New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-23

of Orleans, and requiring all fees in excess
of 10000 per annum by him received 10 De
accounted for and paid over to the city OF
New Orleans.
| On motion of Mr. Matthews, of Teneas,
the rules were suspended, this bill under
went its second reading, and was ordered
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
| Senate bill No. 49, an act TO amend and
| re-enact article 3i6 of the Civil Code OF
Louisiana.
On motion of Mr.. Young the rules were
SUSPENDED, this bill underwent its second
reading, and was ordered referred to the
| Committee on judiciary.
Senate bill No. 49, an act to provide foI
the transfer of suits pending in the parish OF
district courts of this State, in which the pre-
siding Judge is refused, to the parish court
of an adjoining parish, or to the district
court of an adjoining district.
On motion of Mr.. Blliu the rules were
suspended this bill was read second time,
and ordered referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
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of the district court in the Fourteenth Judi
cial District, and providing for the drawing
and summoning OF juries for said terms.
On motion of Mr. Young the rules were
suspended, this bill was read a second time,
and was ordered to be referred to the Com
mittee on judiciary.
Senate bill No. 155, an act for the relief OF
Judge Louis Favrot and Mr.. Narcisse Ian
| drv veterans of Isl and 1915.
MIR. Meredith moved the reference of this
bill to the Committee on Pensions which
motion was not agreed to-
On motion of Mr. Witt the rules were
suspended, this bill underwent it's second
reading, and was ordered to third read
ing.
Mr.. Walker moved to suspend the rules
to postpone the special order of the day;
upon that motion he called for the yeas and
nays, which resulted as follows;
| Yeas-Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt, Bay ley,
Blatfer, Bower, Beasley, Collins, Carlos-,
Dunn, Grant, Maginnis, McAlpine. Pascal,
Roman, Smith, SarIain, Walker-E.
| Nays-Armstead, Batter. Baker, Billiu,
| Carvllle, Carmouche, Cousin, DuDre, De
Blanc, Dugas, DUR, Davidson, Devices,
Demas, Edwards of Tangipahoa, Edwards
| OF Rchland, Guichard, Gilmore, Hill of As
cension, Hahn, Hubeau, Hill of Ouachita,
| Honore, Hammond, Hunsaker, Jetries,
Jourdain, johnson of Caddo, Jones OF
Pointe Coupee, koontz, kummel, keeting,
keyes. Kidd, Luckett, Lowell, Leyisse,
Lafargue, Meredith, Mitchell, Martin, Muir
rell, MIon, Matthews of Tensas, Mcclellan.
Parker Piles, Pipes Richardson Randall,
! Ridgely. Ray Sutton, Self, Sartaip, Souer
Scales. Schiller, Thomas, Nidrine, Wilt,
| Wilson, Woods of Ouachra, Woods OF
Baton Rouge, Walters, Wells, iorke,
| Young-72.
| And the rules were not suspended.
| Mr.. Kidd moved to postpone the special
| order of the day for one hour.
Mr. Murrell moved to lay Mr. Kidd g
motion on the table, which was not agreed
| to.
The question recurring on Mr. Kidd s
| motion. it was carried il the affirmative.
RECONSIDERATION.
Mr. Walker moved to reconsider the vote
given on yesterday on the adoption of
| ize the employment of shorthand reporters
| as experts to report testimany IN appeala-
| bic civil causes before the district CO. arts of
| the parish of Orleans, to authorize the APP
| pointment of such experts il other distric t
courts of the State liz certain cases; fixing
| the fees of the said experts. and repeating
| all laws giving to clerks OF court cOmpensa
tiSn for testimony taken b. such experts
A reconsideration being granted. on mo-
ton Of Mr. Matthews the fourth section was
amended by striking out in the seventh line
the word twenty five and inserting IN
lieu thereof the words thirty five" and in
the seventh line OF the same section the
same shall etand as originally.
On motion of the same member the rules
were suspended, this bill underwent its sec
ond and third readings, and it was concurred
in.
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING.
House bill No. 1876. an act to amend and
re.enact sections $50 and $50 of the Revised
Statutes of Louisiana of 1870.
On motion of Mr.. Billiu the adverse re-
port of the committee was adopted and this
bill was indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. %. an act to repeal An
an act incorporating the Southeastern Rail
road Company. approved March -, 1880.
and granting aid thereto, No. % published
without the Governors approval, among
the acts of the General Assembly OF Louis
lana for 1871.
On motion of Mr.. Bayley the rules were
suspended the bill underwent its second
and third readings, and 1t passed.
House bill No, 3d. an act regulating the
assessment of State and parish taxes on the
barren lands of this State, and repeating
all laws in conflict Herewith.
The adverse report of the committee was
adopted and on motion of Mr.. Billiu this
bill was indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. 263, an act to incorporate
the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, and to repeal an act en-
titled an act to incorporate the Louisiana
State Association for the Prevention and
Suppression of Cruelty TO Animals.
Mr.. Ray moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill,
Mr.. Hammond moved to lay Mr.. Rays
motion on the table. which was not agreed to.
The question recurring upon Mr. Ray s
motion the same was agreed TO- and the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Murrel called for the order Of the
day.
Mr. Souer moved that all special orders