New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-10
VOLUME XIV

ing of such message as this, and making any mo-
ton whatever with regard to it, was conaidera-
ton of it. In the case of the celebrated veto OF
Gen. jackson on the bank question, the discussion
was carried on for months. The veto of Mr.. Ty-
| let, on the same subject, was also considered at
great length. If Senators would refer to the pro.
visions On the subject in the Constitutions of ls45
and 1852, they would find them the same as in
those Of 1864; and they had all been taken from
the Constitution of the United States. He would
instance, as another case in point, striking one
that occurred in this State when Mr.. Walker was
Governor. He vetoed the Citizens Bank bill.
When the message was received, it was found that
there was not the requisite quorum present to re-
pass the bill, and the consideration Of the mes
sage was postponed for three weeks, in order
1 to wait for one Senator to make up the
quorum. 1t was evidently only right, and
therefore provided, that this power should exist;
otherwise a Governor might wait to send in his mes
sage until he knew onethird Of the members were
absent, and that as one or two members among
the remaining two-thirds would sustain him. and
make It obligatory to proceed, and that therefore
his veto couldnot be ovsrlridden, although It GER
tainly would be, were there full attendance of
members. He seconded the motion for a recon.
sideraton and postponement. IL 5as'-
/ Nh. Egan said he perfectly agreed with the Sen
ator from Ascension, (Mr. Kenner,) and again ex.
planned how it was that the Senator from St. Mary
had been led to Misrepresentation.
The question being put for reconsideration, it
| was carried. 7'5 a''&@f
Mr.. Palfrey then read the third section Of the
act which the vetoed bill proposed repeating. It
is as follows: 48g ~
/ SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That said
canal forming an important link in the line of
communication between New Orleans and Texas
! for commercial purposes, travel and mail car
rage, and also calculated to redeem, in part the
extensive marsh and worthless lands through
which it passes, all unoccnpied land belonging to
| the State between said canal, when completed
| from Vermillion Bay to Sabine River, as indicated
in the first section Of this act and the coast Of the
Gulf of Mexico and the islands in said lakes, and
all lands belonging to the State on the other
| or. north side of said canal, within twenty
miles of the same, through which the canal passes,
be and the same are hereby sold, released
and granted to said first named persons, at the
rate and price of twenty-five cents per acre on the
4 following terms and considerations, to-Wt Said
parties shall commence said canal within four
months after the termination Of the present war,
and complete the same within three years there
| after; but said parties may commence and COM
pete any portion or the whole of said canal at any
earlier day, if the condition of the country should
permit and shall pay the price due and owing to
|
act and if said parties should fail to commence
and complete said canal, or to pay said stipulated
price per acre said lands, within the respective
| times above stated. they shall forfeit all rights
under this act to the canal and land not SO paid
| for. ... ..' @
| Now, continued the Senator, this was sufficient
of itself to satisfy any one,of the profigate and
corrupt character Of the measure, as he had illus
trated to the Senate when tile bill was before it.
And, besides this, he had given evidence to the
Senate that the grantees had forfeited their rights
| by not having commenced the canal, not merely
| within four months from thev termination of the
war, but up to the time of the passing OF the act
| repeating the iniquitous measures. He would be
able to do this again soou as he could get back
to his seat in the chamber. This, be presumed,
would be accounted sath consideration Of the
veto as would warrant the postponement he asked
| for till Monday week, Feb. 10, 1866 and for which
| he now moved. lE5 ~ %.=,t -..r f
| The motion was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. Bruse offered bill requiring the removal
Of a dyke erected by a Federal military officer
| across Bayou Marangouin. Read first and second
time, and referred to the Committee on Public
Works, Lands and Leyees.
Mr.. Munday called up the bill relative to the
drawing of juries in the parishes of St. Martin and
Vermillion. He moved an additional section to it
repeating laws inconsistent with it, and declaring
it in force from its passage, which was adopted,
and the bill carried through its various stages
and passed. @s ,-s.#- ~ ..~.-ss .~
Mr.. Abney introduced a bilp to authorize the
cancelng of the sale of certain sixteenth sections
in the parish Of Bossier. It was read a first and
second time, and referred to the Committee on
Public Education.
A communication from the Auditor of Public
Accounts was received, with copy Of his report
to the General Assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
for the period commencing the LIST day of Octo-.
Der, 1854 (the date of the last report to the 31st
day of December, 1866. 1t was received and re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Scruggs introduced bill to license the sale
of patent medicines, etc. 1t was read first and
second time and referred to the Committee on
Charitable Institutions.
Mr.. Poche introduced an act to amend article
l72 of the Code of Practice. Read first and
second time and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. @- l~taa,sa
Mr.. Anderson introduced bill to amend an act
to incorporate company for the Improvement of
Pass a l'Outre. OF the disposition of this measure
we have no note. .
Brusle called up the bill relative to the sessions
of the Supreme Court, which, on motion of Sir.
Egan, was again referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee, by whom favorable report on it had been
previously made. a
Mr.. Munday called up the act to amend article
1883 Of the Civil Code. Tie object of the amend
ment was to authorize husband to donate to his
wife such as the law allows him to donate to a
stranger. Tha bill was carried through its various
stages and passed,