New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-29
State Legislature

BATON ROUGE, Thursday, Jan. "a, 1656-Senate. =
This body met pursuant to adjournment-24 members
present. .49@ r-N i ~. s+2is fsqE%
Mr.. Gardere introduced resolution to allow The
vote returned by the clerks of the election at the sey
enth and ninth precincts in New Orleans TO be counted
Laid over under the rule.
The Senate adjourned to meet in the Hall of the
House, and count the votes of the recent election ac
cording to law. F'' "'
House.-The House met pursuant TO adjournment
at IL o'clock. .N=-..,
Roll called, 81 members present.
Mr.. Andrews of Rapides, asked to hsse the resolu
tons adopted yesterday asking the preachers of the
different denominations in the city to open the House
with prayer, reconsidered. He sad he had voted on
the question untimey--Was not aware that the State
to incur expense for this seryice An amendment
was offered, and the whole matter laid on the table.
motion was made to go into election of Re,
porter; Mr.. D. Martin was nominated. Mr.. McDo-
nald objected to the motion, made few remarks in
which he said that it was useless and Wasteful ex
penditure of the public monies called on the House
to know if it was willing to pay 81, 100 for pam
the meagre appearance of which he said the reporter
himself apologized, offering the reason the fact
that many of the members of the last Legislature had
requested that certain speeches should be withheld
from the report a. L. .,s-sg.,.5s srl-.E-s *
The yeas and nays were called for, 40 yeas, 81 nays
Mr.. D. Martin was elected by acclanlation.
The Speaker gave notice that he had received a
message from the Governor vetoing a bill to define
L0e boundary line DGtW6tH 1DGrpluH anu HeSt batuD
Rouge also some documents of evidence in reference
to contested elections in the parish of ST. Helena.
The House soon after adjourned. :.
FRIDAY, Jan. 25th, lS56.-Senate.- opened
pursuant to adjournment nt-24 members present.
The report Of the committee engaged the attention
of the Senate during the ddy
Messrs. Simms of Pointe Coupee, Haralson and Nc
Murdo of New Orleans, brought n majority report
unfavorable to Burke, Burthe and Michel holding
their seats
Nosors auarona and Puffin o,ton n rnnort1, ranort
embodying contrary opinion
Mr. kenner objected to the report of the majority
thought the evidence taken eIpa,fe and Illegal, he
spoke with much force and feeling. The majority
report was adopted.
Mr.. Ryan offered resolutions in reference to the
death of Ex-Governor Joseph Walker and the Senate
adjourned to meet again on Monday
House.-House met pursuant to adjournment, roll
called, IA members present. @ ,t5ay
>, Mr. Dawson, of Rapides informed the House of the
death of Ex-Governor Joseph Walker of that parish
and moved as an act of respect, that the House ad
iourn--that the members wear the usual badge OF
mourning thirty days, and copy of the resolutions
be forwarded to the family of deceased. Action for
the moment suspended. vs... -..
A resolution was offered that the House elect G
Chaplain amendment offered to insert the word
Catholic before the word Chaplain.
Yeas and nays called for on the amendment %
yeas 81 nays.
A motion was then made to lay the whole matte
on the table. Yeas a. nays 49,
Mr.. Lawrason introduced a resolution to instruc
the Committee OH Elections to report to the Housl
the evidence taken in the several cases. Opposed b,
Mr.. Semmes, who made q few remarks. Yeas ami
nays called for-45 yeas, 80 nays.
Mr. Pike-A resolution to constitute the same join
committee committee to make preparations and fl,
day to inaugurate Powers Statue of Washington
and to invite the Executive Officers of State th
Mayor and Council of the city of Baton Rouge, Ma
sons, Odd Fellow and other societies, strangers an
citizens to join in the celebration-passed
On motion, 300 copies in French and English, tc
gether with the Constitution of the State, were o
dered to be printed. fH
Mr.. Dawson's resolution was then taken up, an
the House adjourned to Monday, at IL O'Clock.