The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-03-04
(fgislatiut 1protftoin0s..
MONDAY Mar. Sd 1855.

MUTUAL MAR. gu 1COUs
HousE.-House met pursuant t
adj Recommendations.
! A resolution introduced asking AT
appropriation ofAlOOo to the Nationa
Guards Of New Orleans over.
Mr., CAN'T from committee on Inter
nal improvement. reported favorably
on an act Incorporating a Plank road
company in the Parish Of Morehouse
Mr.. Vanwickle-auact to provide
for the payments of works already con
structed in the third Swamp Land dis
trict, gave rise to discussion and laid
over for special order Of the day on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Pike, a petition from DIR. G. w
bearing. referred to committee on
claims.
Mr. Brice. introduced an act to es
tab'i>h an additional district court in
New Orleans,-srdered to be prined.
Mr.. Brice, gave notice of a Till to
fix the licensce on Theate1s, in the citA
of New Orleans.
A memorial from the New Orleans
Academy ofScience, relative to a Geo
logical Survey Of the State ordered to
be printed.
An act relative to licensing physi-
sicians and apothecaries called up,
gave rise to discussion and laid on the
table. 43 yeas 6 nays.
Mr. Hagaman, called up reso'u-
ton from committee on public build
ings, relative to Pagoda in which
Powers statue is pIaced,to have blinds
put to the windows of the same, REFER
ed back to committee.
A bill eoDe up to declair the Grand
levee in Point Coupee, a state work,
came up and gave rise to much de-
bate, referred back to judiciary com
mittee.
Mr.. Downs called up bill to In
corporate the Plaquemine college,
passed.
Mr. vanwick1e called up a bill to
provide for the safe keeping of the
Poydras fund-passed.
Mr.. Woodbridge asked leave to call
up a bill relative to contested elections
in the city Of New Orleans.
Mr.. Pike without previous notice
introduced an act to abolish corporal
in the State Penitentiary
referred to committee 6pC Peniten-
tiary.
The House nd journed to meet again,
at I o'clock in the evening.
Flour BETWEEN AN ENGLISH No
BLEMAN AND AN AMERICAN BUFFALO.
Among the various items Of news from
The plains, the Lexington (MissourD
C't'se" gives the followss e:
1.-TWO British noblemep have been
spending the summer and fall on The !
plains tor tho pupose of sporting One
Of them mounted bis fine dorole- gray
charger, and with his gun poised, rode
of to a herd of buffalo. Singing on,
his victim, huge bu!G he let. slip the
logs of wa=," The buffalo, badly
hailed to recover his breath.
John Bull halted also. After a short
pause, and deliberate survey Of bis
antagonist, the enraged buffalo charged
,pon the horse and his noble rider
making no distinction between noble
md ignoble blood. Down came horse
md rider. When John Bull rose to
lis feet, he saw his charger going off
It full speed. a little in advance of the
'erd, and the wounded bull ready to
enew the dreadful assault. RecoIlect.
ng that he was nm Engliman, and
vithal q Oob)eman. John Bull was too
irm TO retreat. The buffalo again
'itched in; again John Pull came
own upon the plain. A third and a
onrth time was the charge renewed;
'hen the Englishma", finding that the
american bull was too much of a
emocrat to respect nobility, and re-
that "discretion was the
e'tcr part Of valor." took TO his heels {
nd left the plain, and his horse in
'e quiet possession ofthe enemy
PRoF: DImlrey.--I'he many f,iend~
nd admirers Of this distinguished gen. ,
eman will be glad to learn that he has +;