The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-17
STATE LEGISLATURES.
SIX EEENTH DAY.
Senate.


The Senate met at noon.
The roll was called and only fifteen senators an
swered to their names.
No quorum being present the sergeant alarms
was ordered TO bring in absent members.
Nineteen members present.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Turner (colored).
The Journal was read and approved.
message from the governor was announced.
The message was read, and included the report
Of the clerk of the Penitentary for the year 1867
according TO the request of the Senate.
Mr.. Ray reported the majority report of the
Judiciary committee favorable to the appointment
OF joint committee of two from the Senate and
three from the House for the purpose of inquir-
ing into the conduct of the late election. Report
received.
The committee on finance reported unfavor.
bly, on the bill relative to disbursements of the
State.
Mr.. Wittgenstein moved that the sergeant-at.
arms be authorized to subscribe to three daily
papers for the use of the president and secretary
Carried.
Mr.. COPELAND moved that one hundred copies
Of the journal be printed daily and furnished to
the senators.
Mr. Bacon objected. The journal was pub.
ished in the daily papers. The printing entailed
unnecessary expense.
Mr. E. l.. Jewell also opposed the motion, and
moved to lay it on the table, but subsequently
withdrew his motion. The original motion was
then carried.
Mr.. Darrell was granted leave of absence until
Monday.
Mr.. 0fut was granted leave of absence for one
week.
Mr.. Day moved that $50 copies of the reports
Of the Board OF Control and Of the clerk of the
PeLitenuary be printed. Carried.
By Mr.. Lynch-A resolution requiring the com.
mitee On elections be instructed to investigate
the question of when that question is involved)
eligibility Of senators whose seats are contested,
before any other question.
Mr.. Backman was opposed to giving instruc.
tons TO the committee. The committee was
supposed TO be composed OF intelligent aud
honest men, who required no such instructions.
The vote was being taken-Mr. Todd wished to
explain his vote, but was ruled out OF order; he
voted nay. The resolution was adopted
liy MIR. TOdd-A resolution to compel the New
Orleans and Carroton Railroad 10 change the
grade of their road in the parish Of Jefferson.
Mr. Bacon suggested that 1t would be proper
to refer the resolution to the judiciary commit.
Tee to inquire whether ii would be competent
to pass such bill without infringing upon the
charter Of the company.
The resolution was adopted.
BY Mr.. Smith-A resolution authorizing the
president to appoint two additional pages for the
Senate.
Mr.. Wilcox offered a substitute to elect NJ.
Philip Perrin as assistant d0orkeeper and mes
senger. Substitute adopted.
Mr.. Wilcox then moved to reconsider his sub
stitute. Carried.
The original resolution was then, on motion of
Mr.. Whitney, laid on the table.
Mr.. Wilcox then moved TO 60 into an election
for assistant doorkeeper and messenger. Carried.
Philip Perrin, colored, was then elected unsni
mously.
Mr.. f. L. Jewell arose to state that the Senate
he'd created new officers never known before
He wished to know what were the salaries Of
these officers.
Mr.. wiugenstein said that the laws of 1866
provided for Their compensation.
Mr. Day gave notice that at a future day he
would introduce bill to repress larceny, and a
bill to amend article ninety nine OF the Consti.
tuition.
Dll Tor the appointment of a committee To aso0r-
tain he condition OF the sufferers and the dspO-
sition Of the dead and wounded OF the July riots.
Also lis I'LL for the celebration Of the 30th July,
anniversary of the massacre" The bills were
read first time.
On a suspension of the rules, Mr.. Anderson
offered bill relative TO public roads. TIE bill
ives read twice and referred to the committee on
parOehial affairs.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
House bill No. 7, relative to the public print.
Mr.. Ray moved that the bill be read second
time and referred to the committee on public
printing. Carried.
A bill to provide for the removal of causes now
pending in the Supreme Court under the COnstl.
tuition Of 1854 to the Supreme Court established
BY the Constitution OF ISIS.
The bill provides:
l. That 81 records, books, papers, furnitures,
etc., now or lately belonging 10 the supreme
Court established under the Constitution of 1864
be jpsO fdcto transferred to the Supreme Court
organized under the present Constitution, to.
geiher with all causes and proceedings therein
pending, with full power and jurisdiction over the
same, according to the Constitution, that no such
suit or proceedings shall abate.
2. That in cases in which appeals have been
taken from the district courts, established under
the Constitution of 1854. for an amount below
five hundred dollars, exclusive of interest, and
oh ed Ia N
pTeme Court as organized under the Constitution
Of lSCi, the clerks Of the Supreme Court shall
transfer such kinds of appeal 10 the parish court
of the parish in which such case was originally
tried except in the parish of Orleans, and in that
parish to the district court in which the case was
originally tried ard such case will be tried de
moro in said parish courts TO which they may have
been transferred, with right to the parties to APP
peal to the district court, except IL the irish Of
Upon taking up the bill Mr.. f. L. Jewell ex
pressed his belief that action upon it prema-
tuFe, far as it relates to the Supreme Court in
asmuch as the court was not yet organized nor
the judges even yet selected.
Mr.. Bacon moved to strike out the words ipsO
fdcto, which he thought had nothing TO do with
the bill, and to insert the words " 10 be before
the words organized under the present Consti
tuition in order to meet the objection of Me-.
Jewell.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. E. L. Jewell moved to amend BY adding
siter the words tpS0 JdclO Ihe words ARE
hereby"
Mr.. Braughn supported Mr.. JEWELS amend.
ment.
The amendment was tabled on motion of Mr.
Ray.
The first section of the bill was then taken up
ard passed.
The second section was taken up and gave
rise to lengthy debate, in which some nice points
of law were considered Mr.. Ray and Mr.. Black
man supported the section, which was opposed
by Mr. Foute and Mr. Bacon.
Mr.. Ray concluded, since there existed doubt
as to the legality Of making such provisions, to
move that the section be sent back to the Judi.
ciary committee.
A bill relative to the First and Second District
Courts.
The bill is as follows:
BE q enacted, etc., That the First and Second
District Courts for the parish Of Orleans shall be
and remain open curing the whole year, for the
trial Of all cases in their respective courts.
The bill then passed on its third reading, and
was adopted by its title.
A bill in relation to contested election cases.
The bill provides that the district courts Of the
parish of Orleans shall proceed, within twenty
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