New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-02
Louisiana Legislature.

BATON ROUGE, Feb. ga message was received
from the House informing the Senate that the House
bill, and had appointed Messrs. H. M. Polk, Dickey,
Hodge, Haynes and Hynes, as q committee to meet
q like committee from the Senate.
Mr.. Heard presented memorial from the inhabi
tants Of the parishes of st. Mary and St. Martin,
asking legislative action on the powers claimed and
exercised by the parish of St. Mary in establishing
quarantine during last year. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. SHINES moved to take up the Apportionment
bill.
Mr.. Griffin moved to appoint Messrs. Taylor, Goode,
Smart, Withers and Adams committee no objec-
ton. 81 5,F4. s..,,
Mr.. Griffin offered resolution that the Senate elect
Mr.. shadburne moved to strike out " the Senate
elect and insert in lieu, that the President appoint
the committee /
Yeas: Messrs. Adams, Burlington, Chew, Deony,
Defreese, Gardere, Heard, Kidd, Ladlaw, Mailhiot,
Shadburne-11. -44
Goode, Hyams, Moore, Pierce, Pelerin, Stuart,
SHINES, Stirling, Tucker, Taylor, Withers, Womack
lie.
The following members were then elected as the
Committee Of Conference on the part of the Senate:
Messrs. Taylor, Withers, Goode, Kidd, Gardere.
Hon. y. H. Mouton, considering the disrepect
him by the Senate in the morning session, rendered
bis resignation as President of the Senate of Loui-
siana. .
Mr.. st. Paul presented resolution appropriating
the sum of $40 900 relieve the widows and orphans
of American citizens who lost their lives during the
rule of the Vigilance Committee in New Orleans in
June last M5 .a sH.
MI. st. Paul moved suspension Of the rules that
it be passed and referred to Finance Committee
Mr.. Burlington moved to put it on its final passage.
motion TO adjourn until Monday morning at IL
o'clock, was seconded, when the Senate stood ad-
journed
House.-By Mr.. Taylor, on behalf of the Commit
tee on Parochal Affairs an act to confer additional
powers upon the Police Jury of Orleans, right band
seported the same back without action.
(. On motion Of Mr.. Fox, the foregoing bill was with
drawn and substitute was presented which read
q first and second time
Mr.. Laville, on behalf Of special committee to whom
was referred an act to amend the first section of
act to evee and drain certain lands in the parish of
Orleans, reported favoraby upon the same.
The following bills were introduced:
By MIR. Randall, an act to require the State Treas
urer to pay Auditors warrant No. 1872; referred to
Finance Committee.
An act to reclaim swamp lands in Ascension, and
act to appropriate $l2 900 to clear out New river
By Mr.. Wright, an act to reclaim swamp lands in
Sabine; referred to the Committee on Lands and
Levees.
By Mr.. Carnes, an act to reclaim swamp lands on
the Sabine river referred to the Committee Lands
and Levees.
On motion Of Mr. Allen the bill to prohibit the i'm
prisonment of slaves in the penitentiary re
mtted to special committee of seven.
Mr.. Fuller offered resolution that from and after
lat March, the House shall hold evening sessions.
On motion evening sessions was stricken out and
the resolution was adopted as amended.
By message from the Senate, the House was in
formed that the Senate had concurred in the House
resolution to elect committee Of conference and that
the Senate on its part had elected Messrs. Taylor
Goode, Withers, Gardere and Kidd.
| On motion, the House took recess, in order to
| allow the conference committee time to consult.