Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-02-10
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SENAfE.--Ihe SENATE met pursuant 70
adjournment.
Mr.. Cottfeli introduced a resolution 10
pay q certain claim Of Octave BONN, the
doofkeeper Of the Senate, which was re-
ferfed 10 the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Moore presented q memorial from
] u. Bishop, the inventor of dredging
machine. Referred TO Committee on Pub
lie Works.
Mr. Laidlow presented petition from
! Prendergsst. editor Of the Orleanian.
asking for payment for Publishing an adj
vetliseinent of the Commissioner Of Flee
lions in New Orleans. Referred W Com
mittee on Claims.
Mr.. Solomon introduced resolution
calling on the Administrators Of the Uni
vefsitY If Louisiana 90 report on the pres
ent condition Of the public buildings they
have charge Of. and Che purposes 20 which
they have devoted them for the last -four
years. Passed.
Mr.. Hunt. from the Committee on Flee
lions. presented o report from his commit
tee. on the claim, with the accompanying
Papers. Of W. u. Brigham, Of Morehouse,
eoitestng the seat now held by Mr.. Jas.
II. Stevens. The report unanimously re-
iected the contestants claim.
On motion of Mr.. Hunt, Mf. Brigham
was allowed TO he heard IN behalf Of his
canss.
The claimant made lengthy argument
in vindieatihg bis position. Upon IT'S con
clusion. MI Stevens rose and made q brief
reilly, which wac followed pP by Mr..
Hunt, on the same side.
Mr.. Laidlow moved the adoption Of
substitute. TO the effect that the question
be referred back 90 the people Of Union,
Jackson. Motehouse aud Ouachita parish
es. which motion was lost by vote Of
TO II and then the report Of the commit
tee was adopted-2i yeas, nays.
The Senate adjourned till tomorrow.
fIouss.-The House met to-day at to
o'clock. A. NJ.
Seventy two members present.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Enfeld.
Messrs. Tatieton, VOORHEES,. Of 81. Mar
tin, Cage lmboden, Lindsay. Lane. Of Or
leans. Harper, kitbourne and Brethaupt.
presented memorials Of the citizens Of
their several parishes, praying for geo
logical survey Of the State. Mr.. Coleman
also presented q memorial TO the same eff
feet from the citizens Of Ouachta. These
memorials were referred TO the Committee
on Agriculture.
Mr Breithsupt offered joint resolution
TO carry into effect Act No. ISL, of the last
session Of the Legislature, appropfiating
$4,000 ~ remove distractions in the Bayou
Saline. parish Of Catahoula. Messrs. Mil
Ter and CAN'T urged its reference TO the
appropriate committee and. on motion Of
Mr.. Breithsupt. it was referred to the
Committee on Lands and Bevses.
The following reports were then made
from standing committees. towit
Mr.. Heron, on behalf Of the Committee
al. -
act 90 emancpate u. r. Babin. Of West
Baton Rouge, which, by leave Of the
House on yesterday, was Withdrawn from
the committee. fie also reported from
said committee. unfavorsbly on the seve-
raj acts for the emancipation of minors.
He stated that the committee made this
report for the reason that the general laws
Of the State provided the proper tribunals
before which such matters could be
brought. and that the Legislature was not
the proper place for the settlement Of
these questions, which frequently gave
rise 20 litigation at the homes of the diff
ferent parties concerned. On an act 20
prohibit the emancipation Of minors by
the Legislature. lie also reported unfs-
vofably. for the reason that the same was
unnecessary. since the action Of this Leg
isisture could not bind future legislatures.
On the various acts providing for the APP
pointment Of deputies by the Recorders Of
the several parishes, he reported that the
committee had passed favorably upon n
general hill for the whole State, which
would obviate tho necessity of special
bills for each parish.
Mr.. Miller, from tho Committee on
Lands aud bevess reported favorably on
au net to close Bayou Plaquerline, and nm
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of Public Works from making leveos and
stopping bayous on Red River.
Mr.. Coleman from the Committee on fu-
ternal improvements, reported back, by
substitute, an net providing for tho trans
fer the property ofthe internal Improve
ment department to the swamp Land de-
partment.
The substitute is entitled an act to provide
for tho payment Of the indebtedness of tho
Internal Improvement department. This
substitute provides that tho Beard Of Pub
tic Works shall borrow temporarily from
the swamp Land Fund tho sum of SlOO 900,
or so much of It as Is necessary to pay the
indebtedness ofthe Internal improvement
department. It provides also that the ne
groos, boats, ETC., Of this department may
DO used for swamp land purposes, due cred
IL being given for the works performed by
tho Same.
Tho following acts wcrointroduced and
referred.
BY Mr.. Bradley An net requiring the
Board of Public Works to send The State
boat Amite into the rivers Ponchatoula
and Ticktaw, parish Of Livingston re-
TERED TO the Committee on Internal I'm
provement~. An act for tho relief Of Jos-
see +. Fielder, Sheriff Of Livingston; re-
ferrcd TO the Committee on Claims
Mr.. Bradley, on previous day, also
gave notice Of the following acts
To coUstrust a railroad connecting Ba-
ton Rouge with the jackson Railroad, ut
or near Ponchatoula station; to remove
the scat Of justice of Livingston parish.
BY Mr.. Cage-An act to appropriate
$4,000 for the resicf Of iiouma Academy I;
referred to the Committee on Education.
BY MIR. Tompkies-An act to amend an
net to prOyiIp IIomqatpaI for xvidow.