Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-14

pi all The votes given was declared dta7 cleo
ed, and on being conducted ~ tbJ char
made bic acknowledgements 10 The lSasa i
Q brief and appropriate address,
The house thpn proceeded sueeesfvelY I
he election Of clerk, d minute eieEt aud
reporter.
On the ffst voting tor clerk, Aleas Cuvll
tier received 81 votes Francis IilBlef q, All
John 4 Ayraud SO. None 81 the oasdfdate
having received 4 majority If al Ing Yetet
The house proceeded 10 a second srial, Il
which A Cuyillief received 81 votes, aad ]
Ayraud 80. Mr. Ayfaud was iisfsf1fe elect
cd 10 the office Of Minute Clerk, sAngas
lin Dupl ntiar was elected oo the fist vote
aud Je1nis goraoran was chosen RaporteO
without opposition
The house then adjourned Y
ORGANIZATION or THE SENATE.
Attt o'clock the members Of The, Senate
we're faIled q order, twanty=fouf fAenbars
appearing 10 answer to their tames6 Fela
Garcia was elected President rho TEsl Hor.
alto Davis Secretary, ST. Colombo DaYis min
Ute clerh,A Gfas door. keeper aud Ns Lem.
Aftre sargaant.at arms. on motion, tag Benz
a,a then adjourned I'll The orgtnintt i5h Of the
House should be complete.
Tut pAy FtB. iD-th the house, f6n mo-
ton Of mr. Avery, it was resolved, t}at until
4 system u rules could be Trimmed, Ing hauae
should he governed BY the rules ofth2 IBst 70.
gIslature.
on motion The Speaker. appointed fif, tn.
oney 81 ltoblugbes, Ogden Of taPsjes enc
MeVea VI EsBt Feliciaaa. a eotnH,ittee Of
three To examine the conflicting esaims Of
Nessrg Locke and Built to a se1 in the
house.
The Senate then met tho Heuse IN joint
Convention, proceeded 10 count tho 3etos for
Governor and Lieut. Governor, II appeared
that some three OF four Parishes had not been
returned, but The votes in the pessfssion Of
the Convention, summed up az folloas :
lsaac johnson, 12,4O9
VIM Debuya, 1O,395
q Dpfbrrpy, 6sg
Il sparrow, 1t,T2D
II Landry, 1884
L Dezhields, III
After announcing the vote, coma ltlienlty
arose as to whether proclamation could be
made Of The result, while the returns Of some
parishes were yet to be received The con.
stitntional point was argued some Iinfe, when
the senate finally withdrew 10 consult as a
separate body Returned in a few minutes,
the President announced ISAAC l~oHVs6H and
TRAarMoNp Landry duly elected Governor
and Lieutenant Governor Of Louisiana.
The Senate withdrew. On motion a Joint
Committee was appointed 10 wait onfthe Gov
efaor and Lieutenant Governor eleos, and In.
fnrm them Of the result, and preparations for
their installation into office.
The Committee was composed oE MessrB
GAYAHHs, PAT TEHsUN and L~ANbHY,T :
WEDNESDAY. Fo1 II.
The committee appointed 10 1Samino !
the conflicting claims Of Messrs ls9elte Il
reported that Mr., Bllltt wAs emit, :
tied to his sent in The House. A8hr RemoS
Argument on this subject, tho report wae n
and M. II, conducted 10 lha !.
speBlSaf's stand and sworn IN, and}t0gk his 4
.eat,
Mr.. T. Remoulet was elected tergeant !
II afmp. !
Mf, Dfos, was elected doof-kcfper.
Mf. Lnyrt, was elected onG Of the /
ranslattng cIatks.
TRtAauRGR'e RfFoRr Through the POI
iteneag pf our Sonatot the Hon gillian u
scott, we have been furnished withia copy of
his important document. Not haFlng Foeln
Or The document entire, I'VE pfeseni The FOL.
summary TO our readers;
During the past year, the State debt pro-
er has beeu reduced 1880. 6s3 AZ. leaving
he State indebted to the amount olS $50.
a8, o., Two Of the items ofthts }ndebtsd
amounting to 55os.54O 81, thf T'reas.
rtr thinks may never ba called for ,sand they
,ar no interest. They arc sums FIR vacant
3tstee, deposited Ia The Treasury. AID for The
'rpIua revenue distributed by thS Federal
Tho aaseta, BY whiels 10 ltqui.
Ito this debt, are S9,i1e. o37 90. 1
The sales of Seminary aud inltrnal i'm.
oyement lands during the year haytamoun- !,
d sos, 855e %. Of ttis sBi,ia5E0l was
al, and the balance in state COUPONS ma
red,
The receipts during the year, inrIadtng the {,
lance on tho 3lst Detombar, 1911, have !
cn $4,000, $50 ~; the expeud t$,ras, il i
ldjng the adjustment and ltqutdatiun ofl {
hta proper, have been S3,sl0,sl5 - -leav.s |
Z IN the Treasury, on the 3lst If'ecmher,
~ a balance OF S35a, on -. Ths balance d
insists of S225,0So 10, cash in th1 Bank of 4
sss,672 90 of notes spd bopda{ g
Q this year, aud $39,i00 81 OF Eotes aud U
ads protested. y
The State taxes for 1874 amountEl TO 53. .
23l,58, ofthts The amount collected prforA
3lst December lSA5, was S2tl $50 10. =
wing unpaid at the last date S76,f5l,4G, ),
State taxcs in arrears on the 3lss Deem 9
1916 amounting to Sls0,50l NJ
rhe State taxes for lsil werekoyied as5 :
.ows /:
nded property, S 1kt,73s 02 :,
100 slaves at Q 100 R3,l2O oo ;,
O3s horses, mares IN
and mules, 03 So,OIlI5 h
900 heads OF hofned ri