New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-07
Correspondence of tbs Crescent.

| Correspondence of tbe Crescent
| BATON RoUGE, Feb. s. 1854
In the House Mr.. Roberts introduced bill establish
ing General Registry Law fer the city of New Orleans
1t would have appeared with much better grace if it had
been presented at earlier day of the session before
there had been any action the House upon the subject
There is feature of the bill which will be objected to-
where it that it is not intended exclude those who
are legally and consttuonay entitled to vote although
they may fail to comply with the provisions of the bill
1t seems that the object of the Registry Law is to
tain who are the duly qualified electors and any doubt
should arise upon the subject to refer the Registry
an evidence Of their qualifications. similar bill has
been presented to the by Mr. Hodge, so that it
seems that this Legislature is disposed to the
negligence of their predecessors, and not as Mr. Van
Buren, would say, to tread in their footsteps.
bill to abolish the Usury Laws was taken up, and
made the order Of the day for Tuesday The passage
Of this bill will many of the restrictions on trade
and commerce, by afordng greater facilities in procuring
capital An act has been introduced in the House re-
peang the act the subject Conventional Interest
passed the 10Th February 1874 and leaving the rate
interest to be regulated BY the contracting parties them
selves
The House passed the resolution from the Senate
quesng our Senators and Representatives in Congress
obtain donation of the Public Lands to aid in the con-
struction of the New Orleans and Mobile Railroad
In the Senate, Mr., Lacey, from the Judiciary Commit
on Monday last by Mr.. Munday, which required the
State to pay to the wothirds of the value of
slave who may be sentenced to death the penantiary
Under the present law the owner is only entitled to
compensation of $780, which in many eases is not
more than neourth Of its value slaves be regarded
as property it may be doubted whether the present law
not in contrayention of the spirit if the letter Of the
Constitution which prohibits private property from being
taken for public uses without due compensation As a
question of expedenoy it would be desirable to ap-
proxmate nearer to the value, as it would in many
cases lead to conviction where ures might otherwise
be disposed to acquit.
Mr. McMurdo called up act authorizing the Auditor
of Public Accounts and State Treasurer to credit the
Union Bank Of Louisiana with certain amount and for
the relief of Jas Pemberton for settling the interest of
the State on said Bank The rules dispensed with
said bill was read third time and passed
Reports showing the affairs of the Barratara and La
fourche Canal Company, also the State Treasurer
and Auditor Of Public Accounts which were respectfully
referred to the Committees Internal improvements and
Finance.
1t is said Bank is to be established here under the
law Of last session. with capital of Sl000000 and that
distinguished nancer New Orleans is to ba placed at
its head 1t would be great advantage this and the
adjoining parishes and dc not know any place where
capital could be more usefuly successfully employed
The want Of it has heretofore retarded the improvement
of the country and prevented the development of It's re-
sources G.