New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-28

Mr. Bacon asked for suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its second reading.
Tne rules were suspended and the bill
read.
On motion Of Mr.. O'Hara, the bill was
referred TO the judiciary Committee.
House bill No. 2G-An act making n new
division of the State of Louisiana into five
Congressional districts, as amended, was
then tlken up.
Mr.. Blackman asked for suspension of
the rules to pnt the bill on its second read
ing.
The question was twice put to the House
by the Chair, no quorum voting.
Mr.. Blackman asked for call OF the
House.
A call of the House was ordered.
The following members answered TO their
names;
Blaclman, Braughn, Bacon, Campbell.
Darrall, Egan, Futch, Francois, toute,
L. L. Jewell, +. l.. Jewell, Kclso, Lewis,
Lynch, Aonette, Packard. Poindexter, Pol
lard, Ray, Smith, Todd, Wilcox, Whitney,
White, Williams-25. ....
The rules were suspended and the bill
read a second time.
On motion of Mr.. 0'Hara the bill was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. THE substitute from the
Judiciary Committee, an act to provide for
the removal of causes now pending in the
Supreme Court under the constitution of
1864 to the Supreme Court under the
constitution of 1868, was called up. .-- .
Mr.. Ray asked for a suspension of the rules
to put the dill on its second reading.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read.
Mr.. Ray asked for further suspension of
the rules to put the bill on its third and
final reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Ray moved the adoption of the bill.
The bill was adopted.
The bill was then adopted by its title.
Senate bill No. l0-The substitute from
the Judiciary Committee-An act to organ
ize parish courts of this State and fixing the
duties of the shertts and clerks providing
for penalties for their failure to discharge
their duties, fixing seal of the District
Court, and providing salary for the parish
Judges, and giving the parish courts juris-
dlcLion of suits for separation of bed and
board and divorce, and Introduction suits,
was taken up,
Mr.. Ray asked for q suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its second reading.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read second time.
Mr.. Ray moved that the bill be taken up
section by section.
Mr.. Todd objected. He regretted to differ
with Mr.. Ray Chairman of the judiciary
Committee, but the bill was In direct viola.
ton with article III of the constitution,
which forbids anybody from holding two
offices at the came time.
Mr.. Braughn supported Mr.. Rays motion.
The public interest required the passage of
the substitute.
Mr.. Rays motion to take up the bill sec.
tion by section was then adopted.
The bill being taken up section by
section, Mr.. Blackman moved to strike
out in the first section, in the seventh,
eighth, and ninth lines, the words com
mcucing on the first Monday Of the month"
and to insert Except in the parish ofJefler-
sou, the Parish Judge of which parish shall
hold his court open all the time, except on
days Of public rest
The amendment was adopted.
MIR. Black imam moved u insert IN line
thirteen, first section, aftor the words ITO
fix the" the word dag in line fourteen,
instead ofthe word 'must' insert the word
shall in line fifteen, instead of, zone to
another insert the word "month," after
from.
nj nav moved the following qn,anJroon4,
be made in section first.
m strike onr. in Imcs twentTone and
twanty.two. the words ION the first Monday
In every MONTH and insert "and shall nix
the day of commencement thereof CORE
spending with the day Of the commence.
mept of the Court in the preceding month";
in line twenty-five, insert the word ut iu'
stead of they to strike out the words,
cat any time, in lIue thirtyOne.
The amendments were atopted.
Mr.. Todd moved to insert after the word
| session in line lorty eight, the words tex.
| cept in the parish OF Jefferson,
! The amendment was adopted.
The section was then adopted.
(The Sergeant at-AIm5 announced a mes
saTe from the GOvcruor)
! Section second was taken up and read.
Mr.. Foute then moved TO amend section
second by inserting alter the WORD court
| in line Seventeen the words "c1Cept in
| the Parish of Jefferson, in which parish
the parish court shall be held In the court
house in a separate room from the district
court
Adopted.
Section third was then taken up and road,
Mr.. Ray moved to amend section thlru
by striking out the word himself IN tho
fourth line, and insert the word "thcm
selves instead. and to strike ont in thC
same line the word ahis'' aud insert ihattat
the word "lheir;' to strike out the wore
"drputy'' in the sixth line, ard insert thC
word "Jeputies" instead; to substitute thi
word "onoe" for the word one in th'
twentv-third line, aud to inert alter tht
word court in the thirty-thtrd line thu
words "by the order thereof
Section four being taken up, Mr.. +. L
Jewell moved to strike out all from tn
commencement of the second line TO tn
fifteenth line.
Mr., Ray said that the object of the sec
ton was to make the clerks OF the seVcra
District Courts eX-oilicio clerks OF Paris
Courts, thereby curtalliug the expense +
the State of an additional clerk. 1t nigh
do to have two clerks in the parlshee c
Orleans, jefferson, and possibly two or thre
other parishes, but not in all. Other phi
/ we're before the Senate Judiciary Con
mittee to consolidate Parish Courts in orde
that there might be business enough for on
r clerk, which was not the case at present
} The object was to consolidate the buslneS
7 in order that it might be well done, and b
= competent persons who could derive
; nrorer condensation even by reducing tn
2 fee bill of the State, which was double tht
. Of any other state. Competent men migl
! find it an object to obtain the office.
He hoped that political feelings won!
4 have nothing to do with this bill. He o.
posed political feelings whenever they CO.
C flicted with the interests OF the state. Il
/ hoped the motion of MIR. Jewell would !
laid on the table.
n Mr.. Bacon objected to giving power
II Parish Judges of appointing clerks, wher
Inv tbe judges could make arrangement
tam of the old parish courts of former day
,e when Judges became rich at the expense
10 the widow and the orphan, was sought
,f berevlved BY this section. -,u
n On motion OF Mr. Ray, Mr.. JeWells III
a tion was laid on the table.
~ " Mr.. Bacon moved the following amen
~ ment to section four, to strike out in I
- fonrth line sthe words " clerk also,' and
n sert instead the words clerks ef'Qtcto.
Adopted.
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