New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-31
Things at the Capital.
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Things at the Capital.
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| Baron RouGE, Jan. q. 1852
SENArE-NIr Sanddge presented resolutions requiring
the Register of Land Office to report to the Senatethe
amount of land by the State how much has been
sold and how much remains the donation made ny the
General Government purposes of internal improve
| ment.
Bill to renew the provisions of the veterans Of 1Sl15
Referred.
Mr. LabauveAct relative to sales of succession prop
| erty. Referred to Judiciary Committee
| Mr.. Richardson, Of ouachta-Act granting further
power to clerks of Courts Referred to Judiciary Com
| mittee.
! Mr. Benjamin reported, from Judiciary Committee,
instructions to introduce bill to abolish the office of
Superintendent of Public Education and confer the du
ties other officers that the office is provided for by the
Constitution and the Legislature can not deprive him of
his functions An act to reduce the fees of clerks and
other officers.
Message from the Governor enclosing resolutions and
memorials the subject of the Compromise and slavery
from the States of Maryland Delaware, Indiana Misss
sipp Texas and Illinois Referred to Committee Fed
eral Relations
On motion of Mr. Wickliffc the bill for appropriation
pay for printing the proclamation of the Secretary of
State and amendments the Constitution allowing to
each paper 5000 After discussion the bill
committed with instructions to examine each blu and
| report within the limits of $3.50
Message from the Governor informing the Senate of the
burning Of 81 and coupons of Union Bank bonds
The Governors veto message of the Citizens Bank bill
| was made the special order for Tuesday next. ...
The resolutions ins1ructing members of Congress tc
ask donation of the Garrison and fixtures the Gov
buildings at Baton Rouge for Military School
were taken up. Mr. McVea moved to strike out for
Military SCHOOL, the ground that it encouraging
military spirit to which were already too prone Mr.
education Mr.. Kenner moved to lay the resolutions
| the table, which prevailed.
| IousE-Resoutons introduced appointing Joint
| Committee to district the State.
Resolutions requesting Senators and Representa-
tyes in Congress obtain Naval Depot New Orleans
The Committee the Petition of the Assessors of New
Orleans, reported unavoraby.
Bill for relief of W f. Florance of New0rleans passed
Bill introduced to restore G. A Cammeyer his civil
rights,
Bill encourage the building of ships and steamboats,
in Louisiana.
An act granting appeals from all judgments rendered
by Justices of the Peace of the Parish of Orleans
An act providing for the appointment of Notaries by
the Supreme Court.
act to appropriate S13SO00 of School funds pay
ing the parishes and city of NewOrleans the unpaid
amount accruing to them collected the last year.
| Passed
An act to prevent illegal voting in NewOreans by Mr.
| Sever.
The Speaker laid before the House communication in
forming the Legislature that the block of prepared
for the Washington Monument has crumbled to pieces
| The bill to take the of the people the expe-
dency of calling Convention to change the Constitu-
ton made the special order of the day for February
Everything quiet Business progressing steadily. but
most extensively.
understand that exceptions have been taken to
what said about Mr. Robb in connection with the ecc-
ton of Secretary of the Senate only said the demo
Gratis expected his votethat did not believe would
act in such bad faith to the wings who elected him.
he did he contradicted all he had promised e has voted
uniformly with the wings, and has thus met my belief Of
him had he done otherwise he would have been stained
with culpabty. Make treason of that IL
| BATON RouGE. Jan 90 1852.
The following important bill has passed the House. II
up before the Senate to-day and after explain
atory discussion from Mr. Robb drawn forth by the pro
position of Mr. Phillips to refer it, and have it printed
it was ordered that 500 copies be printed 1t will M
doubt pass
| CONCERNING PLEDGES.
Be Il enacted by the Senate, efc.sec. L. That when 4
debtor wishes pawn promssory bills of exchange
stocks obligations claims upon other persons he shall
deliver the creditor the notes. bills of exchange cer
cates of stock other evidences of the claims rights
pawned and the notes other evidences of debt
II,
made, without further tormaes, shall be valid wei
against third persons the pedgcrs thcreof-if
good faith.
4 81 Be Il further enacted etc--All pledges of move
able property may be made by private writing accompa
MED by actual delivery and the delivery of property
deposit in warehouse shall pass by the private assign
mcnt of the warehouse receipt to authorize thu
owner to pledge such property and such pledges made
third persons as the pedgers thereotif made in good
faith.
"a Be ii further enacted etc., If a credit not negotiable
laly nntip pf hp
the debtor
"a BE it further enacted etc. That in all pledges of move
able property it shall be lawful for the pedger to author
'ze The sale or other disposition of the property pledged
such manner as may be agreed by the parties with
out the intervention of Courts of Justice.
This bill requires much close examination to ascertain
whether will not BE- great benefit bankers and den
quent debtors to the injury of third parties even houc
they be judgment auditors and in excite much ti
If CATION MI Robb's explanation of its beauties and tn
CRYING necessity for its adoption logical plausible
and financially eloquent yet struck me that there wa
something in the bill rather indsnct to be chow
dered through in such 1t DESTROYS notaral
other records The great security of notice to creditor
ut large is placed in jeopardy and much facility aforde
i for collision of fraud.
: The intention of the bill may be good and my hast
examination of it may have misled to its merits
but have the most serious apprchcnsions that fault,
Accompanying this send you the report of the Ian
| Register.
The bill which passed the Senate yesterday proyin
for the proper taxing of Sheris and Clerks fees
quircs the Sheriff to specify all papers returned
endorse a specific bill of costs and retiring fror
office shall file specific bill of costs accrued and failing
making charge, shall forfeit his fees and suffer tn
other penalties for exorbtant charging The only thing
worth noting of yesterday to-day have been repore
by telegraph. There general disposition which wa
backed out from when the ayes and spoken