New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-17

MONDAY, Jan. l3--Senate.-Senate met pursuant
to adjournment. Twentysix Senators present.
Hon. B. W. Pearce, President pro tenn, in the
chair.
Hon. E. salomon presented memorial signed
by some three or four thousand of the taxpayers
of the city OF New Orleans, praying for change
in the laws regulating the free public schools. He
asked the reference of this memorial to the Com
mittee of Public Education, and from them hoped
to receive a favorable report.
He introduced an act relative to the free school
system of the State. The memorial and act were
referred to the Committee on Public Education.
Mr.. Salomon called up 'an act to create Po-
lice Board in the city Of New Orleans" and upon
his motion it was referred to the city delegation
Mr.. Hough introduced an act relative to prac-
titiQners Of medicine, allowing those who had at
served one year in the army of the Confederacy to
practice medicine in Louisiana. Messrs. Dupuy
and Burlington opposed the bill without some pro-
visos and it was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. & 49, 'l 2 -....-.~ ,
Mr.. Lott called up the special order of the day
an act to prevent, during the existing war, any
monopolies or eXtortions on breadstuhs and other
articles of consumption and trade; which passed.
the special order of the day, was taken up and
pending the discussion upon the BILL and after the
passage of portion thereof, the Senate adjourned
until o'clock this evening.
HorsE.-Mr. 1moden, from Special Committee,
reported bill for the incorporation of the Associ,
alton for the relief of the sick and wounded SOL
ders of Louisiana the bill was taken up and
passed.
the bill from the Senate appropriating sl5O 900 to
be put at the disposal OF the Associations at
Richmond and New Orleans for the relief of sick
and wounded soldiers from Louisiana, with an
amendment to conform to the act of incorporation
above mentioned the amendment was adopted,
and the bill, as amended, passed.
Mr.. Salomon, from the Committee on the Militia,
reported bill to reorganize the militia of this
State. 1t was presented in in printed form, and
made the special order for Thursday at II O'clock
Mr.. Duvigneaud, bill to amend the second sec
ton of the act of '57 in relation to elections in the
parish of Orleans. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Elam the bill was taken up,
placing on the same footing oil judicial and CON
ventional mortgages, and declaring that there
shall be no priority of right on account of the pre-
vious registry of such mortgages.
A substitute, offered by Mr.. ELAN to the original
A motion by Mr.. Estlin to recommt was lost
ayes 22 noes II. 80
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for
the third reading. 4-.
Mr. Duvigneaud called up a bill reported upon
favorably by the Judiciary Committee, to extend
the privileges of overseers on crops. Before action
was had on this measure the House adjourned to
O'Clock P. NJ.
FIVE O'CLOCK, P. M.-The Speaker announced
his opinion that, as under the rules, the House
could not adjourn to meet again oI the same day,
and as it had adjourned" and not merely taken
recess until o'clock, it out of order then to
proceed tothe transaction of business.
The Honse was, therefore, declared adjourned
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
: pRUHKENNEss IN THE FEDERAL Army. The
Munsfordsyille Ky.) correspondent of the Cinciu-
natl Commercial indtes the following not very
complimentary paragraphs, .>.rz, ss.ss f.
Christmas was spent very merrily by most of
the soldiers, and much more merrily than credit
ably by many of the officers. AlIthe officers that
could raise a. horse were mounted; and, to the
best Of my knowledge and belief, I did not see
sober man on horseback, unless it was very early
in the day. E7
suppose the sin of drunkenness is not SO com
mon in our armies as In those of the rebels but it
is common enough among our officers to disgust
those under the command. ] have seen an Ohio
Colonel drill his battalion when he did not know
the right from the left flank, or the front from the
rear rank. | understand this Colonel was appoint.
ed over the head of a Lieut.. Colonel who is as
well qualified to command regiment as any man
in the SERVICE from your State, and this in the face
of protest against his appointment by every Off
Ger in the regiment. The reason given was, that
he was West Pointer, which is ''payed out "
humbug. The same regiment has another field
officer who has no military capacity, and is not
always sober and still another OF very small cali
bre, who, am told, is not always drunk.