Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-02-28
LEGISLATURE Of Louisiana.
ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS
BATON ROUGE, Feb. Is.

SENATE.--Ie0 IlduCHc, ITeSluellI AL bHS
Chair--twenly-fye Senators present.
Joint resolutions from the House providing
for celebrating the 22d Of FEBRUARY, taken up
and adopted.
Mr.. Gardere moved to take up the Conven-
tion Bill. which was read a third time and pass
ed.
A communication was received from the Au-
ditor of Public Accounts, in answer to a reso-
linton of inquiry, showing the aggregate sala-
RIGS and fees of State officers to be annually
$l63,280. n
Mr.. Martin offered a joint resolution for the
a%ppointment ola Joint Committee to re-dlstrlct
the State judicially.
Orders of the Day.--An act for the relief OF
the Citizens Bank Of Louisiana, which passed
without ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HousE.-AIr. Curry of Judiciary Committee
reported an act relative to interest upon llqul-
dated and unliquidated demands; also an act
allowing appeals in all cases from Judgments OF
Justices of the Peace in the parish of Orleans;
also, an act concerning emancipation OF slaves.
Mr.. Rivers of Committee on Education--An
act for the location ofa state Seminary OF Lear
ming, in the parish of Rapides.
Homestead and Exemption Bills made the
Order of the Day for Thursday next.
Mr.. Hawthorn introduced an act to regulate
Insurance Agencies.
Passed-An act appropriating ten thousand
dollars to Jackson Monument and FIVE thousand
for erection of memento on Battle Ground Of
9Th Of January, 1915.
Passed An act to provide for taking the sense
OF the people upon amendments to Constitution
passed 1850 and '52--Adjourned.
BATON ROUGE. FEB. 10.
In the Senate to-day the Temperance Bill
passed almost unanimously. This Bill gives
exclusive power to parishes in the country. and
| to the aldermen of towns or cities, to grant IL
censes, subject to the vote Of the people.
In the House, the Homestead Emption Bill
| was discussed at great length, and referred to a
select committee.
The whig caucus has selected the 18th of
| March as the time for holding the Convention
at this place.
BATON ROUGE, Feb. 20.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, 81
members were present.
The following members introduced the fol-
lowing petitions.
Mr.. Price, introduced Joint Resolution, estab-
lished a Bureau of Agriculture.
An Act to provide for the mode ofassessing
and collecting the corporation taxes for the
town of Baton Rouge.
An Act to take the sense of the people on
the expediency of calling a convention to
change the Constitution, and to provide for
the election of delegates and the holding of the
convention.
Mr.. Brint. reported An Act coneering the H.
censing of drinking houses, and the sale OF
Intoxicating liquor in this State.
The House was informed that the Governor
had signed an Act, comforting upon the Justi-
ces of the Peace power to issue Writs of in unc-
ton in certain cases.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Message Of the Senate.-The House then
took up the bill Of the Senate entitled An Act
to authorize the Governor to borrow money to
defray the expenses of the State.
Rules dispensed with and the bill concurred
in.
The House then took up the following enti-
rules of the House:
An Act concerning Bills of Exchange.
An Act. to abolish Usury laws.
An Act, to abolish the limitation ofthe con-
f%entional interest.
The above named bills, were made the spe-
,ial order of the day, for Friday next.
The House then took up the bill of the Sen
ate, entitled An Act, relative to the appropria-
ton of lands, for railroads and other works of
utility. Made the order of the day for
Thursday next.
The House then took up the five minutes res
Laid on the table.
The House then adjourned.
BATON ROUGE, Feb. %.
The House met at 10 o'clock, sixty-eight
being present.
Mr.. Sever offered the following resolution, :
which was adopted: s
Resolued, That the Committee on Internal t
Improvements be and they are hereby instruc-
ed to prepare and bring in a bill providing for t
system of leveeipg and draining the swamp I
md over1owed lands of this State. G
Bills passed G
An act relative to sales of succession proper
y.
An act to encourage ship building in Louis
ma.
An act fixing more specifically the time at
which public officers shall make their reports to
he General Assembly.
An act regulating the manner of making ju- !
icial sales. '
An act to authorize the police juries of the b
eyeral parishes in this State to provide for the a
upport of the poor and necessitous within $
leir respective parishes. =
An act to provide for the execution of slaves :,
nd free persons of color. (The bill provides n
lat executions shall take place in pubiie.) :
An act relative to interest. (Ali debts to
ear interest at the rate of 5 per cent, from the :
me they become due, unless otherwise stipu-
ted)
Bills laid on the table
An act relative to physicians.
An act to authorize the inspection %ofbagging {
I'd rope. .,
Joint resolution on the subject of swamp
nds. h,
~.
An act relative to police juries. 81
The House then took up the bill entitled an P,