The American patriot., 1855-01-31
Louisiana Legislature.
MONDAY, Jan. 20,

4
Rev. Mr. Lavitt.
No quorum present. Senate adjourned until II
o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE.-The House met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment-tho speaker in the chair. ,+-z...z4---.
The roll was called, and 81 members answered
to their names u.f4
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Guion.
Leave of absence was asked aud granted to sew
eral members. 3t
Mr.. Hatch introduced a joint resolution instruct |
ing our Senators and Representatives in Congress
to use their influence to procure the passage OF
law granting relief to the officers and soldiers OF
1912, and their widows. Passed. t'.
Mr. Morrison moved to refer amcmorial relative
to charitable institutions, introduced by himself
some days SINCE to the committee on Charitable
Institutions Referred
Mr.. Davidson, chairman Of the Judiciary COM
lnittee, reported several bilsone in favor Of re-
peal of the usury laws Of this State, introduced
some days since by Mr.. Roberts, Of New Orleans.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
An act to regulate the mode of keeping public
accounts was taken up and passed.
An act to regulate ard define the duties and
powers of administrators, executors, curators and
syndcs was taken up and passed
An act relative to judicial advertisements was
taken up and passed.
An act to prevent aliens from holding offic was
taken up and passed. .... ~ -.a. .-., e.
An act relative to persons arrested and impr is
oned for debts was taken up and passed. 9 llt
An act relative to auctionecrs was taken up and
passed -,.... ...---..- --.--.,..
An act relative to judicial and other sales, made
at public auction was taken up and passed.
An act to regulate the office of Auditor Of Pub
! lie Accounts. Passed. 4
An act to provide for the trail Of slaves for cap
ital crimes in the Parish of Orleans. Passed.
An act to regulate and define the duties Of the
Clerks of the Supreme Court. Passed. .g.t
The new Lord Mayor OF London, is named Moon,
and he affords, of course an inexhaustible mine Of
material for jokes on his name. Punch issues an
edict to all the wits in the world, forbidding them
to make any pun on the Lord Mayors name for q
year, and more particularly ;nhibiting the follow
ing offences
If the Lord Mayor should not attend upon any
occasion when his lordship has been expected, no
one is 10 say tiaL tfle MOON Is eCIitISCt.
If the Lord Mayors health is drunk, no one, a.
his lordship proceeds to reply, is to say, Rise
gentle Neon. .J
If the Lord Mayor goes to Winder!nere oxt au
tumn, no country journalist is to head his account
of such excursion, THE Moon is on the Lake
IF the Lord Mayor makes remark, one is to
call it Lunar observation.
If the Lord Mayor requests Mss Cathrine
Hayes to sing at the Mansion House. no person is
to predict wet weather from the fact Of there be-
ing Il Haze near the Moon. fe-- -
If the Lord Mayor is upon any particular occa-
sion more witty than usual Gf possible no person
is to remark that The Moon shines tonight.
CAS- was going over Westminster Bridge, the
other day" said an Emerader II m It Pat How.
kins.
"IIewkins," seq 7, how are yer"
"Pretty WE'LL thank you, Donley,' sez he.
''That's not my name" sez l.
| "Faix, no more is my name Hewilins," scz he.
$50 we looked at each other, an be ths gray
goose o Moses, it turned out to be neither Of u.s.
The ague RACES so in some parts Of Iowa, thai
people obliged to sleep with cobs in tlcil
mouths to keep from shaking their teeth out
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A HORSE SPEcuLArKoS.-Sanl. S. Isl horse dealer
of some eminence in Albany county. Last wcel
) he visited the city. In passing up Broadway, he
discovered half drunken man, riding bay horse
that rather struck his fancy. He thus soliloqui
zed:
"Thats fine beast and how much she looks
: like my Bess.' Had she one white foot woulc
e certainly swear it was her. wonder what sor
of a 'dcker' could strike up with the owner? A!
, he is about half snaked should not wonder if h.
were kindly disposed. For softening the heart
t small quantity of gin works wonders"
Il say, old fellow, what do you ask for tina
horsc?' r.
a Not half what she is worth. She cost $t00-
I'll sell her for, however, for $3.50
TOO nuch-l will give you $l25. | want he
for match or I'd offer twenty-five less
Cant take any such sum. Say $3.50 and tn,
t critter is yourn.'
After half hours chafrring bargain was fnall,
agreed to; they split the difference. Sam pai(
1879 dollars, and the seller fobbcd his money ant
/, retired to enjoy himself
Y The next evening Sam started for Albany, will
a match for Bess, that he would not take 'thre
i hundred dollars for On stepping ashore the frs
v man Sam met was his ostler who Opened up a
, follows
il Where did you get the marc?'
Q In New York
c well how cuiious-l thought she was gone 70
c good and ALL
Y Thought what was gomez
> why Bess, the mare She was stolen from tn
stable on Thursday night, and we. all thought sh
had been run off to Canada
S 'You don't say that mare is Bess?'