New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-08
Things at the Capital.
Fran cur esn eurrsspenusnt.

ssssrKThe Committee on the judiciary reported I'M
avorably act granting appeals from Justices Of the
Peace, in the Parish Of Orleans, in all cases.
Passed, act appropriatng to the Parish Of Point
Coupee $4,000 for the work done Grand Levee to be
paid of the first moneys derived from the sale Of the
swamp lands
After the transaction good deal local and private
business, the Senate adjourned to Monday
HousE-NIr parham introduced a bill to prescribe the
mode Of dsposng of the lands of delinquent tax payers
Mr. selby from Judiciary Committee, reported act
authorizing defendants to give surety in provisional
seizures.
The bill the relief OF Thomas spear reported
also the bill appropriatng $1,000 the payment the
jury warrants in the First District Court New0r leans
The House passed bill the ref of Robert Spedden
late Coroner.
There good deal of time consumed on local and
private bills when the House Adjourned clock to-
morrow
BATON RorcE March 6, 1852
Thelast four days have evinced cpmmendabe DISPOSE
ton both Houses to clear up the business of the session
far the general interest of thu State is concerned
the Legislature might adjourn DE- after the passage
Of two three bills.
The Joint Committee for re-dsricting the State have
reportedihe Co ngressional districts as follows;
The first District shall be composed of all that part of
the Parish of Orleans situated on the left bank of
the Mississippi river.
The second District shall be composed of the Parishes
of Plaquemines st. Bernard all that part of the Parish
of Orleans on the right bank of the Mississippi river the
Parishes Jefferson St Charles St John the Baptist St.
James Ascension Assumption Laforche Interior Terre
bonnie Iberville and West Baton Rouge.
The third District shall be composed of all the Parishes
East Feciana West Feiciana EasE Baton Rouge Point
Coupee Concordia Tensas ST. Mary st Martin st Lam
dry. Lafayette. vermillion and Calcasieu.
The fourth District shall be composed Of the Parishes
Bossier Claiborne. Bienville Caldwell Union Ouachita
Morehouse Jackson, Franklin Catalonia, Madison and
Carroll.
Iappend the vote of each District in the last Congress
sional election,
At the last Congressional election vote stood in
these Districts follows: IT,. T
In the First whig 51O1 democratic, 1850 wing major
ity. 251.
In the Second wing, 4O4T Democratic 1866 wing ma
jority, 4S1.
In the Third democratic Ass wiig 1855 democratic
majority, 2o3.
In the Fourth democratic 1905 whig 523l democrat
ic majority, 675.
This shows pretty equal division according to the last
vote for Congress But considering the character Of the
contests in the districts at the late election safe to
calculate that three of the districts here prescribed
be maintained as wing. while the fourth will be hopecssly
democratic 1t is not known that the democrats will
ter any serious objections to tho arrangement. They
should do While they given one district be-
yond doubt the maorties in thu remaining three
susceptible of being oyerdden by that strict discipline
which characterizes their party organization and any dis
affection in the whg ranks The city made, very
properly into district to itself We shall hear more
of country and city competition experience the evils
attendant upon it.
very favorable report has been made the Lunatic
Asylum and to meet the wants Of he institution the Lee
gsature has appropriated for the next two years $4500
and have provided hundred acres of land and ordered
that hereafter insane persons e examined before the
clerks of the District Courts upon whose certificate they
shall be admitted free of charge when in INDECENT cir
cumstances.
The committee of the whole yesterday reported against
the appropriation of $4,000 for thd payment of the ry
warrants of the First District Court of NewOrleans
The Governor has approved and signed the two bills
sent you aboshng the Board of udators and prevent
ing the Municipalities from contracting debts Mr. Sc
vers Registry law for the prevention of fraudulent voting
in the city of NewOrleans introduced to-day 1t is
very lengthy and to provide for every contingency
against purity of the ballot box 1t separates the par
sh from the State elections The State elections remain
before, while the election for Sheriff Clerks ETC. shall
be held on the first Monday in March
Mr. Theard behalf of the Neworieans delegation has
introduced act to provide for e incorporation of all
that portion of the parish Of Orleans the right bank
the river Mississippi with the city NewOrleans Made
the order for Saturday next
Mr. Weisheimer reported bill to authorize the con:
struction of canal from the Mississippi river to Bayou
Benvenue the waters said river with
Lake Borgne and to construct road on either side of
said canal'
Mr. Williamson, of the Militia Committee has reported
general bill for pensioners providing that each pen
soner shall make out his vouchers before the District
Court of his parish according prescribed requisites
which shall be authentic with the Auditor In the
of pension warrants the Treasury semi-annually
This will the Legislature great deal of trouble and
| time.
Mr. Waterman fro,, tba ror,,,;t+o ~, o -
Oh a's W en " ao' eit'ieo an ACT TO pfoV'a'
~, ~, pp. " s"abeie ~ iNc"ofie''hSi approved
S4.h A.arch' 1870, .-
M la.lop introduced an aqt TO authorize general
sye'eh' VI riee nahhhs s'adc te special order fol
NJ, ~
Inc homestead exemption h was taken up, and
passed to Its third reading without much discussion The
Vi te pi Irieu 10 pass through but the Houss
reluseu 10 suspend lts rules Tor third reading
qaehtly ~ hes over 10 next week
Ihere was very thh House, MANY of the friends of th
'ns a''eh' seha t1e p's 10 you as amended
anu as will no aoubt, now pass notwithstanding th
gloomy appeaf3hces TO Inc contrary for several days
% Va u,e e's uei'a'oN feeoru'o Their votes agalns
~, " .i''N "''n 'ner constituents
Ve iueure must determine dcn Augustin said he hat
oeeh 'leo ny 'he portrayal % Inc beauties of Home
s'eau pu. he was now sased 1t would not do and wou
No'e agahe ihere We're various propositions to fix tn
amount IN value 10 ne exemptfd ranging from $500 t.
sfooo oe mo"Sana dollars WIS finally adopted for tn
homestead ana mo hundred and mn for the effects neces
sary tor The following city members
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