New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-25
House bin No. 152, an act for the relief of
the widow of Thomas A. Montague, was

Rules suspended, and the bill read.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read third time, and finally adopted
by its title.
House bill No. Isl, substitute for Senate
registration bill No. 81, an act to provide fol
the registration of all qualified voters in the
State, was taken up and read twice under a
suspension of the rules, and referred to the
Special Committee on Registration.
The order of the day was taken up.
BILLS on SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. 50, an act regulating the
collection of taxes in the city of New Or.
leans, was taken up and read.
Mr.. Bacon: move that the bill be made
the special order of the day on Wednesday
next.
Adopted.
House bill No. 20, an act to regulate the
practice and dispatch in the District Courts
of the parish of Orleans, was taken up and
read.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be taken
up.
Adopted.
The first and second sections were read
and adopted without amendments.
The third section was read.
Mr., Ray: move to strike out the words
"from that day ten weeks" in lines seven
and eight, and insert ito the first day on
which there are no cases fixed for, Or"
Adopted, and the section adopted as
amended.
The fourth section was read.
Mr.. Ray: move to add at the termination
of the section the words, ceases not reached
or concluded shall be refixed for the first
day or days upon which no cases are fixed
for trial, and in their order.n
Adopted, and the section adopted as
amended.
Section five was read.
Mr.. Ray: move to strike out, in line
four, the word 'court, and insert the word
Judge" in lines eight and nine to strike
out upon notion and court" and insert
after the word "ordern the words "either in
open court or in ehambers;" after line
twelve to insert the words "or his attorney"
and after the word questions" in line four.
teen, to insert the words "or answers"
Adopted, and the section adopted as
amended.
Section six was read and adopted.
Section seven was read.
Mr.. Ray: l move to insert after the word
"order," in line seventeen, as follows, "and
each case called shall be distinctly marked
on the docket with ink, showing what day
it was fixed, or whether placed at the foot
of the docket; and as each case is called and
fixed, the Clerk shall, before calling the
next case, announce in an audible voice the
day on which it is fixed for trial, and at
the next calling shall commence with the
next case on the docket following that last
called on the previous calling"
And after the word "voice, (" in line twenty,
to insert the following, "and shall fix those
only which he is directed to fix by counsel
present, except those cases which have |
already been called and fixed, but which for
want of time were not reached or concluded
which cases shall be reassigned as above
provided, without being again called. All
cases called and not fixed shall be placed
at the foot of the docket in the
order in which they stood before, and shall
De again called when they are reached, and
lot before"
Adopted, and the section adopted.
The bill was adopted as whole.
Mr.. Ray: 1 move that the bill be con-
idered engrossed for third reading.
Adopted.
Under a suspension of the rules the bill
vas read third time and finally adopted
With its title. -.
Mr.. Lewis: ask for suspension OF the
ules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act for the relief of Judge W. W.
Iandlin. l-.. .-r
The bill was read and lies over.
House bill No. ll3, an act for the relief of
Iidows Loup and Hurst, was taken up and
cad, and referred to the Committee on
laims.
Senate bill No. 81, an act for the relief of
Edmonston.
Mr.. Lewis: move that the bill be consid.
ed engrossed, and put upon its third read
g.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Mr.. O'Hara: ask for a suspension of the
lies for third reading.
No quorum voting the President ordered
lie yeas and nays, resulting: /,
Yeas: Beares, Campbell, Darrall, Day,
raneois, Futch, Kelso, Lewis, 0'Hara.
ay, Smith, Todd, White, Whitney, Wilcox,
ililams, Z Wittgenstein-17
Nays; Bacon, Packard, and Pollard-3,
The rules were suspended and the bill
ad. +
Mr.. o'Hara: move. that the. bill do now
ass.
Mr.. Smith: l call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, resulting:
Yeas; Beares, Darrall, Day, Futch, Kelso,
evils, O'Hara, Ray, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox,
+. Williams, and Wittgenstein-13. |,
Nays: Bacon, FRANCOIS, Packard, Pollard,
NTH, and White--6.
The bill was passed finally, and adopted ,
! its title.
The Clerk of the House of Representa-.
res appeared with message from the
1use, and asked concurrence Of the Senate
House bill No. 1863, an act authorizing =
ate Tax Collectors to receive warrants of !
e members and employees Of the General .
sembly in payment Of State taxes by pref.
ence. :
He also announced that the House had
incurred in the Senate amendment to g
ouse bill No. 50, an act to establish
formed militia for the State. Senate !
l No. 1872, an act TO authorize the police
y of the parish of st. James to remove a