New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-08

nance for the government of the Police Jail of the
city, fixing jail fees and other matters which origi-
mated in the Board of Assistants, which was ac-
cordingly done.
The Board then went into secret session, after
which 1t adjourned to next Tuesday night.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEs.-There was no
quorum present. One member would have
made quorum. Those present were Mr. Bake
well in the chair, and Messrs. Beebe, Davis, Du-
pre-, Fremaux, Hall and Seicshnaydre There were
two sleepy-looking gentlemen in the lobby; and,
beyond these, there were not present more than
two reporters, (not quorum even OF the Bored of
Reporters) the affable and accommodating Sec.e-
tary, Mr.. Holland; and that tail, gentlemany hir-
suite, handsome, faithful, punctua!. Industrious in
defatigable and otherwise agreeable and invulner-
able gentleman Mr.. Campbell; the model HouaVe
of the whole army of sergeants- alarms, and the
only one that we know of whose gsod humor and
whiskers have never yet deserted him upon any
occasion.
After an hours waiting, the chair raped its
gayel and the Secretary called the roll. The
Chair expressed its mild opinion that no quorum
was present, and that the only thing in order was
an adjournment.
Mr. Dupre with the revised budget of 1861 in his
hand, rose and informed the members present,
that if quorum could not be bad, the Council had
better quit work, and let the city government sus-
pend. Here it was 7th of March ard the budget
not yet adopted, besides other important matters,
vital to the interests of the city and waited for by
the city, not yet acted upon. Mr.. Dupre's remarks
were truthful and sensible.
Mr. Hall endorsed all that Mr.. Dupre had said,
and spoke warmly upon the subject OF no quorum.
Mr.. Seicshnaydre intimated that if the Sergeant
atA Arms was to be sent out to hunt up absent mem
bers he should be sent to Baton Rouge, to fetch
those gentlemen who patriotically devote their
souls to, and wear out their bodies between the
State Legislature and the Common Council of New
Orleans.
The Chair advanced delicate opinion, that the
absence Of few patriots at Baton Rouge was no
legitimate excuse for no quorum on this OCCASION
It (the Chair) decately ventilated its enlightened
opinion that the absence of several of the Baton
Rouge patriots was nary excuse for no quorum on
| this n1omentous occasion and the Chair let its
| gavel down with bang that woke up the two SOM
| nferous gentlemen in the lobby.
| The Secretary at once ran out with the faithful
| and patriotic ''no quorum"
| The Sergeant.at-Arms and the two reporters who
| were left there, went into secret session. The
| seal Of secresy was subsequently removed. One
Of the three was President, another Secretary,
and the third the representative of the people.
After short caucus, the Representative presented
a preamble and an ordinance OF 2l5 sections, to
| abolish the Common Council to let every man 60
It on his own hook, and to absolve all Taxpayers
from paying their taxes when afflicted with ''impe
curiosity" [See Webster and Worcester: Moth
ing in the pocket.l The Secretary objected tt
this, on seventeen grounds The Representative
rose to correct him in regard to misquotauon Q
Blackstone in the forty.fi line of his sixteenth
| ground. The Secretary maintained that he ha'
| the floor and could not be interrupted. The Rep
resentative called the Secretary to order, and in
sisted upon his right to repel base insinuation
The Secretary locked appeaingly at the Ch1H
| aud requested it to read the rules governing thl
| debate 1t (the Char) opened the first boo
within its reach found nothing to suit the occasion
moved an adjournment sine die, seconded the mo
ton with its gayel, declared the meeting ad
iourned and 'ncontinenty proceeded to turn o
the gas.lights and lock the doors.