New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-09
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i of the Legislature to each Recorder of Mortgages
i and to the Clerks of the District Courts.
The bill to incorporate the DeSoto Real Estate
4 Company.
The bill providing for the incorporation Of Me
chanics' Fire Company Of New Orleans
The bill TO incorporate Pelican Hook and Ladder
| Fire Company No. of New Orleans.
The bill providing for the incorporation of Fire
Engine Company No. IA Of New Orleans.
Baton ROUGE, March s.-Mornsng iSessioa.-In
the Senate to-day the Chair presented a communi-
cation from Robert J. Ward, Esq, extending an in
yitation to the members Of the Senate to be
| at the Inauguration of the Clay statue
Mr. Talbot offered the following resolution:
BE II Res0lued That the invitation from the Clay
Monumental Association to assist at the ceremonies
of the inauguration of the statue of Henry Clay to
take place on the 18th day of April in the city of
New Orleans, be accepted, and that copy of this
resolution, together with the action of the Senate
| upon it, be forwarded to the Hon. Robt. J. Ward,
i President of the Association. Adopted.
Mr.. Phillips, from the Committee on the Judici-
/ ary, reported favorably on the following bills:
1 On the bill to incorporate the Jefferson College
/ OF St. James Parish.
/ On the bill to incorporate the Mobile and New
| Orleans Railroad Company.
He reported unfayorably on the bill to incorpo-
rate the Young Men Benevolent Association of
| New Orleans.
Mr.. Shadburne, on behalf of the Committee on
Public Works, reported unfayorabiy on the bill
| repairing Bonnet Carre, Point levee.
| Also, nnfavorably on the bill to reimburse the
4 OpclOusds bstiTOdu company Oue-naU tne e1-
| penses incurred in closing up the Iafourche ere-
vase. @
| Mr.. salomon, ,on behalf of the New Orleans dele
CATION, reported by substitute on the bill entitled
/ an act relative to the improvement of the McDon-
| cgh school fund in the city Of New Orleans and to
| regulate the same
| Mr.. Solomon introduced bill to appoint an ad-
dtonal Recorder Of Births and Deaths for the par
| ish of Orleans, which was referred to the Commit.
| tee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Phillips called up bill to prohibit the issu-3
/ ing Of State bonds until authorized by an act of
| the Legislature. The bill was referred to COM
mittee of five, Of which Mr.. Phillips is the chair
man.
| Mr.. shadburne called up the bill to abolish the
Board of Public Works established by title second
of the constitution, which was lost by eight yeas to
The joint resolutions on the States Of the Union,
| being the special order of the day, were indefn-
| itely postponed.
Baron RoUGE, March s.-Morntag Sessio,a.-In
| the House this morning Mr.. Miller, from the Com
| mittee on Lands and Levees, reported favorably
upon the bill making appropriations to pay for the
construction of Bonnet Care Point levee.
Mr.. Phillips, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported unfayorably the bill to fix the salaries of
| the officers of the Charity Hospital.
| MIR. Roussou, from the Committee on Education,
| reported uIfavorably on the bill relative to estab-
fishing law department to the University of Louis
| lana.
Mr.. Bemiss introduced two bills relative to drain
ing, leyeeing and reclaiming swamp lands in GER
SON. The bills were laid on the table and subject
| to call.
Mr.. Heron, on behalf of the Committee on Ju-
dietary, reported favorably the bill relative to
| judicial and other sales made at public auction.
Also, on the bill prohibiting certain officers Of
courts from practising or receiving fees attor-
| neys at law.
4 MFR. Heron, on behalf Of the Committee, also
asked that the bill to amend act for the better
carrying into effect of article 1876 of the Consttu-
ton, be referred to the Committee on Finance.
/ He also reported unfayorably on the bill to re-
peal section Sd of the bill relative to persons ar
rested and imprisoned for debt; and favorably on
| the bill relative to travelling agents.
| The bill providing for Normal School in the
city of New Orleans was taken up. and warmly
advocated by Messrs. Lindsay and Beggs.
