New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-02

the State OF Louisiana" and request that
the House may act upon 1t in Committee Of
the Whole.
W. POPE NOBLE,
Chairman pro tenn;
FRANK ALEXANDER,
S. WILSON,
EDW SDATON,
JOHN PEARCE,
S. G. M0LLERE.
Mr.. Wren, of Bossier, moved to postpone
the consideration of the report and bill un.
til Monday next.
Mr.. Gair moved to lay the motion on the
table.
Carried by a rising vote of 40 yeas to Is
nays.
Mr. Morey, of Ouachita, moved that the
House go into Committee of the Whole for
the consideration of the militia bill at two
o'clock P. III.
Carried.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Room, /
July 29. 1858. !
To the Honorable Speaker and House of Repre-.
sentatiyea:
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Judicia-
ry having considered House bill No. 43-An
act entitled an act to abolish capital pun
ishment-beg leave to report unfavorably.
P. HARPER, Chairman.
Report accepted.
MI OhA VI ON lNIbhNAL lmfuN
MBNTs.
Rooms OF THE COMMITTEE on !
Internal Improvements, House Of Representatives,
New Orleans La, July ~, 1858. }
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives:
GENTLEMEN-You committee to whom
was referred the act entitled an act granting
the exclusive navigation of Bayous Winson
and Pierre to Thomas Z Paxton for ten
years, upon certain conditions, beg leave
most respectfully to report against the pas
sage of the same, for the reason that evi.
dence was produced before the committee
showing that the bayous were naVigable now
for large sized steamboats, and for distance
of nearly one hundred miles.
4. ]. DEMAREST,
Chairman;
NJ. RAYMOND,
DAVID YOUNG.
Report accepted.
Secretary of the Senate was announced,
asking concurrence in the following Senate
bills:
Numbers nine and ten.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Under Suspension of the rules the fol
lowing bills passed their first reading:
By Mr.. Collins, of Orleans:
House bill No. S1--A Joint resolution ap-
pointing Joint Committee to investigate
the action of first and second drainage com
missioners.
BY Mr. Walsh, of De Soto;
House bill No. SS-Joint resolution au
thorizing the Parish Judges to enforce arti
ticle l30 of the State Constitution.
By Mr.. Moran, of Plaquemines:
House bill No. s7-Preamble and resolu
tion to have the United States flag wave
over all public offices and institutions.
Under a suspension of the rules the fol.
lowing bill passed its first and second read
ing, and was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee: ...
By Mr.. Morris, of Ascension:
House bill No. 90-Au act to exempt
from seizure certain property and home
steads.
Under suspension of the rules the fol-
lowing bill passed its first second, and
third readings, and was adopted on its fina
passage. Ordered to be sent to the Senate
for concurrence;
House bill No. S2-Joint resolution pro
viding for a joint committee of the Genera
Assembly to whom shall be referred the
financial report of the Board of Registra
ton, with authority to examine their book
and accounts.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House o
Representatives of the State of Louisiana il
General Assembly convened, That join
committee, consisting of two members o
the Senate and three members of the Hous
of Representatives, be appointed, to whom
U vi ~ tba Rnard Sa'i' ~
Roo;stration uitb nownr W examiDe tbaj
books and accounts, and to verify the same
and to examine into and report upon con
vention tax and the best means of enforcing
the collection of the residue, and all matter
pertaining to the financial operations Of sal
| Board,
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Morey. OF Ouachita;
House bill No SAN ACT relative to tn
divisions of lands under legal sales,
By Mr.. Yorke. of Carroll:
House hill No, s4-An act to take tn
sense of the Qualified voters of the parish q
| Carroll as to the expediepCy of removin
the seat of iustice from the town of Floy
to the VILLAGE of Elton in said parish.
House biil No. s5NAn act for the emar
cination of George Crockett Phillips.
Ry Mr.. Harpers of ST. Charles:
Al act ant6orizine The State Auditor I
amniov Two Additional Clerks and two Mes
sengers,
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SENATE BILLS FOR ooNcURRENoE'
The following senate JOINT resoluuon, III
ger suspension Oh the n ruIes, 5 MAS plaGdce n
US nlst' secohu'a anu sii4'u iea9insS'a anu A"'
passas roso,,.;o,, roo,,aotin,, ,ho prosi
oint az res1tutlon 141 Te9ues.tng TnG Lfes,
oehS i.t,.;+os VI en ef tbis Stata S S,,nh forcas
cvl vi onio D,a'T suon Od 80
may oe aeceSsa.y .t' Ssaty W seo"'e pe"0e anu soO
oraer III Tue 0ta'e'
| SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Rv Mr.. f. l.. Jewell. of Orleans:
Joint resolution relative to committee
Eve. two from the Senate and three froI
the House. to investigate the proceeding
and action of the Board of Registration
and their disbursements Of money.
Which on motion of Mr., Morey, of Ouf
chita. was laid on the table.
Senate bill No, An act to provide +,
the removal Of causes now pending in Il