New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-27
cApIroL1AN CORRESPONDENCE.


BATON RoUGE, Feb. rs, 1858.
Eds. Crescent: Mr.. Griffin, this morning, pre-
sented to the Senate memorial from John Claiborne
and Durant DaPonte. assignees of Emile La Sere,
who was State Printer few years since. During the
time that Claiborne and DaPonte conducted the
Louisiana Courier under this assignment, IT was, by
an act Of the General Assembly, made the duty Of
the Governor to make proclamation for thirty days,
in the official paper, of all swamp lands approved
and patented to the State with notices to persons
titled to presumption rights, etc. The advertising
was done upon the requstion Of the Governor, both
in English and French The Legislature, at the SEES
sion of 1856 appropriated $l7740 so to pay for the
advertising in English, wholly discarding the claim
for compensation for the printing In French. The
memoraists ask the passage Of an act to enable
them to sue the State for the additional $l7740 SO
claimed by them. The claim is supported by the
opinions of ex-Attorney General Isaac E. Morse and
Christian Roselius, Esq.
Mr.. Goode of the Committee on Amendments to
the Constitution reported unfavoraby on Mr. Smarts
bill requiring the electors Of the State to vote upon
the question Of the retention or rejection of the sth
article of the constitution, which makes the total
population the basis of representation. Mr. Goode
at the same time gave notice of his intention to sub
init at an early day joint resolution to take the
sense OF the people upon the question of adopting
new constitution.
The following bills were introduced in the Senate
By Mr. ST. Paul, bill in relation to the collection Of
municipal taxes in New Orleans. and nv Mr.. Pbillns
bill authorizing the location at Shreveport Of A
branch of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana.
The jury exemption measure was this morning
passed on its second reading by vote of so decided
character--l9 ayes to 6 nays-that there can M
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Senate upon it.
Another angry fight came off over the hill for tho
benefit Of the Carondelet Canal and Navigation
Company. A report of the proceedings of the Com.
mon Council Of New Orleans in regard to it was
read. The bill was finally made the special order for
Tuesday next.
memorial. submitted by Mr.. Loeoul was road
from citizens of the parish of St. James, embracing
resolutions of the most decided character in oppo.
sition to the closing of the mouth of Bayou Plaque
mine. They were regarded as of sufficient import-
ance to be printed for the use of the Senate.
The special committee appointed under resolution
adopted Tuesday, to inquire into case of alleged
corruption on the part of an officer of the Senate a
its last session. reported that it had not been able to
obtain any evidence of the correctness of the aera
tions except mere rumor about the capital. Their
report consequently exonerated the officer in question
The bill of Mr. SHINES to appropriate $500, in adj
dton to the amount appropriated at the last session.
to erect in the Senate chamber tablet of marble to
the memory Of the Hon. John H. Harmanson. came |
up in its regular order Two amendments were pro. |
posed first, that 81 900 be appropriated for tablet
in honor of Francois Xavier Martin and second.
that the names Of all the members of Congress.
throughout the Union who voted for the swamp land