New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-19


to the sum of S5Ol.
J.H. McvEAN,
taAa Chairman on Claims;
W. POPE NOBLE,
S. E. CUNY.
1, JOHN GARSTKAMP.
The committee offered the following
resolution, which was adopted under a sus-
pension of the rules:
ResoIued, That W. B. Phillips, who has
acted as secretary to Committee on Paro.
chial Affairs and rendered efficient service
to chairman of Committee on Public Health
ard Quarantine, be paid his salary as secre-
tary from the fifteenth of August past.
The Committee on Judiciary submitted
the following majority report, which was re-
ceived and accepted.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ROOM,
October. 1853.
To the Honorable Speaker and House of Repre-
sentatives:
GENTLEMEN-n case of majority report of
House bill No. 2S4, Joint resolution in refer
ence to adjournment of the General Assem- :
bly,, your Committee on Judiciary report
favorably and recommend its passage.
In case OF majority report of House bill
No. 2S5, joint resolution authorizing the
Joint Committee on the conduct of the
late ele ction and the condition of the peace
and good order in the State to continue
in session during the recess or adjournment
OF the General Assembly, your Committee
| on Judiciary report favorably.
In case of Senate bill No. 227, an act fur
ther defining the jurisdiction of the Parish
Courts of this State and Senate bill No. 1853,
an act relative to Presidential Electors,
your committee on judiciary report favor
| ably.
P. HARPER,
Chairman.
The following minority reports were also
submitted and accepted:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives;
The undersigned. member of the Com
mittee on Judiciary, has the honor to report
that he disagrees with the majority of this
committee in their recommendation for
adoption of Joint resolution that when the
Legislature adjourns on nineteenth instant
| it stand adjourned till November tenth"
The Constitution of the State (article
thirty -nipe) limits the present session to the
period of 100 days, which expires on Mon
day, twenty-sixth instant; no business can
be transacted or law passed by this Legisla-
ture after said twenty-siXth instant, and
| any session of this Legislature between that
date and the first Monday in January (date
liked by article seventeen of the Censtitu-
uon) would be unconstitutional.
luton should not pass.
| would add that, whilst l would be glad
70 see an adjournment sine die of these
Houses on the nineteenth instant / am far
from recommending an adjournment on that
day as obligatory upon them. This would
be recognition of the Convocation of the
Legislature by the so-called Board of Regis.
trars, which was reprchensible assumption
OF authority, and which we will repudiate
and censure by continuing our session after
Monday, nineteenth instant.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. R. CURELL, of Orleans.
To the Honorable the spe ,ker and Members of
the House OF Representatives:
GENTLENEN-As member of the Judiciary
Committee to whom was referred the joint
resolution No. -, in relation to adjourn
ment, make the following minority reports:
That the Constitution, article thirty.nine,
limits this first Ct ssion to a period of one
hundred and twenty days, to date from the
commencement of the session, and that any
legislation had after said period shall be
null and void. Wherefore theundersigned
would recommend the following amend
ments
Strike out the word "when" and all after
the word ''instant" aud insert "sine die"
Respectfully submitted,
ISAAC H. CRAWFORD.
On motion of Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne,
House bill No. 2s4, joint resolution, in re-
ference to adjournment of the General As
sembly, was laid on the table subject to call
On motion of Mr. McNlillen, of Carroll. the
House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole for the consideration of House bill
No. 222 (revenue bill) and other bills.
Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, was called to the
chair.
House bill No. 222 under consideration.
After lengthy discussion, and agreeing
upon recommending several items of the
bill, the Committee rose to report progress.
The Speaker resumed the chair.
The Chairman reported that the Commit
tee had under consideration House bill No.
222, (revenue bilD, had made some progress,
and asked permission to sit again.
The report was accepted and the request
granted.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Senate bill No. 60, an act TO amend and
reenact article 354 of the Code of Practice,
with amendments, passed its third reading,
final passage, title adopted. and ordered to
be sent to the Senate for concurrence in the
amendment.
Senate bill No. 1Ol was taken up, an act
to incorporate the Loan and Pledge Asso-
citation.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, move to lay the
bill on the table indefinitely.
Lost.
Mr.. May, of Orleans, moved to adjourn
until Monday at twelve O'Clock NJ.
Lost.
The bill was read third time, passed
finally, title adopted, and notice ordered to
be sent to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Morey, of ouachita.
the rules were suspended, and House bill
No. 2s4, joint resolution in reference to ad.
journment of the General Assembly, was
taken up. 4
1t being ascertained that there was no
quorum, Mr., Rey moved to adjourn until
Monday at twelve O'Clock M,
Lost.
Mr., Carr, Of Orleans, moved to adjourn
until this evening at seven o'clock P. NJ.
Carried.
= The House then adjourned, until seven
O'Clock Pm. ,s +.r e-
Evening session.
The House met pursuant TO adjournment.
The roll being called, thirty-nine members
answered to their names.
There being no quorum, the Sergeantat-
Arms was dispatched after absent members.
After certain lapse of time, Mr.. Carr, of
moved fDF a call of the House.
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