New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-07

Fling an additional District Court for the
trial of jury cases in the parish of Orleans
Mr.. Ray asked toz suspension Of thc
rules to introduce bill for the relief o.
Pierre soule.
The rules were suspended, the bill read
twice, and referred to the Judiciary Com.
mittee.
Mr.. Wilcox asked for suspension Of the
rules to introduce bill to exempt the citi.
zens of the town of Clinton from the pay.
ment of parish taxes.
The rules were suspended, the bill read
twice, and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. --i..-
Mr.. E. L. Jewell asked for suspension
Of the rules to take up an act repeating an
act authorizing the sale OF lottery tickets.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules.
BILLS ON THEIR SECOND READING.
House bill No. 50, an act to authorize the
organization of uniformed militia, and to
provide for its instruction and duties, was
taken up and read.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the bill be
taken up, section by section.
Mr.. Blackman moved to refer the bill to
the Committee on Militia.
Mr.. Lynch moved to amend by referring
the bill to the Committees on the Judiciary
and Militia jointly.
Adopted.
Senate bill, No. ~, substitute by
the Judiciary Committee for House
bill No. 6 and Senate bill No. II, an act
to ascertain the eligibility of per-
sons elected or appointed to office, and to
declare offices vacant, when the persons
elected or appointed are ineligible, and
providing how such vacancies shall be
filed, and prescribing penalty for falsely
taking the oath required by this act, and
also penalty for refusing to give up the
books, papers, archives, and property of
such offices to the person elected or az.
pointed to i'll the vacancies, and for OBJ.
structing or resisting the officer e:ppointed
to I'LL the vacancy was taken ap and read.
On motion OF Mr.. Ray tie bill was taken
up section by section,
The CLERK Of the House of Representatives
! appeared with message from the House, and
asked concurrence of the Senate in House
bill No. l03, Joint resolution authorizing
the Committee on Elections to employ one
or more Clerks; and also in House bill No.
| &c, al act TO increase the revenues Of the
State, and 10 authorize the incorporation
and establishment OF the Louisiana State
Lottery Company, and to repeal certain
acts now in force.
Mr.. Ogden moved to postpone considera,
ton OF the bill, and that it be made the
special order OF the day on Tuesday next.
Mr.. 0'Hara called for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result.
ing:
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Blackman,
Braughn, Day, Futch, jerks, F, L. Jewell,
ofutt, Ogden, Thompson, White, and viii
cox-13.
Nays: Campbell, COPELAND, FRANCOIS,
Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Monette, 0'Hara,
Packard, Pollard, Ray, Smith, Williams,
and Wittgens.ein-l4.
The motion to postpone was lost.
The first section ofthe bill was taken up,
and, on motion Of Mr.. Ray, the first section
was adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved to adopt the second sec
ton.
Mr.. Ogden moved to amend by striking
out the whole section, and called for the
yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing;
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Braughn, Day
Egan, Foute. E. L. Jewell, 0futt, Ogden,
Thompson, White-ll.
Nays: Campbell, COPELAND, Francois,
jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, AIonetfe
O'Hara, Packard, Pollard, Ray, Smith
Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, and Wittgen-
stein-l7.
The motion 70 strike out was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the second section
was then adopted.
/ A message from the Governor was re
ceived.
The third section was read.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, the word be
was substituted for the word sis" in lin
i've.
Mr.. Bacon moved to insert after the wor,
''be" in line seven, the words f'thst hav
not been convicted of treason, perjury, for
gerry, bribery, or other crime punishable il
the penitentiary."
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out all of section
three after the word, Estates" in line ninety
nine.
Adopted.
) Mr.. Blackman moved to strike out all o
the section commencing at and after lin
: sixty.eight.
Mr.. Ray moved to lay Mr.. Blackman'
| motion on the table.
Mr.. Bacon called for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing:
Yeas: Campbell, COPELAND, FRANCOIS
r jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Monette
O'Hara, Packard, Pollard, Ray, Smith
Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, and Wittgen
stein--l7.
4 Nays: Anderson, Bacon, Blackman
3 Braughn, Day, Egan, Foute, r. L. Jewell
E: L. Jewell, ofutt, Thompson, Todd, an
, | White-1S.
d The motion to amend OF Mr.. Blackma
4 was lost.
e Mr.. Blackman moved to adjourn.
E The motion was lost. n - =.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the word ''this
4 was substituted for the word "the" in lin
/ ninety.one, and the figure "Su in the sam
a line was stricken out.
Q Mr.. Campbell offered to amend the sectio
i by inserting after the word ''hasp in lin
twenty-four the words "before his electio
Il