Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-26
Etelslatibe Qrofesoines.

TUESDAY, January "a.

attendance since his election.
Mr.. solomon presented memorials from
the st. Mary's Catholic Asylum for orphan
boys, and from the Ladies Providence So
ciety. Both referred TO Committee on
Charitable Institutions.
Mr.. Delony called up a bill appropria-
ting ten thousand dollars for the Fclici-
ana Masonic Seminary. Referred to Com
mittee on Education.
Mr.. Pellerin introduced an act appro-
priating one hundred thousand dollars to
pay the expenses of the General Assc mbly.
Carried.
Mr.. Gardcre introduced a resolution to
appoint u joint committee of both Houses,
to examine the accounts of the Auditor
and Treasurer. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Pearce, Mr.. Lofts
resolution providing for tho appointment
Of an official reporter for the Senate, was
laid on the table by vote of IL to s.
Mr.. Tucker introduced bill amending
the present. laws on ship building in the
State, in such manner rs to promote ma
val architecture by giving TO the original
owners or builders six dollars q ton for
every ton over fifty that the boat or YES
sci may contain, according to Custom
house measurement. Referred to Com
mittee on Agriculture and Commerce.
Mr.. Ponrce was unanimously elected
President pro. tenn. of the Senate for the
ensuing session.
The Senate then went into Executive
Session, and thereafter adjourned till to-
morrow.
HoUsE.-The House met at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ, to-day. Present seventy four
members.
Mr.. Marks presented n memorial of tho
citizeus Of Bayou Sara, asking relief for
the building Of levces, draining, etc. Re-
ferrod TO Committee on Lands aud Lovecs.
Mr.. Morgan introduced an net TO appro-
pirate $20 900 out Of the funds of the Sec
ond swamp Land District, TO carry out
works already commenced on the Bayous
Rouge and Petit Prairie, in the parish Of
st. Landry. Referred TO Committee on
Lands and Loyces.
Mr.. Brusly called up an act of last ses
sion, incorporating the Bayou Rapidcs
Navigation Company. lie remarked that
this net had passed both Houses at the
last session, and only required the sigma
ture of the Governor. IL had been found
a few days ago, in the Speakers desk. 1t
was merely a local bill, and he therefore
moved to suspend the rules, with view
TO the passage of the bill.
The question being on the engrossment
of the bill.
Mr., Smart wished to know of tho gem
tleman If this act was now an exact copy
of the bill.
Mr.. Brusie remarked that il was the
original act itself, found in the Speakers
desk.
Mr.. Smart remarked that he had the
original hill in his desk.
Pending which Mr.. Armant moved to
refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Miller seconded this motion and
said We had no connection with the acts Of
the last Legislature that these should
take tho regular course of our business.
The reference was made.
Mr.. Raney, Of Orleans, appeared in his
seat and was duly sworn and qualified.
Mr.. CAN'T gave notice of the following
acts, to-wit to reclaim swamp lands on
the Bayou Waxia to graduate State or
swamp lands in the parish OF st. Landry,
lying Southwest Of the 0pelousas Rail
road.
Mr.. Heron introduced an act for the
relief of John II. New. Referred to tho
Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Lewis introduced an act to commits
sion one member of the Police Jury of the
Right Bank of Orleans IA an Assistant
Justice of the Peace in criminal matters.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Also an uct relative to ferries plying be-
tween the right and left banks of tho
Mississippi river, in the parishes of Or
leans and Jefferson. Referred TO the Ju-
dietary Committee.
Messages were received from the Senate.
asking the concurrence of the IIonse in a
resolution appropriating the $500 already
allowed, to pay the expenses of the mill
tary in Attendance on the inauguration.
Concurred in.
Also message asking the concurrence
of the House to the passage Of certain
levee laws for the parish of Point Coupee,
of which notice has been heretofore taken.
One of these bills places the entire levees
in that parish under the control of the
Police Jury thereof. The two bills were
concprred in.
Mr.. Martin introduced resolution re-
curing the Registered the Land Office to
report to the House the number of acres
of swamp land heretofore approved to the
State, and the number remaining to be
approved I; also the number of acres of
said land already sold, and the number
still unsoid. Passed.
The following resolution, standing at
its second reading, was taken up and
passed over informally. to-wit: Resolu-
ton Of Mr.. Gray, providing for the let
ting out of the public printing to the
lowest bidder.
The following were received from the
Senate:
A message informing the House of the
concurrence Of the Senate in the Joint
resolution to pay the expenses Of the
General Assembly in the resolution ap-
pointing JOINT committee to examine the
accounts of the late Swamp Land Com
missioners, and that Messrs. Shadburne,
Phillips and Gardere had been named as
the committee on the part of the Senate.
The following acts were presented and
referred
Mr.. Levy-An act relative to District
Judges. Referred to Judiciary Commit
tee.
Mr.. Haynes-An act to punish certain