New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-31
DemocrnrIc Cnucuses.

The Senate Saturday discussed and post
poned to Saturday next the bill giving
physicians privilege of $40 for fees. Other
bills were referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee,
Monday the bill making the affidavit of
plaintiff conclusive on writ of sequestra-
tion, saving to the defendant the right to
bond caused much discussion as to whether
the writ was a plaintiffs right or an act of
grace. Some gentlemen discussed the sub
ject as If plaintiffs oath were a different
thing in the country from one in the city.
The "monstrosity" finally went back to the
Judiciary Committee to have its 'verbiage"
corrected.
Notices were given and bills introduced
relative to drainage assessments, and to
amend section 80 of the Civil Code, re-
quiring privileges to be recorded.
Mr. Demas failed to secure authority for
the minor, j. Legendre, to practice law.
Tuesday a bill to prevent collection of
drainage lieLs' till the Improvement on the
property has accrued; resolution for the
protection of hogs, ETC.; one on the State
Institation of Learning at Baton Rouge,
were introduced, and resolution relative
to the proper promulgation of laws was
passed.
The House Saturday seated Messrs. John
Billieu and Charles Gaude, from Lafourche,
the latter gentleman having just arrived
from the Legislature In time to defeat
contestant
Notices were given of bills to make the
first Monday of April the day for the Legis-
lature to assemble; to FIX district court fees,
except in Orleans; to reduce salaries and
abolish Offices to abolish City Park COM
mission and park tax, and a revenue bill.
Bills to regulate criminal clerks aud
sheritfs' fees, and to amend Revised Statutes
2014 went to the j judiciary Committee.
Let aVnQnHInafad
was authorized to practice law.
Amendments to the bill amending Re
vised Statutes 1922 we're concurred in.
The bill amending Revised Statutes 1867
was passed.
Monday resolution abolishing the Com
mittee on Immigration was adopted, and
one for a committee of i've on the Gasight
Company was laid over.
The Judiciary Committee, on the bill
relative to the Attorney General, reported
in favor OF an assistant at $4,000 and halt
the fees.
Notices of bills on concealed weapons
and new charter for New Orleans were
given.
Bills were introduced to amend Revised
Statutes 359, $50, 36l and 3695; to provide
for q hospital tor smallpox; relative to
vagrRnts, and to remit tax penalties,
lS74-lS76, if paid before December l, 1877.
Tuesday, q resolution calling for Me
trOpOlitan Police law, transferring tina.
force to the city, was adopted.
Notices were gwen of bills to repeal acts
Nos. "a, of 1858; A, 81 and 80, of 1869; "a of
1870; 81 and GA, o. 1873; 80 and 60, of 1874
10, of 1875; to organize the police; and re-
lief of heirs of Milton Taylor.
A bill abOlishing district attorneys pro
tenn. was passed, and after long discus
sion, the opponents Obiecting TO the power
Of the Governor to appoint, the bill recre-
ating the office of Assistant Attorney Gen
erAl was passed.
Bills relative to insurance agents and
transfer of bank stock owned by decedents
in other States we're referred.
In joint caucus ballots were had for Sena.
tor without result.