New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-16
Correspondence of tbe Crescent.

Correspondence of tbe Crescent.
BATON ROUGE, Feb Is, 1854.
Mr.. Hatch to-day introduced a resolution for
the appointment of n committee to INQUIRE into
the expediency of establishing Normal schools,
| and to report at the next meeting of the Legis-
| lature.
| Mr., Gardner presented Il memorial from the
| citizens Of st. Landry, requesting a grant of
| Franklin College in said parish for the purpose
| Of establishing female school. Mr.. Roberts,
| from the Committee on Elections, to whom was
referred the resolution of Mr.. Wales, directing
them to inquire whether Messrs Corcoran and
Washeimer were not employed in the Custom
house at New Orleans at the time of their cleo
ton to seats in this house, reported in the af-
tirmatiye.
Mr. Wales then moved, that Messrs Nixon
0orcoran and Washeimer be declared ineligible
as members of the House, which was made the
order Of the day for Wednesday next.
The Judiciary Committee, to whom was re-
terred the bill for the purchase of the Luzen-
burg Hospital in New Orleans, reported favor
ably.
Mr.. Phelps, from the Judiciary Committee,
called up the bill TO provide for the registry Of
legal and taeit mortgages The bill, on account
OF its Importance, elected more talent and dis
cussion than any other during thewhole session.
The friends of the bill contenled that it did not
impair the rights of minors and married wo-
Ing recorded evidence of their elaim-while it
afforded protection to the auditor, by guarding
him against the impositions which have been
heretofore practiced upon him
1T Will no doubt be q great advantage to the
commercial interests as well as the planters, by
removing the restrictions upon this species of
security, and will afford increased facilities for
capital under the present system, persons are
unwilling to loan upon mortgages, on account
of
and the great difficulty in asoertaining the
amount of those ineumbrances
This bill removes that objection by requiring
that the mortgage as well as the bond Of the
tutor, curator, etc, shall be inscribed
Mr. Heard moved to amend the first section
of the bill, by inserting after the word ssdebtor
in the sixth line, "and in the different parishes
in which he may be the owner of real estate.
This gave rise to a long and animated discus
sion, pending which the House adjourned. The
debate will he resumed tomorrow, and will
probably occupy several days.
There was nothing done in the Senate to-day.
BARON Rorar, Feb ID, 1854
In the House, after the calling of the roll and
reading Of the journal, Mr. Jordan submitted
the following resolution which was referred to
me Committee on Federal Relations, and may
pc considered as an offset to Mr.. ROberts's res
buttons upon the same subject
ReSoteed, That the late news from Havana
gives evidence of the intention of Spain to
Atricanize the Island ofCuba by the cmaneipa-
tion OF the slaves OF Cuba, and believing that
the State of Louisiana has deep interest in
preventing it, we, as representatives coming
directly from the people, express our disap
probation Of the tolerance shown to this subject
by the present federal administration and its
indifference towards the movements of Spain so
detrimental to and prospeetiyely destructive of
the rights and tenure by which great portion
Of the property of Louisiana is held
Mr.. Roberts introduced a bill to reduce the
costs of litigation.
Mr. Morrison, a resolution authorizing GER
tam parishes on the 0uachita to subscribe to
the he, Vleksburg and Shreveport Railroad
Inc same gentleman gave notice that he
would introduce bill to abolish the office of