The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-29
THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW
ORLEANS BAR IN COUNCIL.
COLE FEEL, ARRAIGNED.

The called meeting Of the members Of tht
New Orleans bar, to take into consideration
the extraordinary opinion (?) of sole Feel ;
on the Second District Court question, was
largely attended, and attracted great mum
Der of naturalized citizens.
Mr.. John Finney called the meeting tc
order, and stated that its object was to take
into consideration the question of the jurisdic.
ton of the Second District Court to issue
naturalization papers
a. ). Lewis. Esq, suggested that it would
tbe WI = tnks into consideration, with the
pending question, the one as to the right OF
the other District Courts to issue naturaliza-
ton papers during vacation.
The suggestion was accepted.
On motion of Major j. b. New, the chair
was authorized to appoint committee of five
to draft resolutions expressive of the sense Of
the bar on the subject at ISSUE
On motion the chairman (Mr. Finney) was
requested to act with the committee.
Tho chair announced the following commit
ltee: Major J. 81. New, Mr.. T. J. Semmes, T.
]. Cooley, Esq, Judge A. N. Ogden, and G. A.
Breaux, Esq.
MI. Semmes asked to be relieved from ser
wing on the committee, giving as his reasons
that he thought it would be better to have on
the committee gentlemen who had not pub
licly expressed any opinion on the pending
question, as he had DONE It would look, if
any such gentlemen were to be placed on the
committee, as if an opinion had been fore
stalled
The chair excused the gentleman and ap-
pointed in his place Mr.. Robert Mott.
On motion Of Mr.. E. Il. Brown, recess of
ten minutes was taken to allow the committee
time to prepare a report
At II o'clock the committee entered and on
the meeting being called to order, presented
the following
REPOLT:
The committee to which has been referred
the duty Of preparing resolutions expressive
of the opinion of the bar of New Orleans as to
the power of the Second District Court of New
Orleans to naturalize aliens under the act of
Congress-, respectfully report
l. That the Second District Court of New |
Orleans is District Court and entitled, under |
section of the act Of Congress, of 1902, to |
naturalize foreigners.
2. That the Second District Court of New
Orleans is Court of record, with q seal and |
clerk; that it has common law jurisdiction in
that it is court which entertains suits for
money demands, and all personal actions
against SUGGESTIONS, minors and interdicted
persons, and as such has jurisdiction to natu-
ralize aliens. JOHN H. NEW,
Gus A. BREAUx
r. H. MARI,
L. j. COOLEY.
ROBERT Mort.
Major New said: In preparing this report
the committee did not deem it necessary to
give the reasons that led to these conclusions.
There has never been before question which
has been SO much considered or which has
called forth such meeting Of the members of
the bar.
He denied that any lawyer could interpret
The law SO as to lead to any other conclusion,
unless he was led on by political reasons, and
sought by ingenious arguments to prove other
results.
he hoped that on this occasion the bar of
New Orleans would speak as they had never
'poke before, and that this movement would
De but the forerunner of action on the cues {
ions of the day on the part of the bar. I
In accordance with the adopted motion of :
Alfred Philips, Esq, seconded by Mr. Julien :
Michel, the members of the bar present re-
ard the report as being an expression of
heir ideas. d