New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-10

land. Elliott, Grant, Guichard, Gr.cien.
Hill of Ascension, Hubeau, Hill Of Ouachits,
Hammond, Huneaker, J0urdain, johnson Of
Caddo, Lane, Lowell. Murrell, Milon, Mat
thews of Tensae, Mcclellan. Nanez. Piles,
Parker. Randall, Rsby, Smith. Sutton.
S0uer, Seemap, Stafford, SCHUYLER, Thomas.
yoorhies; Walker, Woods Of West Baton
Rouge R Webb Woods Of oaaohits' fofke-
So the mot3 indefinitely postpone
On motion Of 81 Lowell this bill, under.
went its second fsAding, and ON its third
reading and 6nsl passage Mr.. Koontz called
for the yeas and nays, which resulted a.
follows:
Yeas-Aldige, Butler, Baker. Billiu, Car
Vile, Carnouche, Cousin. Carloss, Dugas.
Davidson, Devices. Dickenson, Edwards Of
kichland, Elliot, Guichard. Grant, Gracien,
Hubeau. Hill of Ouschita, Hammond Hun
saker, Jourdain, johnson of Caddo. Jones
of Pointe Coupee, Reyes, Lane, Lowell,
Levisee, MaRinnis, Murrell, M,lon, Matthews
OF Tensae, Mcclellan, Nunez, Parker, Piles.
Ray. Rssy, Sutton, Snaer: SArtain, Seeman.
Wilson, Woods Of West Baton Rouge, Wal
tors, Webb, Woods of Ouachita, Yorke-53.
Nays-Booth, Burkhardt, Bayley, Blaffer,
Bower, Beasley, Brice, Collins, Dupre,
Dunn, DUR, Delhommer, Edwards of Tan
Qipahoa, Gilmore. Hall, Jefries, Koontz,
Kummel, Meredith. Mitchell, Matthews Of
Franklin. McAlpine, Pascal, Roman, Rich
ardson, Randall. Smith, Self, Sehenck,
Scalee, Walker-3O.
And this bill was concurred in.
Mr.. Lowell moved that the vote Just
given be reconsidered, and on his own mo-
ton the motion to reconsider was laid on
the table.
Senate bill No. l58. an act to provide for
the working roads and bridges in the parish
of West Baton Rouge; to empower the po-
lice Jury of said parish to pass rules and
regulations relative thereto, and to provide
for the enforcement of the same by criminal
prosecution.
On motion 81 Mr.. Billiu this bill was in
definitely postponed.
Senate bill No. 1873, an act to amend the
constitution of the State of Louisiana.
Amendment No. 1.-The expenditures of
each session of tho General Assembly for
DER diem and mileage of members, for pay
ment of officers and employees, and for CON
tingent expenses, shall not exceed the sum
of one hundred and seventy-fv Thousand
dollars; and members of the General As
sembly shall receive five dollars q day
twenty cents . mile for actual distance from
the courthouse of their respective parishes
to the State Capitol.
Mr.. Honsaker moved the indefinite post
ponement of the amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Jeffries Mr.. Hunsaker's
motion was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Hall moved the previous question on
the adoption of the first amendment.
The main question was then ordered.
The Speaker ordered the yeas and nays
to be called, which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Speaker Estilette, and Messrs.
Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt, Bay
lin, CarviIle, Collins, Csrmouche, Cousin.
Carloss, Dupre, DeBlanc, Dunn, DUR.
Davidson. Devices, Dickinson, DelhOmmer.
Edwards Of Richland, Elliott, Guichard,
Gracien, Gilmore, Hall, Hill OF Ascension,
Hahn. Hubeau, Hill Of Ouachita, Honore,
Hammond, Jetfries, johnson of Caddo,
Jones of Pointe Coupee, koontz. Kummel,
ell, Matthews of Franklin, Murrell, Milon,
Matthews of Tensas, Mcclellan, Nunez.
Pascal, Piles, Randall, Ridgely, Raby,
Sutton. Self, Snaer, Sartain, Souer, Seeman,
Sibilski, Schenck, Stafford, Scales, Schiller.
Thomas, VOORHEES,, Vidrine. Woods of West
Baton Rouge, Woods of Ouachita, Walters,
Wells, Yorke, YOung-77.
Nays-Baker, Hunsaker. Parker-3.
So two-thirds of the members of the
House elected, voting in the affirmative, the
first amendment was adopted.
Amendment No. 2-The last sentence in
article sixty six of the constitution, which
reads az follows, to wit: IF any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
five days after it shall have been presented
to him, it shall be law in like manner as if
he had signed it, unless the General Assem-
bly,, after the expiration of the said five
days or become q law" shall be amended 80
IS to read as follows, to wit: eff any bill
shall not be returned by the Cover
nor, within five days, not includ-
ing Sundays. after it shall have been
presented to him, it shall be a law in like
manner as if he had signed it, unless the
it's return, in which case it shall not be a
law, unless signed and promulgated within
twenty days after said adjournment"
The Speaker ordered the yeas and nays
to be called on the adoption of the second
amendment, which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Speaker Estilette, and Messrs
Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt, Bayley,
Blaffsr, Bower, Baker, Beasley, Billiu,
Carloes. Dupre, DeBlanc. Dunn, DUR,
Davidson. Dickenson, Delhommer, Ed
wards of Tangipahoa, Edwards of Richland.
Elliott, Guichsrd, Gracien, Gilmore, Hall,
Hahn, Hill of Ouachita, Honore, Hammond,
Jetfries. johnson of CaddO, Jones of Pointe
Coupee, Koontz, Kummel, Lowell, Levisse,
Maginnis, Meredith, Mitchell, Mathews of
nez, Pascal, Parker, Piles, Randall, Ridgely.
Raby, Smith, Self, Sartain, Souer, Sibilski.
Schenck, Stafford, Stewart, Scales. Schiller.
Thomas, VOORHEES,, Vidrine, Walker, Wilt.
Wilson, Woods of West Baton Rouge,
Walters, Woods of Ouschita, Webb, Yor ke,
YOung-U.
Nays-Dewees, Hill Of Ascension, Hun
saker-3.
So two thirds of the members elected to
the House voting in the affirmative the
amendment was adopted.
Amendment No. 3-The judicial powers
heretofore vested in parish courts are here
by abrogated and withdrawn. The district
courts OF the State outside of the parish of
Orleans shall have original jurisdiction in
all civil cases when the amount in dispute
exceeds one hundred dollars, exclusive of
interest, and appellate jurisdiction over
cases decided by justices Of the peace when
the amount in dispute exceeds fifty dollars.
exclusive of interest. In criminal cases
their jurisdiction shall be unlimited. and
they shall have full jurisdiction over mat.
ters OF probate and succession; each of said
district Judges shall receive salary of four
thousand dollars annually nauahla nnar