New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-23
Louisiana Legislature.

BATON ROUGE, March IS, 1S57.-Senate.-The
Senate met at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Stirling from Committee on the Judiciary, made
a supplemental report on the claim of Geo W. Coffin
Co., and offered resolution to authorize the ap-
pointment OF a special committee to investigate that
claim and report at the next session othe Legislature,
which was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Gardere the bill for the encour-
agement of medical science was passed.
An Act authorizing the District Attorneys to make
yearly statement to the Attorney General of the
number of indictments, convictions, character of
offences, etc., which the duties of the Office require
them to attend to, Passed.
An Act apprOpriating SIS 900 for improving the
navigation of the Sabine river, passed second
reading.
An Act appropriating 81 500 for the benefit of the
Bastrop Masonic Female College, passed second
reading by vote of II to IL.
An Act fixing fees of Register of the Land Office
passed first reading.
An Act reducing the State tax on billiard tables
and nne-pn alleys passed by vote of IA to 7.
Pending the discussion on Act making appropria-
tons for the charitable Institutions of the State the
Senate adjourned.
House.-The House met pursuant to adjournment,
the Speaker in the chair. Present SO members.
The House concurred in the following Senate bills
An Act relative to the Police Jury Of the parish of
Orleans, right bank.
Amendment to Act for encouragement Of medical
science.
Joint resolution appointing commissioners to inves-
tigate the claim of G. W. Coffin & Co.
An act making appropriations for Charitable Insti,
tutions. Passed
Act relative to certain debts of State Passed
Act relative to Public Schools. Passed.
Act for relief of owners Of property Second Drain
age District, No. =. Passed. "a
Special Order Of the Day.-Act relative to State
Tax Collectors of New Orleans. Laid on the table.
General Appropriation bill, Senate amendments
concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, the House adjourned.
!Se1late.-Senate met at 10 o'clock.
Consideration on the bill making appropriations for
the Charitable Associations of the State was resumed
and the bill passed.
Mr. DeEtussy introduced an act to appropriate
$1,000 for the maintenance of the Volunteer Com
panes in New Orleans. The Senate refused to pass
the bill to second reading, whereupon Messls. ST.
Paul, Pellern, Locoul, Marte Heard and Hyams, en-
| tered protest against this action.
An act graduating and reducing the price of Swamp
Lands in certain parishes Passed.
An act approprating SIS 900 for the relief of the
jackson Monument Association Passed.
An act amending an act providing for the admins
tration of the Charity Hospital Passed
An act for the relief of property-hoders in the
Second Draining District in the city of New Orleans
Passed.
An act providing for the payment of the members
officers and contingent expenses of the General As
sembly Passed.
Senate went into executive session and then ad.
journed.
House. The House concurred in the Senate's
amendments to the General Appropriation bill, grant
ing Se,O00 Tor repairs OF the Charity Hospital.
Mr.. Hamilton introduced a resolution granting
$500 per annum to the SergeantatA Arms, as keeper
of the Washington Monument Adopted.
Mr.. Randall introduced resolution granting $500
! to H. Droz, State Librarian, for extra services
Adopted
! Mr.. Perkins introduced resolution granting the
Translatng Clerk of the House thirty days to trans
late his reports Adopted.
| Mr.. Favrot introduced resolution granting A
Dnpanter $500 for tansatiDg the revised statutes oil
| 1855. Adopted.
| Act relative to slaves. ConCurred in
Mr. R. Woodbridge, resolution granting Chief Clerk
$500 for extra services. Adopted.
| Act relative to corporations. Passed.
| The Senate amendments to bill making appropria
tions to charitable institutions were concurred in.
| Mr.. Randall introduced resolution of thanks tc
the Speaker, Unanimously adopted.
| Mr.. Downes introduced resolution granting IS
| per diem to Speaker pro tenn. Adopted
An act to change venue in criminal cases.
! Adj ourned to O'Clock P. NJ. ..