New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-13
Louisiana Legislature. :

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| TUESDAY, January Il. ls62.-senate. Upon mo
tion of Hon. J. Moore, Hon. F. Gardere was called
to the chair and upon calling the ioll eighteen
Senators responded to their names.
i Hon. ]. Laidlaw, from Committee on Public
Works, reported fayorably on an act to provide
confirmed private claims known as the Rio
Hondo" claims also, fayorably on an act to au
i thorize the survey Of the New Orleans township.
I An act for the relief Of the Merchants Bank OF
| New Orleans was passed.
The order of the day was here taken up - An
I act to assume the war debt OF the city OF New
Orleans: 4" and after some considerable discussion
4 relative to proposed amendments, was passed. The
| following is the bill: ~
AN ACT TO assume debts of the city of New Orleans
and the several parishes Of The State; 49, ,@
/ SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representations Of the State Of Louisiana,
IN General Assembly convened, That much of
| any debt incurred or of moneys expended by the
Common Council Of the city OF New Orleans and
Police Juries OF the several parishes of this State,
| as may have been actually applied and expended
officially towards the raising and equipping volun-
teers now in the service of this State or the Con-
| federate States, or that may have been in such
service, and that may have been actually expended
ia terrifying the said city or any OF said parishes,
together with SO much of any or all bonds that
may have been issued by the said city and parishes
for said purposes, to the amount actually expended
as aforesaid, be and the same are hereby assumed
SEQ q Be it Further enacted ETC., That all
claims for set forth in the first section
of this act shall be audited by the Auditor of
Public Accounts and the Treasurer shall pay the
sum so audited from the appropriations for war
purposes, on the order of the Mayor and Treasurer
of the city of New Orleans, with the seal of the
city certifying that the expenditure or amount of
bond or bonds claimed have been actually applied
and expended in good faith for the purposes here
inhefo set forth, and in the parishes on the like
certificate, signed by the President and Secretary
of the Police Jury of such parish, with the certf
cate of the Clerk of the District Court of such
parish with the seal of the Court attesting that
the persons signing as such are, or were at the
time, truly the President and Secretary oEsthe
Police Jury of such parish and that their sigma
lures are genuine.
g Here message was received from the Governor
informing the Senate that he had approved and
signed the following acts:
An act making an appropriation to pay the
State of Louisiana, by virtue of an act of the Pro
visioua Congress of the Confederate States of
America, approved August 10th, 1861.
An act for the relief of certain settlers on public
lands who are now or who may be hereafter in the
military or naval service ofsthe State or the Com |
federate States. r- ... -
An act to amend an act entitled an act relative |
to District Courts, approved March 10th, 1861. |
An act for the relief of the sufferers by the re-
cent fire in. Charleston, S. G.. s5~ s.. |
AN act supplementary to an act entitled an act |,
appropriating $4,000 for the purpose of paying |
volunteer troops in the service Of the State.
y,
at II O'Clock. ~ i -.-r =
House-House met at 10 o'clock A. NJ
Mr.. .Davigneaud offered a resolution for the |
appointment Of special committee of five to con-
slder ana report upon the propriety and necessity
of farming ont the collection of State licenses in
the parish Of Orleans. Adopted. |
Mr. Duvigneand from a special committee, com |
posed of the city delegation, reported fayorably, |
with an amendment, upon bill which, among !
other things, disqualites municipal officers of the
city Of Orleans from holding seats in the General |
Assembly of the State.
Mr.. Solomon--Bill to regulate the issuing of |
small notes or bills payable to bearer, and to pro-
vide for transgressons thereof. Referred. |
Z, MIR. Coleman Bill authorizing the railroad com |
panies in which the State is a subscriber to avail |
themselves of the provisions of Ordinance No 20 |
Of the State Convention Of '6l; also, Bill author.
izing certain railroad companies to issue small |
notes for change. Both referred t
Mr.. Tappan called up the bill for the appropria-
and equip the militia of the State and to repel |
invasion which had been reported on fayorably |
by special committee composed of the members |
OF the Committees on Finance and the Militia.
The bill, after consideration in Committee of the /
Whole, was passed on its third reading.
AT II o'clock the special order, to-wit: The bill |
for the relief of cotton planters was taken up on |
The second reading = .t 95'N
Two sections of the bill were adopted when this
measure was last under consideration; and a mo, |
ZION, made by Mr. Robinson, was pending at the |
line OF adjournment, to reconsider the vote adopt |
ng the first section. 5'
This motion was carried, and the section recon
,idered. ie-s - e
. Mr. Robinson then moved to strike out I" ten
millions the amount to be appropriated |
insert q six 1nillions.''
Mr.. McLearn moved to amend by inserting "five
nillions.n
On the motion Of Mfr. VOORHEES,, both Mr. Robin
'on's and Mr.. McLearr'st proposed amendments
Rere laid on the tahle-ayes 20, noes 81.
Mr. Head then again presented his amendment
or the addition of the words, "or SO much thereof
q may be necessary to carry ont the provisions Of
'ote. - rf@ g. ~ =
On Mr.. kernan's motion the section was further
lmended so as to authorize the engraving, ETC., of
totes OF the denominations of one, two and three
dollars, as well as Of the higher denominations
pecifed. 'ss ~.
The section thus amended, was adopted.
The third section was amended in several parti-
MARS the most important of which was by a pro-
lsion for the advancement of one cent and
uarter per pound for cotton in the seed. =
This section, as amended, was adopted as were
he subsequent sections to the 7th, VIXEN the House
ook recess until O'Clock.
Al 8 Q clock the consideration of the bill was
> : r.
AN of the sections, twenty three in number,
fter extended consideration and on some points,
minated and able discussion, were adopted, with l.
ne addition of two sections, one of which pro-
ldes for the punishment of any officer for embez-
ling the States notes issued under the act,
me Dill was ordered to be ehgrossed for the
bird reading. ~ -
The House then adjourned until 10 O'Clock,
thursday morning. ~ .s.
TUESDAY, Jan. 9.-Pursuant to adjournment the
enate met at II O'Clock, Hon. d. NJ Hyams,
lieut.. .Goyernor, presiding. Twenty.six Senators
esponded to their Names So ~
Hon. F. Gardere, Chairman of the Finance Com.
nlftee, reported fayorably upon an act apprc- ,
rlafng $1,000 600 in bonds of the State for the :