New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-12


CAPIT0LIAE CORRESPONDENCE.
BATON RoueE, Feb. Q, 1855.
Eds. cssscent In the Senate to-day, bat little was
done deserving special notice.
The resolution adopted by the House yesterday to
raise Joint Select Committee for the investigation
Of the Diamond Island Levee matter was passed also
BY the Senate I presume the committee viii visit
the work in question, and without delay.
A motion made by Mr. SHINES to elect an official
reporter to the Senate though earnestly advocated
BY him and Mr.. Hyams, was negatiyed by very de.
cided vote-l7tee.
Iu the House, a large number Of memorials, bills,
etc. of private or local character were presented
generally for relief in some shape other.
The most important question in this body was ns-
ed upon joint resolution, submitted BY Mr.. Hynes,
to abolish the articles Of the Constitution, from the
Isoh to 1s4th inclusive which require the establish
ment Of Board Of Public Work. The resolution,
after considerable discussion was laid on the table
subject to call
Mr.. Saomon's Normal School measure was passed
on its third reading BY q close vote
At a few minutes after IL o'clock, the two Houses
met in convention for the election Of State Printer
No names presented but that Of J. NJ. Taylor of
the Baton Rouge Advocate though Col. Seymour of
the Bulletin, received a very handsome compliment
airy vote. Sixtydve votes were cast for Taylor and
he was declared duly elected. Before the election was
gone into, statement by Mr.. Taylor was repeated
before the Convention, in which he pledged himself
If elected to abide by the rates OF charges that may
hereafter be fxed by the Legislature.
have just leafned (what may be Of interest to your
readers) that the Governor with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate has commuted the punishment of
a young man by the name of Fitzgerald, convicted
before the First District Court Of New Orleans from
hanging to imprisonment in the Penitentary for lle
H.
Baron ROUGE, Feb. 10, 1883
Ed;fcrs Crescent: In the Senate this morning
Mr.. Withers proposed additional standing rule for
the government Of that body to-wit that there shall
be embraced in the General Appropriation bill no
item OF appropriation but such may be necessary
for the support of the legislative, executive aud ju
dietary departments Of the State Government. The
purpose Of this resolution was apparent from its
reading, was to prevent the incorporation in the
General Appropriation bill of the large number Of
items Of appropriation for charities and similar pur
poses, usually embraced in the general act for the
support Of the State Government The resolution
was opposed very decidedly by Mr.. St. Paul; but
was adopted almost unanimously. Henceforth unless
the rule should be suspended each specific appro-
spriation must rest upon its merits.
Reports were made from some Of the committees
a few memorials were read and three or four bills
introduced and referred without reading except by
their titles. Among these bills was one by Mr..
Withers to dispense with days Of grace on sight bills
Mr. St Paul brought to the notice of the Senate in
quite an impressive manner, a fact which he regarded
as enormous, that bill had been sent up from the
House having the signature Of the presiding officer
of that body, with the request that 1t be signed by
the President of the Senate, which bill had never
been acted upon by the Senate, nor until then had
been in its possession The bill was Of course sent
back to the House that the error, for it was simply
that and nothing more, might be corrected. This
fact however is evidence Of the want Of competency
or Of proper care the part Of the officers Of the
House-a want Of competency or of care which is
frequently exhibited in various ways.
A bin was passed on its final reading in the Senate,
appropriating $4,000 out of the Swamp Land Fund
for the completion Of certain works in the Second
Swamp Land District.
In the House the famous "Texada resolution was
on the taps again. On Monday last it was returned
TO the House, by the Governor. unsigned for the
reason, he alleged that the French copy had not
been correctly enrolled. Mr.. Bruse, Chairman Of the
Committee on Enrollments reported that it had been
made al right and then, the House, assuming that
the return Of the resolution by the Governor was
equivalent TO a veto, proceeded to pass IT, over the
said Veto by the constitutional majority 1t must
now go to the Senate TO be passed by like majority
or be defeated for the want Of such majority. What
farcca legislation And what is the use Of it, since
the State Printer is elected and already in office,
presume, under the act of 55.
On motion Of Mr. Morse an additional standing
rule OF the House was adopted precisely similar to
that adopted by the Senate, in regard to appropria-
ton bills. 6la
Mr.. Allen submitted his resolutions hurting defiance
at the State Of Massachusetts, and recommending the
evyng Of tax Of so per cent. upon all goods manu-
actured in that State and brought into this, and the
prohibition of the collection by our State Courts of
debts held by citizens Of Massachusetts against citizens
OF this State The resolutions lie over until to morrow
or some future day.
Quite number of bills were introduced among
them one, BY Mr.. Dreux in relation to State tax Col
lectors and Assessors in that part Of New Orleans,
situated on the right bank Of the Mississippi which
was passed through its several readings one. by Mr.
Wilkinson, to amend the election law Of New Orleans
one, by Mr. Morel, in relation to attornies atlaw in
New Orleans; by Mr.. Wright, relative TO persons liv-
ing in aduitry and concubuage BY Mr. Lumsden for
the relief Of Pfiestly 4 Bein, Of New Orleans and
two, by Mr.. Wade, in reference to masters and war
dens at the port of New Orleans and to Justices of
the peace.
The bill, introduced by Mr. Claiborne OF Pointe
Coupee, to exempt one slave in each family. from
seizure and sale for debt, was taken up and received
more earnest discussion than any measure has had
snce the assembling Of the Legislature. 1t was adj
vocated by Messrs. Claiborne and Allen ana opposed
by Messrs Gray, Reeves, Fuller and Polk decisive
vote upon IL could not be obtained and II was ,ada