New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-21

reduce the expenses Of public printing, wa
| considered.
The bill was considered as engrossed.
Under q suspension Of the constitution q
rules the bill was placed upon its thir'
reading and final passage, its title adopt ed
and ordered to be. sent to the Senate TO
concurrence.
Mr.. Demas, of St. John, moved for re
consideration Of the vote whereby the bill
was finally passed, and also moved to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table.
Carried
The Committee on Judiciary submit ed
the following reports:
CoNMITTKE ON JUDICIARY, I
New Orleans, February 10. 1873. 5
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Judiciary respe Ct
fully return House bill No. 6, with two re.
porte; majority in favor Of the passage OF
the bill, minority against it.
Also House bill No. "a. by substitute.
Also House bill No. sc, recommending its
passage with amendments.
Also House bill No SO. recommending the
passage of the bill.
CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Chairman.
The following is the minority report OF
the Committee on judiciary on House bill
No. 6:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, I
New Orleans, February 20. 1875.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tie
House Of Representatives:
The undersigned, member of the Com
mittee on Judiciary, to whom was referred
House bill No. g. being an act to repeal an
act entitled an act to create the office of
assistant Attorney General, ETC., respect
fully submits, that a large number OF an
important class OF suits, affecting the
revenue of the State, are under the charge
OF the assistant Attorney General, who has
given the matter his exclusive attention,
and by his services has saved and will CON
tjnue to save to the State large sums of
money. That to abolish his Office now will
throw his department into confusion, and
will transfer to officers who have not given
them any attention affairs of great impor.
lance to the revenue Of the State. 1t is,
unwise to alter or repeal the law in ques-
ton.
Respectfully, ETC.,
f. w. DEVICES,
OF the Committee.
House bill No. 1856 substitute for House
bill No. 34), an act to amend aud re-enact
section 1855 of the Revised Statutes, re-
gulating the employment of oonvicts in the
State Penitentiary and prescribing a penalty
for violation thereof, was read.
The constitutional rules being suspended,
the bill was again read, and made the
special order Of the day for Tuesday,
twenty-third instant, at P. M.
House bill No. &c, an act creating the
parish Of Sumner, reported fav orably with
the following amendments, was made the
special order Of the day tor Tuesday,
twenty-third instant, at P. NJ.
Section Strike ont all after the word
''by" in the sixteenth line, to the ord
ION" in the twenty sixth line, aud ms ert
the words ''the upper or western boundary
line OF the city of New Orleans"
Section two, before the word 'from," in
sert the words "all that territory" and in
the same line strike out the word corner"
and insert the word Clover"
Line twenty nine, the word "Fulisen's"
should be "Frellsen's o."
Line thirty-three, the word ''levee"
should be CLOVER"
Line thirty-six, after the word "and," at
the end of the line, insert the words "the
said parish Of Sumner shall be divided"
Line thirty-seven, after the word 'jus-
tice," insert the words ''of the peace"
Section four, line fourteen, strike out the
words purchasing or erecting"
Strike out all of section four after the
word provided" in line twenty two.
Section five, line ten, strike out first,
and insert "second:" also strike out DE
cember." and insert January"
Line eleven, strike out "April," and
insert "September;' also strike out third"
and insert second"
Line fifteen, after the word senatorial"
insert the word ''and," and strike out the
words land Metropolitan Police. "
At the end of the section insert "and shall
be entitled to two Representatives in the
General Assembly of the State"
Section six-Strike out all Of lines six.
seven, eight, nine and ten, to the word
''and," and insert the following: where
the defendants in such suits ehall be resi-
dent in said parish of Sumner at the PAS.
sage of this shall be-
In line twelve, strike out the word "cur-
rent" and insert the word "like.'
Section nine-In line nine, between words
''Of' and "the'' insert the words Commerce
Of"
In line fourteen, before the word ''par.
ish," insert the words ''that portion of the,'
and strike out the word "and" after the
word Jefferson
Line twenty-three, strike out tho word
"from" and insert the word "after."
Section niue, in line thirty-seven, after
the word city, insert the following: "And
said shall be and remain subject to lien
and privilege in the nature of a special
mortgage and vendors lien, concurrently in
favor of said parish of Jefferson for one
third of the amount of said appraisenent,
and said parish of Sumner for one third of
said appraisement until discharged as here
matter provided"
Line forty-two, fill blank with the word
"finance."
Line forty-eight, after word proceeds"
insert "to be devoted to purchase of a site
and erection of necessary public buildings
at the parish seat"
Strike out all of section nine, after the
word buildings" in line fifty seven.
Section eleven, line four, after the wo1d
"debt," insert "or making any appropria.
ton"
Line thirteen, after the word lees" in.
sert the word "than"
At the end Of section eleven add the fol-
lowing: "And provided further, that the
police Jury Of said parish of Sumner shall