New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-23
THE LEGIsLATURE YESTERDAY.
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the time for finding indictments against
persons charged with crime to two years.
I He explained how the law. as it now is, IA
yored criminals. The man who commits
murder. arson. or any other capital offense.
| in Louisiana. has only to keep out Of the
! way Of justice two years. as the law now
stands apen the statute book, and he can
| then return without fear of being held
amenable for his offense. The act under
| consideration was intended 20 remedy this
by amending the law so as 20 extend tie
time for prosecuting persons charged with
capital oifenses to a longer period. It was
proposed TO make the limit five years IN
stead of two. The bill thus amending sec.
! ton $50 of the Revised Statutes finally
! passed the Senate.
! The concurren: resolution Of Mr.. Thomas
! asking Congress TO ve.estabish a United
! States distric: court in North Louisiana,
was taken up and finally passed.
The Committee On Contested Elections,
through its chairman. Mr.. Stamps. reported
favorably to the seating Of George S.
| Swazey, as Senator from the twelfth sena.
tOrial district.
The bill suppressing the sale Of spirituous
and matt liquors on Sundays. and closing
bar rooms, theatres. dance houses, ETC.. on
the Sabbath, came up as unfinished ousl'
! ness.
Mr.. Anderson moved its postponement.
in order that the funding bill. cen: FROM
the House, might be taken up. This motion
being agreed to, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF House bill No. -.
known as the funding bill.
| 1t was taken up in the regular order and
put upon its first reading. Mr.. Anderson
| moved that it be considered section by Sec
1 ton, which motion prevailed. The first
section was read and Mr.. Anderson moved
it's adoption. Mr.. Twltchell moved to
| lay that motion on the table. This motion
| was carried by a very decided vote. and for
! time the friends Of the bill thought it was
| killed, but it seems this was not the in:en'
ton of Mr.. Butler. the Senator from Plaque
mines, in voting to table the motion 20 adopt
| the first section. for when lie discovered the
effect the tabling was likely 20 haze he
moved reconsideration of the vote where
by the section was tabled. The Senate
having reconsidered the vote tabling the
first section, Mr.. Harris moved that it re.
consider the vote whereby 1t agreed to con.
slider the bill! section by section. This
being done, Mr. Harris moved suspen.
sion of the constitutional rules in
order that the bill. be put upon it's second
reading This was agreed 70 by the Senate
and the bill pu: upon its second reading.
| At the conclusion of this reading. on motion
| of Mr.. Twitchell. the bill! was referred to
I the Finance Committee. An etfor: was
made to instruct the Finance Committee to
| report it back to the Senate to-day a: twelve
o'clock NJ. but failed.
| The Senate, on motion Of Mr.. Stamps.
| then resumed it's consideration Of the bill
prohibiting the sale OF sprituous and malt
! liquors on Sundays. and closing barrOoms.
| theatres. dance houses. etc. on the Sabbath
and Sabbath nights. The Chair decided
that Mr.. Burch had the floor upon this sub.
ject when the Senate adjourned Wednes.
day. Mr.. Burch spoke to Mr.. Brewster's
amendment, which was to strike out the
word malt SO that beer houses should
not be closed on Sundays. Mr.. Burch did
not see the justice or propri iety Of doing
this, and moved to table the amend.
ment. There being no second to Mr.. Burch's
motion, Mr.. Brewster arose and defended
his amendment. He said that while he was
in favor of closing al! bar rooms or Sundays
where spiIituous liquors were sold, he Ger.
tainly was not in favor Of preventing the
sale of beer. The persons most addicted to
beer drinking were our most peaceable citi.
zens. At the request Of Mr.. Barber, Mr..
Brewster withdrew his amendment, in order
to give Mr.. Barber an opportunity to offer
substitute to the frs: section under con.
sideration. The substitute was read and
Mr.. Barber moved its adoption. Mr.. Har.
per opposed the substitute because il per.
mitted the sale of beer on Sundays. He be.
lieved men could ge: as drunk on beer as
anything else. and was. consequently. op.
posed to allowing beer-houses TO keep open
on Sundays. lie closed his remarks by
moving to lay the substitute on the table.
Mr.. Barber then withdrew the substitute.
The first section was then amended. on
motion Of Mr.. Burch. SO as 20 close all
places Of business on Sundays. except drug
stores. and in this shape it was adopted.
The second section was read and adopted.
The third section was under consideration
when it was discovered that the Senate was
without a quorum. and. on motion. j: ad.
journed until to-day a: twelve o'clock.
The House.
But little business was done in the House
yesterday, the members generally seeming
satisfied with their work on :he funding
bill.
A message from the Governor. through
his secretary. announced the signing OF the
appropriation bill for the mileage anc per
diem of the members.
Mr.. Souer offered resolution Of inquiry
into the manner of the disposition OF tae ap.
preparation OF 100000 Tor the militia. and
also introduced a bill to appropriate $4,000
for the same purpose. which was referred
to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Murrell. of La!ourche. otie-e! :. r.So-
!ution asking the appointment Of a special
committee Of three TO investigate the nIlng
on the railroad train in Terrebonre parish
Mr.. Sewell introduced his bill! Oh tie cry
taxes and also one on banking.
Mr.. Gair reported the enro!lm en-: @! tie
funding bill and that tor the yelet OF Mrs
Noble.
Mr.. Murreil presented his report on the
riot at Houma. which IS printed IN the
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