Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-05-09
LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.

LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE, or hBpBBsENTATtNBs.-h Monday
Nay 4.-Mr Smith presented a resolution,
requesting The Governor to furnish the House
WIN such iniormations aH may be deemed ne.
oossary to show the organisation Of tho Militia
as now required by the circumstances PEN
ding N relation to the war between the Uni.
ted States and the Republic of Mexico.
Mr.. Fafrar moved All additional resolution,
pIedEtng The Legislature 10 sustsin all inca.
sures that may be taken ny the General Go
vernmeht III tho prosecution Of its foreign re-.
lattons' Both resolutions were adopted.
Mr. Kelly, from the Committee on Claims,
called up the bilt to deffay the expenses ir.
Cured by the volunteer companies under
command Of Mayor Gally and Capt. Forno,
IN celebrating the anniversary Of Washing
tons Birthday. Mr., Phillips opposed the
bill, on the ground that the city authorities
should pay these expenses. Messrs. Kelly
and Smith supported the passage Of the bill,
and Massrs, Campbell and Peck eaverAlly
opposed. After o considerable dfsrussioh,
The biz went through the Committee of tho
Whole, and was finally passed by a vote of
4s yeas and 10 daya.
49, shbHhN HtAlEHHth ~ TtRtfiEE InFTNlIFEn a
bill fixing the compensation Of the Speaker Of
The House, al this and The ensuing session Of
no Legislature, At four doliars per day, In I'D.
dItlon to his per diem, az a member, Referred
totho Committee on Contingent Expenses.
mr.. Farrar, from the Judiciary Committee.
brought IN 4 bill TO amend article 519 Of the
code Of practice, and d bill Ii relation 10 iudg.
Inents by default.
Mr. Noise, from the Judiciary Committee,
submitted a bill giving probate powers. to Jus.
tiEes OF The Peace, to the extent Of their iuria.
dietion-=@ 100,
Order ofthe Ddp-Ths House took up the
act for the organization and dtseiptina Of the
militia Of this State. There are ninety-four
sections IN tho bill, and the House proceeded
TO take them up severalIy; they were Discus
sed at considerable length. A number Of the
actions were laid over, and Ut The reading Of
theninGty-third, the House adjourned.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
During the discussion on the above bin. n
message wac received from tho Governor, in
answer to the resolutions passed by The House
in The morning, IN which His Exeeileney in
formed The House that al such prompt mea-
sgres, as we're within the means Of the Exc.
%eutive, had been adopted n raise the required
rotnforcements for Gen. Taylor, and in case
the four regiments Of troops should not ba raj.
sed by voluntary enlistment, the deficiency
should be made up by drafting, in such away
az the exlgenrieR Of the case may r]eauire.
The Governor had no further suggestions 10
to make nj present on the subject.
In rue SENATE There wore but three
bills passed in the Senate thia npruing, and
all Of these were local, The Senate adionFa.
ed at hali.P ast II o'clock, there being no quo.
TUESDAY, MAY 9th, 1916.
The House met pursuant to adjourn.
The roll being called, II was found
that no quorum was present, whereupon the
House took a recess for half an hour. On
reassembling MI. WnLmAm submitted n
resolution authorizing the Governor to Of
er a bounty Of S25 to all volunteers enter.
ng the United States service for the war
with Mexico. Read twice and
on the table subject TO call.
Mn. NEWPORT introduced an net for the
protection Of persons who shall enter the
Iervice of the United States for the Cam
'aign of Mexico. The bill provides thu,
tuch persons shall be protected from all ci
I'll claims while engaged in the service.
hr. NEWPORT remarked that in presenting
his bill, he was aetuated by a desire to
protect the families of those men who were
their country on m important ser.
ice, and preserve them from claims which
perhaps could not be l~iquidated until their
The immediate passage of the
ill was opposed on the ground that no
PRESSING exigency required its adoption.
The bill vas finally referred to the Judicia.
y Committee with instructions to report
orthwith.