New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-15
the bill was ordered printed in the journal.


parish courts of the State, when in the ex
ercise Of their ordinary Jurisdiction, specia
rules are hereafter abolished for courts Of
| probate and Justice of the peace" bt
amended and re-enacted SO as to read al
follows, viz:
The rules of proceedings contained in the
| pre- sent title relate only to the district and
parish courts of the State when in the exer
else of their ordinary jurisdiction, except in
| cases of arrest, attachment Representation
and provisional seizure, in which cases the
said writs may be issued by justices Of the
peace when in the exercise OF their ordinary
jurisdiction, for the same causes and under
the same restrictions as are provided in the
present title. Special rules are hereafter
provided for courts of probate and justices
of the peace
SEC. :. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
all laws or parts of laws contrary to or
be and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
House bill No. III, entitled an act to
amend and re,enact section fourteen of act
No. 80 of 1873.
Passed its third reading, and finally
passed, title adopted, and ordered sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 81, entitled an act author
izing police juries to fix the fees in all cases
of such officers as are paid from parish
treasures.
Mr.. Stewart, of Tensas, moved the indefi-
mite postponement Of the bill.
Carried.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHANBER,i
New Orleans, February "A, 1874. )
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives,:
] have the honor to inform you that the
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate has signed House Joint resolution
relative to system of national quarantine.
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Mr.. Gair. of East Feliciana chairman of
the Committee on Enrolment, submitted
the following report:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT
New Orleans, February IA, 1874.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives.:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
to report as having been duly engrossed the
following bills to wit:
House bill 26S, joint resolution relative to
the Hon. E. H. Durrell, of the United States
District Court State of Louisiana.
House bill No. 1874, an act to prohibit
payment Of claims of persons who are in
debted to tho State.
House bill No. $50, an act TO establish
ferry across the Mermentau river, between
the parishes of St. Landry and Calcasieu.
House bill No. 100, an act Incorporating
the EuphOnic Benevolent Association of
New Orleans.
House bill No. 1885, an act to amend an
act entitled an act to create the parish of
Cameron, and providing tor the organiza-
ton thereof.
House bill No. 1873, an act Incorporating
the Lafourche Bridge Company, in the
parishes of MOrehOuse and Richland, and
prescribing for parish subscriptions to the
stock thereof and for penalties for violation
OF the privileges of this company.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN GAIR, Chairman.
House bill No. 1875, entitled an act to
amend and re-enact section 1928 of the Re-
vised Statutes of louisiana and to atfix
penalty for the violation and non-compli
ance with the provisions of said section.
On motion of Mr.. Murrell, of Madison,
further consideration of the bill was post
poned until Monday. at one o'clock.
House bill! No. 46, entitled an act to ex-
empt the Clinton and Port HUI DIS on railroad
from taxation.
On motion of Mr.. Demas, of st. John the
Baptist, the bill was made the special order
for Wednesday. at one o'clock.
House bill No. 226. entitled an act for the
relief of delinquent taxpayers Of the parish
of Caddo.
Mr.. Heating. Of Caddo. NOV ed the final
passage of the bill.
Mr.. Demas, of St. John the Baptist,
moved to defer the whole subject matter
until Monday.
Mr.. Harris, OF Point Coupee. moved to
lay the motion on the table.
Pending discussion, Mr.. Wands, Of Tan.
G pahoa, rose to a point Of order. that
Senate bill No. 202, relative to the same
subject, had been indefinitely postponed,
be introduced again during the present
session.
The Chair decided the point well taken;
that the bill under discussion was exactly
the same as Senate bill No. 202.
Mr.. Gair. of East Feliciana. moved to
until Monday.
Lost.
Mr.. Heffner. of Caddo. moved that the
of Senate bill No. $50 be post
poned for fifteen minutes to allow him to
take an appea! from the decis ion of the
chair.
On which the yeas and nays were de-
manded by Messrs. Devices, of Red River,
and Baker, of Bossier. resulting as follows.
Yeas-Allain, Baker. Boyd, Blackstone,
Boatner, Estilette, Greene, Guichard,
Grant, Harris, Heffner, Hubeau, Heating,
V. o. King, Little, Moreland, Marie, Norris,
Price, Peyton, Page, Raby, Rochon, Rodri
CUES, Sawyer, Simms, Smart, Trahan,
Thomas, Worthy, Ward-3l.
Nays-AntOine, Bowman, Bryant, Ben
ham, Bickham, Butler, Barrow. Carey, Cock
ert am, Carr, Connaughton, Cousin, Demas,
Desarzant, X. r. Davis, Decker, Devezin,
Deioje, Devices, Elliot, Fernandez, Gair,
Hill, NJ. Jones, Kenyon, Lewis, Langles,
Lawes, Marvin, Murrell of Madison, Mayo,
Montaldo, Nichols, Paris, Souer,
Stewart, Snaer, Sutton, SeweIl, Tureaud.
Thompson, Williams, j. z. Wilson, D.
Wilson, Washington, Wands, Young-4s
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Allan, of West Baton Rouge, in the
chair
Mr.. Young, Of Cohcordia. moved a sus
pension of the rules to take up Senate bill
No. $50, entitled an act to amend and re-
enact sections fifteen and twenty seven of
an act of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, entitled an act to amend
and re-enact An act entitled an act to es-
tablish Metropolitan Police District, and
to provide for the government thereof APP
proved September IA, 1868, approved March
8. 1869, and to change the fiscal year of the