New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-07

Orleans and Jefferson with regard to cleo
tons; to prohibit district and parish judges
from issuing certain writs to commissioners
of election to make an appropriation tol
the expenses of the next revision OF the
registration and of the next election, and tt
enforce article IO3 of the constitution" ap
proved March 16, 1870.
Mr.. Hunsaker, from the Committee OF
Judiciary, reported an original bill, to bt
entitled an act relative to juries, and tt
establish and fix the mode of electing the
grand and petit juries in and for the State
of Louisiana.
Taken up by unanimous consent and
passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, The
bill put on its second reading, and ordered
printed.
Mr.. holland submitted the following re
port:
COMMITTEE OK ENROLMENT,
February 5, 1872. }
To the honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
to report as duly enrolled the concurrent
resolution petitiOning Congress to adopt
the supplementary civil rights bill OF Sena'
tor Sumner, known as United States Senate
bill No. 80.
And as duly engrossed the following
bills:
Senate bill No. 269, entitled an act for the
relief of j. Osborn, to reinstate lost war
rants.
Senate bill No. 30S, entitled an act to in
corporate an independent hook and ladder
fire company of the town Of Alexandria,
parish Of Rapides, State of Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 304, entitled an act apprO
priating to Mrs. Ellen B. Dunn, widow of
the late Lieutenant Governor Oscar j.
Dunn, the balance of the salary that would
have been due him, had he lived to the end
OF his term OF service.
Also, amendments of Senate to House
bill No. 2S5, appropriation bill.
THOMAS II. holland,
Chairman.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Gallup: Q
OF bill to be entitled an act to repeal
an act entitled "An act establishing justice
Of the peace courts in the parish of Orleans"
By Mr.. Smith
OF bill to be entitled an act for the
relief of the sufferers of the Bonnet Care
crevasse.
By Mr. McMillen:
Of bill to be entitled an act to repeal
an act creating commission to locate the
site for a State House in the city Of New
Orleans, purchase the necessary grounds
therefor and making on appropriation to
pay for such grounds and to build State
House and other buildings necessary for
State purposes, and improving the same.
BY Mr.. Gallup:
OF bill to be entitled an act to incor-
porate the Chicago, St. Louis, Vicksburg
and New Orleans railroad.
The following bills were introduced &C
cording to previous notice:
By Mr.. Wilcox:
Senate bill No. 800, to be entitled an act
to amend article 1873 of the Code of Prac-
tice.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, on
a division of sixteen yeas, three nays, the
to the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Wilcox:
Senate bill No. 32l, to be entitled an act
to amend article 276 of the Code of Prac-
tice.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill put on it's second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Bowman:
Senate bill No. 1913, to be entitled an act
to incorporate the New Orleans Building
Association.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporations
and Parochial Affairs.
The following bill was introduced by
consent, without previous
notice:
By Mr.. Thomas:
Senate bill No 800, to be entitled an act
1929 and 1880 of the Revised Statutes of
Louisiana for 1870, and to divide the State
INTO judicial districts; to fix the terms Of
holding courts in the parishes throughout
The State; to fix the salaries of district
Judges, and specifying how the warrants of
'aid judges shall be received in payment of
axes and licenses, and for other purposes
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by fourtift affirmative vote,
he bill put on its second reading, and re-
erred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. McMillen moved that the Secretary
,e instructed to hereafter send to the
'rinter copies Of bills ordered printed, and
lot the original bills
Adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department ,
New Orleans February 5, 1872.
% the Honorable Members of the Senate and
House of Representatives of the General As |
sembly of the State of Louisiana:
Thirty -four days Of your session have |
been dissipated in contests, the nature of |
which will not discuss now, but which are |
amiliar to the members of your honorable |
bodies. and which, permit me to add, have |
ended much to weaken the confidence of !
he people in free government.
regret. the necessity that impels me to
'nce more address you, frankly, sincerely |
md earnestly, on questions deeply affecting |
he interests and feelings of the people Of |
his State. This shall do without unneces-
'ary verbiage or decentralization,
There are laws ON the statute book
which must be modified and which you are
pledged in the most solemn manner to
Modify in way that will make them &C.
.entable to the great body of the nennla