New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-10
III .oalsfassa Legislature

WEDNESDAY, March 1ouse-Fifty Two members
present this morning. I, d, : &, NV
e1nor to return BILL passed some days ago by the
Honse to euialize taxation in the city OF New Orleans,
fnrFfhe consideration of the House. Laid on the
ii table. ..4.o. ,,o...,.
yaransdeton Of the vote taken yesterday the act
7 TO pay for work done on Cat Island.
Mr. Mcdonald moved to lay the motion on the
table.
on the table.
sMr Locoul called the yeas-yeas 81, nays &c.
The House then reeonsdered the vote of yesterday,
and again took up the bill. .gi,ss. %. V.
Mr.. Alexander moved to postpone the consideration
! OF the bill till tomorrow. -.uo5
Mr.. semmes moved to lay the motion on the table.
ION calling the yeas and nays it was ascertained
that enough of the opponents of the bill had left the
Hall to break a quorum.l F ~
Mr.. Senames moved that the Speaker send the Ser
geantatrArms out to bring in the members, andaquo-
rum was obtained.
was evident that the question had assumed,a de-
scided party phase and as such led to tremendous
struggle. The debate was participated in by large
number OF members, and afforded much bitter partl-
san denunciation. g&s ".
The House went into Committee of the Whole and
adopted the bill section by section, and after rising,
it was adopted by its title, by vote f33 yeas to Is
nays.
MIR. Jourdan gave notice that he would move to re-
consider tomorrow. hlf@
The House then took q recess until 6 P. NJ
THURSDAY, March 6.--Senate-Air Walker intro
dnced abl to repeal the LIST Section Of act in
ference criminal prosecutions. Read and referred
TO Judicial Committee.
Mr.. Munday-A bill providing for penalty against
Shers for failing to return any slave to the General
Depot. Read and referred. a.
The order of the day, a bill appropratng 100000
for the construction of a leyee in Diamond Island
Bend on the Mississippi was taken up for consdera-
ton the question being on its engrossment for third
reading.
the hour Of IL o'clock the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of special ORDER which was the
following resolutions, offered by Messrs. SHINES and
Kidd, respectively:
Mr. SHINES resolution J: Resolved, That the Board
Of Public Works created by the Constitution should
be abolished, and that the Judiciary Committee be in
strueted to report a bill for that purpose.
i Mr. Kidds substitute: Resolved, That there should
be q Board of Public Works to consist Of four Com
missoners that the State should be divided by the
Legislature into four districts, and Commissioner
should be elected in each district by the legal voters
thereof
Mr.. Kenner offered the following bill as substi-
tute % for the resolution Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives. of the State of
Louisiana in General Assembly convened. That Art
cles Nos. 1870, 49, 1872 and 1873 be, and the
hereby repealed as far as is provided for by Article
Mol 34.'' {z5
motion was made that the bill be rejected The
ayes and nays were demanded and the vote resulted
4 ID al ttsayes ID, nays a. The president cast his
vote against the rejection which passed the bill to
second reading tomorrow
The Senate went into Executive session, after which
it adjourned. r-.&.f,t W
House.-The New Orleans City Charter bill was
made the special order for o'clock this evening.
The House went into Committee of the Whole on
the special order of the day. towit the General APP
preparation bill.
The items Of appropriation were considered end
acted upon in their regular order.
Some AZ them gave rise to considerable debate
Amongst these the item of $4,000 to the clerk Of
the First District Court Of New Orleans. This
amount was reduced to $4,000, the balance of his
salary Of $4,000 to be made up in fines and forfetures
After some further business the committee rose
and reported progress.
The House adopted the report as far as it had pro
ceeded, and then adjourned to r P. NJ.