The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-02
NEW ORLEANS, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH e. 1850
[Reported for the Crescent
Louisiana Le1fslafure.
BATON RouoE. February 81, 1850

Louisiana Legislature
BATON RoUeE, February q, 1850.
The Senate met agreeably to adjournment. Hon.
j. B. Pauchc, Lieut.. Governor and President Of the
Senate, in the chair twenty-five members present.
Mr.. Salonpon, Assistant Clerk Of the House, in
formed the Senate of the concurrence of the House
IN an act to amend act entitled act to extend
the limits Of the parish Of Orleans.
An act TO authorize Theophile HaHang d. Co. TO
cut a canal from Bayou Lafuurche to Lake Washa.
An act to make further provision for the compile
ton of the Barataria and Lafourche canal.
An act to provide for the greater security Of
prisoners, the parishes Of Orleans and Jefferson ex
cepfed.
Resolution relative to the creation Of the new
parish of Iberia.
sentatiyes IN Congress to their best efforts to
nave law passed extending the port of New Or
leans, so as to embrace the whole parish Of Orleans.
Also, requesting Congressman TO procure a grant
OF bounty land 10 each of the commissioned officers
VINO served IN the late war with Mexico.
An act relative TO the pilotaee of Aichafalaya
bay and river. Passed.
An act to authorize the State Engineer to con.
strnct road from Monroe TO the Mississippi river
Mr.. Cade, Of committee reported the following
bill and resolution Of the Senate as currently en-
rolled Resolution relative to a tri-weekly mail
from Natchtoches, Uta Mauney, in Sabine, and
Mansfield, in DeSoto Parish to Shreveport.
Mr. C0de also reported the following bill and
resolution OF the House as currently enrolled-the
President signed the same, and the Assistant Sec
retary informed the House thereof: An act to en-
power the Clerks Of the District Courts to convene
the Police Jures of the different parishes
MT hscker--An act to amend an act relative to
Work. houses and Houses of Refuge for the several
nilunicipsties of New Orleans, approved March g.,
lS4l. Passed.
Mr.. Chom5liss-An act to authorize the Police
Jury Of the Parish of Carroll to lay levee tax.
Passed
SPECIAL Order Of the Dav.--An aca relative 10
the Orleans Navigation Company--said bill was
referred TO the Judiciary Committee, and Mr. Ds-
Jour instructed said committee to report the bill
tomorrow.
Mr.. Moore-An act defining what rights and
property shall be exempted from seizure; and an
act relative to Public Schools in Louisiana made
the special order OF the day for tomorrow o'clock
The following bills and resolutions underwent
their third reading and passed: An act Egiving TO
Police Juries the exclusive right to establish fer
rles and toll-brldges; resolution relative to the
clearing out Of the raft Of Red River and resolution
nstructing the State Engineer TO repair to Grand
River and Bayou Pigeon, and remove distractions
| to navigation.
Resolution relative to a tri-weekly mail from
New Orleans to Donaldsonvile, between Donald
sonvlle and Opelousas, and Assumption and Siguer-
VILE, was amended, and finally adoptedas amended
On motion, the Senate sat with closed doors on
executive business. The doors being opened, on
motion, the Senate adjourned till tomorrow, at 10
| O'Clock, A. NJ.
BATON RoueE, Feb. %, 1880.
Ihe House met pursuant to adjournment Quo
| rum present.
| Resolutions IHtr0dtseed.-1Ir. LevtlLe, in rela
ton to certain petitions favor Of consolidation
the city, IN the hands Of the Joint Committee ant
requesting that they be produced in The House.
IIr. CoHneLky, OF Terrebonne, Chairman of ths
| internal improvement Committee, made an eabo
rate report the subject Of the internal improve
| ment OF the State. 1t is well written document
| 1000 copies were ordered to be printed He also
reported several bills, among them act to pro
vide for Typographical survey of the low lands O.
Louisiana act to provide for the selection of the
swamp and overtiowed lands which were granted
by act of Congress, Mar ch 2 1s49 an act to pro
vide for the State Engineer giving security. II
appears by the report that the late State Enginee
| is detaulter for about $1,000
4Hr. Asng, from the Judiciary Committee, an ac
to abolish the right OF peremptory challenge tn
part OF the State, in criminal prosecutions an ac
relative to the advertisement Of Sheriff's sales.
Mr.. Moise-An act concerning elections in tn
parish of Jefferson an act for the relief Of the Fire
| mems Charitable Association.
Mr.. LNnsS6eR-An act making appropriation
| for the support and relief of the Louisiana Stat
Artillery, WashingtonArtillery, Donaldson Came
neers Crescent Hussars East Feliciana and CliI
ton Light Artillery; act making an appropris
| ton for the support of the Louisiana Legion an
the Volunteer Companies now organized, an
which may be hereafter organized in the city
New Orleans.
The House then took up the bill entitled a
act to amend an act entitled act to establish + re
| Public Schools in the State of Louisiana"
The discussion this bill occupied the balanc
OF the day. Several able and lengthy speeche
were made on both sides-Messrs, Watts, Elan
htng, SeDer, Walker and Rivers taking part i
| the debate. There was some sharp shooting Tn
bill was finally passed on its secnnd reading, by
vote of 43 to 33, The House then adjourned