Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-24
Baton Rouge Correspondence.
BATON ROUGE, March l3, 1855.

BATON ROUGE, March ID, 1880.
-Messrs Editors-The end of the present session
of the General Assembly hand an extra session is
demanded and will doubtless called complete the work
upon the revised Statutes; it will likely require
than week days to complete Them Had members
have work in the beginning of the sessionhad the
Senate have entertained the subject of the revised statutes
in the beginning, the necessity for called session would
not have existed The work upon the rerised statutes
the session progressed increased in interest and favor
several applications have been made to the Legislature
informally for the copyright, and much 100000
offered for it.
Among the various subjects of general nature has
excited interest in discussion that the pending
for the administration of the Pententary The bill first
passed the Senate taken up in House and passed
with amendments. The Senate refused concur, and
of conference raised the report of the
mee adopted in the Senate only four voting against
The Governor after weeks reflection returned the bill with
his objections the Senate, vote aken and 10 voted
for to become law Notwithstanding the veto and for
sustaining; five Senators absent who would have
voted with the 10 had they have been present which would
have taken it the executive head by the constitutional
vote Thus ended the renitentiary El, which cost
than weeks labor of both branches of the General AS
semby Much credit claimed for the Governor for the
this place, to support which the remarks of Mr. kenner is
published along with the document. MIR. X did make the
remarks published but coupled with other remarks male
at the time, his meaning very different from that
in which find him published. The veto message as
comment upon the bill ITSELF an able document rather
lame one; does reflect the main features of the bill
and s full of gross errors IN tie statement OF cts these
in statement will be published in the report of COM
mttee raised by the Senate examine in to the profits of
the Lessees
The Governor has supposed himself imposed upon by the
State Clerk and Administrators The report submitted
to the Legislature by the State Clerk shows the profits to be
some oo0 issecond statement shown the message
shows the profit to be s4 900. send you copy of
the committees report as reference.
The statement that proposition to take the institution at
$4,000 from an individual of knoacn sooency and fitness
not true and that his object in making the proposition
alone to embarrass the action of the Legislature joint
resolution passed the Senate extending the Lease another
year. only four Senators voting against it. 1t will pass
House, and will, it is said, be vetoed. The Act submitting
the question of the removal Of Seat Of Government the
people at the November election passed the House night
by large majority, it had passed the Senate and is only
wanting the Governors approval to become law.
Lafourche has in for goodly number of Acts this
session. An Act granting charter for Railroad from
Donallsonyile to connect with the N. O., 0. and G. w.
Ralro another charter connecting the Of Thbodaux
with the Opeousas Road charter for the construction
draw bridge across the Bayou at Thibodaux; Act
reducing the number of Police Jury wards five with
slight change Act creating Notary Public for the
town of Lockport, besides several acts for relief
very lively discussion grew up in the last evenings
session upon the proposed amendments the swamp
act The act amended make conform to the
constitution. The commissioners are be elected by the
people and be called the Board of Public Works. as pre-
scribed in the constitution.
At the last session of the Legislature motion made
in the House to abolish the article constitution crea
ting the Board of Public Works." upon that motion the
yeas and nays taken and only in
favor of retaining the article in the Constitution hat
given by of the members from Lafourche) The
Senate refused to with the House and the consttu
tiona provision preserved. The in the House last
evening making the Board Of Swamp Land Comm ssioners
elective and calling it the Board of Public Works pre-
scrbed in the Constitution" un0ninous-beautiful
comment upon the record of last session.
The General Appropriation Bill passed the House yester
day. VS.. J.