New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-02

"iAieH - ot4ei tsiau capital punishment.
By Mr.. Carr, of Orleans:
a joint resolution authorizing the secre-
tary OF State to appoint an Assistant Libra
rian and Clerk.
Under suspension of the rules, the fol-
lowing bills passed their first and second
readings: z
BY hr. Campbell, of Orleans:
House bill No. 9i, an act to amend article
1913 Of the Civil Code.
By Mr.. Lott, of Rapides:
House bill No. 90, an act to reneoI tbo
ninetyffth article of the Civil Code of
the State of Louisiana.
Both bills referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
By Mr.. Wren, Of Bossier:
House bill No. 90, an act to remove the
steam cars from the leyee in front of the
city.
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, offered the follow
ing amendment:
! move to insert after the word "city.y
or within the corporate limits of the citv
OF New orleans except authorized by special
act OF the General Assembly,"
The bill and amendment referred to
the Committee on Railways.
BILLS ON THIRD BEADING.
By R. H. Isabelle, of Orleans:
Joint resolution No. %. relative to the re-
counting of the votes, placed on its third
reading and final passage.
Mr.. Pratt, OF Claiborne, called for the
yeas and nays on the final passage of the
Joint resolution, which resulted as follows:
Yeas: Alexander, Antoine, Adolphe. Be,
lot, Burrel, Calhoun, Carr, Cuney. Deslonde.
Dutresne, Dupart, Evans, EsRard, Garst-
kamp, GuidIy. Hill, Honore, Hutchinson,
Holland, Isabelle, Lee, Leroy, Lott, Morris,
MolIere, McYeaD, Murrell, Melvin, Man
sion Moran, Mathews Pearce, Page, Ray
mond, hey, Sterrett Taylor, Turesud,
Washington, Wren Umphreys, H. Will
liams, Yorke, d. Young,-45.
Nays; Abbot, Bennett, Buckingham, Brews.
ter, DeGrange, DemaTest, Eager Faulkner,
Fouts, Haskell, May, Noble, Pratt, Pierce,
Siaton, Wilson, Waters-l7.
The joint resolution was adopted and or
dered to be sent to the Senate for concur
renee.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
House bill No. "a being under considera.
ton, Mr.. Carr moved to postpone further
consideration Of the bill until Monday at
two o'clock P. NJ.
Carried.
Mr.. Faulkner called up House bill
No. G6.
Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, moved that the bill
be considered, engrossed, and placed on its
third reading.
Mr.. Antoine, of Orleans, moved that the
bill be made the special order of the day for
Tuesday next.
Motion laid on the table.
Mr.. Demarest, of st. Mary, moved to re.
commit the bill.
Laid on the table.
On motion Of MIR, Carr, of Orleans, the
bill was considered engrossed by the follow.
ing rising vote:
Yeas 80, nays IS.
At this point the hour having arrived for
the consideration of House bill No. Sc, the
House resolved itself into a Committee Of
the Whole.
Mr.. Morey, Of Ouachita in the chair.
The Clerk proceeded to read the amend.
ments in their order.
Section first was, read and recommended
for adoption.
Section second was read, and the amend
ment recommended for adoption.
Item Flrst-Mr. De Grange, of Orleans,
offered the following amendment:
! la the seventy-eighth line, after the word
/ thereon, insert and under such regula.
ti9ns as the General Assembly may from
| time to time enact in regard to the
manner and mode of running the cars, in
GLIDING the regulations at the depots, the
means of locomotion. such as steam or
horse, or mule power, such as may be
deemed necessary for the safety of the
public OF the convenience of commerce
within the corporate limits of the city,
The amendment was rejected.
Item first was recommended for adoption.
Items second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, and ninth were read, and
recommended for adoption.
Section third was read.
Speaker C. W. Lowell, of Caddo, offered
the following amendments:
In the twenty.ifth line, after the word
cher" insert tutor orr
In the thirtieth line, after the word " adj
ministrator,n insert the word tutor
In fortieth line, after the word admin
istrator," insert tutor"
In forty-seventh line, after "adminis-
tratorn insert the word ''tutor.n
The amendments were adopted.
Section third, as amended, was recon-
mended for adoption.
Mr.. McMillen moved that the committee
rise and report progress.
Carried.
The Speaker resumed his seat.
The Chairman of the committee reported
that he was instructed to report progress.
and asked for further time.
Mr.. MoMillen, of Carroll, moved that the
House go iRto Committee of the Whole for
the further consideration of House bill No.
Sc, tomorrow at one o'clock P. M.
Carried.
House bill No. 66 was taken up.
Mr.. Belot, of Orleans, moved to adjourn
until tomorrow attwelve o'clock M.
Carried.
The House then adjourned until to-mor.
! row at twelve O'Clock n.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives.
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