New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-15
formed the senate that be approved ths following

The act to amend an act entitled an act relative
the e. District r! Courts. approved March ls, 1865.
The bill for making an appropriation to pay for
constructing the BonnetCarre Point leTee.
The act TO amend an act entitled an act to better
carry into effect the hundred and thirty-sixth
article Of the Constitution, relative to the pardon
of slaves
The bill to provide for the establishment of q
central State Arsenal in connection with the State
Seminary of Learning, near Alexandria.
The act to amend an act to improve navigation
on Sabine river, approved March 10th, 1857.
BATON ROUGE, March H.-During an executive
session OF the Senate last evening, the Governor.
by, and with the advice Of the Senate, made the
following appointments for New Orleans
Port Wardens--M Messrs. 8. B. Frost, W. r. Rey-
burn, W. II, Folger and Alfred lie Blanc.
Harbor Masters Messrs. J. NJ. Scott, w. T.
Smith, y. y. Sinnott, ~ r. Herring, and Patrick
Clark
Weights and Measures the First District, II.
y. Terrebonne; Second District, Emile Maye;
Third District, William vost; Fourth District. C.
Mather.
Flour Inspectors-Mess Henry Judson, B. N.
Fortier, Theo. Clark and w. i. Popham.
Board of Health-Messrs. Warren Stone, J. M.
Folwell, G. A. Mott, J. Labatat, A. Laforest and
Quarantine Physician-J. D. Foster.
Register of yoters-Lewis St. Martin.
Recorder of Births-P. Lacoste.
Directors Of the New Orleans. Jackson and Great
Western Railroad-Messrs. j. K. Eigee S. F. Wat
son and w. d. Yancy.
Directors of the New Orleans, opelousas and
Great Western Railroad-Messrs. N. Lapeyre, S.
O. Nelson and Alexander Mouton.
Commissioners on Election-Messrs. J. a. Roster
and "A. Avegno.
On University ty-Messrs. W. R. Miles, R. ]. Ward,
$. Smith, p. Edwards, J. r. Rozier, Theo. Gil Hunt,
| J. A. Maybin and VI Pemberton.
President of the Board Of Currency d. WI.
Noise.
The following pardons BY the Governor were
confirmed by the Senate: w. Maher, John Young.
| Charles Miller, Ira B. Millington and several
slaves.
The Legislature will positively adjourn sine die
| at II o'clock N. tomorrow.
Congressional Proceedings.
| WASHINGTON, March 13.-In the Senate yester-
| day the Harper's Ferry Investigation Committee
reported true bill against Tiaddeus Hyatt. who
| had been summoned before the Committee, and
had refused to give his testimony, on the ground
4 that the Senate had no Jurisdiction over him.
/ After brief discussion the Senate ordered him
| to be committed to jail until he consented 70 give
| his testimony. The vote upon the question stands
| Al yeas to 10 nays.
Mr.. Toombs introduced bill to establish a uni
4 form law for bankruptcy.
4 The homestead bill passed by the House, was
| made the special order Of the day for Thursday
4 next.
In the House, the bill inviting proposals for the
| carrying the entire mail between the Atlantic and
4 Pacific States, was taken up and passed.
4 The resolutions passed by the Legislature of
Arkansas in favor of the construction Of Pacific
railroad on or near the 35t parallel and asking that
appointed to examine into the subject, were pre-
sented, and Mr.. Hickman from Arkansas, was
i appointed on the committee as an additional mem
| ber. &
The case of General Cullum ex-clerk of the
| House, was called up and postponed to the second
I Monday in July.
WASHINGTON, March l4.-In the House to-day
Mr.. Nelson introduced bill providing for the pun
/ shment of poygamy in the Territories, and for
other purposes. The bill was ordered to be print
i ed.
i The Indian appropriation bill was called up and
1 discussed at considerable length.
1 Messrs. Curry and Vance made speeches in favor
of slavery.
In the Senate Mr. Clay introduced bill for max
ing Tampa Bay a port of delivery, which wa:
4 adopted.
| The Military Academy bill was taken up and dis
4 cussed.
i Mr.. Wigfall's amendment, providing for regi
| ment Of mounted volunteers for the defense Of th
i frontiers Of Texas was adopted.
4 The bill then passed by vote OF IL yeas to
nays.
The bill providing for the protection of femal
! emigrants on board emgrant ships was called up
discussed briefly and adopted.
WASHINGTON, March l4.-In the Senate yesteI
day Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts,, introduced
resolution to instruct the Committee on Foreig
Relations to inquire whether the treaty relative
the suppression of the slave trade between th
United States and England had been executed.
Mr.. Toombs, of Georgia then and spok
at some length, giving his views on the subject
The bill was then laid over.
The bill to amend an act relative to the Court Q
Claims was passed by vote of 34 ayes against l
noes.
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Line
WASHINGTON, March 14.-A meeting of the Boar
of Directors of the North American Telegrap
Company was held in this city yesterday. Durin
the entire sitting the Directors were busily engage
in discussing the propriety Of building telegrap
!, line between the Atlantic and Pacific States.
L / + was
$50 0O0 to be paid annually for ten years, to carr
on the enterprise. 1t was also resolved that
= such sum should be appropriated for this purpose
9 Congress would retain the amount of receipts az
cumulated by this line from public business.
: Arrival Of the Steamship Nova scotian
v PORTLAND, March l4.-The steamship Nova Sec
tan, of the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company
V Line, arrived at this port to-day from st. johns
N. F., where she had put in, having fallen short
n COAL
t Arrival of the City of Baltimore and Australia
4 New YORK, March 1.-The steamship City
e Baltimore, of the Liverpool, New York and Phils
i delphia Line with dates from Liverpool to the 29tl
! has arrived at this port.
, The steamship Australia, with Liverpool dates
9 the 25th has also arrived at this port.
Their political as well as commercial news, hay
J been fully anticipated by the North American {
Portland.
I New Orleans Mails for Europe.
4 4 NEW York, March 1.-THE steamship Africa, !,
j. at noon to-day for Liverpool.
j She took out 1865, 900 in specie on freight.
d The latest mails from New Orleans taken out !
her are those of the 9th inst The latest telegraph
) dispatches are those Of yesterday, the 18th.
J. Burning Of Vessel.
IS New York, March 14.-The ship Wabalo, fro
e this port bound for Rotterdam as she was passir
Sandy Hook point, caught fire and burnt down
7, the waters edge.
The crew was taken off by some of the boats b
n longing to vessels lying at anchor in that neig
8, borhood, and brought to this port.
ls Steam Boiler Explosion
/. BROOKLYN, March A.-One Of the steam boile
attached to the Atlantic foundry of this city, e
ploded yesterday.
Mr.. Hazeton, one of the engineers, was kille
and four persons employed in the foundry we
- wounded.
2 Mobile Races.
i MOBILE, Ala, March 14.-The colt stake for ty
to year olds came of to-day.
is The first race was won by L. G. Moores colt, +
! win Booth.
e. Time: l:574-l:54.
ty The Battle House plate was won by Fam
Washington, beating Marengo, Allendorf a
Martha Worsham in two straight heats.
of Time: 3:494-3:425.
Movement Of Troops
ID WASHINGTON, March l3.-0rders have be
issued that will secure the concentration of &c
e troops the Mexican frontier by the lst of Jul
Domestic Markets
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