New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-21
Nsm OrIeans 9ailp Crescent
Louisiana Legislature.


WEDNESDAY, March 1e-Senate--Tbe Senate met
at II O'Clock. Hon. W. F. Griffin, President, in tbe
Chair-24 Senators present.
Mr.. Heard submitted the minority report Of the
special committee which investigated the grounds on
which the State Treasurer refused to honor the war
rants Of the Auditor; ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. LaidIaw, on behalf Of the Contingent Commit
tee presented act TO pay the contingent expenses
passed.
Mr.. Delony. called up resolution relative to the
payment Of clerks.
Mr.. ST. Paul offered resolution that $40 be allowed
said clerks from the day the apportonment bill
passed adopted.
Mr. Burlington called up an act to carry into effect
me joint resolution, No. 249, approved March IS,
1858 amended and passed.
Mr. Chew introduced q joint resolution, anthoriz-
ing the Board OF Swamp Land Commissioners TO test
F. h. lngamar's plan for stopping crevasses.
message from the Governor was received, inform
| ing the senate he had approved of an act to in
corporate Dolbear's Commercial College, New Or.
| leans.
Mr.. Gardere, an act relative to Auditors warrant
No. 733 drawn in favor Of certain creditors passed.
Mr.. Goode, act authorizing the Governor Of this
State to issue writ Of election for the election of
members OF Congress in certain cases; amended
passed.
Mr.. Hyams, joint resolution relative the New Or.
leans, jackson, and Great Northern Railroad Com.
pany passed.
Mr.. Withers an act to provide for the payment Of
certain outstanding warrants; passed.
Mr. Heard, an act to authorize the State Treasurer
to pay warrants drawn to be drawn by the Auditor
of Public Accounts, in favor Of certain creditors fol
work authorized by virtue of acts Nos. 12s 2l9 and
259 Of 1858; passed.
Mr. st. Paul, to create an additional revenue fol
the support OF the Charity Hospital Of New Orleans
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Laidaw, the Appropriation bill
as returned by the House was taken up. The Senate
insist.
Mr.. Simmes an act to amend an act entitled an &C,
| IN NJ he
Mississippi Railroad Company passed.
message was received from the House informing
the Senate it insists in its disagreement to the amend
ments of the Senate to the Appropriation BILL and
had appointed as Committee Of Conference on the
part Of the House. Messrs. Gray, Allen, Haynes,
Lawrason and Dreux.
The Senate insists, and Committee of Conference
was appointed. Messrs. Pearce, Withers, Laidaw,
| of the Senate.
Mr. Phillips, act to provide for the enumeration
OF inhabitants, for the purpose Of forming new
parish to be called Red River; passed.
| The Senate took recess until o'clock.
House.-The House met pursuant to adjournment
| Hon. W. W. Pugh in the chair-a quorum present.
The bill to settle conflict of opinion in cases Of DIFF
ferences between the Offices Of Auditor and Treasurer
| was indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Fuller presented resolution requesting the
Secretary OF State to furnish copy Of the bonds of
| the several Swamp Land Commissioners, which was
adopted.
1ue Dill W Seb dSiue anu appropriate 0nehalt OF
the proceeds of the swamp lands for levee purposes
| was indefinitely postponed.
An act relative to Notaries Public in the parish OF
| Orleans, was engrossed for third reading.
An act for tine Improvement Of Irish Bayou was
passed.
The House took up the appropriation BILL and re
fused to concur in the Senates amendment allowing
$4,000 to pay the expenses incurred by the Stat,
Treasurer in the suits to compel him to pay the Au
dtor's warrants.
On motion, the House took recess.