Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1853-01-22

MoNpAr. Jan. 18Th. 1858

MONDAY. Jan I'm. 1908
SEsArE-Tne Senate mel al IL u'clock.
Oh Monday 18th inst, and was called ~
order by j. b. Planuie. Lieutenant 0Uv.
srnof4-J b. Walion, Eaq. acting as Sec.
re,afy--27 members present.
On motion. the Seiass tfocsdp,i 10
elect It's officers. Gen. f1oratio Davis
was elected Secretary , A. Levisch. assie-
.ant Secretary Capt. Childress, Sergeant
M.Atms; +. Drosa. D,,f-keslHf aud
Me..rs Griffin, Dawson, Lucas. Guaietas
mud IRENE, enrolling CLERKS This Sen.
nte thea adjourned until ten o'o!oth to.
nosrpW.
TuBspaY, tesA.-J. b. rlouehe 10 the
Clair. d COMMITTEES was appointed III coii.
junction with the House, 10 walt on the
Governor elect. aud inform him OF their
readiness TO receive communications The
Governors Mesaag e was fcnd, Tie Senate
adjourned until Monday morning Mt 10
o'clock.
WEDNESDAY,, io,th--The Sr,ate met
pursuant to adjournment. Presentation
J.. b. plauete, President --Ana ~ Sem.
tors. Communications were received from
the Board of Currency and from the Sec.
Rotary Of State relating to the State Libra.
ry.
MFR. Martin gave notice Of llis intention
70 introduce a Resolution instruc.ing our
Sta,e Engineer to have removed the oh.
etructiop. exciting IN the Grand Bayou
and the Bayou Pierre Point IN Assumption
Parish.
Mr.. Laey gave notice Of his intention
to introduce sn Act entitled q An Act 10
incorporate the N. @. and Western Tele.
graph Company and its branches"
A resolution was adopted, authorizing
,be members Of the Senate eaeh to Sub.
scribe for ten eories Of slch newspapers
published In the State as they may desire.
A resolution from, the House was eot.
cured In providing for the election Of
State Printer on Monday next, gath Inst,
The Report Of w II. Crenshaw. Esqs
Register OF the Land Office wns received.
Mr.. Palfrey gave notice Of his intention
to Introduce n joint resolution calling the
attention Of the General Government to
certain improvements needed 10 be made
on our line Of sen.cost.
On motion Of Mr.. Martin, the Senate
adjourned until Monday the 9th inst,
Houss, Moteasy i7th-41'i,e ffotsr
called to order at l2 o'clock. On melton
Hon. J. Z. King, was called to the ehair
~ Z. Layet and L. Solomon acting MS
Secretaries--the roll being called. ~ mem.
bers answered Ia their names. On mo
ton the House proceeded 70 elect q
Speakss--Mr. Wilder nominated Hon,
| E. w. Noise, and Mr.. White nominated
Hon. J. L. King. On the roll being
called MIR. Noise received 53 votes, and
Mr.. King received 3i-wllereupon Mr..
Noise was declared duly elected Speaker.
and was sworn In us such by Mr. King.
The Speaker returned thanks In q neat
and appropriate speech.
The several members were then sworn
In aud took their seats.
On motion the House then proceeded
to elect a Chief Clerk, Minute Clerk, Re.
porter, Sergeant.at.Arms and door.keeper.
which resulted IN the election OF
I. M. Kennedy, Chief Clerk.
Capt Rinehari, Minute Clerk.
David Martin. Reporter.
II. Psralta, Sergeant-at.Arms, and
VIM. A. Bryan, Door.keeper.
On motion a call Of the House was
made and q quorum no being present.
the House adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
TUESDAY, lsth-Wi,h the exception Of
the reception aud reading Of tho Governors
Message, the election Of Transla,ing and
Enrolling Clerks, aud the counting in
joint assembly Of the votes for Governor
&C., cast at the late election, there wns
but little business o temperance transact
cd in either House, today.
WEDNESDAY, January 10.
House met pursuant TO adjournment. Z.
w. Noise Speaker, presiding, III members
present.
Mr. Theard offered a resolution to al
low d compensation Of $500 cash 10 Jno.
E. Layer, late Chief Clerk. and E. Salo-
mon, late minute Clerk Of the House
also $500 10 G L. Marshall, late Sar.
geant-at.Arrns Of the House. in cousidera-
ton of their services III assisting to organ
ixe that body ct the present session.
The resolution was confded to the
charge of n Committee composed Of five
members.
A message from the Governor. together
with accompanying documents was re-
ceived.
Mr.. Marks offered q resolution, which
was adopted, providing for the assembling
Of the members Of both Houses, 1.-THE Sem
ate %concurring thereto) on Monday. the
24.h inst, for the purpose Of electing a
State Prin ct.
MI. w. w. Pngh offered the following
resolutions which were adopted:
nResotrcd. That the Clergy Of the
different religious denominations Of Baron
| Rouge be and they are hereby invited to