New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-25
Nays; Campbell, Day, FRANCOIS, Packard,
Smith ThomDso, Todd


and announced that the House had con.
CURED in the following bills:
Senate bill No. 81, an act for the relief of
Charles o. Hardy and A. F. Wrotnowski.
Senate joint resolution No. II, to appoint
a committee of two on the part of the Sen
ate and three on the part of the House to
inquire into the number of clerks and en-
ployes of the General Assembly, and to re-
port as soon as possible whether excessive,
and if more could not be dispensed with.
Senate bill No. II, an act to incorporate
the New Orleans Elevator and Warehouse
company.
He also asked concurrence of the Senate
in the following bills; ....
House bill No. 146, an act appropriating
100000 for the pay of mileage and per diem
of the members and employees of the Gen
eral Assembly and the contingent expenses
of the same.
Substitute for Senate bill No 81, an act to
provide for the registration of all qualified
voters in the State.
The Chair announced the following as the
committee to wait upon the Warrant Clerk,
in accordance with the resolution of Mr..
Poindexter adopted yesterday:
Messrs. Poindexter, Williams, Wilcox,
Day, and F. l.. Jewell.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. 50, an act providing for
the election of Justices Of the Peace, and
prescribing their powers and duties, in all
the parishes of the State except the parish
of Orleans, was taken up.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be taken up
section by section.
Adopted.
The first section was read.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be laid on
the table subject to call.
Adopted.
Senate bill No. 30, an act to prevent and
punish the stealing of fruit and grain, was
taken up and read.
Mr.. Poindexter: move to amend the bill
by inserting the following additional section
as section two.
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the evi.
dence must conform to the rules applicable
to public or private prosecution Of crime in
courts, and that the accused may claim the
benefit of the law in criminal cases, that he
may only be convicted when the evidence
makes the fact clear beyond reasonable
doubt, instead of by preponderance of the
evidence.
Mr.. Poindexter: move the adoption of
the additional section.
Adopted.
The bill was then adopted as a whole.
Mr.. Ray: l move that the bill be consid-
pro1 for
The bill was considered engrossed.
Senate bill No. los, an act for the relief of
the poor and INDECENT throughout the State,
came up on its second reading, and was read. |
Mr.. o'Hara: move that the bill be con.
sidered engrossed for third reading.
Objection being made,
Mr.. o'Hara: I move that the bill be taken
up section by section.
Adopted.
The first section was read.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to adopt the first sec
ton.
Mr.. Day: move to strike out the words |
''are unable to earn their living" in line |
ten, and insert land who, by reason of said
infrmities, are rendered unable to make a
support for themselves"
Adopted.
The first section was adopted as amended.
The second section was read.
Mr.. Egan: I move to add at the termina-
ton of the section the following: provided
hat the Police Jury of each parish shall
assess the amount which, in their iudg-
nent, is necessary for the support of the in.
ligent."
Adopted.
The second section was adopted as
amended.
Mr.. oHara moved to refer the bill to the
Judiciary Committee. {
Adopted.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
House joint resolution No. IA, expressing
she respects of the General Assembly of {
he State of Louisiana, in memory of the
leath of the Hon, Thaddeus Stevens, late
member of Congress from the State of Penn
'ylyania, and rendering their sympathy to
he many friends and relatives of the de.
leased, was taken up and read.
Mr. Ray ! move that the rules be sus,
'ended to put the bill on its third reading,
Rules suspended.
The bill underwent its third reading
Inder suspension of the rules, and was
nally adopted with its title.
House bill No. ia, substitute FROM
enate Judiciary Committee, an Act ex g
ending protection to laborers in the
xercise of the privilege of free suffrage,
as taken up and read. IA
Mr.. Todd move that the consideration
{ the bill be postponed, and that it be made
he special order of the day on Monday, at
ne O'Clock. o
Adopted.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to amend article
$40, of the Civil Code was taken up and
cad twice under suspension of the rules. a
Mr.. Ray: ask that the bill be considered
lgrossed for a third reading. RI
The bill was considered engrossed, the
lies suspended and read third time.
Mr.. Ray; | move that the bill do now n
ass. NIX 80 n,
Mr.. Todd: call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and naysswere ordered, result II
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Beares. Darrall.
az, Egan, Futch, Kelso, Lewis. Monette,
'Hara, Packard, Poindexter. Pollard Raw RI
hitei Whitney, Wilcox, Williams-19,
Nays; FRANCOIS, Smith, Todd-S.
The bill was finally adopted with its title.
Senate bill No. 100, an act providing for =,
e free passage Of children attending free r,
blic schools over all public ferries and
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