New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-21
Louisiana Legislature.

Il BATON ROUGE, JAN lt,l S19.-SenQte.-InlS bod
met at IL O'clock twenty-five Senators present. TIL
usual resolutions informing the Governor and til
House Of the organization of the Senate passed
Hon. VIM. Beard was sworn in as Senator elect from
Catah0ula, Caldwell and Franklin parishes, to fill tn
unexpired term of Hon. Frank Oliver, deceased.
Mr.. SHINES introduced resolution to appoint
joint committee to examine the accounts Of til,
Swamp Land Commissioners for the past year. LAX
| over. -.
Secretary o the State to furnish report Of the
| taken in 1858. Passed.
| Mr.. SHINES introduced resolution to examine til.
returns Of the census taken in 1885, in order to pro
vide for the apportionment Of members for the Sea.
and House Of Representatives. Passed
The Governors message was then received and reai
1 by the Secretary of the Senate.
1 Mr.. Laidlaw introduced a resolution to appoint
joint committee to investigate the affairs Of the vari
Gus railroad companies, in which the State is stock
holder. Passed.
| Mr.. Hyams introduced resolution requesting the
State Treasurer to report to the Senate the number
and amount of Auditors warrants he had refused to
| pay, and his reasons therefor. Passed. and thou
sand copies were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Withers introduced resolution to provide fol
the payment Of the contingent expenses, officers and
members OF the Legislature for this session. which
1 passed.
The customary resolutions Of respect relative to
the late Hon. Frank Oliver were offered by Mr. Beard
| and passed.
| Mr. Dereese pronounced an appropriate eu!ogJ
upon the life and public services Of the late Senator
from Catahoula, after which the Senate adjourned
till tomorrow.
House.-The Speaker called the House to order al
IL o'clock, when the following members answered to
their names:
Messrs. Allen, Andrews, Armant, Babin, Bannister,
Barry, Broussard, Bush, Claiborne, Cook, Dugas,
Eastman, Fletcher, Gastinel, Gray, Harper, Haynes
Herring, Holland, Huard, Hynes Keary, Knox, La
vile, Leefe, Morel, Newton, Nutter, Patterson,
Pierce, Polk Of jackson, Polk Of Orleans, Randall,
Reeves, Richardson, Roberts, Sale, Simmons, Taylor
of Feciana, Taylor Of Union, Texada, Tregre, Tru-
deau, Walsh, Whitaker, Wilkinson, Womack Of VIM,
Womack of Livingston, Wooley and Wright
The member elect from st. James, Mr.. Armant
was sworn in and took his seat
On motion OF Mr.. Haynes, committee of three
members OF the House and - members of the Senate
was ordered to be appointed to wait upon the Gov
ernOr and inform him that the two Houses were
ready to receive any communication which he might
desire to make.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Haynes, Gray and
Trudeau of said committee the part OF the House.
The House was informed that the Senate had con.
CURED in the resolution to appoint committee to
wait upon the Governor, and that Messrs. ST. Paul
had been appointed on the part OF the Senate.
The Governors message was received and read.
A message was received from the Senate asking
the concurrence Of the House in joint resolution
relative to the next superintendent in the State Legs-
ature, and announced as the committee on the part
Of the Senate, Messrs. SHINES, Gardere, Defreese,
Deony and Laidlaw.
vi ulobluus tHc 0UNcEuOF message duu TIE mes
sage from the Senate were laid on the table subject
to call
Mr.. Gray announced to the House the death of
Hon. J. 7. Sterling, late member from Ouachita,
and offered the following resolutions
Be It resolved by the House of Representatives of
the State of Louisiana, That we have received with
unfegned sorrow and regret information of the death
OF Hon. John Sterling latea member of this House
from the parish of Ouachita.
Be il further resoived That as colleagues and
friends of the deceased hereby tender to the fam.
lily Of our departed fellow member, the assurance of
our sincere sympathy for this calamity which has fal
len alike upon them and to the State.
Be It further resolred, As still further mark of
our respect for his character and our sense of his
great worth and merit that the usual badge of mourn
ing be worn for thirty days by the members of this
House, and that these resolutions be spread upon the
minutes, and that the House do now adjourn.
The resolutions having been read, after eloquent
Allen, Randall, and Polk they were adopted and the
House adjourned.