Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-03-02
l. GLSl A I U RE.
THURSDAY,

The Senate tnr, agtoeably 10 adjourn.
nienh. 90
Present, HIM. ]. g. Bryce, President, trs
isft. .r uh EM.
Iwph.v.sit nieinbrrs present.
The Assistant srcrelaty informed lhs
Huuse of the concurrence of the Sonata
In An Art for thr relief of Joseph I.,lil.
Fraheuls Duc"iqu, Ed. Mnlas, f. m. e.,
He also informed The House If the con.
curtphrs Of the ~ unte, with amends
tnents, in An act to change the ,e,sns Of
the Court in the 1lth Judicial Di~tric, Of
The staie of LouisianH, and requested th,
concurrence of the Hnlise in "a ID sDend..
mentt4 .a..
Also, the following Bills mud Resolu-.
tipns, ..
An act to incorporate the town of Tn
nifty, and had adopted another amendment
to said section. ....-
Resolution on slavrfy. ...r
An act for the relief of the Sheriff Of
Jackson parish.
Resolution in relation to g,and ltvee in
parish Of Point Coupte,
An act to repeal an at. to incorporate,
the borough Of Fresport, and acts amen.
datory thereto.
An &C, for The relief Of hice and Clark.
And in the resolution, d committee to
examine the accounts of the Conmis.
sionrrs Of the Public Buildings at Baton
Rouge. .... ..... ..
Mr.. Cole introduced An act authorizing
Cpthelia Carter, T. u. t., and her chill
drrn 10 remain in this STATE. Passed.
Mr.. Van Winkle, Of the committee OH
tu.ernnI improvements, repprted lavorahly
TO the restitution directing the State En~
ginrer to examine and report upon tbs
prac.irability and utility Of making An
outlet for The waters Of The Lalourchr, in
the vicinity of Lockport on Feela's l. .kr i.
30 as to prevent the lnundation on the
lower portion of said Bayou.
Same member, ON same committee, re-
ported favorably to The following Bills and
Resolutions, with amendments thereto
Resolution directing the State Eugi-
neer to remove Instructions from Sabine
ana bMck Dayols, Nc.
An act 10 improve the navigation OF
Bayou Bartholomew.
An &C. to improve the navigation of the
Bosuf River and Bayou Da' boune. s.
Resolution directing the State Engi.
neer to make certain surveys and in =.
provemen,s on Bayou Laiourchs.
Same iuember reported adversely to the
prayer Of the memorial Of w. A. Viii.
liams and others, In relation to the road
from Monroe 10 the Mississippi river. .a,
He further, on behalf OF ,aid commit.
tee, reported An act to authorize the State
Engineer 10 construct a road from Monroe
to the Mississippi; river. e.. a.a
Also, An act to appropriate money fot
the Improvement Of Poslon's Bayou, In tho
parish Of Bossier. ....
The President submitted the communi-
cation f., m the Secretary of State. Vida.
On motion, the Repor. Of the Bursa.i
Of Statistics WAS ord.red to be printed,
under the supervision Of Mr.. D.Bow,
chief Of the Bureau. a.a. ..s ~
Mr.. Phillips introduced resolutions re-.
lative to cancellipg certain selections aud
locations of Internal Improvement lands.
Adopted. .....
Mr.. Lay.t, clerk of the House, reques. i.
ed the concurrence Of the Senate iu, An
act 10 authorize th. Treasurer TO keep n
portion OF the public money N Baton
Rouge. ..t... .r....s. i
Mr.. Hereford submitted the following
report t. ..Es .f.
The undersigned, rnrmber Of the cons
mit,ee to whom WAS referred the memo-.
rial Of the Citizens Bank, begs lsave re.
.pec,fully to report TO the Senate that he
dissen,s from the majority Of the commit.
tee, brcause he deeths II inrxppdient aud
impolitic to grant the prayer OF the memo.
riaists, {signed,) F. NJ. HEREFORD. 2
Said report was ordered 10 be printed,
and made the special order Of the day for
Monday, 4,h March next. ~.
Mr.. Tatemnn, An act to create the pa
rish Of Chcot referred TO committee on
Parochial Affairs .....
On motion Of r NJ Hereford, The Senate
took up An act to authorize the Treasurer
to keep portion Of the public money in
Baton Rouge said bill WIS attended and
passed. .54.
Mr.. Ray, An net To amend The LIST Sect.
of An nc, entitled An act to reduce the cx.
penses Of the State. and An act TO provide
f. r the eIrction of State Engineer, Refer.
red 10 committee on Judiciary.
On motion the Senate sat with closed
doors on executive business. .t... ......
The doors being opened, on motion the
Senate adjourned till Monday next at 10
o'clock A. NJ. ..s .a ....
t .. MONDAY.
FEBRUARY 25, 1850.