New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-17

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duce bill to provide for the registration Of
the qualified electors of the State.
Second, that he would introduce bill to
repress and prevent larceny.
Third, that he would introduce an act to
amend article ninety-nine of the State con-
stitution.
Mr.. Campbell introduced, according to
notice, the following resolutions:
ResoLUed, That q committee of three Sen.
ators be appointed by the President of the
Senate to inquire and report to the Senate
the names of the sufferers by the massacre
of the thirtieth of July, 1866, the disposi
ton made of the dead and wounded by the
municipal authorities,
And asked that it be read.
The resolution was read.
Mr.. Campbell introduced, according to
previous notice, the following joint resolu'
tiol:
Be it resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives, That in honor of the mar
tyred dead of the thirtieth of July, 1866
both Houses of the General Assembly will
adjourn over from the twenty-ninth to the
thirty-first day of July, and that they dc
recommend to the good citizens of this State
the observance of that day by the observ
ing Of suitable, ceremonies in respect to the
memory of those who on that day laid
down their lives in the cause Of liberty AID
equal rights to all.
And asked that it be read.
The joint resolution was read.
Mr.. Anderson asked for q suspension ol
the rules to introduce bill entitled an act
relative to public roads.
The rules were suspended. The bill was
introduced and read for the first time.
The rules were then suspended and the
bill was read second time.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson the bill wai
then referred to the Committee on Corpora
tions and Parochial Affairs.
The order of the day was then called.
Mr.. Lynch called up House bill No. Tar
act relative to the public printing-intro.
duced by W. L. McMillen.
The bill was read for the first time.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the rules were sus-
pended, the bill read for the second time
and referred to the Committee on Public
Printing. -.'..
Mr.. Ray called up Senate bill No. Tar
act to provide for the removal of cause
pending in the Supreme Court, under th'
Constitution of 1864, to the Supreme Cour
established under the new Constitution.
The bill was read by the Secretary.
Mr.. Ray moved that the bill be adopteC
section by section. Adopted.
Tn first section was then read.
MIR. Bacon moved that the first section b
amended by striking out the words FPS
fdcto" in the tenth line, and insert tn
words ito be at the beginning of tn
On motion of Mr. Ray, Mr. Bacon
amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. Jewell moved to amend by inserting
the words "and the same are hereby afte
the words "ipSO fdctO - in the tenth line.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the amendmen
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the first sectiol
was then adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Ray, the second sectio
was read, and the following correction
made:
In line thirteen, strike out "kinds of ap
peal" and insert causes
In line fifteen, strike out lease" and inser
"cause.n
In line nineteen, strike out lease" an
| insert causes
Debate ensued with regard to section sec
ond, when,
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the whole bill wa
recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary
Mr.. Ray called up Senate bill fourteen
an act relative to the First and Second Dis
trict Courts for the parish of Orleans. TIL
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the first sectio
was adopted.
The second section was read.
onmotlon of Mr.. Ray, the second sectio
i was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Todd, the bill was the
adopted as a whole.
The bill was read the third time.
On motion of Mr.. Bacon the bill wa
Mr. Ray called up Senate bill ffteen-a
act in relation to the trial of contested elet
| ton cases.
Mr.. Ray moved it be adopted section b
section.
Adopted.
The first section was then read.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out "or more
| possible, " in the eighth line, and in plac
Of the words "asked by" in line eighteen t
insert the words "prayed for.n y
/ Amendment adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the first sectio
was then adopted as amended.
| The second section was then read, and o
motion of Mr.. Ray adopted.
| On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was the
| adopted as whole.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was ordere
| to be engrossed and read the third time.
The bill was read the third time.
The bill was then adopted.
/ On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was adop
ed by its title.
Mr.. Ray called up Senate bill No, Ia
i act to transfer all causes now pending b.
fore the courts of the State under the col
stitution of 1864 to the courts created by th
/ constitution of 1868.
Mr.. Ray moved that the bill be adopte
| section by section.
The first section was then read.
Mr.. Ray moved the adoption of the fir;
hsection.
Adopted.
The second section was then read.
Mr.. Ray moved the adoption of the secon
section with proviso
The second section with the proviso wa
adopted.
Section three was then read.
Mr. Ray moved to amend by inserting th
word 4" original at the commencement {
the twelfth line, and by inserting in line
twelve and thirteen, in place of the word
" books, dockets, and minutes off, th
words ''of suits not finally disposed of 1
accordance with this act in.n
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved the adoption of sectio
three, with the following proviso added:
provided that all costs in said transfe
red suits shall be paid before hsid suits sha
be filed in the said Seventh District Cour
and that the receipt of the Clerk of th
Third District Court shall be evidence Of th
payment of such costs.n
| The section, with the proviso, was the
| adopted.
Section four was then read, and on moi
Of Mr.. Ray adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved 10 reconsider the vol
| adopting the provis0 to section two.
The vote was reconsidered.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out the provis
| Adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved that the bill as amende
be adopted as whole.
Adopted.
Mr.. Blaekman moved that the title /
amended by inserting in place of the wort
fof the State, the words ''of the Parish
Orleans.n
Amendment adopted
M. Bacon moved that the bill be el