New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-12

to create Internal Improvement Department for the
purpose of preventing the foundations of the aluval
lands of the State and developing Its and ac
ties for communication The Legislature shall have power
discontinue said Department if at any future period
! its continuance should be deemed unnecessary
Mr. sandidpc offered the minority report, signed by
Messrs. Van Wcke and Delony, substitute for the
report of the majority of the Committee General Pro-
| visions now under consideration, to-wit:
The General Assembly shall at its first session after the
adoption of this Constitution create Lcyee Internal
Improvement Department. for the purpose OF protecting
the low lands of this State from inundation predicatei
| upon pledge of the swamp lands, which have been
donated to the State by the United Saes the proceeds
sales Of which lands to be used for that purpose only
And the General Assembly shall make all laws necessary
for the sale of said lands and also enact general system
of evees Dykes outlets etc. under the superntendence
of Engineers Commissioners such other officers Of
this State they may deem necessary for the protection
| of said lands.
Mr. Conney moved to adopt the first article of title
seven reported by the majority Of the Committee on
| General Provisions.
Mr. Preaux called for the previous question which was
! ordered
The questions being on the propositions offered by
Messrs Jennings, simms and Sandidge the same were
| severaly laid on the table
The next question in order being the motion of Mr.
Conney to adopt the first article of the report of the
| jority,
Mr. Smart said motion called for the yeas and nays
which resulted as follows:
Messrs. Akenhead, Avery Andrews Anderson of Car
roll Armant, Bradford, Benjamin. Besancon Bernard
Benvenu Brother Boudousque. Bullard Buisson Byrne
Castelanos, Cotton, Conney, Conrad Daeres Dufour
Dugue. Due Edwards Of Orleans Edwards of Washing
| ton Eggeston Eusts Gardere Guion. Hayes, Hebert
Hernandez, Kew Of Ian
dry Lapeyre Leefe, Leblanc Lobdel Lyle, McIlhenny
Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of Point Coupee Marrero
Martin Monge, Nichols Olivier of ST. Martini Olivier
St. Mary Palfrey, Paxton Preaux Price Pugh Richard
of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, Rxner. Risk
Roseius, Roman Ronquillo, st. Paul, Staes, Swazey
Scarborough, Smith Of West Felciana, sbley, Simms
Stewart Tatman, Talbot Thompson, vanWickle. vere
Waddill, Williams and Whittington--79 yeas
And Messrs Addison, Beale, Carter, Delony Decouet
Douglass, Farmer Hatch Harris, Hargs Heron Hough
Hodges King Of Jackson, Leeds McMlen Pierce. Phil
lips Reeves Sandidge Smart Shaw, Shelton, Smith
Taaferro. Toulouse, Todd-27 nays
Consequently the article reported by the Committee
General Provisions, adopted without amendment.
The second article Of the above report being taken
also adopted without amendment
On the third article being read follows to-wit
Article -. The Commissioners shall exercise diigent
and faithful supervision of all public works which the
State may be interested They shall communicate to the
General Assembly, from time time, their views con-
cerning the same and recommend such they
may deem necessary in order to employ to the best ad
vantage and tor the purposes for which they granted
the swamps and overowed lands conveyed by the United
States to this State. They shall appoint all officers ell
gagged the public works. and shall perform such other
duties may be prescribed by law.
Mr. Todd moved to insert after the word interested
the words and of all navigabe rivers bayous and public
roads in their respective districts and insert also after
the words to this State the following words: And
the improvement of said rivers bayous and public
roadsn
Mr. Martin offered as sub-amendment to insert after
the word interested, the following Words Except
those made by Joint Stock Companies
Mr.. Roman moved to lay the amendments offered by
Mr.. Todd on the table.
