Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-02-07

ABSTRACT OF THE PRocEEDINGs.l
BATON ROUGE, Jan. 81, 1876

tons requiring the Register of the Land Ohic'
: TO report to the Senate the amount of land 10
Gated by the State, how much has been sold
and how much remains of the donation made
by the General Government for purposes of in
ternal improvement.
Mr.. Labauve-Act relative to sales of sue
%cession property. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. Benjamin reported, from Judiciary Com
mittee, on instructions to introduce a bill tC
abolish the office of Superintendent of Public
Education, and confer the duties on other off.
GERS, that the office is provided for by the Con.
s~titution, 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, informing the
Senate of the burning Of Sl,S64,O 600, and cou-
pons, of Union Bank bonds.
The Governors veto message ofthe Citizens
Bank bill was made the special order for Tues
day next.
An act to appropriate $I3s,ooo of School
funds for paying the parishes and city of New
Orleans the unpaid amount a%ccruing to them
as collected the last year, Passed.
The Speaker laid before the House a commu-
~nication informing the Legislature that the
block of stone prepared for the Washington
Monument has crumbled to pieces.
The bill to take the sense of the people on
the expediency of calling a Convention to
change the Constitution, was made the special
order of the day for FEBRUARY 4.
BATON ROUGE, Wednesday, January rs.
In the Senate to-day, the bill making appro-
p~riations Of Free School funds to the parishes
of the State ard the city of Nsw Orleans, of
the amount unpaid and accruing to them Of the
collections of last year, was passed.
A joint resolution vas adopted, empowering
the Internal improvement Commissioner to
instruct the State Engineer to examine Bayou
Plaquemine.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.. Nc
Cutcheon introduced a resolution calling for re-
form, and asking the appointment of a commit
tee to ascertain what offices may be dispensed
with and salaries reduced and report the m
The bill calling a Convention to change the
Constitution is made the order of the day for
Wednesday next.
BATON ROUGE, Thursday, January 20.
In the Senate to-day, Mr., Phillips presented |
a resolution requiring the State Engineer to re-
port the amount of work done in the Third In
ternal Improvement District.
The bill passed to pay the publishers of the
proclamation OF the Secretary of State and
amendments 10 LNe CONSTITUTION. |
Mr.. Robb also reported u bill providing for
taking the bonds of the State Tax Collectors.
The bill passed.
In the House, Mr.. Campbell offered a reso-
luton to employ a Reporter for the House, at
a salary of ten dollars per day. Adopted.
The House concurred in the Senate to pay
for the publication of the amendments to the
Constitution, and repeating the Militia Com
mutation tax.
Baron ROUGE, Friday, Jan. 80.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Phillips introduced
a bill to re%-organize the internal improvement
of the State-Ordered printed.
The joint resolutions of the House were ia
ken up, appointing i committee to district the
State-Concurred.
On motion of Mr.. Robb, the bill to CONSOLE
date the city of New Orleans was referred to
the Judiciary Committee, and made the order
Of the day for Wednesday next.
Joint resolutions, authorizing the canceling
of the bonds of the State Treasurer, were adop.
ted.
Nothing was done Today in the House of
Representatives.
Both Houses have adjourned over to Mon
lay.
BATON ROUGE, Monday, Feb. 2.
In the Senate, the President appointed on the
committee to district the State, Messrs. Phillips,
irifhn, kenner, Benjamin and Wickliffe.
MIR. kenner presented the resignation Olsen.
tor Winchester. A resolution was passed re-
l%uesting the Governor to order a new election.
The bill to reduce the salaries of officers was
eferred to a select committee.
MIR Sandige introduced Il bill to reduce the
expenditures of the State and define the sala-
les of certain officers.
The Senate then went into Executive session. =
nd adjourned at l o'clock. =
In the house various petitions, of n Iocal r
haracter were read and referred. d
A resolution was adopted to appoint a spe- Z
lai committee to visit the Lunatic Asylum. 9
A message from the Governor was received, /
1formlng the House that he had signed the bill -
epealing the Mayors Court of New Orleans. '
The Speaker appointed on the railroad COM G.
littee, IN compliance with the resolution of MI. '
ayne, Messrs. Payne, Campbell, Leeds, Will :
amson, Hughes, Richardson. White, McCutch- {
On, Seiby, Grayson and Ryan; and on the com. \
ittee to district the State, Messrs. Connolly I
ivers, Noise, Beverages, Sever, Peck. Mundav
ay and Bartlett. t,
BATON ROUGE, Tuesday Feb 2 81
In the Senate, to day, the Citizens Rank h;,l Ii
as Gaiieo up, pat on motion Of Mr.. Benjamin ' "
as LAID on the table, subject to call. I
In the House, there was a full attendance. q
ne prospects for the passage of the city Con. :,
lidation bill are good. =
Tropical Fruns.-We have heard MANY sto- III
IS OF the delicious fruits of the tropics. but al
me SO seemingly incredible as that related nv m