New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-09

granted to Mr.. Foute ana himself, who are about
to proceed up the Jackson railroad on legislative
business. Z ~
The Senate then went into executive session.
On resuning, the Senate adjourned to noon to-
morrow, Friday, March 8, 1866. ia
Hqnse OF Representatives.
The House came to order at 10 NJ, Mr. nam,
Speaker pro tenn. in the chair. . g." Is.&
Prayer by Rev. DIR. Walker. aa ~
Mr. Kent asked suspension Of the rules to take
up the Senate bill providing for the appointment
Of a commission to survey the capitol and Deaf
and Dumb Asylum at Eaton Rouge, and report the
repairs necessary. The House refused to suspend
the rules.
Mr.. BlaGkman also failedto procure suspension
of the rules to take up the bill to exempt in GER
tain cases, the properties of manned and disabled
soldiers, and of the widows and orphans of sol
diers from taxation. The bill, however, was made
a special order for Tuesday next. wv
The House likewise refused suspension Of the
rules, moved by Mr.. Williamson, to take up bill
to amend article 897 of the Code of Practice.
Mr.. Halsey presented a resolution providing for
the appointment of a Joint committee to investi-
gate the proceedings Of the Board of Levee Com
missioners, the amount of money expended by
them for contracts, the leyees not yet contracted
for. ETC., etc. The resolution was adopted, and
Messrs. Halsey, Jonas, Leeds, Anderson and Har-
rison were appointed to the committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. E
Mr. McEnery, from the Committee on Internal
Improvements, reported fayorably on a bill for
the Improvement of the navigation of Bayou
Couclle. aa, a+ 30
Mr.. Duffel, from the Committee on Constitutional
Amendments. reported favorably, by substitute,
Mr.. STILES bill to amend the Constitution of 1864.
Mr. Montgomery gave notice that, in behalf of a
minority of this committee, he would hereafter
present report. -r.C asau.s..g .lIy w. / Era
Mr.. VOORHEES,, from the Committee on Commerce
and Manufactures, reported back, without action,
the bill to create board of examiners Of steam
boat engineers, as the laws of the United States
! provide for the case. 1,, ss6 g. u@
Mr.. simonds, from the Judiciary Committee
| reported: VS. .,svrg.a4 .yrs-4m-srsl
Recommending that Mr.. Ditto's resolution
directing an examination of the laws relating te
the fees of ministerial officers, be referred to the
1 Committee on Parochial Affairs.
| On Mr.. Kidd's resolution relating to municipa
and parochial elections, unfavorably, as occasion
for the resolution had ceased, by reason of th,
action Of the Governor. D..
| On the bill to provide the mode of making ami
cable demands upon third possession of hypothe
Gated property, ETC., ETC., unfavorably.
On the bill to amend the judicial fee BILL IN
favorably.
| On the bill to punish attorneys-at-law who re
fuse to return papers belonging to clients, I'm
favorably. 'e
On the bill to erase from the records of mort
! cages in New Orleans, mortgages arising from til
record of bonds of notaries public, favorably.
| On the bill to withdraw. the public lands from
entry and provide for their subsequent disposition
i favoraby. .ar
4 Mr. DeLabarre offered resolution which wa
adopted, for the appointment of joint committe,
to investigate the management of quarantine
affairs, and ascertain why the annual report to til
1Geaeral Assembly required by law, from tn
Quarantine Board has not been made. The Chat
!. appointed on the part of the House, Messrs
DeLabarre, McI1ney, Decker, VOORHEES, and Ed
ridge. -
Mr.. Mcconnell introduced bills list, Relative t
, a site for normal school-in New Orleans; I'd, T
amend the laws relative to public education. Bot
were referred to the Committee on Education.
} . ri A CONSTITUTIONAL. CONVENTION. -
On motion of Mr.. Mcconnell seconded by MI
Tucker, the House then proceeded to the consider
alton of the bill relating to unconstitutional conver
ton. The bill provided Shat the sense of the pee
u pie of the State should be taken on - day Q
4 -, to ascertain whether they were in favor Q
convention being held to frame Constitution 70
the State that on the same day they should cleo
delegates that in the event Of the majority OF tn
people expressing themselves in the affirmative
said delegates should meet in convention on -
day of -, in the city of New Orleans, and pre-
coed to frame constitution, and that the basis c
representation for the election Of delegates, shout
be the same as it was forlegislative representatio
| In the State at the time the war broke out. TIL
bill was ON its second reading.
i MIR. Mcconnell hoped the bill would pass withor
delay. At the extra session committee of fiftee
had been appointed to consider this constitutions
question. The bill before the House had been al
proved by two-thirds of the members of that con
mittee, and the major portion of the minorit
were not opposed to the measure per Sc, but di
\ fered only from the majority in the opinion the
the extra session was not the proper time to &C
upon the question thatit would be be tier to d.
fer it to the regular session. He conceived til
BILL in its essential features TO be void of ebice
ton. 1t did not propose to order a convention
The question was left to the determination of til