New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-20
VOLUME XIV.

retail merchants and in the act for the relief OF
4. II. PeIalta It asked the signature OF the Pres
dent to The following bills For the relief Of s.
l.. Slack; for the relief of Messrs Pinncgar and
McLane; for the egitmating of Gcorgana Dease
supplementary to the act to incorporate the town
of Vienna; providing for municipal elections in
the town of Vernon.
Mr.. Palfrey, from the Committee on Public
Works, Lands and LeVeeB, presented favorable
report on the act to authorize the Governor to
issue certificates Of Indebtedness Of the State, to
the amount Of five hundred Thousand dollars and
to provide for the payment Of the same, to defray
the expenses of building Ievees, and other pur-
poses as provided in an act entitled an act to con-
firm and raify the appointment Of levee commits
soners, Professionally made by the Governor Of the
State, and to continue their functons approved
February II, 1866. On motion Of the Senator,
after division, the bill was at once taken up.
Mr. Hough moved q proyiso to the first section,
that if the proposed should not be raised by
the sale Of swamp lands, il should be raised BY
| taxation Oh the persons benefited by the levees.
Mr.. Palfrey gave history Of the difficulties
which had been experienced in framing mea-
sure for the purpose contemplated by this bill, in
| consequence of the opposition which was offered
to everything that had been done since the legis-
lature assembled last year. And he urged that
this being compromise measure, the passage OF
it with cIogging provisoes would be risked. lie
moved to lay the provisoes on the table.
Mr. Hough called the yeas and nays, and the
result was as follows yeas Is ; nays8
The first section was then adopted and the bill
was carried through its various stages and passed
and the Secretary was directed to inform tht
House of Representatives. that the Senate had con
Cured in it.
Mr. Brusle, from the Committee on Enrollments
reported as correctly enrolled the bill to legaz'
| contract between Rachel S. Boone and Elizabeth
Callahan respecting the ferry at Simmsoort.
! Mr. Brownlee presented bill to amend tht
second paragraph OF the second section of th'
act fixing the terms of the district courts. 1t wa
carried through its various stages, passed, ant
sent to the other House.
Dr.. scruggs called up the bill to Legitimate
| Geraldine Clarke Osborne and Charlotte Roderir
| Osborne. Inquiries made respecting the subject
Of the bill, elected a discussion some Of whcl
was rather too salacious, perhaps, for the genera
eye.
Mr.. Duyigneand opposed the bill on :he groun,
that existing laws prevent the lcgitmating o
children unless il were proved tha. the p&rlie
were at the time Of the birth Of the children 81
related that they could have married.
Mr. Poch6 opposed the bill on the ground tha
j. was in violation Of the lTtn article OF the Con
s:itution.
The bill was eventually carried through it
! various stages and passed.
Mr. Poch6 called up the bill to authorize plan
tcrs and farmers to furnish their freedmen an
other employees with articles OF merchands
without mourning the penalties of retail mel
chants. 1t was carried through lis various stage
and passed.
Mr. Taylor called up the bill to amend the bi
incorporating Baton Rouge. 1t was carrie
through its various stages passed, and sent to til
other House.
Another message was received from the Hous
of Representatives, through Mr.. Hasey, AssistaH
Clerk. 1t announced concurrence in the bill tt
the relief of Antonio Marrero and in the bill SUI
Elementary to the act to incorporate the town
, Vienna. It announced that the Speaker ha
signed the bill to legaze the contract betwet
Mines Boone and Callahan, relative to the Simm
port ferry; and it asked concurrence in the bill
improve the navigation Of Bayou Corneile; in Il
bill in relation to plank road from the east bar
of Red Shute to the east bank of Red River, opp
site Shreveport; to authorize the selling of mea
fish, market produce, etc, in private places
| New Orleans in the bill for the relief OF Nicaja
Harris; and in the bill for the relief Of Anton
Msrrero
/ The Senate went into executive session.
, On resuming, the Senate adjourned to noon t
5 morrow, Tuesday, March Goth, 1866.