New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-20

The committee report that, having given this
claim careful investigation and having examined
witnesses they are satisfied that the claim against
the State is q just one and should paid. They
therefore report unanimously,
Favorably.n
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following entitled bills were introduced, and
the rules being suspended were read first and
second time and referred:
By Mr.. Kile--594 EsaA Ea6 =64 1NaE
An act for the relief of a. B. HALEY
To the Committee on Claims. 81 4
By Mr.. Lewis 5,
An act to provide for the relief of A. N. Ogden,
of the parish of Rapides; e \
To the Committee on Claims.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED.
Mr.. Elan introduced bill entitled sa Il
An act to amend an act to provide for the cleo
ten of parish and district officers throughout the
State; l
+ And, the rules being suspended, the bill under
went its several readings, was passed and ordered
to be sent to the Senate. an. IA 5'asz ~
On motion of Mr.. Gates, Senate bill entitled
An act relative to the sale of public lands,
Was taken up out of order, under a suspension
of the rules, read second and third time and CON
Cured in. as fegs
On motion of Mr.. Couvillon, House bill No. 1872
entitled =
An act to establisha ferry across the Atchafalaya
river at Simmesport;
Being the substitute reported by the minority of
| the Committee on Parochial Affairs to House bill
No. 100, was taken up out of its regular order,
| under suspension of the rules. III
On motion of Mr.. Halsey, House bill No. 100, en-
titled "a ss4r5 ees55 4zz1 zEs4, aagag
An act granting to Mrs. Y. Callahan, of Point
Coupee, the nexpired charter of a ferry across
the Atchafalaya river at Simmesport, ~
Was read for the Information of the House.
Mr.. Couvillon moved that the substitute bill No.
122 be adopted in lien of bill No. 100. Mr. Gates
moved that the motion of Mr.. Couyillon be laid on
the table. Lost. FIT
Mr.. Fenner called for the previous question, and
the call being seconded by the House, the yeas
and nays were called for on the motion to adopt
the substitute by Messrs. Halsey and Hays, with
the following result: 81
Yeas-Messrs. anderson j., Anderson Samuel,
Bailey, Bensel Blackman, Couvillon, Deblanc
Deporter, Ditto, Eastin, Eager, Elan, Eustis. Ed
wards, Fagot, Fenner, Freret, Fishburn, Fulda,
Gates, Gaisser, Hanlon Halsey, Henderson, Jonas,
Kelly, Kidd, Kile, Lagroue, Leeds, Mcdonald, Or
mond, Peterson, Powell, Roman, simonds, Smith,
Thieneman, Tucker, VOORHEES,, Witt, Williamson
and Weeks--4l yeas.
Nays-Messrs. Austin, Alverson, Brown, Bru-
ton, Collins, Davenport, Decker, Durable,
'Eldrdge. Hanlon, Halsey, Hays, Holt, Huds-
peth, Kent, Labranche, McCloskey, MCGEE,
Mcdonald, Murray, Montgomery, Phillips, James,
Phillips Alf Pujo, Regenberg, Richards Rogers,
Ryan, Sambola, Seaman, Seger, Snider Stille,
Tete, Theriot Wilmington and Waggaman-
80 nays.
And the substitute was adopted Sol $50 g
Mr.. Halsey offered the following amendment to
section It'll. ft 52&A5 Pc 'Ha @".f&9
That after the words " three hundred dollars
the words Zone hundred and fifty dollars to the
parish of Point Coupee, and the same amount to
the parish of Avoyees, to be used by these
parishes as special fund for repairing and i'm
proving roads leading to the aforesaid ferry in
these parishes, the said sum of one hundred and
fifty dollars to be collected by the parish tax col
lector of each of the aforesaid parishes on the
first day Of March of each year, for which this
unexpired charter is granted"
The amendment was, on motion of Mr.. Couvil-
lon, laid on the table.
The bilwas adopted on its second reading.
Mr.. CouVillon moved further suspension of the
rules IN order that the bill be engrossed for third
reading, but the House refused to suspend.
A concurrent resolution was presented by Mr..
Fenner to appoint joint committee to wait on
the Governor for information, etc. The resolution
was adopted, and Messrs. Elan, S. Anderson and
Simonds were appointed on the part of the House.
Subsequently, on motion of Mr.. Williamson, the
vote Of the House adopting the resolution was re-
considered, sf, g.s5 srs - a-gl
Mr.. Fenner asked and obtained leave to intro
duce abill out of order:
Joint resolution with regard to municipal officers
for the city Of New Orleans sgr5sl % ssnss
And the rules being suspended the bill was read
twice and referred to special committee of five.
The Speaker appointed on the said committee
Messrs Fenner, Mcconnell Williamson, Jonas and
Eustis. l4rSt e "a 5gH
Mr.. Leeds, chairman, on behalf of the Committee
on Banks and Banking asked leave to make a re.
port out Of order, which was granted, (.
On an act for the relief of banks Of the State nm
der the free banking law
Favorably by substitute. ss al
Mr.. Leeds introduced, on behalf of the com.
mittee, l44
An act to authorize and require the State Treas
urer and Secretary of State to perform the duties
heretofore required of the Board of Currency in
supervising the affairs of the banks.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the Senate through 0. Arroyo,
Esq, its Assistant Secretary, informing the House
that the Senate had concurred in House amend
ments to Senate bill entitled act for the relief
of the tax payers of the State ~
Also announcing that the President of the Senate
had signed House enrolled bill entitled
An act to license the vending of lottery tickets ;
Also announcing that the Senate had concurred
with an amendment, in House bill entitled
An act appropriating certain sum of money to
pay the expenses of the members of Congress from