New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-20

purposes of the memorlalistss which was referred
10 Committee on Banks and Banl,iug
On motion of Mr. Hunt, the act Relative to the
Law Department OF the University Of Louisiana
4 was made the order of the day for next Thursday.
Mr.. Hunt introduced an act relative to evidence
s. which was referred to Judiciary Committee
Mn, Goode, froms the judiciary C,ommi;tee re-.
ported favorably on the following acts;
Il Relative TO representations, arrests, attachments
: seizures and injunctions.
To amend Art. SIG Of the Code of Practice
y. Relative to District Judges
To enforce the better attendance of witnesses
and unfavorably on acts organizing SUPERIOR Courts
and defining their Jurisdiction
q Amending the charter consolidating the CITY OF
New Orleans.
Relative to prescriptions of payments
Repeating article 3510 of Civil Code.
Also reported bill to repeal the ssact to provide
4 for the collection q back State taxes on lands
either forfeited or mortgaged to the State for non
payment of State taxes in the parish of Orleans
passed March 18th, 1858.
Mn Loughborough from Committee on Educa-
ton, reported fayorably on the bill amending the
law establishing the Normal School system in New
= Orleans.
n MI Laidlaw's bill giving the District Judges in
New Orleans salary Of $5000 was taken up ard
passed.
Of swamp land in st. Mary, was taken up and
N passed.
Act empowering Parish Recorders to appoint
4 deputies was passed.
Of District Judges outside of New Orleans to 3d. 500
Il The Senate adjourned.
4 House.-The Speaker named as additional men,
bers Of the Judiciary Committee, Messrs. Kilbourne
\ and Bond.
Y By Mr. Lamothe: Joint resolution setting forth
the present dilapidated condition Of the State Ar
i senal, and appointing o eommttee of three from
i the House and - from the Senate to investigate
and report o. to the necessity Of building a new
/ arsenal.
I Messages were received from the Senate stating
the concurrence of that body in the following
4 House bills. ETC., to-wit:
An net to change the terms Of the Courf of the
4 Tenth judicial District.
1 An act to change the name of Frederick South
| gate Brown to Frederick Southgate, also making
I similar change in regardt to other members Of the
family; and requesting House concurrence in joint
resolution instructing our Senators and Represen-
tves in Congress to urge the passage of the Pacific
| Railroad Bill.
An act to amend an act relative to the iures in
Orleans; approved March 10th, 1855.
An act to amend the 10th section of an act
| relative to District Courts; approved March l5th
1855.
An act authorizing the appointment of an inter-
prefer to the First District Court Of New Orleans
BY Air. Beggs, ont Of order, and by leave of
House-An act to incorporate the Orleans Acad-
envy in New Orleans referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
A message was received from the Senate asking
House concurrence in an act to prohibit the hold
The following bills were introduced and referred,
to wit:
An act to provide for the election Of Parish
Treasurer BY the people; referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
BY Mr.. Lindsay: An act to amend an act relative
to elections in the parish of Orleans referred TO
the Judiciary Committee.
Mir. Berithaupt called up House bill No. 267-an
act for the benefit of public schools-and the same
was referred to the Committee Public Education.
A message was received from the Senate, asking
House concurrence in an act to amend and reen-
act an act to reclaim and drain swamp lands in st.
Mary, passed March 7, 1858.
An act fixing the compensation of Judges sitting
out Of their Districts for the trial Of recused cases.
was referred to the Finance Committee.
The following Senate bills were concurred in, to-
wit:
An act to amend an act relative to District
Judges. This bill provides that in case Of sick
ness inability, ETC., Of the Judge Of any District,
the Judge of neighboring District may act in his
place, in granting provisional orders, orders of
seizure and sale, etc.
Joint resolution approving the course Of our
Representatives in Congress, in the contest for
Speaker.
An act relative to the recusation of Judges.
Mfr. Ranney introduced an act, granting the aid
Of the State to the Louisiana Central stem Of the
Mississippi and Pacific Railroad referred to the
Committee on Internal Improvements. IA
The House, on motion, adjourned at about
O'clock, p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION OF YESTERDAY.
The House met this evening ats o'clock, P NJ.
The bill to close Bayou Plaquemine being under
consideration, the motion to adopt the first section
of the bill was lost. Ayes, 10; nays, So. Various
amendments were offered and discussed.
ThIrty-SixtA Congress--Eirst Session.
Y WASHINGTON, Feb. b, ls6O.-Mr. Haun, of Cali
fornia, delivered eulogy on the late David G.
tons
ResolUed unanimously, That the members of
the Senate, from sincere desire of showing every
mark of respect due to the memory of Hon. David
G.. Broderick, deceased, late member thereof.
will 60 into mourning by wearing Grape on the left
arm for thirty days.
Resolved unanimously, That as an additional
mark of respect for the memory OF Hon. David G.
Broderick, deceased, the Senate do now adjourn.
Ordered That the Secretary communicate
copy of these resolutions to the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes.
Messrs. Crittenden, Seward, Wade, Foster and
Toombs, followed with appropriate remarks upon
the life and character of deceased, and after the
above resolutions had been adopted, the Senate
adjourned.
Y House, On motion by Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri,
Resolced That the Secretary of War is hereby
requested to communicate to the House of Repre-
sentatives the report Of Edward F. Beale, Esq, re-
lating to the construction of a wagon road from
Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the Colorado river.
Mr.. sherman, of Ohio, called for vote on the
uutTeu NY uliI ItlAttUH w Vile ttcCLOH
OF q printer for the House of Representatives,
which had been postponed until this morning.
On motion by Mr.. Phelps, the roll of the House
was called, and it appeared that but few members
were absent. Further proceedings undei the call
of the House were then dispensed with.
Under the operation of the previous question the
resolutions were adopted as follows:
Resolved That this House now proceed to the
election of printer for the House of Represents
tives during the Thirty-sixth Congress-, with the
proEiso that the House retain the right in Congress
to modify the existing law on the subject of the
public printing as they may think proper; and the
printer who may elected under this resolution to
receive his election with and upon the condition
above set forth.
Resolued, further, That Committee Of Seven be
appointed by the Speaker to examine into the laws
in relation to the printing for the House of Repre-
sentatyes the prices paid therefor, and the duties
of the public printer whose duty it shall be to re.
port thereon with the least practicable delay to-
gether with such changes and improvements
therein as they may deem advisable.
After three unsuccessful ballots, a message was |
received from the Senate announcing the death of
Hon. David @. Broderick, late a Senator in Con-
gress from the State of California and the passage
of resolutions of respect for his memory. |
Mr.. Burch, Of California, submitted the following
resolutions, prefacng them with appropriate re- /
marks in relation to the life and character Of the
deceased Senator.
Resolced, That this House has heard with deep
sensibity the announcement of the death of the
Hon. David G. Broderick, late Senator in Congress
from the State Of California.
Rescued, That as testimony of respect to the