New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-03
THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.
More Members Sworn In.
IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IN SENATE.
HOUSE OF REPRsENTAT1vEs.

to their names.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Stubbs.
Mr.. Kavansugh, of St. Landry, moved
that the names of members present who
had not qualified be called, and that they
be sworn in.
Mr.. Gray, of st. James, asked II the mem
bers whose seats are contested are to be
sworn.
The Speaker stated that according to a
former decision such members would not
be sworn in.
MIR. Eager, of0rleans, proposed to qualify,
but the Speaker informed him that his seat
is contested.
Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, objected to Mr..
Hanlon, of Orleans, being sworn in, his
seat being contested by Mr.. Hewes.
Notwithstanding this objection, Mr.. Han
Ion was sworn in. ..-
At this point the following members took
Bennett, of Claiborne; Buckingham, of
Morehouse; Bergeron, of st. Martin; Dupre,
of st. Landry; Hanlon, of Orleans; Kent,
Of st. Helena; L'Hoste of Orleans; Magee,
of Washington; Pratt, of Claiborne; Pres
colt, of st. Landry; Stanton, of Jackson;
Tate, of st. Landry; Wilson, of Catahoula.
+ Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, moved that the Ser
geant.at.Arms be instructed to request all
persons not members to retire outside OF the
bar. This motion prevailed.
Mr. Faulkner, of Caldwell, moved that
the Committee on Elections be now dis
charged. The motion was tabled.
The Committee on Elections, Mr. Yorke,
chairman, reported that the contestant
Stephen Murphey, of De Soto parish, is euti.
tied to seat, and that ]. D. Wemple is not
entitled to a seat in the House, the latter
not being registered voter-rejected by
two boards ofregistration and consequently
not qualified to vote or hold office.
The report was laid on the table.
The Committee on Elections also reported
that Frank Borge, of Orleans, was a regis
tered enemy to the United States; that
there is no proof that he has openly and
actively assisted loyal men, nor has he
certified that he believes the rebellion to be
morally and politically wrong, and that
therefore he is not entitled to a seat in the
Legislature.
The committee were discharged, and on
motion of Mr.. Morey, of Ouachits, it was
voted to table all reports from the Commit
tee on Elections.
Mr.. Gray, of st. James, moved that a COM
mittee of seven be appointed by the chair to
report on contested elections.
| Mr.. McMillen moved as a substitute {
| committee of five to report rules for the
government of the House, and the number,
styles, and duties of committees required.
Carried.
Mr.. Lee, of St. Bernard, introduced the
following bill:
An Act relating to the Finances of the State.
WHEREAS, By special orders No. 40, issued
| from the headquarters Of Fifth Military
| District on the twenty.second of February
last, 1868, Major General W. s. Hancock,
for the reasons stated in the said special
orders, and on the Recommendation of His
| ExcelleRcy, Governor Joshua Baker, did
order the licenses, revenues, taxes, and
| dues of the State Of Louisiana to be paya.
1 BILE and collected in United States legal
tender treasury notes; and .-..',
Whereas, It is important and proper that
no change giving rise to uncertainty, incon-
| venience, and confusion should be suddenly
1 of Public Accounts of this State, and the
committees on Finance in the two H luses of
| the Legislature shall have made an exami-
nation into the condition of our State
finances with aview to their improvement,
| therefore
/ Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That until
/ further legislation all the licenses on trades,
| professions and occupations, the revenues,
| dues, and taxes of the State of Louisians
shall continue to be payable and collected
in United States legal tender treasury notes,
| and IL is hereby made the duty of the State
Treasurer, and of all other persons charged
with these collections, to exact payment IS
above.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage. 4tez~ -feJ1 @e
The motion to suspend the rules did not
prevail, and the billlies over.
The bill lies over.
Mr., Carr, Of orleanss presented a biIl in
relation to the Police Commissioners, This
| is the bill:
SECTION l. Be IT enacted by the Senate
| and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened, That the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate, shall appoint Board of five Police
Commissioners for the city of New Orleans,
who shall have full power 10 appoint and
remove and control the officers and men of
the police force of the city of New Orleans.
9Eo. 2. Thatno officer or member of the
police force shall be removed except fer
| good and sufficient cause, and after a fair
trial by the Police Board.
SEC. 3. That ali acts and parts of acts in.
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
SEC 4. That this act shall take effect from
and after its passage. ao
Mr.. McMillen moved that permission be
granted TO the member from Orleans to in
troduce the bill without compliance with
the usual requirements of the Constitution.
The vote on this motion was taken by
yeas and nays--yess 81, nays 20.
The Clerk Of the Senate was announced
with a communication stating the appoint
ment Of a joint committee on the part Of
the Senate to inform the Governor that
both branches Of the Legislature were Or
gsnized. = 1&ca 9E&
Mr.. Morey, from the Joint Committee
consisting Of Messrs. Morey, McVean, ant
Isabelle on the part of the House, to wait
upon the Governor, reported that they haG
done 50, and that the Governor had no com
munieation to make, but would oommuni-
cate from time to time with the Genera
Assembly. - = '-f $50
The police bill introduced by Mr.. Carr
was then read.
On the motion 70 suspend the rulss 70 pul
khe hill on TIA regular readinVa the vote ~,