New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-08

By Nr. Blackburn. according 10 previous
aotices
Am ACE TO- repeal all law. making police
Jurors elective, and TO provide for the ap-
pontnsne OF the same.
SECTION J. Be itenacted by the Senate and
House ~ Representatives of the State of
Iouisiana in General Assembly convened.
Ehst All laws or parts OF laws now in the
statute Books of the State OF Louisiana
making police jurors elective. be and the
same are hereby renealed.
SEQ 2. DE it further enacted etc. That
!haGoveTnor Of the State shall Immediately
aJrnceca to- the appointment of police
Jurors fhTOushous the State, bv and with
fhe advice and conssns OF the Senate; and
when the Senaae Is not in session the Gov.
ernOr may make such appointments. which
shah be confirmed or rejected when the
Senate shall again convene.
SEC 4 BE 10 further enacted. etc. That
fhe police jury wards ia The several parishes
throughout the State shall stand az nov es.
.abIished, and thai the police juries shall
sheet and hold their sessions III such man
sIr and a. such times and places, and re-
Sejve such pay and emolumeHts Us now pro-
sided fur by law.
SIC l. BE il aurther enacted. etc. Tha.
all notice Jurors now in office shall hold
over until their successors in office are APP
pointed .nll commissioned, and duly quail
Ne1.
~bi. act shall take effect and be IN force
from and after its passage.
ghe hill was read the first time.
Tbe constitutional sule was then sus-
,.naet by q four-titths affirmative vote,
,b, hill read second time, and OF
s!errd printed in the journal. and ;eterTed
q. .ba S,ommittee CD Judiciary
RvMr. Alexander:
According 20 previous notice. bill emit
s,ed an act to establish the parish OF Little
River and provide for the organization
:hereof.
Bill read the first time
THE constitutional rule was suspended By
a !our-ifths affirmative vote. and the bill
,sad 2 second sine, ordered printed and
deferred to the Committee on Corporations
md Parochai Affairs
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
SIR. Blackburn submitted the following
eoucurrent resolution:
Coneurrsst resolution for the creation ef q
ioine committee to thoroughly examine
into the affairs and management Ot the
State PeDit.ntiary.
Re i, resolved By the Senate and House
Of Representatives. OF the state OF LOUISIANA
N General Assembly convened, That the
nresen, standing committees OF the Senate
and !Icuse of Representatives on Penlten-
,iary b- and the same are hereby constl-
sutcd Joint committee to thoroughly tI-
.mins into the affairs and management OF
;hs Stats Pententiary at Baton Eouge.
With power 20 send !Or persons and papers
md administer eaths. and with authority
IA ly { -sIpanS Rafnn
Rouge, and 20 rrpor: 10 the Gcacra! Assem-
Ny at an early day.
Adopted.
REsoRTS HIoN COMMITTEES LYING OvfE.
Mr.. Ingraham called up Senate bii! Ne
20. reported a. substitute for Senate bills
Nos. 20. Il and - by The judiciary Commit
see, and en,itled an act TO regulate Che
agencies OF fire. marine. river and ilte IN
,urance companies not Incorporated by Che
State Of Louisiana. and TO protect policy
holders in case OF loss. and 10 make said
companies amenable to the courts OF tins
State, and prescribing penalties toS viola
t,,ns Of the provisions OF this act
The bill WAS taken up and read tLe first
time.
The constitutional rule was suspended,
t',e bill read the second time. ordered
pri,tch. and. on motion Of Mr.. lngraham,
fixed l.. the special order OF tho day for
!uslay. February II. at ] ?. NJ.
REVOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Mr. Webssc.lleI up the tollowin: :eso!u-
zion:
WHEREAS, The ordinance 10 The cunsti'r,.
si,n,f VII. State 81 Louisiana, article ii3.
did rtpca, and aaIui an act authorizing the
yiirnine of the New canal and bayou.
approved March IL. 1861: new, therefore.
teit
lonisiana. That the Committee on Drain
E,., Canals and Inland Navigation be and
are acr.hy instructed 80 investigate this
matter. with power 10 send tcr persons and
raner. and report all the facts of 'he!. IA.
Ve.tgation this body without delay.
Which. on his motion. wa, adopted.
Mr.. Butler called up House bill. NJ.
-, entitled an act 10 create Che parish
VI Algiers, to- provide TO. the organ
cation thereof, and repeal SO much OF act
No. :. passed at the extra session ~ the
General Assembly of Che State Of Louisiana
q 1870. and approved on the sixteenth day
Of March Of said year, entitled ian act TO
extend the limits of the parish OF Orleans.
etc, a. NAV be in conflict with this act, and
somake said parish part OF the Second
Judicial District Of the State OF LOUISIANA
IL, bill was read the first time.
Nr. Butler attempting TO speak upor 'he
merits Of the bill. Mr.. Harris raised 'he
point OF ordey that there rs nothing before
the Senate.
The Chair rnfed the point well taken.
Mr. Butler then moved tho adoption OF
the bill On its first reading.
Mr., Harris raised the point Of orde, that
:he Senate could no: adopt the b.! GA Its
first reading.
Tie Chair ruled the point Of order well
:aken.
Mr.. Barber moved the bill! be indefinitely
postponed.
Mr. Bntier moved TO lay the motion 20
!Adcfnitely postpone on the table.
On which the yeas and nays wer" de-
BANDED.
ieas-Apierson. Alexander, Batter,
!: F. Hcrwig, +. +. Herwig. Hdrper. ln5ra-
lam. Pollard, Weber, Wharton-l0.
Nays-Barbcr Blackburn, Bldnt, Burcb,
Brewster. Greene, Harris, Masicot. Twit-
cGch-9.
The motion to fable prevailed.
:hc question REQUIRED upon the second
:'adng of the bill.
Mr. Harris then moved to Ia! the whole
'gbiect matter on the table.
0n which yeas and nays were ordered: