The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-14
Louisiana Legislature.

After the passage of several private relief acts
the hill to authorize foremen of Grand Juries to
swear witnesses was passed.
bill relative to the privileges of seamen was on
motion of Mr.. REYNOLDS laid on the table, subject
to call.
The House bill to provide for procuring statue
of Washington to place in the new State House at
Baton Rouge taken up and passed. The bill
appropriates S5000 to be placed at the disposal OF
the Governor in order to carry out the provisions
of this act.
A bill for the regulation and preservation of the
archives of the State was passed.
A bill relative to the production of Sugar Cane
in Louisiana was passed
The bill providing for the appointment of com
mssioners for the liquidation of the affairs OF nso-
vent corporations next taken up and referred to
the Finance Committee, which reported a substl-
tue therefor. The substitute, after some discussion,
was finally passed
HousE.-The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and Immediately after reading the journal,
the Committee on Finance reported favorably to
the bill providing for an extension of time to the
City Bank. The report was adopted
The same Committee reported adversely to the
Senate bill to lend $50, 900 to the Barratara Canal
Company This report was also adopted.
Mr.. Smith, of Orleans, presented memorial of
the Gas Bank asking to be paid for gas fixtures for
the Courts in New Orleans.
The same member, on behalf of the Judiciary
Committee, made a report adverse to the bill to
amend the Black Code.
Mr. Larue, on behalf of the Finance Committee,
to whom referred the bill relative to the organ
ization of Board of Currency. reported two bills
as substitutes for the same. The substitutes were
adopted by the House.
The House, MIR. Noise in the Chair, then re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole, having
under consideration the bill reported by the Com.
mittee Finance to appropriate money for the
support of the Free Schools of this State. The bill
was adopted by the, Committee.
A bill reported by the same Committee for the
relief of the Sisters of Charity of the City of Don
adsonville, then passed.
An act appropriating $1,000 to the relief of the
Firemens Charitable Association. Passed
The committee then rose and reported the above
mentioned acts back to the House, by which they
were severally adopted.
An act appropriating $3.50 to the artillery COM
pany at Donaldsonville was adopted by the House.
On motion of Mr.. Larue, the bill entitled an act
revenue for this State, was taken up
The bill provides
That the first section of an act to provide reve-
for the support of the government of this State,
approved May Sd, lS47, be reanacted and amended
to read follows to wit That from December
next, an annual ad valorem tax of tenth of
per centnm, shall be levied for the purpose of
supporting the government OF this State, to pay
the public debt and promote the public interest
thereof, the assessed cash value OF the follow
ing objects of taxation:
l, All lands and lots of ground lying within
this State, owned or claimed by any person OF
corporation, whether patented or not, including in
the assessment thereof the value of all houses, fix
lures and improvements, of every kind or value
thereon, affixed thereto; all machinery, neat
cattle, horses and mules, when attached to and
used on plantation or farm.
3. All slaves for life or term of years within
this State
3. All horses, mares, geldings, mules, jacks.
iennies and neat cattle, when not attached and
used on plantation or farm, and assessed in the
value thereof
4. All carriages or vehicles, whether with two
or four wheels, kept for pleasure use or hire.
5. Shares Of stock or interest in steamboats,,
ships briggs, schooners and all other water-crafts
whether at home abroad.
3. All money loaned on interest
7. All capital vested or employed each year in
traffic, trade, merchandise, or in any kind Of COM
merce.
8. The capital stock of all banks and other
corporations doing business in this State not ex.
pressly exempted from taxation by their charters
granted by this State.
9. The property, of whatever kind. of all cor.
poratons over and above their capital stock, and
trust or on deposit, for persons or corporal ions
other than citizens or corporations of this State
and used in trade or commerce, for the benefit of
such persons or corporations.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Larue, to increase
the rate of taxation from onetenth to one-eighh of
one per cent, caused considerable discussion. A
motion to lay the whole bill on the table was made
and lost by vote 80 nays to Sc yeas.
message was now sent, to inform the Senate |
that the House was ready to proceed to the election
of Lessees of the Penitentiary.
The Senate having entered in
JOINT MEETING
The roll was called, and the Joint Meeting pro. |
ceeded to the election of lessees of the Penten-
tiary Messrs. Chas. G. Mediation, and George w. |
Ward, were nominated and unanimously elected,
for the term Of five years from the expiration of the
present lease
The Senate then retired, and the House again
proceeded to the consideration of the Revenue Bill
MIR. Bodin moved for an indefinite postponement of
the bill, when call of the House was demanded |
and quorum found to be present. The motion for
indefinite postponement then came up, and was
adopted by vote of 80 yeas to 81 nays. The bill |
was consequently indefinitely postponed
The Bill to amend the Constitution of the State
by making Judges of the Supreme Court, Judges of
the District Courts, Clerk of the Supreme Court,
Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State. etc.
elective by the people, was taken up. motion to !
amend by striking out the Secretary of State and
the Clerk of the Supreme Court, was lost The |
yeas and nays then called upon adopting the
first section of the bill, which was decided in the |
affirmative by vote of 4S to &c.
Mr.. Pile moved to lay the bill on the table, which
was lost by vote of As nays to SO yeas. Mr.. Pile
moved that the House resolve itself into Committee !
of the Whole, in order to allow each member to |