Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-03-06
LEGISLATURE of Louisiana.
ABSTRACT OF TIE PROCEEDINGS
BATON ROUGE, Feb. 26.

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BATON ROUGE, Feb. 26.
The House met pursuant to adj ournment.
The Judiciary Committee reported the fol.
lowing bills:
An act relative to the powers of clerks Of
district courts.
An act to prevent distractions to telegraph.
ic lines.
An act to exempt cemeteries of municipal
corporations from seizure and sale for debt.
The following bills were introduced
By Mr.. FIemming: An act concerning justices
of the peace.
By Mr.. Munday: An act to regulate the prac-
tice of law in this State. (Tnis bill gives the
privilege TO any person to practice law.)
The following were passed
An act relative to the appropriation of lands
for railroads and other works of public utility.
Reference was made of large number oflo-
cal relief bills to the Committee Of the Whole
and other committees.
The calendar of private bills on the clerks
table was cleared.
Tomorrow the House will 90 into Commit
tee of the Whole.
The House then adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
In the Senate, the whole day was occupied
in discussion Of resolutions offered by Gen.
Martin in regard to the compromise. They
were finally disposed of by an amendment pro-
viding that no censure should be attached to
Downs or Soule.
The Senate also passed the retrenchment
bill, cutting down all the State salaries, with
an amendment that it should not take effect un-
til after the expiration of the present terms of
office.
The Senate then adjourned.
BATON ROUGE, Feb. 81.
The House met pursuant to al ournment.
Mr.. Flemming, on behalf Of the Committee
on Grievances, reported favorably on the bill
entitled.
"An act to prohibit card playing in this State"
MI. Sever made Il long minority report in
favor OF allowing the claim of w. II. Williams.
Mr.. Campbell offered a Joint resolution in re-
latIon to the compromise measures, regarding
them as 4 final settlement.
The following bills were passed.
An actto abolish usury laws.
An act concerning bills Of exchange.
The House then resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole.
A bill came up to appropriate 81 500 to T. B.
Thorpe for a fulI-length portrait.
The discussion on this bill occupied about |
WV " L y Il many GiSpUStt VI u Eelel-t
ring the matter to Il committee of five.
The bill for relief of Robert Spedden, al |
him 1925 for inquests on board the
steamboat Louisiana, was adopted in Commit
tee of the Whole.
The House then adjourned until 10 o'clock,
A. NJ, Monday.
In the Senate, the bill in relation to the Nayi-
CATION Company, and the one to regulate indi-
clal sales, were the only matters of interest
of.
BATON ROUGE, March /.
The Senate is not in session.
In the House, Charles Dumouchel, member
elected from st. Bernard, was sworn in.
The Compromise resolutions Of the Senate
we're referred to the Committee on Federal
The House discussed an act pro-
'lding for sales Of Swamp and Overlooked
lands. Mr.. Ranney, of New Orleans, intro.
iuced another bill ofthe sam character. They
we're both made the special order of the day for
Wednesday. The bill prohibiting card play.
1g in the State, was laid on the table. think
1e Governor will veto the act relative. to the
Jew Orleans Navigation Company.
BATON ROUGE, Mdrch-2.
A bill for the relief of the New Orleans Me-
Society, granting it $4,000, has passed
le House to Il Sc, ond reading.
The Veto on the Citizens Bank BM.--The
is the Governors message, sent in
'-day at II o'clock to the Senate and House,
etoing the Citizens Bank bill:
Il send herewith a veto message to the gen.
emen of the House of Representatives and
lie Senate.
81 have examined with care and attention
e act entitled, AN act for the relief of the Cit
ems, Bank of louisiana passed by both Hon.
IS OF the present General Assembly, and pre-
nted to me for my approval, on the Goth Feb /
larry, ultimo. ,
Il regret TO be constrained, under a proper
nse of what deem to be the constitutional
jec'ions to the bill, to return it tothe House.,
hence it originated. l refer the Senate to
y objections, presented to that body in return
. a former bill entitled, AN act for the even /,
al cance'ment of the bonds of the State issued 1
r the use of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana, !
the reasons there expressed apply with equal ::
zee to the bill now returned. !.
(Signed) JOSEPH WALKER n
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