New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-21
TIIE LEGIsLArURE.
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| COMMITTEE on ways ana Means.
| The Speaker announced the following
committee on the part of the House to
superintend the revision of the laws Of the
| State of general character:
| COMMITTEE.
Speaker Chas. W. Lowell, by order of the
| House.
Mr.. Norey of Ouachita.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Judiciary submitted
the following report, which was received
| and accepted:
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ROOM /
September II, 1868 !
| To the Honorable Speaker and House of Repre-
sentatives!
GESTLEMEN-In case of House bill No.
| l27, IAN act to protect the right of litigants
in certain cases." your Committee on Judi.
ciary report favorably with the following
amendments, viz:
In the eighteenth line, first section, after
the word Within strike out the words
''twenty-four hours and insert the words
two days"
In the second line, fourth section, after
the word "of," strike out the words "f0rty-
| eight hours and insert the words two
days"
P. HARPER, Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Noble, of Orleans, the
consideration of House bill No. l27 was
postponed until Monday next, the twenty
first.
The same committee submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was received and ac-
cepted:
Septe nber -. 1865. :
To the Honorable Speaker and House of Repre-
sentatves
GENTLEMEN-In case of SeLate bill No.
ia, an act to amend and re-enact article 1875
of the Civil Code, your Committee on Ju.
dietary report favorably.
And in case of Senate bill No. 139 your
Committee on Judiciary report fayorably.
p. HARPER,
Chairman Committee on Judiciary.
Senate bills Nos. 174 and 1879 were ordered
to be placed on the calendar for third
reading.
The Committee on Ways and Means re.
ported faTorably on House bills Nos. l55 and
1888, the last with an amendment. Also, on
Senate bills Nos. 1G6, 1913 and l57.
The rules being suspended, House bill No.
lu2 ~ tNo llhkSN VI lbo tLllN Athuiu-it AlIil
passage, title adopted and ordered to be
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Crawford, Of Franklin,
House bill No. l33 was postponed until
Tuesday next, the twenty second, and one
hundred and fifty copies ordered to be
printed with amendment ia the margin.
Senate bills Nos. l66, 1893 and 1853 were or.
dered to be placed on the calendar for
third reading.
The Committee on Claims submitted the
following report, which was received and
accepted:
COMMITTEE Rooms
House OF Representatives
september -, 1853
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives:
LEMEN-Your Committee on Claims
beg leave to report fayorably on Senate blll
No. 105-an act apprOpriatiug one hundred
and fifty dollars for the relief Of Robert j.
Caldwell for services rendered by him as
District Attorney pro tempore az the April
term Of the District Court, A. d. 1866, in the
parish OF Caldwell.
On Senate bill No 14G-an act for the re.
lief Of f. H. Aslitt, appr1priating the sum
of one hundred and thirty five dollars for
twenty-seyen DAYS service rendered by him
in compiling and replotting maps of the
Southeastern District of Louiaiana-yOur
committee report favOrably.
Also iavorably on Senate bill No. l92-an
act appropriating twelve hundred and TWEEN
ty-three dollars i0r the rtlipf of Mrs. Young
Burke. }. II. McYEAN,
Chairman Committee on Claims,
w. POPE NOBLE,
S. Z. CUNY.
The bills we're ordered to be placed on the
calendar for third reading.
The Committee on Public Lands and
Levees submitted the following report,
which was received and accepted:
RooMoF COMMITTEE ON PUBL1c LANDS 4 LEvFrs.
House OF Repres natives !
New Orleans, La, September =, 1863. }
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF tine
House Of Representative 3:
GENTLEMES-Your committee beg leave
to make the following report:
On Senate bill No. 153, entitled an act ito
encourage the sttlement and cultivation Of
of the public lands o. this State, "favorably
On Senate bill No. 1914. entitled an act ITO
repeal act No. 50, approved March Is, 1867,
entitled an act creating q special levee dis
trict in the parish Of Iberville, "tavorably.
On Senate bin No. IT., entitled an act
Requiring the Board of Internal Improve
ments to cause to be examined the leyee
known rs the Postum Fork Levee, In the
State of Arkansas" fayorably with the re-
commentator that the title be so changed
as to read Board of Public Works.
On Senate joint resolution No. Ia, direct.
ing the Board Of Public Works to have ex.
amined the canal leading from Napoleon
vile, parish of Assumption, to Lake Yer.
ret, and to make estimate for cleaning and
repairing same, favorably.
Respectfully submitted.
ID. III. REESE, Chairman,
T. MAHlER.
Senate joint resolution No. II, and Senate
bills Nos. 1853 and 1914 were ordered to be
placed on the calendar for third reading.
The amendment to the title of Senate
bill No. 1T2 was adopted, and the bill or
dered to be placed on the calendar for d
third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Reese, of Lafourche,
Senate bills Nos. 1853 and l72 were ordered
to be printed-150 copies Of each bill. 20
The Committee on Enrolment submitted
the following reports which were received
and accepted;
ENROLLING DEPARTMENT
Houss OF Representatives, =
New Orleans, September 10, la63 y
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives.;
Your Committee on Enrolment have the
honor to report that the following bills have
been duly engrossed, TO wit: II
House bill No. 49, an act relative to the
division of lands under legal sales. ai +
House bill No. g. an act relative to uota-