New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-19
Louisiana I.eg.slature.

BATON ROUGE, Feb Is, 1S59.-Senate.-Mr. Hy-
reported behalf Of committee favorably on an
act relative to the expenses of criminal prosecution
also,
An act relative to shipping masters; also,
An act prohibiting the issuing of licenses to free
negroes free persons of color, fol keeping billiard
tables, coffee-houses or selling spritnous liquors
wholesale or retail, after striking out the word
wholesale :" aso reports back bill entitled an act
supplementary to an act authorizing sherifs to de-
mand bonds of indemnity in certain cases. 5-
An act relative to free negroes free persons of
color testiying in courts Of justice where the plain
tiffs or defendants are whites. - --,se4
An act to amend an act relative to judicial and
other sales made at public auction.
Mr.. Tucker, an act relative to the sessions Of the
Supreme Courts Of the Western District Of this State
read second time. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. withers, an act relative to the New Orleans
Seamen's Home Association. Referred to Committee
on Charitable Institutions
Mr.. Heard an act authorizing the State Treasurer
to pay certain warrants drawn by the Auditor OF
Public Accounts in favor of certain contractors fol-
work done by virtue of acts Nos 222, 2l9, $50, oil
1858. Referred to Committee on Lands and Levees
Mr. Gardere, on behalf of the Senate Committee on
Apportionment, reported back the House bill.
The order OF the day was then taken up.
Mr.. Hyams moved to make the representative mum
Der 100.
Yeas Messrs. Adams, Chew Gardere. Evans
Heard, Laidlaw, Pellerin, st. Paul and Taylor-9.
Nays Messrs. Cottrell, Delony. Defreese. Evans
Goode, Kidd, Moore, Smart Sterling, Tucker Withen
and Womack-l2.
MIR. Delony moved to make the representative
number Is.
Nays: Messrs Adams Cottrell, Defreese, Evans
Gardere, Goode. Hyams, Heard, Kidd, Laidlaw, Mail
blot, Moore, Pellerin, ST. Paul, Smart, Sterling
Tucker, Taylor, Withers and Womack-2O.
Mr.. Kaid moved to make the representative
number arising from the adoption of the ratio Of
7,ls5.
Tos5I Mns ~ 0korlSv j
Womack-1l.
Nays: Messrs Adams, Chew, Delony, Defreese,
Goode, Hyams,. Heard, Moore, Pellerin, st. Paul,
Shadburne, Taylor and Withers-l3.
which the Senate went into Executive session.
House.-By Mr.. Huard, memorial of Catholic Des.
titute Orphan Asylum Of New Orleans referred to
Committee on Charitable Institutions
Bills intr0duced.-By Mr.. Claiborne, an act declar.
ing Grand Levee State Work referred to Com
mittee on Lands and Levees.
By Mr.. Knox, an act approprating 900 out Of
the swamp land fund Of the Fourth District
By Mr.. Haynes, act to re-estabish the community
of acquets and gains referred to Judiciary Com
mttee.
By Mr.. Allen, an act for the protection Of the
State Treasury, and to provide for the settlement in
ditor and Treasurer referred to Finance Committee
200 copies ordered to he printed.
By Mr.. Hodge, an act authorizing the sale OF one
million acres of swamp land referred to COMMITTEES
on Lands and Levees.
By Mr.. Pierce, an act to pay for labor on the Nc
Hatton crevasse referred to special committee o.
five. The Speaker appointed Messrs. Pierce, Knox
Babin, Texada and J. G. Taylor on said committee
By Mr.. Morel, an act relative to fortune tellers
clarvoyants and other imposters.
By Mr.. Morgan, on behalf Of the Committee or
Land and Levees an act to graduate and reduce the
price of certain swamp lands in certain parishes re
ported favorably by substitute.
Act approproprlsting $50 900 to build levee from
high lands on Bayou Macon to the high lands on Ba
you Bartholomew, in the parish OF Morehouse, favor
ably by substitute.
BY. Mr.. Walsh, on behalf Of the Committee OF
Commerce and Manufactures.
An act to provide for the inspection of hides.
An act to repeal the quarantine laws reported IN
favorably. N
On motion, the House took a recess Of an hour.
Mr.. Trudeau offered resolution declaring tina
when this House adjourn, it adjourn until Saturday
the 18th inst; lies over under the rules.
| The House then adjourned. -. -