The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-10
which the names shall be drawn shall be
that In which they shall be presented for i'm.

parchment: |. and. provided also. In case the said
panel should be exhausted, the names Of the
laws, shall be placed BY said. criminal sheriff
In said boz, and shall By him be drawn in open
By ot and tina, said nes Jurors shall be
as herein. provided Tor the regular petit Jury. :.
SIG. Re further enacted. ETC., That In al
jointly defendants on trial each defendant
shall be entitled TO twelve peremptory chal-
lsnges, and that the State shall be entitled to
six peremptory chall- nges to each twelve chal-
lenges to which such defendants may be entitled
| under this section.
SEC. 6. Be Il further enacted, etc, That all laws
the same are hereby repealed, and that this act
shall take effect from and after its passage.
The chair requested the various committees
having In charge bills referred to in the Gov
ernor's proclamation to report upon them as
Mr. Grover introduced bin giving the Gov
ernor authority to, appoint II State House
| Keeper, and giving the Governor control of the
= ate House. Passed to its second reading and
| caendHred.
Adjourned until IL m. Monday.
The House.
The House met at noon, Speaker Bush in the
cbTahir' a Quorum present: resent, Pf , a..,.
| commuters would remain IA constituted.
| Mr. Huntington asked to be excused from
| further service on the Judiciary Committee
| Mr. Fitzpatrick called up his resolution. that
| the members of the General Assembly serve
| during the extra session without mpensation.
| ,t'it' 'Si, HEihNu DipNth w uudSua ~ hHStltthG
| city members
4 molon to table tho amend mont was lost.
Mr. Kidd moved to lay tho whole subject mat
Mr. Leonard called up bis resolution provid-
ing for q COMMITTEES &c. SOLICIT bills Adopted.
Committee,L Leonard. Hill oil Orleans. Bridger.
Mr.. VOORHEES, called up his resolution making
the appottionment bill the preference bill of
| the extra session.
Mr. Keeting made the point OF order that the
House could not, by resolution, give a bill pre-
ernor's proclamation calling tho extra session.
! Mr.. keeting read The provision of act 10 of
| 1870 which declares that the measures enumer-
Ed by the Governor shall be preferred to all
MIR. VOORHEES, stated that the measure was
among those enumerated by the Governor,
| whose proclamation mentioned 'election and
| registrar ion laws. and the apportionment act
Vas ,eminently an election law. Yet had this
es n and vod LAZY or wou ha
reason that no Legislature could control sub
seanent legislature. and certainly fhe execut We
| spacious and amounted TO nothing.
The Speaker decided the point not we'll taken.
as the law referred to. was not u rule of the
| not his province to pass.
Mr. Kennedy moved to postpnHe the copsid-
Grafton of the resolution to Thursday next.
-, Mr. yoorhes moved the resolution and celled
Mr.. Keetng said theOmorning hour had OK
| nired 1t being o'clock, and called the order of
the day
| HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
House bill No. 2, to appoint a Joint ceS, mis-
sion to report upon the floating debt OF the
| state. etc. and the funding Of ali warrants
| issued prior to January 1878.
=, Mr.. heeting moved to amend by substituting
| On motion OF Mr. Tremouet the House went
into committee Of the whole to consider the
! bill.
| After some discussion, Mr.. Keeting moved
| that tho COMMITTEES rise and rnnnrt the in
definite posponement of the biz The motion
On motion of Mr. Keeting the report of the
committee was adopted and the bill indefinite
| ly postpone,
House bill! No, 3. to provide for the speedy
| collection Of taxes ipohe. city, etc.
Mr.. Huntington explained that tho object of
the bin was to put in suit the claims of tho city
| and State for delinquent taxes. The machinery
Of the law. as It Is now established is alto
gether faulty and 1t is impossible to enforce tho
| collection of taxes under It,
~ The bill was referred to the Judlcar, Com
ii. House bill NoS4, to license aambsug houses
judiciary
HOUSE bill No. 5. to organize and Equip the
pose.
On motion Ct Mr.. Greasy. th'e,ll we referred
r, House bill No c. the amended city charter.
i, House v bil No 10; te authorize the police ju-
levy q speeia! tax. Paroohial Affairs.
House bill No. II. act relative to public roads
In ST. Charles. Parochisl Affairs. O
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr. VOORHEES, called up the resolution relative
TO the apporttonment bill standing on call for
the previous question. and it was finally pass
Mr. VOORHEES, then offered the oapportionment
bill, and Ii was read.
Mr.. Keeting moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mr.. Kidd offered. by consent, a bill to take the
sense Of the people on a constitutional conven-
ton and providing for the holding of the same.
Mr. Leonard offered resolution for the ap-
pointment OF a committee OF Ave to draft a bill
calling a constitutional convention.
The Speaker ruled that Mr.. Kidds bill being
before the House. the resolution could not be
considered at this time. o
Mr. Kidd moved that the rules be suspended
to place the bill on a second reading. @
The House refused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Aldige cal ed urOhe revenue bin.
Made the special order for Monday at D. M,
and the amendments made to the bill in the Sem
ate ordered printed In the journal
Mr.. Aldigo offered bill for the assessment
and collection of taxes. Placed on its second
reading and made tho special order for Mon
day after the revenue bill n
Mr. Keeting introduced TIE Moffett register
bill: The bill was placed on a second reading
diately after the assessment bill.
Mr.. Young. of Baton Rouge introduced the
general appropriation bill. The bill was placed
on ita second reading,
Mr. Young moved that theHOuEe go intOIom-
mittee of the whole to consider the bill. Tho
motion prevailed, O
The committee rose Immediately and re-
ported recommending the passage Of the bill
rules and finally passed
Mr.. Leonard called upohs resolution pro
yidin g for the appointment of committee of
five to draft bill providing for the call Of con
sion Of the rules and iR adoption.
The House then adjourned.