On said motion the yeas and nays were called and re-
| suited as follows
Messrs. Akenhead, Avery. Andrews Anderson Armant
Bradford, Benjamin. Bernard Bienvenu Brother Bou-
dousquie Byrne, Carter Cotton Conney, Decouet Du-
four Dugue Duffel Edwards of Orleans Eggeston Gar
dere, Guon, Hays Hernandez, Hunt Jennings, Jones
Key, Lapeyre, Leee, Leeds. Lobdel.I Lyle. Nell.
| benny, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin. Monge
Nichols Olivier Of St Martin Olivier of St Mary Parey
Paxton, Preaux, Price Pierce Richardson of St. Mary
Rxner, Risk Roseius, Roman Staes, Swazey Shaw Sib
ley, Stewart Tatman, Talbot, Toulouse Van Wickle Vii
| lere and Waddll-63 yeas.
Messrs. Addison, Beae, Bullard Buisson Castellanos
| Delony Douglass, Edwards of Washington, Farmer
Hatch Harris Iargis Hebert. Heron. Hough. Hodges
Leblanc, Mathews of Point Coupee Patterson Phillips
| Pugh, Richardson of Ouachta. Ronquilo. Sandidge
Smart Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn Simn,s
! Thompson, Todd Williams and Whittngton-33 nays
Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amend
ment laid on the table.
The question being put by the President the atlop-
ton of the proposition of Mr. Martin the same was de-
cdcd in the affirmative. consequently the amendment
| adopted.
Mr. Douglass offered the following proyo to be in
serted at the end of the article to wit
Provided, That the Commissioner in each District
shall have the appointment of the officers within that
District
Mr. Roman moved to lay the provso on the table
which motion prevailed
Mr. Richardson of Ouacha moved to strike out ll the
words after necessary to the words to this State
Mr.. Roman moved to lay the amendment on the table
On said motion the yeas and nays called for and
resulted as follows
Messrs. Akenhead Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford
Benjamin, Bernard, Benvenu. Brother, Boudousquie
Buisson Byrne, Casteanos Cotton. Connolly, Conrad
Declouet, Dufour Dugue Due Edwards of Orleans Eg-
geston Gardere, Guion Hays, Hunt Jennings, Jones
Key Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell Lyle McIlhenny
Mathews of Orleans Mathews of Point Coupee Marrero
Olivier of st Mary Parey Paxton Preaux Price. Pugh
Reeves Rxner Risk Roseius, Roman, St Paul, Staes
Shaw, Smith, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Talaferro Tou-
| louise, Van Wickle villere and Wilams-66 yeas.
And Messrs Anderson of Carroll Beale. Deony Doug
lass, Edwards of Washington, Farmer Hatch. Harris
Heron, Hodges, King of jackson. McMen Patterson
Pearce, Richardson of Ouachita, Roysden Ronquillo
Smart Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn Sibey
Thompson, Todd, Waddll and Whittngton--27 nays
Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendment
was laid upon the table.
Mr. Delony offered the following proviso which being
read was, motion, laid on the table to wit
Provided that other of the public moneys but those
arising from the said swamp oyerowed lands shall be
| applied to the purposes herein designated
On motion the original article amended adopted
Messrs Richardson Of o. and Todd asked to have their
votes recorded against the adoption of the above article
The fourth article being read was motion adopted
| without amendment.
On the fifth article of the report being taken up was
read as follows, to wit:
Article - The General Assembly shall have power. by
House. to abolish said Board whenever in their opinion
Board of Public Works shall no longer be necessary.
Mr. Todd moved to strike out three ttis' and insert
| in lieu thereof the word majority
On motion to adopt the above amendment Mr. Smart
| called for the yeas and nays
Messrs Addison, Bradford, Beale Byrne, Deciouet De
lony, Douglass, Edwards of Washington Farmer Hatch
Harris, Hargs Heron, Hough Hodges King of Jackson
Leeds, McMlen, Paxton, Patterson, Price, Pierce Phil
lips. Reeves Richardson of (uacha Richardson of St