion, the Bouae bills Nos. Is and %,
relative TO the charters of New Orleans, Jeffer-
son, Carrollton, Algiers and Gretna, and to a
metropolitan police bill were referred TO a select
committee of seven from the parishes interested.
The House then adjourned to Friday, IL NJ.