New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-30
NUMBER 23O.
Louisiana Legrslature--seeond Day.


adjournment. A communication was read from
the Mayor Of New Orleans, rendering the free use
of the City Hall to the Assembly for it's present
sitting.
Mr.. Salonnon offered resolution to the effect
that the rules of the last session be adopted for
the present session; adopted. u--.
Message from the Governor, transmitting his
annual message, which was read and ordered to
be printed. fa-
Mr.. Lawrence offered the following t-ls ~
Resotred by the Senate, the House concurring,
| that in compliance with ordinance No. 28 of the
proceed on Wednesday next the 29th inst. at IL
O'Clock, in the Hall of the House OF Representa-
tiYes to the election Of Senators to the Congress
of the Confederate SITES.
Mr. Moore presented the petition of Judge AL
bert Voorhies in reference to his work on Criminal
Jurisprudence, which was referred to Committee
on Claims. --..
The rules were suspended and the following re-
solution adopted:
That the Senate will meet the House Of Repre-
sentatives on Thursday next, at II NJ, for the pur
pose of counting the votes for State officers.
Mr. Moore offered resolution lnqulrlng INTO the
propriety of the State assuming the Confederate
States tax The resolution passed Its first and
second reading and was referred to Finance Com
mittee.
A resolution approving the recommendation of
| the Governor to the banks of the State, under
| which they suspended payment, passed Its second
and third readings and was referred to the Com
| mittee on Banks and Banking.
I III.
Jures of the several parishes to levy and collect
! tax for war purposes Laid over.
Mr. Laidlaw gave notice of his intention to intro
duce an act for the more thorough organization of
| the militia of the State.
| A report from the Board of Supervisors of the
State Seminary of Learning at Alexandria was
read and adopted, and ordered to be printed.
| The Senate took recess until O'Clock.
| HoUsE-A number of members arrived since
| yesterday were qualified and took their seats.
| The Speaker announcedt the appointment of J. h.
7. Haynes as Assistant Sergeantat Arms, and W m.
| Gill as Postmaster to the House.
| He submitted also, communication from the
| Auditor, containing list of detaulLlng Tax Col
| lectors The communication was referred to the
| Committee on Finance. g.,-
| The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Knapp,
| to obliterate from the wall above the Speaker
chair the stars and stripes of the Federal Union,
was amended. on motion of Mr. Lindsay, so far as
to place in lieu thereof the colors Of the State OF
| Louisiana and, as amended adopted.
The Speaker stated that he had directed the re-
moyal from the wall of the portrait of James Bu-
chanan, and remarked that the House could take
such action in respect to the matter as It might
deem proper.
| Mr. Estiin presented communication from the
Mayor of New Orleans, embracing a tender by the
Common Council of the free use OF appropriate
| chambers, in the event the General Assembly
. should adjourn to that city.
/ The question of the removal to New Orleans, a
embraced in a joint resolution submitted by MIR
Tappan, was, after an extended consideration
|
The Governors message was sent in at L
O'Clock and read Three hundred copies in Eng
lsh, and the same number in French, were ordere
to be printed. -...,-.r. .., -
a on Thursday, to count the votes cast for Stat
. officers at the late election, was adopted.
Ii A Joint resolution was submitted by Mr.. McDoI
aid for the appointment, in addition to the usus
it standing committee, of joint committee Of eleve
| members on the part of the House and = men
bers on the part Of the Senate, to be styled tt
COMMITTEE on Ways and Means.h ..
y On the motion of Mr.. Morrison the rules wei
W suspended and the resolution adopted.
al Mr.. Estlin introduced bill in relation to exec
" tory processes-an important measnre-the pr
visions of which we shall give hereafter.
Mr. Duvigneaud-a joint resolution, fixing THU
~ day. the 2Sth inst for the election Of the COME
- crate States Senators. Rules suspended and res
Va luton adopted. 1.,,
Mr.. Salomon presented bill in relation to I
of registry Of voters in the city of New Orleans.
| Mr.. Macaulay-a Joint resolution for the electl
of the State Printer at l O'Clock tomorrow. T
rules were not suspended, and the resolution,
n | course, lies over
NV Mr.. Robertson gave notice of bill, to be intl
- duced by him, to amend the militia laws Oh
State. ta.
so Mr. Elam offered a bill for the amendment
nd several articles of the Code of Practice.
o. Mr.. Caiborne-a bill to protect from seizu
y | except for taxes, the property of soldiers IN
u. service Of the State or Confederate States, r,
nd Mr.. Morehead-a resolution directing the 5
copies of daily papers, their equivalent in wee
~ | lies. Lies over.
he Mr. Walker, of Winn--a bill to amend the
passed at the last session in relation to practt'
ers of medicine.
On the motion of Mr.. Breithaupt the election
Warrant Clerk was gone into, he, himself,
e ting in nomination j. Pinckney Smith.
nd | The names of George K. Wooley and Johh
' Barnett were also presented, but were subsequen
'e Withdrawn, and MIR. Smith was elected by acc
nd | nation. a.. a" r
di- The House then adjourned until to morrow mo
ing, 10 o'clock.
ns THIRD pAh'
ate WEDNESDAY,, Nov 27, ls6l-Se1aate. Sen
A. met pursuant to adjournment, Hon. H. M. Hya
io- in the chair and 26 Senators present.
9" Mr. Salemon-An act entitled an act to amt
nes the act of Incorporation of Pelican Insurance Ct
ar pany of New Orleans; rules dispensed with
de- bill passed.
- ifs; underwent first and second reading, ana '
red referred to Committee on Finance.
Mr. Texada, Chairman Committee on Eclectic
hill | reported the Hon. B. W. Pearce and W. Il. Ho'
ho as not having vacated their seats, and ottere
me- resolution to that effect, which was carried
pni yeas 49, nays q. -.
lat MIR. Barrow, from the same committee, offert
rod minority report, with resolution, which was ad
aa ed, that the Hon. S. W. McKneely was entitle
o. his seat.
re. and qualified; carried.
f,nf
'eo' Hodges and Meredith were allowed per diem f
hah the commencement of the session till to-day.
ers, Mr.. Laidlaw-Joint resolution that a comm
ON. of five be appointed by the Senate and - mem
ant of the House to investigate railroads: adopted
On motion of Mr.. Leete, the Sergeant at
SNs was instructed to furnish each member Win
copies of newspapers.
The following bill was referred to the Juaic
ned Committee: ,,..-.,
Hna 'iila An act to incorporate the Perseverance
W Compan6 No of Natchltoches.
h'' On motion of Mr.. Loughborough, the Senate
, | ourned till IL O'Clock tomorrow.
lori House-Eghty- members responded to
call OF their names.
rder Mr.. Mcdonald submitted a resolution, which
that on n call of the ayes and noes, unanimously ad
pre- ed that the success of the proposition to adJt
War the Legislature to New Orleans should not aut
jail ize or sanction any additional mileage to mem
and or officers of the House.
lori. A resolution offered by Mr.. Briethaupt,
held adopted that the morning sessions of the IL
shall hereafter be opened with prayer.
A resolution by Mr.. Biciham, to pay VII
tba Bloomfield Sr., $25 for his services as tempo
W, postmaster, was referred to the Committee on
Will tingent Expenses.
the Mr.. Mcdonald introduced bill approprif
emu s75 900 for the pay OF members, oihGefs' anu
o,,a contingent expenses of the General Assem-
| which under suspension Of the rules, was pf
us vi through all its readings.
n of Mr. Robertson gave notice OF bill to ao
tacit mortgages.
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