New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-21
Things at the Capital.


Constitution taken u and passed without amendment
to its third reading Democrats refused to suspend the
rules for the third reading. Bill lies over.
Passed House bill comforting Justices of Peace power
to issue writs of injunction.
Also an act to establish the Parish of VIM.
The Senate then went into Executive session.
HousE.--Business entirely private and local.
Mr. Beverages introduced a substitute act relative
the New Orleans Navigation Company and authorizing
City of NewOrleans to acquire all the property rights
privileges and franchises belonging to said Company
Referred to select committee of Messrs Beverages Sever
Ranney, Waterman, Devices, Peck. Hughes and Payne.
Bill exemptng Louisiana Legion from jury Lduty
Passed,
BATON RouGE Feb 49,
SENATE.-General Plauche President, in the Chair
twenty five Senators present.
Joint resolutions from the House providing for ceebrat
ing the 22d of February, taken up and adopted
Mr.. Gardere moved to take up the Convention Bill
which read third time and passed
Mr. Dufour presented memorial from the Commercial
Bank NewOrleans Referred to Select Committee of the
Senators of Orleans.
Mr. Daunoy-A Joint Committee to appoint a Joint
Committee to examine the purchases made by the Medical
Department the State Institution and report upon the
same.
The President appointed on behalf Of the Senate
Messrs Daunoy Watterston and Dorsey
Mr. Wckfe from the Committee to whom was referred
the Governors Message and accompanying documents,
reported a resolution complimentary to the Attorney
General for his in regard to the MeDonogh estate
Also concerning the estate donated to the State
| by John McDonogh.
communication was received from the Auditor of
Public Accounts, in to resolution of inquiry,
showing aggregate salaries and fees of State officers
| be annually $l632s0
Mr.. Martin offered joint resolution for the appoint
| ment of Joint Committee to re-distrct the State
judicially.
ORDERS OF THE DAYAn act for the relief of the Ct.
gems Bank Of Louisiana, which passed without amend.
| ment-Adjourned.
HousE-Mr Curry of judiciary Committee reported au
relative to interest upon qdated and unlquidaed
demands also act allowing appeals in all from
Judgments of Justices of the Peace in the parish of
Orleans also act concerning emancipation of slaves
Mr. Rivers of Committee Educaton-An act for the
location of State Seminary of Learning the parish of
Rapides
Mr. Parham of Finance Committee, reported unfavor-
ably bill to compensate George Iughenbuhl as
interpreter
Favoraby bill for the relief of Henry Parrish and
| John Moore Norman.
Homestead and Exemption Bills made the Order of the
Day for Thursday next
Mr. Hawthorn introduced act to regulate Insurance
| Agencies.
Passed-An act appropriatng ten thousand dollars tc
Jackson Monument and five thousand for erection OF
| memento on Battle Ground of sth January, 1915
PassedAn act to provide for taking the sense of the
people upon amendments to Constitution passed 1850 and
1 '52-Adjourned.
BATON ROUGE, Feb II, 1852
| We have had very thin attendance in each House
yesterday and to-day This being the day for action
on the Convention bill from the House in the Senate
the evidences given in the House that the democrats pur
posed aeta on the wings if possible in fixing the
most unreasonable time for holding the elections made it
important that every whg Senator should be his seat
The nonaval of the packets with the city members this
morning made things look somewhat doubtful On count
ing noses there thirteen wings and selue democrats
and the absent members could be easily dispensed with
The bill was taken up and passed send it to you
The democrats made rally to change the dates even
went to offer section consummatey sy-pro-
viding that after the Convention had framed the new
Constitution it should be submitted tie people for acceptance
Each amendment laid the table by strict part,
vote The friends of those amendments avowed their a
yocacy of the purpose to hold Convention vet with
steady unity of action rallied to its demolition unless
| their 1,arty could gain some advantage by it.
On the adoption of the last section. Mr. Martin moved
that the be suspended the bill third time anf
passed. Notwithstanding the democrats they were
poweress the final fate of the bill concerned
the voted against suspendng the rules-the first insane,
of the sort the records of this sessionwhich sue
suspend Thus the bill goes with the orders for it
third reading tomorrow There is doubt of its pas
sage. The democrats may fall in when they they car
do no better. But fully satisfied that they have
stood the drill of organization to prevent its adoption
that they would have killed the whole if They
couldwould have sustained the views of the Governor
on the Constitution whole and have carried out wha
they resorted to in both Houses in the very commence
ment of the sessionto submit certain amendments
I arpuSi ifptp to tbp Ipna all fl,n
cry for retrenchment reform and what not they
nesty hostile to the great of reform which be
long to the wing platform and which vitality inds
pensabe for the extrcaon of whole State from th
manacles with which she is bound After they have trct
breathe death the nostr of the leading
of the session and found that their will no.
poison the healthy lungs Of purified system of reform
they will no doubt profess acquescence and exclam
| as the obedient katharine did to Prtrucho.
"Then, God be blessed it is the blessed
Nothing is dstinguishable than the fact, that
Convention bill would have passed this session if th,
democratic party had held the power in either branch
the Legislature.
Mr. Wickli6e to-day introduced an act repeating til,
present system of inspecting pork and beef 1t enforce
the inspection of all beef and pork not shipped foreign
ports Mr. Kenner entered serious objections to system
which would entail official expenses on the State
and compel the planter to tax which the present law
allowed him to decline not he pleased Mr. Dauno,
had previously presented memorial from many of tn,
principal merchants of the city the subject The
whole subject finally referred to the Committee OF
| Commerce and Agriculture
There is apprehension now that the Governor will
l veto the Consolidation bill II
RAILROAD MErrIHG,-The fourth annual meeting of the
stockholders in the Mobile Ohio Railroad was held al
Mobile on Tuesday evening last The annual report OF
the President and Directors was unlimited and