New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-02-25
cApIroLIAN CORRESPONDENCE,

BATON RouGE, Feb. %, 1858.
Editors Crescent Quite sensation was caused
in the Senate this morning by matter brought for
ward by Mr. Tucker, Senator from st. Mary. With
much solemnty, he referred to paragraph in an
editorial correspondence from Baton Rouge for the
Southern Times,n published at Vernon, in jackson
parish. The paragraph was read before the Senate,
and in substance alleged that officer OF the SEN
ate at its last session was enabled to pocket and did
pocket $500 more than he was entitled to, by the
erasure Of the word "orn and the substitution of
and" The editor Of the t Southern Times is one
of the enrolling clerks to the Senate at this time and
the officer at the last session referred to also holds
position in connection with the body. resolution
was adopted, after much grave discussion, ordering
committee to investigate and report upon the facts
in the case. 1t is not certain that the committee
will obtain any positive information on the subject
as they have no power to bring witnesses before
them, to make them testify and in mere outside
talk of which there is plenty, they place no reli
ance. The committees investigation will probably
amount to nothing but if the announcement of a
Senator from Jackson correct personal de-
mand for an explanation or for reparation would be
readily responded to.
Mr. Pearce has introduced a bill providing for
distribution of the road and levee fund among the
several parishes. That fund is at present at the dis
posal of the Legislature. A large number of the
parishes have never received dollar OF it. The fund
is small one. Last year there received from it
into the treasury only $l097l 80. If another BILL
introduced by Mr. Pearee to transfer to that fund five
per cent of the annual proceeds of the sales of the
swamp lands, should become a law, it will be so
enlarged that the future disposition of it will be a
matter of Importance to the people of the State.
Both of these measures will receive a warm support
The bill introduced in the early part of the session
by Mr. SHINES, regulating the fees of the Land Office
having been retained by the committee to which it
was referred for longer time than he deemed neces-
sary was at his request eturned to the Senate and
the committee was discharged from its further con
sideraon. The bill fixes the salary Of the Register
at $25O0 per annnm. As that officer has realized
just about ten times that amount for each of the past
years. the proposed razeeing will be considered
rather too extensive. Most of the members opposed
to the present system would readily compromise ut
an annual salary for the Register of $4,000.
1t will be recoected that the bill for the benefit of
the Carondelet Canal and Navigation Company Of
New Orleans was not disposed of on Friday last
before the adjournment. Its consideration was re-
sumed to-day, Messrs. ST. Paul and Hyams again
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warmly and decidedly. Mr.. H., however succeeded
in having motion carried to print it and make it the
special order for Thursday next. Among the numer-
and large powers the bill grants to the Company
is to prevent any future drainage by the city au
thorties into Bayou St. John. To this provision Mr..
Dueros made decided objection, as he considered
the Bayou St. John the natural channel for the drain
age Of all that part of the city.
of st. Mary, favorable to the closing of Bayou Pla-
quemine. Numerous petitions on this subject, and
each side of the question, have gone before both
houses. 1t is question which is elieting large
amount Of interest, and no influence will be left
untried to gain friends for the measure. Still, do
not think it will pass. a large number of the mem
bers who cannot be made personally interested either
way, think it better to endure present ills than to
incur the risk Of others, and, perhaps, greater,
The special order for to-day the bill for the pay
ment of expenses for criminal prosecutions was or
dered to be printed and made the special order for
Friday next.
Mr.. Hyams jury exemption measure next came up
for consideration. Mr. St. Paul pronounced it a
bad bl-a very bad billn An effort by Mr.. st, Paul
to have the bill postponed indefinitely failed bat no
final action was had upon it when the Senate ad-
journed. 1t will be the first thing in order tomorrow
after the regular morning business.
There was not quorum in the House to-day and
consequently nothing was done by that body. H.