New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-30


son, the reading of the Journal was dis
pensed with.
The following special committee was an.
nounced:
Special committee to revise the police
bill:
Mansion, OF Orleans: Carr, of Orleans;
Alexander, Of Orleans, right bank; Lee, of
st. Bernard; Page, of Jefferson: Ioclly, Of
Orleans; Evans, of Jefferson.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
None.
RESOLUTIONS.
Under suspension of the rules Mr..
lOrke, of Carroll, offered the following res
olution, which was adopted;
Be IL reS0lUed, That the evidence on which
the report Of theCommittee on Elections and
Qualifications in the case of the fourth Rep
resentative district, parish of Orleans, Is
based be printed and copy of the same
placed on the desk OF each member of this
House by twelve o'clock NJ. tomorrow.
Mr.. Calhoun, of Rapides, offered the the
following resolution, which lies over under
the rules:
Resolued, That the Speaker of the House
be authorized to appoint committee of
seven to investigate and report upon the
eXtraVagant purchases made by the Com.
nlittee on Contingent Expenses, and the
enormous prices paid for stationery and
furniture.
Mr.. Wren, Of Bossicr, offered the follow.
ing resolution, which, on motion of Mr.. Nc.
Vean, of CaddO, was laid on the table:
ReSolued, That the Sergeant at Arms be
authorized to employ one clerk to assist him
to keep his books, etc.
Bet further reSOlCed That the Chief Clerk
be authorized to furnish each member with
one COPY of the Revised Statutes, Civil Code,
and Code of Practice.
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans made the following
motion, which was granted
That J. B. Bergeron, of the parish of st.
Martin, be allowed leave OF absence for ten
days from Wednesday, the tWenty,ninth
instant
REPORTS OF STANDING CoaMITTEEs.
Mr.. Harper, of St. Charles, chairman
Committee on Judiciary, made the follow.
ing report, which on motion was received
and accepted:
To the Honorable Speaker and House Of Repre-.
sentatives:
Your Committee on judiciary beg leave
to report House bill No. II faYorably as
amended.
P. HARPER,
Chairman
B. G. WREN,
C. B. PRATT.
House bill No. l., as amended and re,
ported by the Committee on Judiciary an
act to amend an act entitled an act relative
to mOnitiOns and mode of proceeding, and
to secure purchasers at tax sales was on
motion placed on its second reading and or
dered to be engrOssed.
The Committee on Judiciary made also
the following report:
On House bill No. 20, entitled an act to
regulate the practice aud dispatch of bust
ness in the District Courts.
On motion the report was accepted, and
$50 copies OF the bill as amended ordered to
be printed.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives,
In relation to House bill No. 20, your Com.
mittee on Judiciary beg leave to report the
same tavorably as amended.
P. HARPER,
Chairman;
B. c. WREN,
G. B. PRATT.
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, asked leave to in.
troduce bill of which he had given previ.
Gus notice.
Permission granted under a suspension o.
the rules.
The following House bill No. Is, by Mr.
Noble, of Orleans, passed its first and second
readings, and was referred to the Judiciary
Committee
An act to facilitate the taking oftestimony
in civil causes.
Mr. Belot, chairman Committee on Regis
tration. made the following majority report
which was received;
MAJORITY REPORT.
F NBW ORLEANS, July Is, 1868.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tn
House of Representatives,:
Your committee have the honor to repor
that they have carefully considered House
bill No. 81, entitled an act to DroVide for Thu
registration of all qualified voters in tn
State, the conduct of elections, and tn
mode of contesting the same; and hereb,
report the same faForAbly, with amend
ments for the action Of the House.
OCTAVE BELoT,
ULCER QUART,
asr Is ag. JOHN GARSTKAMP.
MINORITY REPORT.
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sH- 7i New Orleans, July a, 1855.
TO the Honorable House of Representative 81 tn
State Of louisiana
j fnlly concur with bill reported b,
the majority of the committee with all thi
amendments added, with the exception o
section 10, 70 which offer the following
amendment: to strike out after the Wort
:" then in the second line all the third ant
fourth, and insert instead, "police Jury O
each parish, and the council Of each incor
porated city or tOWnlshall appoint for tn,
following reasons: Gg 1858 k a1
l. That the bill as originally printed con
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Beard Of Registrars contrary to all Repub
1ican principle Of government.
q That in order TO mete out proper jus
tice to the whole mass Of peopl
Of the State, the proper parties 3
appoint the Commissioners are the iurie
OF parishes and councils Of any incOrporat
ed city and town, who, while acting Ia cor
junction with the Board Of Registrars, vii
Insure proper satisfaction 20 tile people O
tbs etate o. Louisiana, irrespective OF rae
80 An Of Whiehlis submitted, and ask th
adoption of the bill as amended and ~
ported by the majority Of the COMMITTED
with the amendment offered above by my
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il .(signedJ .d9fHI y. H., DEGRANGE.
2 on motion Of Mr.. BeIot, Of Orleans, III
report was made the special order Of Ii
day for Friday at one O'Clock 2, II.
~. Mr.. Noble, Of 0rleans, on behalf Of Oh
Committee on Militia submitted the follow
Ing report, WHICH was received and accepted
To ne Henoraois Speaker Of the House Of Rspr
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