New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-26

proceedings in the Second. Judicial and
Parish Courts, and First Justice Court of
the parish of Jefferson sitting in the late
city of Carrollton, and for the enforcement
of this act, and also providing for the pre-
scription of actions under the same.
To which Mr. Koontz submitted the fol-
lowing substitute:
An act to provide for the transfer OF cor
tain cases from the courts of the parish OF
Jefferson to the courts of the parish O.
Orleans, together with records. transcripts
and documents; to legalize certain proceed
ings had in the courts of the parish of JEFF
ferson; to provide when suits for nullity in
certain cases may be brought; and to limit
prescription in actions of nullity in certain
cases in the parish of Jefferson.
On motion Of Mr.. Demas the rules we're
Suspended, and the substitute underwent
it's second reading, aud on motion of Mr.
Koontz, this bill was made the special or
der of the day for tomorrow at two o'clock
House bill No AIS, entitled an act de.
tining the distances from domiciles OF men,
beers of the General Assembly to the State
House; fixing the mode of ascertaining the
per diem of members Of the General AS
sembly for the time engaged in going to
and returning from the State House, and
the mileage to be paid to committees and
their employees, and the number of en-
ployes of the General Assembly. and their
compensation, and defining their duties,
and to repeal az laws on the same subj ct
matter.
Mr. Hill moved tina. this bill be read sec
ton by section.
Section one being read. Mr.. Matthews, Of
Tensas, offered the following amendment:
Strike out 'ffty" anG insert "thrty."
ON motion of Mr Hall Mr.. Matthews
amendment was ordered to Lis on tue table
MI Dayley offered the following amend
ment:
Parish % St Landry. 200 miles
On motion of Mr.. Hall Mr.. Bayiey's
amendment was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Davidson oeered the following
amendment.
Strike out "f fly and nsert seventy.
On motion Of Nr. Hall Mr. Davidson j
amendment was ordered to lie On the table.
GA motion Of Mr.. Hall the first section
wac adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Hall the second third,
fourth. fifth. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth,
tenth. eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth sec
tons were read and adopted.
Mr.. Young moved 10 indefinitely post
pone the bill
Mr.. Hall moved TO lay Mr.. ioUng's mo
ton on the table, and upon that motion
Mr.. Walker called for the yeas and nays,
which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt,
Bower. Beasley. Billiu, Collins, Ddpre, De-
Blanc, Dugas, Davidson, Delhommer Ed
| wards of Tangipahoa, Elliott, Gilmore,
Hall. Jeffries johnson of LafOuyche. Jones
| of Lincoln. Jones OF Pointe Coupee. Koontz,
Kummel. Luckett. Maginnis, Meredith,
| Mitchell, Magee, Pascal, Pipes, Roman
Seemar, Schenck. SchuIer, Walker, Witt,
| Wells-E.
Nays Armstead, Butler. Baker, Car
| mouche. Cousin. Carloss, Durr, Devices
| Dickenson, Delhommer Dunn, Edwards OF
Richland. Grant, Hill of Ascension, Hill
of Ouachita, Jourdain, johnson Of Caddo
| Keeting, Kelly. Lane, Lowell, Levisee
| Matthews of Franklin Martin, Murrell
| Million, Matthews of Tensas, McAlpine, Par
| ker. Piles, Richardson, Randall, Ridgely
Raby, Smith, Sutton, Self, Snaer, Sartain
| Sibilski, Stewart Scalee. Thomas. VOORHEES,
| Vidrine Wilson, Woods of Ouachita, Woods
of West Baton Rouge, Walters. Webb
Yorke. Young-5l.
| So the House refused 10 lay Mr.. Young
motion on the table.
Mr.. Devices called for tie previous ques
ton. which was carried 10 the Affirmative.
The question recurring on the lndetnit
postpone msnt of the bill, Mr.. Young calle'
for the yeas and nays. which resulted a
follows;
Yeas-Armstead. Butler, Baker. Cal
| mouche, Cousin, Carloss. Devices. Dlcken
son. Dunn, Edwards OF Rchland, Grant
| Hill of Ascension, Hahn. Hubeau, Hill o
| Ouachita, Jourdain, johnson OF Caddo
keeting. Kelly. .ne, Lowell Levlsef
Matthews of Franklin, Martin, Murrel
M,lou, Matthews OF lenses, McAlpine
Parker, Piles. Randall. Ridgely Raby, Sat
ton, Self, Snaer. SartAin, Slbilski Stewart
Thomas, Vldrine, Wilson, Woods OF Nes
Baton Rouge, Woods OF Oaachita, Walter;
Webb, Yo1ke. Ioung-B.
Navs-Aldige. Booth. Byrne. Burkh bard
Bay!ey. Blarfer. Bower, Beasley, bitL,t
Collins, Dupre, DeBlanc, Dugas, Darr; ia
wilson, Delhommer, Elliott, Gilmore, Hai
johnson of Lafourche, Jones OF Llncoil
Jones of Pointe Coupee, koontz. kumme
Kidd Lafargue. Maainnis, Meredith, Mitch
ell. Magee. Pascal, Pipes. Roman, Seemai
Schench, Scales, 2chulec. Walker. " lit
Nells-i0.
So the bill vas indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Lowe. Il moved 70 reconsider the vol
lust given. and on his own motion II
motion TO reconsider was laid on the tabl
This being the day set apart for the col
, s;aaration OF House bill No. $50, eatltle
sn act TO create the parish Of Macon, al
proyiding for the organization thereof, al
, fixing the representation of the parishes
Carroll and Macon il the House of Repr
sertatiies: Mr.. Grant offered the tol.owin
amendment;
Strike out all of section one. a1d inse
| in lieu thereof the following:
3 SECTION |. Be it enacted by the sena
| and House of Representatives OF the Sta
. of Louisiana in General Assembly con vene
That the territory heretofore known by Il
, name Of tho parish of Carroll shall! cease
t | form said parish, and shall be and is her
l | by created into two distinct and separa
!, parishes. the one to be called the parish
East Carroll, and the other to be called i
l parish OF West Carroll; That t
9 parish of East Carroll shall be col
posed of all that portion Of the terrific
= heretofore constituting the parish Of "a
roll which lies east OF line designated al
o described as follows, to wit: Commencll
8 at point on Bayou Macon where ga
line between the States Of Louisiana al
!, Arkansas, and running south along ca
d BAYOU to the township line between tow