/ Mr.. Haynes called for ayes and nays, which were
taken, and resulted as follows:
Fifty-one ayes to eighteen nays. Passed.
| The Governor signed the following bills and re-
| solutions
| The joint resolution to cancel the bonds of r. A.
| Hunter, late State Treasurer.
| The bill to amend an act relative to the jurors of
| Orleans parish.
The bill providing for an organization to govern
| the State Seminary of Learning near Alexandria,
| and making an appropriation for the same.
| Ereniag SesSion-DnIing tile evening sitting of
the House the general appropriation bill came up
/ for consideration.
| 1t was insisted upon that one OF its sections,
which provides for ten thousand dollars for cleo
| ton purposes in the parish of Orleans, should be
1 SLr1cken out.
Congressional.
/ WASHINGTON March Stu the House Yesterday
Mr.. Hindorn, of Minnesota, reported the Senate
| bill enabling Minnesota and Oregonto reclaim their
overlowed lands and extending the same facilities
| to Arkansas and other States.
The bill was passed.
/ Mr.. Cobb, of Ala, from the Committee on Post
Offices and Post-roads, reported bill, which was
passed, authorizing the issue of patents to mail
contractors for lands for mail stations west of the
| Mississippi river.
| The bill also provides that the PostmasterGene-
raj may reserve lands for similar purposes.
/ The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
1 Whole on the State of the Union, when Mr.. Van
Wyck, of N. z obtained the floor, and inflicted upon
the committee an eleetioneerng speech of the ste
reotyped Black Republican stamp, which occupied
the entire sitting Of the committee, and can leave
no doubt upon the minds of his constituents of the
purity of his Black Republican sentiments.
/ His constituents will have the exclusive benefit
Of his speech as at the close of its delivery but five
members remained in the House to listen to it.
At the conclusion Of this interesting speech, the
i committee rose and the five members adjourned.
/ In the Senate, Mr.. Wade, of Ohio, made an eab-
crate speech on the resolutions introduced by Mr..
Brown, of Mississippi, providing for the protection
of slave property in the Territories strongly op-
| posing them, and surprising Seward in the yiru.
ienee Of his Black Republican sentiments.
! Mr.. Wade was several times interrupted in the
! course of his harangue by Mr.. Cobb, Of Georgia,
| whose course upon the Territorial question Wade
| reviewed with much severity.
4 He was sharply interrogated by Mfr. Cobb, and
several spirited colloques took place during the
| delivery of the speech, which occupied the atten
| ton of the Senate the greater part of the day.
] Nothing important in the way Of business was
/ done in either House.
WAsHIGToN, March SIN the House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday, the bill introduced by Mr..
Morrill,, Of Vermont, providing for an Agricultural
| College, was postponed for consideration till the
| third Tuesday in April next.
/ The greater part of the day was occupied by the
introduction of bills and resolutions, of which none
| claim much Importance.
| The House then adjourned. a
| The Paraguay Treaty.
| New YoRK, March s.-The Washington cores
| pondent of the New York Times says the ratifca-
tions of the treaty recently concluded between the
United States and Paraguay have been exchanged.
Another Filibuster Expedition on Foot
New YORK. March S.-The fact that the McLane-
| Ocampo treaty will probably be rejected, unless
/ both Houses of Congress adopt some measures re-
| latiye to its preservation, has greatly inspired
many citizens who are desirous to see American
citizens and property protected in Mexico. A Fill
buster company is being organized in this city, and
its chosen leaders are actively preparing for ac-
| ton.
/ The commander OF the expedition leaves in the
| course of the present week for New Orleans, and
| there expects to make necessary arrangements to
| transport portion of his force TO the lilo Grande
/ The 0ttowa Rescue Case.
| ftuIf ,of March S-rha inry in Tho casa nf Tnb,