New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-29
NUMBER 229.
Louisiana LegIsIature-FIrst Day.


cordanee with the ordinance passed by the State
Convention in March last, the two branches of the
General Assembly convened in their respective
chambers on this the fourth Monday Of November,
at IL O'Clock, NJ.
senate-The Senate met at 70 o'clock-l9 mem
bers present. - 49,. . - 49, =
VIM. Wagner, Of New Orleans. was elected Sec
fetary of the Senate on the third ballot and o.
arroyo. of PlaqueInnes Assistant Secretary
+. B. Ghildress was reelected Sergeant-at Arms.
Messrs Texada, Scudday, Gardere,. Gautt ard
barrow were appointed a committee to investigate
and report upon to morrow the contested election
claims at issue between the Senators who are in
the confederate States service as captains ttfar-
termastefs, etc., and those elected to fiji their
| reference thereto.
The committee appointed to act Jointly with a
similar committee of the House to notify the Gov
ernor of the organization Of both Houses Of the
1egisiatufe, repofted Ihatthe GoEernor would hand
in his annual message tomorrow.
The Senate then adjourned. 81" t-@-.'r A's
HousE.-The House was called to- order by
Judge Welsh, the incumbent of the princinai clerk
ship at the last session.
Hon. T. G. Davidson, Representative from the
parish Of st. Helena, was invited to occupy the
Speakers Chair while the proceedings were
being had preliminary to o permanent orgaaiza-
ton.
On call Of the roll of the members elect seven
ty-tiye answered to their names. s% %
r The election of Speaker was then gone into.
Mr. Bickham put in nomination the Hon. r.
Mr.. Abney nominated the Hon C. H. Morrison,
of Ouachita. -E - ~,
Mr.. Anderson presented the name of Hon.~A ;
Olivier, of St. Mary. 49,. -
br. Hereford nominated. the Hon. NJ Damn
of East Baton Rouge. ' 'ssSss
The vote stood on the first ballot: for Mr. Mott,
20 votes; for Mr. Morrison, II; for Mr. Olivier 26 !;
for Mr. Dunn, H.. "A 80 .o %, .- r1 - .
Second ballot: Mott, IS; Morrison, Is: olivier,
38 Dunn, 10. The name Of Mr.. Dunn was then
Withdrawn. 7s'- g.. PR so q -;
Third ballot: for Mott, ls; Morrison, 20 !; OH
vier, Al. = ,. r..
Mr.. Olivier, having received majority Of the
votes cast, was declared duly elected q = : ~ :
Ga the motion of Mr. Robertson, a committee of
three was appointed to conduct the Speaker elect
to the chair. Messrs Morrison, Dunn and Mott
were designated as the committee. '''T
The oath of office was administered by the tenn
porary incumbent, upon whose retirement Mr..
Speaker Olivier proceeded to express his thanks
for the honor which had been conferred upon him,
dence to himof the estimate placed by his fellow
members on his integrity and character as a man.
| He said that, in his efforts to discharge the re-
sponslble duties Of the position, it would be his
| purpose to extend to the members of the body,
| from whatever section they may come, the most
strict impartality; and if, from inexperience, he
| should sometimes commit errors, he could assure
the House in advance that such errors would not
result from an lndlsp0stlOn to discharge his duties
| in their fullest extent. - = -. u, a. ~
| In the formation of the committees he should
norta " sue !m as tne various Y
'nnt slat WIZ aeaho leglslat,on
hio ,,ron;nna G 40 hSs uss II. anu propel Anu, wtha m
his; pb;i,io ne snoulu t eunrloute ehe utlhest oi
G,arn ~, ~. susia tne arm 9I our patrlouc
be ca,,sa co d.a ~ 4pnotu ~ sde as y. Iesisaaon
so 10 every Whiea our
4a i"s1s " lne patae-nelu 70 aeeha.
ha ne ~, Eo1Gldueo % py tetSehtly expressing tne nope
NC oou ~ uuA ia.heis' Mno hau ntherto pro-
Goneu,, ' "oI,u eAtenu ~ ms Ffolection 10 tnis
S4nte Asseiho'S' as wen as " the people OF the
'sa'1, mess. oo rvos roooiroa f,,,, -, ...,o
a9an. a was aeceise9 from te SENATE 20 the
'i1I Eon "tb ~ was Ieauy - pLoceeu 70 business.
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