New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-04

Mr.. Burch moved to have the protes
spread upon the minutes.
Mr.. Wharton moved the following poin
of order:
That the word government in the protes
necessarily includes that branch of the gov
eminent delOminated the Senate, and
therefore, the protest, 80 far as it includes
this Senate, is not respectful in its language
and, under the rules, not in order to be
spread upon tho minutes.
The President held the protest was
couched in respectful language, and was in
order to be spread upon tho minutes, lie
therefore overruled the point of order
Mr.. Cage raised the point of order that
the protest could not be entertained with
was introduced out of order.
| The President did not sustain tho point
| Of order.
Mr. Brewster moved the protest be laid
on the table.
MIR. Burch made the point of order that
objection to the spreading Of the protest on
the minutes came too late.
The President sustained the point Of
order.
Mr.. Brewster withdrew his motion to lie
on the table subject to call.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
MIR. Anderson, chairman of the Commit
tee on Judiciary, submitted the following
report:
House bill No. is, to be entitled an &C:
regulating the fees Of recorders.
House bill No. 81, to bs entitled a Joint
resolution instructing our Senators and re-
questing our Representatives in Congress
to secure an appropriation of $50 900 for the
cleaning of Bayous Terrebonne and Little
Gallon and their tributaries.
House bill No. 1l3, to be entitled an act
to amend and re-enact section 1861 of the
Revised Statutes Of the State of Louisiana.
Senate bill No. l27, to be entitled an act
to revise, amend and re-enact certain
articles of the Code of Practice therein
specified.
The following reasons are submitted to
the favorable consideration of the Senate |
for the passage of the above bill, with |
amendments:
|. They will make the practice of |
this State similar to that of New York, |
Ohio. and nearly every other State, North |
and West; their codes being substantially |
but a copy of the Code of Louisiana, with |
the amendments now sought to be made to |
ours. and which in those States has been
found to be an invaluable improvement on
ours. as 1t renders the pleading simpler,
and more concise.
>. BY having the pleadings verified
sworn to) by each party, their length will
be reduced as nothing but facts, or what is
into them, thus lessening the length and
costs of transcripts OF appeal to the Su-
preme Court, and thereby enabling the
Judges to come to their conclusions without |
having to wade through and digest half the
amount Of legal matter they are now com
PEELED to overhaul.
3. In many cases tine evidence now taken
before the district judges would either not
Do necessary or would be taken before |
notarles in the attorneys office, aud thus
allow Of reduction of one or more of
'he district Courts in the parish of Or
cans, and of several i'll the country par
shes, thus saving many thousands yearly +!
% the State.
4. They will reduce the costs of litipa
ion at least one-half in many cases. and |
wothlrds IN others, as all copies OF petit |
|
mt and served by the attorneys, or some |
'ne employed by them, thus saving for
he party who loses the case all the costs |
or making ont and serving the papers
elating to his side of the case All issues.
lther of law or OF facts. being Joined be-
ore any papers are filed with the clerk.
10 papers but those absolutely necessary
0 n full understanding of the case will I
re flied, and the time OF the court will |
lot be taken up. everything dilatory and
rlvolous exceptions, but every material
ssue will be ut once and distinctly
rought to the notice of the court, in
uiipg speedy and just decision. Il
D. hey have the advantages OF making | +
factleal lawyers of all young students as,
me serving their apprenticeship in the O
Liee OF an Older attorney, by making out il
no serving copies OF all pleaGiugs drawn c
7. IN the office they learn to Apply the a
rinclpies they learn from these books TO
le practice OF the courts, and when they n
re ADMITTED to the Tar they will thor a
NShly competent to draw up all paVefkt, r,
ior the prosecution OF thei, cases. | d
lus saving their own reputation and the | Ia
oney of their clients.
UniavOrably on House bill No. los TO he | d
ltitled an act to amend and reensct ar. q
Gle 9l6 OF the Civil Code, and for the 81
flowing reasons, viz:
This act proposes TO amend article 9l6 of | h;
e Revised Civil Code by giving to the "a
aior heir the right to claim his portion n
the estate held In usuiruct, which de- tt
ats the very object of article 9l6. b,
This article does not form part Of the al
/ Code, but was inserted tor the first time
the Revised Code Of 1870, and is q repe. re
ion OF the act Of 1874, which first estab- til
he ID this usufruct 1t has been consider I "