New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-18

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BATON ROCGE, March II, 1853.
Sendte-The Internal Improvement Committee,
through Mr. SHINES, reported unfavorably on the
bill for the closing Of Bayou Plaquemine. A minor
ty report was also made. Both reports ordered
TO be printed.
Mr.. Hyams, on behalf Of majority Of the Judiciary
Committee reported favorsby upon the bill for the
disposal Of slaves imported into this State in violation
Of the Acts of Congress OF 1905 and 1878.
Mr.. Ducros, Of the same committee gave notice Of
his purpose to submit minority report
Mr.. Withers, from a special committee, reported
favorably upon the bill 10 amend the verbiage Of a
section Of the Consolidation Act Of New Orleans.
Mr.. Pearce, from the Committee on Education,
reported iavorably upon bill to amend the school
On motion Of Mr.. Chew, the number Of copies to be
printed OF the report OF the Committee on Federal
Relations, was increased to 900.
Mr. Gardere called up bill, from the House, ap-
proprating sl5,O00 for draining and leveeng in the
parish Of Jefferson; it was amended by substitute
and passed.
The Senate soon after adjourned.
MONDAY, March I5.--Senafe.-The Senate urn-
ceeded to the consideration Of the unfinished busi-
Of the evening session Of Saturday last towit:
the African Apprentice biI on its third reading.
Mr. SHINES moved to postpone the bill indefinitely
which was carried. Ayes Is, noes l3-Mr. SHINES
alone, OF the former supporters Of the BILL voting in
the Affirmative.
The special order Of the day. the bill to close Bayou
Paquemine, taken up on its second reading.
Much discussion was had and several amendments
we're moved without success
The bill was then passed by direct vote-ayes l3,
noes ii.
The Senate adjourned to o'clock.
House.-On motion, the House took up the bill
from the Senate for the relief OF the New Orleans
Mechanics Institute, and it was ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading.
Two reports were presented from the special COM
mittee to which had been referred the New Orleans
| Election law-one signed by Mr.. Keary, Allen and
IL,awrason the other signed BY Gen. Morse and Mr..
Harper.
The majority report was then adopted by the fol-
lowing yote
Yeas: hessrs- Allen. Amacker Bannister Barry,
Bemss, Broussard, Claiborne, Clark, Cook, Eastman
Flechier, Fox, Fuller, Gastinel, Hawkins Hodge
Holland, keary, Lawrason. Lavie, Leefe Lurnsden
Patterson, Polk Of Orleans Pierce, Robinson, Sale,
Solomon, Shepherd Smith, Sterling, Taylor of Union
! Taylor Of East Feliciana, Tregre, Trudeau, Wade
| Whitaker, Wilkinson, Woolley.
Nays: Messrs. Adams, Andrews Babin Baird
Barry, Brusle, Beggs, Carnes, Dickey, Ditto Dreux
Dugas, Gibson, Gray, Guidry, Harper, Haynes, Her
ring, Huard, Hynes, Lashbrook, Martin, Morse, Nut
ter Perrault, Polk of jackson, Randall Reeves Rich
ardson, Roberts, Smith J. W., Theil, Walsh, Womacl
Of Winn, Wright.
And on motion Of Mr.. Hodge the whole subject
was indefinitely postponed by vote Of 38 yeas to 3;
nays. The following is the vote:
Yeas-Amacker, Andrews, Babin, Baird, Barry
Brusle, Carnes Clark Dickey, Ditto, Dugas, Gibson
Gray, Guidry Haynes, Herring, Hodge, Hynes
Lashbrook, Martin, Morse, Perraut. Polk of jackson
Randall Reeves, Richardson, Roberts, Robinson Sale
Smith j. w., Sterling, Taylor OF East Feliciana
Theil, Trudeau, Walsh, Womack Of Winn, Whitaker
Wright.
Nays-Adams, Allen, Bannister, Bemiss, Brous
sard, Beggs Cooke Dreux, Eastman, Flechier, Fox
| Fuller Gastiuel Hawkins, Holland, Huard Keary
Lawrason Laville, Leefe, Lumsden, Nutter, Patter
son, Polk Of Orleans, Pierce. Solomon, Shepherd
smith. Taylor of Union, Tregre, Wade, Wilkinson
Woolley.
After which the House adjourned to 6 O'Clock.