New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-21

Senate bill No. s., to be entitled an act
relative to public sales and sale days, made
in pursuance Of DEGREES of courts in the
parishes of Assumption, .Lafourche and
Terrebonne.
| The bill was read the first time.
| The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended By four fifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading. and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Young:
Senate bill No. &c, to be entitled an act 10
exempt the town OF Vidalis, in the parish
OF Concordia, from the payment of parish
taxes and licences.
The bill was read the first time.
| The constitutional rule was suspended BY
q four -ifths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Comm ittee
on Finance.
BY Mr.. Wharton:
Senate bill No. 81, entitled an act supple
mental to act No. 3, approved January "a,
1874, and to provide Tor testing, at the
instance of any taxpayer, in the courts of
the State the legality aud validity Of any
| items Of State Indebtedness, the legality or
validity Of which may have been, or Jay
hereafter be, questioned; to prohibit the
Board OF Liquidation under said act No. 3
OF 1874 from funding the questionable and
doubtful obligations of the State named or
| designated in this act until the same shall
have been finally declared legal and valid
| BY the Supreme Court Of the State of Louis
lana, and to provide the necessary means
| for carrying the provisions of this act into
| effect, and to provide additional members
Of the Board of Liquidation establish ed by
| act No. 3 of 1874, approved January "a,
| 1874; to provide for the deposit of all funds
Of the State by tho State Treasurer in a
bank to be selected by the said board; to
| provide an action to enforce such deposit;
! to provide for the suspension Of executive
| officers in the cases named herein, and to
| provide an action OF damages, and to repeal
! conflicting laws.
| The bill was read the first time.
! The constitutional rule was suspended by
| a tour-fifths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on
Finance and ordered printed.
| By Mr.. Greene:
Senate bill No. 80, entitled an act to
amend and re anact sections one and five of
act No. 81 of 1874, entitled an act to regu
late the private markets in the city of
New Orleans and for other purposes.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-fifths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Com N ittee
on Commerce and Manufactures.
By Mr.. Ogden:
Senate bill No. 80, entitled au act to
amend an act entitled IAN act to pro vide
homesteads for the widows and children of
deceased persons, approved March IL, 1852
| and sections 1893 aud 1854 of the Rev Used
| Statutes and the section of article 81 50 Of
the Civil Code.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four. tifths vote, the bill read the second
Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. White:
Senate bill No. 40, entitled an &C. TO
repeal section 1880 of the Revised Statutes
of Louisiana. and to make the warrants for
salaries of the Supreme, district and parish
courts judges and also Of the reporter of the
decisions Of the Supreme Court, the Attor-
ney General, Assistant Attorney Gene raj
and district attorneys Of this State receiva
BILE by the several tax collectors thereof at
par in payment and settlement of State
taxes and licenses; to fix the the salaries OF
the district court judges, and tC prescribe
the periods for paying the same.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four.ffths vote, tie bill was read the
second time and referred to the Comm tee
on Finance.
By Mr.. Grover:
Senate bill No. Al, entitled an act relat i've
to evidence in criminal prosecutions, Civ ing
the prisoner the privilege of testifying in
his own behalf.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitu .ional rule was suspended by
tuur.tifths vote, the bill was read the
second time aud referred to the Comm ittee
on Judiciary.
ORDER OF TIE DAY.
Unfinished business being the report OF
the Committee on Auditing and Supervis-
ing the Expenses of the Senate, the Presi'
dent declared the pending question to be to
adopt the report.
Mr.. Burch moved tae previous question
Seconded.
The main question Was ordered.
Under operation Of the previous question
and on call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
voted to adopt the report by the following
vote:
Yeas-Apderson, Allan, Blunt, Breaux,
Brewster, Burch, Cage, Goode, Harper, |
Herwig, Kelso, Landry, Masicot, Pollard,
Stamps. Syphef, Twitchell, Weber, Whar-
ton. Whitney, Young-2l.
Nays-Blackburn, Chadbourn, Detiege, |
Eustis, George, Greene, Kelly, Ogden, |
Steven, White-l0
Absent and not voting-Alexander, Du-
mont, Ola, Grover, Robertson.
Mr.. Bureh moved to reconsider tho vote |
just taken, and also moved to table the |
motion to reconsider.
The motion to table was adopted.
The report of the Committee on Judiciary,
as follows, was taken up:
COMMITTEES ON JUDICIARY
New Orleans. April 49, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Judiciary beg leave
to report favorabiy on Senate bill No. 90, to |
be entitled an act to amend and ra-enact |
article l65 OF the Code OF Practice of Louis
lana, and with the following amendment: