The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-10


on motion of Mr. Reynolds, was referred to the ju-
dietary Committee.
HousE.-After the usual presentation OF petit
tons and memorials, the Improvement Committee
reported bill relative to the Red River Raft, and
for the improvement of the navigation OF said river.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Bodin, from the Finance Committee. maze d
minority report adverse to reducing the ri'e u
taxation, and appropriation Of the internal improve
ment fund to the payment of the State DEBT o'le
hundred and fifty copies of the rep8rt "e'e
to be printed in each language
Mr.. Derbes offered resolution TOR the removal
of the raft in Bayou Pigeon in the parishes Vi d.
Martin and Iberville: adopted.
The select committee to which was referred the
hill to establish boundaries between the parishes of
T.rrebonne Lafourche, and Assumption, reported
tho same back to the House with some amend
mems: the bill passed
select committee reported bill giving to the
Police Juries of the parishes of West Felcana and
Point Coupfe, exclusive control over all ferries,
roads and levees within their respective parishes:
passed.
After concurring in some amendments Of the
Senate to numerous bills from the House, Mr. Smith
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which the inspection bills were laid on the table;
the motion to reconsider was adopted. There were
now two bills before the House originating in
the Senate, and the other q substitute therefor.
After some discussion the substitute was rejected,
and the Senate bill alone remained before the
House, and was finally passed. Various other bills
of minor importance were then taken up and
passed, and several Senate amendments to bills
originating in the House were concurred in.
A bill amendatory of the act of 1927 relative 60
Divorces, was then passed.
The Senate bill amendatory of the ace Go incos-
porate Board of Public Works: passed.
The House then on motion adjourned
House-Afe rnoon Session.--After reading she
Journal, the member from Terrebonne offered a
resolution, that after this date the House should
hold no more evening sessions laid over accop
ding to rule.
On motion of Mr. 9arue the bills reported by the
Finance Committee were made the order of the
day for Saturday morning Immediately after read
ing the journal.
Mr. Carrigan offered n memorial from the Grand
Master of |. O. o. F. to incorporate hurying
ground. On motion of Mr.. e'arrigan ID was De-
ferred to select committee.
have made the returns of their assessments within
the time required by lave was then taken up and
passed.
A bill to authorize she Judges OF District Courts
to perform certain duties in relation to probate and
insolvent cases during other times than the Seguar
sitting of the Court: passed.
An act in relation to the records ana papers Of
n Landry, late Justice Of the Peace of the parish
of lberville: passed.
An act for the relief oS sTm. On. wyRof. and o.
Y. Exncios: passed.
The House on motion adjourned.
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2EscERPTs PROB o TRAVELLERS NoTp 8ooLsy
Western steamboats-The Ohio.
9Iavng crossed the Alleghanes during Sasur.
day night, and spent the ensuing day in weary
stages, from Uniontown onward. we arrived at
Wheeling little after 10 o'clock on Sunday
night, and went on board the steamer St. Cloud,
freight and packet boat, lying at the wharf there,
with the steam all up, and ultimately bound for
New Orleans. This was my " first appearance "
on Western steamboat. The long cabin, neatly
carpeed, and lit with clusters of handsome lamps,
had no uncomfortable look but the best comfort
of the matter lay in (what myself soon laid I'M a
good state room of which l took possession, and
forthwith was oblivious to all matters of waking
character. Reused next morning by the clang Of
the breakfast bell, found we had during the night
made good portion of our way toward Cincinnati.
Like as in many other matters, people who
travel on the Ohio (that most beautiful of words y
for the first time, will stand a chance of being
somewhat disappointed. In poetry and romance,
these rivers are talked of as though they were
clearly streams; but it is astonishing what diff
ference is made by the simple fact that they are al
ways and altogether excessively muddy-mud, in
deed, being the prevailing character both afoat and
ashore This, when one thinks of it, is not only
reasonable enough, hut unavoidable in the very
circumstances of the Yet, it DESTROYS at once
the principal beauty Of the rivers. There is no ro-
nance in a mass of yellowish brown liquid. 1t is
marvellous, though, how easily traveller gets to
drinking it and washing in it What an india
rubber principle, there is, after all, in humanity!
To one who beholds steamboat-life on the Ohio
for the first tie there will of course be many fresh
features and notable transpirngs One of the first
and most unpleasant is the want of punctuality
in departing from places, and consequently the
same want in arriving at themo All the steamers
carry freight that being, indeed, their principal
business and source of profit, to which the accom-
mediation of passengers, las far as time is concerned
has TO stand secondary We on the st. Cloud, fol
instance, picked up all sorts of goods from all sorts
of places, wherever our clever little captain made
a bargain for the same. What he brought down
from Pittsburg, the Lord only knows for we took
in afterward what would have been considered a
very fair cargo TO a New York liner. At one place
for instance, we shipped several hundred barrels OF
III 10
(by mel lot Of lour-enough, though, it seemed
to have fed half the office holders of the and-and
that is saying something. Besides these, we had
bags Of Coffee rolls of leather groceries, dry goods
hardware, all sorts of agricultural products, innu-
merable coops filled with live geese, turkeys, and
fowls, that kept up perpetual farm-yard concert
Then there were divers living hogs, to say nothing
of horse, and resident dog. The country
through which he Ohio runs is of the mos
productive countries-and one Of the most buying
and sellinp--in the world and nearly all the trans