New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-26

consent to introduce Senate bill No. 70, On
titled an act to create special levee dlf
trict in tho parishes of Pointe Coupee AM
Iberville.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by q four-ifths affirmative vote OF the Sen
ate. the bill was placed upon its secont
reading and referred to the Committee OF
Lands and Levees.
Senator Young moved that House bill
No. 70 of last session be taken up.
On call of Senator Whitney, the Senate
went into executive session.
The executive session having been raised
on call of the roll the following Senators
| answered to their Names
Present Messrs Alexander, Allan,
Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Cage. Chadb0urn,
Dumont, George, Goode, Gla, Greene
Grover, Harper, Herwiz, Kelso, Kelly, Lam
dry, Mascot, Ogden, Pollard, Robertson,
Stamps, Steven, Sypher. Twitchell, Weber,
| Wharton, White, Whitney, Young-3l:
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Blackburn,
Breaux, Detiege, Eustis-5.
Senator Stamps made the point of order
| that there was nothing before the Senate.
The President Senator Burch in the
chair ruled the point not we'll taken, on
the ground that the motion of Senator
Young to take up House bill No. 70 of last
session was before the Senate when the
executive session was called.
Senator Wharton made the point of order
that the motion to take up is out of order,
because the bill is in possession OF the
Finance Committee, and not in possession
of the Senate.
The President ruled the point we'll taken.
Senator Young then moved that the
chairman of the Committee on Finance be
instructed to report back to the Senate to-
morrow House bill No. % of last session.
The President ruled the motion out of
order, on the ground that the bill being
still in possession of the ex-chairman Of the
committee, it would be unjust to call upon
the present chairman to produce that which
he never received.
THE President of the Senate resumed the
chair.
Senator Pollard moved that the Senate
adjourn until tomorrow at twelve o'clock M.
Senator White called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Alexander. Burcb, Cage, Detiege,
Grover, Harper, Kelso, Landry, Mascot,
Pollard. Sypher-1l
Nays-Allain, Blunt, Brewster, George,
Goode, Greene, Ogden, Robertson, Stamps,
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, White, Whit
ney. Young-l5
Absent-Andereon, Blackburn, Breaux,
Chadbourn, Dumont, Eustis, Ga, Herwig,
Kelly, Steven-l0.
And the Senate refused to adjourn.
Senator White called up the report of the
Committee on Judiciary ON the following:
Senate bill No. 8, entitled an act to amend
and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend
article GA of the Code Of Practice, approved
twenty-third of April, 1872, being act No. II !
Of the session of 1874, by the following sub.
stitutes, entitled Senate bills Mes "a and IS. |
viz
Senate bill No. 81 (substitute for Senate !
bill No. g., an act TO amend and re-eIact |
article 1892 of the Revised Civil Code.
Senate bill No. 50 Substitute for Senate
dill No. 8, an act to amend and re-enact an
act entitled an act to amend article GA of
he Code Of Practice, approved April %,
So. being act No. II of the session of 1874.
Senator Mascot objected.
The President ruled that action on reports
If committees lying over was in order.
Senator Chadbourn called for executive
ession.
Executive session having been raised, on
call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Present - Messrs. Allan. Anderson,
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Jhadbourn, Detiege, George, Goode. Ola,
Harper, Landry, Ogden, Pollard, Robert
on, Stamps, 1witchell, Weber, White,
Nhitney-22.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander. Blackburn,
)umont. Eustis. Greene, Grover, Herwig,
lelso. Kelly, Mascot, Steven, Sypher,
Wharton. Young-l4.
Senator Allan made the point of order
hat all bills, resolutions and reports Of
committees from the last session shall be
esumed and acted on in the same manner
g if an adjournment had not taken place.
The President Senator Ogden in the
hair) ruled the point of order not we'll
aiken and having mo connection with the
ubiect matter before the Senate.
Senator White moved that Senate bills
Ios. 81 and 55 offered by the committee az
institutes for Senate bill No. 8, be printed
n the journal. and that they be made the
pecial order of the day for Saturday next,
Immediately after the morning hour, as fol-
ows:
Senate bill No. 81:
IN act to amend and re-enact article 1899
of the Revised Civil Code.
SECTION |. Be it enacted BY the Senate
nd House of Representatives of the State |
f Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
hat article 1892 of the Revised Civil Code |
e amended and re-enacted so as to read as |
ollOws: There are also rights which are
merely personal that can not be made
liable to the payment Of debts. and there.
ore no contract respecting them comes
re the rights of personal servitude of use
nd habitatiOn of usufruct of the estate of |
minor child to the income of
otal property, to money due for
r recompense for personal services;
he linen and clothes belonging to the
ebtor or his wife; his bed or those of his
amlly' us arus anu military accOutre-
nents; the tools and instrument, and books, |
ewing machines necessary for the exercise
f his or her calling trade or profession, by
Which he or she makes living; the house ,,
old and kitchen furniture, to the value of
* hundred dollars; provided their house.
old and kitchen furniture be held, not to
pply to the lessons lien and privilege"
SEC. ?. Be it further enacted, etc., That
his act shall take effect from and after its
nth be and the same are hereby repealed. .
Senate bill No SIS: {