The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-15

An act amendatory of the tenth section of an act
to establish Board of Public Works, was laid ON
the table subject to call.
The above bills were all from the Senate.
The House then took up the resolution to author.
ize the Governor to appoint Commissioners to select
site for State Seminary, &C.. which was passed
After some other unmportant business had been
transacted, the House took up the Senate bill for
the Improvement of the navigation of the Bayou
Rapides, and made it the order of the day for We'd
nesday.
The substitute of Mr. Larue for the bill to loan
$4,000 to the Barrataria and Lafourche Canal
Company, came up, and was passed by the House
The House took up the act making appropriations
for the general expenses of the State from .Apr I
1913, to March 81, 1S49 at its second reading. and
it finally passed.
The act approprating $4,000 to the relief of
Daniel Au, was then passed.
The aetmaking appropriations to carry into effect
the joint resolutions of the Legislature to authorize
the Governor to appoint counsel in certain cases
was adopted.
The Committee on Public Education reported
Dill to appropriate $1,000 TO the purchase Of linn
tied number of copies of Gayarres History of
Louisiana.
The same committee reported bill to provide
for the payment of certain school teachers
The act to amend an act entitled to remove the
seat of government from New Orleans to Baton
Rouge. Passed.
An for the relief of the purchasers of the Col
lege of Louisiana was laid over
An act relative tothe publication of the decisions
of fhe late Court of Errors and Appeals Laid
over till Wednesday
An act to create an additional Notary Public for
the parish of Madison. Passed.
bill to increase the salary of the District Attor-
ney of the third Judicial District Laid over
bill instructing the State Engineer to have
the Instructions to the navigation of the river Ame
removed Passed.
resolution mstrustng the State Engineer to
have certain levees in the parish of Point Cou-
pee repaired. Adopted.
After some businesssof no general interest or i'm
portance, the bill to establish Bureau of Stats
tics, was taken up and passed.
committee was appointed on the part of the
House toscOnfer with similar committee from the
Senate, to, confer concerning the amendment of
the Senate, to the bill to raise a revenue for the
State, which amendment the House had rejected.
and the Senate had insisted upon
An act to create an additional Notary Public for
the parish of Ascension Passed.
An act to appropriate $500 to the relief of Louis
Bouligney. Passed.
An act for the relief of James Wright. Laid
over.
An act for the payment of public school teachers
Passed.
The Finance Committee reported bill to ar-
thorise the State to use the money derived from
the sale of internal improvement lands, to meet
the current expenses of the State; provided that
whatever amount be applied, shall be considered
loan, to be returned whenever the. state of the
treasury shall permit ii. The bill was passed.
An act to reduce the term of the District Court
of the 18th Judicial District, was introduced, and
laid over according to rule.
An act to amend an act regulating the fees of
Harbor Masters and Port Wardens of the city of
New Orleans.
After some discussion had taken place upon this
BILL the House took a recess, for the purpose of
taking lunch.
After the recess, there being no quorum present,
the House adjourned