New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

mittee on Appropriations of the extra ses
zion, and said committee be empowered t,
f send for persons and papers.
. Carried.
e Mr.. Elliott moved that the committee t,
: investigate the charges against Judge Jaco,
Hawkins be permitted to sit during vaca
e 'tion. and make their report next session.
Carried.
Mr.. Elliott called up Mr. Jeffries' resolu
! ton in regard to the vacancy from Grant
parish, that the Governor be notified anG
asked to issue his proclamation of election
to I'LL said vacancy.
| Carried
Mr.. Blafier called I'D House bill No. l3
entitled an act to incorporate the Board
OF Trade OF New Orleans; comforting Ger
tain privileges and authorities upon said
corporation; providing for tie appointment
of Inspectors, weighers and gaugers OF
-four, grain, hay, provisions, groceries,
liquors and other articles of trade com
monty dealt in by the members of said
corporation, and prescribing their duties
and powers; to repeal sections 1913 to
and 1858 inclusive of the Revised Statutes
of 1870; providing for and regulating the
inspection, weighing and gaugng of flour,
grain, hay, provisions, groceries, liquors
and other articles of trade; authorizing
said corporation to fix the grades and
standards of the articles to be inspected
weighed or gagged; authorizing said cor.
pOratiOn to establish committees of refer
|
poses: and repeating all laws or parts of
laws in conflict with the provisions of this
| act.
Passed its second reading,
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rules passed its third reading, adopted by
its title, and was finally passed and ordered
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
| MIR. Hahn, under suspension of the rules,
called up House bill No. Sc, entitled an act
! in relation to the allegation and proof of
| ownership and identity of property in civil
suits and criminal prosecutions growing out
| OF losses and the adjustment of losses GOV.
cred by insurance, and authorizing the
institution of certain suits by and in the
name OF the Board of Underwriters of New
Orleans.
Which was considered engrossed.
Under suspension Of the constitutional
rules passed its third reading, and final
passage, and Orderrd sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
Mr.. Mitchell, under suspension of the
rules, called up the following resolution,
lying over from Tuesday.
ReSOired, That committee composed of
five members from the House, be appointed
to investigate the books. accounts, etc., of
the Auditor and Treasurer of the State,
and that said committee be empowered to
employ experts, in order to facilitate the
Objects contemplated, and that full power
be delegated the said committee to send for
persons and papers.
MIR. Mitchell offered the following sub.
stitute, which was adopted:
ReSOired. That committee composed of
five members from this House be appointed
to investigate the books, accounts. etc., of |
the Treasurer OF the State, and that said |
committee be empowered to employ ex |
perts IN order to facilitate the object con- |
temPlated; and that full power be dele |
gated said committee to send for persons |
and papers; and that said committee is |
further directed to ascertain and report |
whether IN the payment of warrants on the |
treasury any unlawful preference is or has |
been given, either to individuals or to COM |
bnatlons Of individuals, as holders Of such |
warrants.
Mr.. Murrell offered the following resolu
ton, which was adopted:
Resoloed, That a committee of three be
appointed by the Speaker, to notify the
Governor and the Senate that the House
will adjourn at IL NJ, to-day.
Mr.. Souer, of Avoyelles, offered the fol.
lowing document, and asked that it be
published in the journal, and that it be
referred to the special committee on i'm
peachment of Judge Hawkins:
CAUSES FOR REMOVING JUDGE HAWKINS.
i. Incompetency-In this, utter ignorance
of the law.
He has frequently stated from the bench
that his court was court of equity, and
not bound by law; ignorant of the fact that
equity is only invoked in the absence |
pf law; that equity follows the law
Numberless instances can be given and
proved where he has openly disre-
yarded the law and defed the Statutes of
The Legislature, saying he had the right to
gnore or regard as null what he considered |
should not be law.
iCSiuus oNeI d courU WnlCn Is especially |
devoted to corporations, ne is ignorant of
he elementary principles Of corporation {
aw. On one occasion he interrupted cOun-
el, who vas arguing a corporation case be
ore him, by askiag what he meant by ultra |
Tres, phrase the ignorance of which 1
howed he had not read any elementary
work OF corporation law.
= Gross violation of duty in usurping
Jurisdiction to crafty malice and preindice
gainst individuals.
One illustration F. c. Mahan brought d
suit against the directors of corpora
ION, the Loan and Pledge Association, in 7
ividually, for damages. The corporation
vas not party to the suit The plaintiff e
sked no judgment against the corpora D
ION, and therefore none could have been p
Yet Hawkins seized all the
property OF the corporation, shut its doors,
ppolnted keeper, and broke up the in
tltuton in this very suit, though the cor u
Grafton was not before his court. He had .,
o more right to do this than to seize the
itizens Bank or the property of any in
ivdual not before his court. In this a.
nit plaintiff only asked judgment FOR =
2o,oOo SO If he had gained his case u
g could have Issued execution only IL
n $2O,OO0 against the private property OF | .,
le individual directors. If the def. ndsnts u
anted to appeal. supposing the plaintiff had Al
)t Judgment for the full amount, which is o.
ghiy improbable, they could have done 40 III
' giving bond for $4,000 and thus sus FL
ended execution. Yet when the corporation g
hose property had been seized, though not ID
party to the suit, asked to release the a.
izure by executing bond, Hawkins Ut
ked bond OF 100000 This was to keep VI
g property in the hands of his keeper
I'd thus ruin the corporation. ut
This outrage is unparalleled in Louisiana :,
rlsprudence. See COPY of suit instituted; ="