New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-25
tho peace and one abolishing the Superior
District Court, followed.

tho peace and one abolishing the Superior
District Court, followed.
Mr. Young presented an important report
from the Committee on Judiciary. OF the
bills Nos. Is and 90, amending section l02l
of the Revised Statutes. he said, in of1er1ng
substitute, that the law permitting the
transfer of any case on motion OF the dis
trict attorney or Judge, was in his opinion
unconstitutional. He knew OF one case
where the whole criminal docket came |
near being transferred. The law should |
require satisfactory evidence for change
of venue, that the State and defense might
be on an equal footing. He also reported
on bills amending section GIG Of the Civil
Code, and sections GO, 17ll and 1908 Of the
Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Ray said the members ought to have
the Statutes if they were going to amend
them, and moved a resolution calling on the
Secretary of State to furnish State officers
with $50 copies.
Mr.. Lowell said the resolution should 60
to the State Librarian. If members wanted
them they had better 20 and buy them.
Mr.. Ray retorted he would do 60 if he
had been in the Legislature equally a. long.
Mr.. Meredith, reporting bill from the
Committee on Corporations, which had
been offered by Mr.. Demss, and saying,
under no circumstances would the commit
tee report favorably on it, the House re-
| iected it. This caused Mr.. Demas to fill
buster on the next bill offered, which Mr..
Meredith desired printed, and the discus
sion was participated in by Messrs. Murrell,
Matthews and Keeting, the Speaker finally
ruling the printing could be ordered by the
House.
Mr.. B. Edwards presented bill restoring
| to jackson portion of that taken from 1t
and now palt of Lincoln parish. and desired
it's immediate passage.
Mr.. Jones, of Lincoln, objected to such
summary proceeding.
Mr., Hahn said the bill was local one. 1t
was to take part of Lincoln and add it to
jackson. Mr.. Jones opposes it. At all
times he would be pleased to support the
gentleman from jackson, but a. this bill
was to gobble up portion OF Lincoln, he
shoulG have to stand by its representative,
as there was an intention to crowd him.
Mr.. Kidd desired 20 correct the impress
sion Mr.. Hahn had. The parish Of Lincoln
was created in 1873 by taking portions Of
jackson, Claiborne and Union. Fifteen
miles were taken from jackson when that
parish had no Representative or Senator
without consultation or hearing OF the peo
ple. By examination it would be found
that more than half Of the taxable property
had been taken from jackson, the estimate
now being $3.50, 900, while that Of Lincoln il
SSH, 200. 1t was left so poor that it coult
hardly support itself. The courthouse is il
the northern part of the parish, the peopl
! of the lower portion were poor, the fees
clerks and sheriffs were not sufficient to in
a duce competent men to accept the offices
, All that is asked is three miles. Two-third
= | of the voters desire to come back. 1t is bu
! small part of that which was taken with
4 out consent.
! Mr.. Jones said the question was not pt
h litical one now. When the parish was firf
made the people were not much in favor q
: it. Many of them had to go thirty an
8 thirty-tive miles to the courthouse. 1t ha
. since been organized, a courthouse and ja
r built, and it's old Indebtedness paid of.
O has voting population Of nearly 1SOO an
q not fifty of them would vote to 60 back.
Mr. Durr-You say the voting populatio
!. is 1900; what is that of Jackson2
4 Mr.. Jones-I have nothing to do with th
: voting population Of jackson. The gentl'
|. men probably want to increase it that on
q of them may 90 to the Senate. do NJ
wish to charge anything that would offen'
j. but the bill being in his handwritin
|. you can draw your own conclusions. IT tt
House wants to help him, would sugge
r an appropriation. The parish is now
a fixed fact. 1t may have been q R
I. publican parish once, but now it
n good Democratic one. If it is CT
y up there would probably be some mol
scufiing again. l had no ides this bill WI
to come up 80 abruptly, or that should
compelled to expose myself so soon. l onl
ask the House to postpone it, that the fac
and petitions now on their way may be lai
ia before it; and that the bill be stayed. thu
the people of the territory specially inte
ested may be consulted.
s. The bill went over to Saturday, and tt
); House adjourned.