New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-15
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
LEGISLATURES OF LOUISIANA

REGULAR SESSION OF 1866.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, March IS, 1866.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Present. the Hon. Albert VOORHEES,, Lieutenant
Governor and President Of the Senate, and Messrs.
Armstrong Barrow, Bell, Brownlee, Brusie Burthe
Coco, Campbell, Cooley, Dusigneand, Ellis, Eel
loves, Gibson, Gordon, Hough, Kayanagh, Kenner,
Lapeyre, Lott, NOLAN, Munday, Newton of jack
son, Newton Of Morehonse. Nelson, Palfrey, Poche,
Purcell, Scraggs, Taylor and Wilcoxon-3o Sena-
tors.
The proceedings were opened with prayers,
N offered By the Rev. Mr.. Beckwith of the Episcopal
Church.
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved.
xxEcuTrvE CONTEMPLATION.
The President laid before the Senate the follow
ing communications, to-wit
6rATE Or LourslAN ExEcuTTvr DEPARTMENT
New Orleans, March Is, 1866.
4 - the President Of the Senate:
am instructed by his Excellency the Governor
toinform the Senate that he has approved and
signed
Joint resolution relative to the public buildings
and property Of the State located at Baton Rouge;
An act for the relief Of G. B. Marshall;
An act for the relief Of the Baton Rouge, Crosse
Tete and Opelousas railroad company.
NC. SNETHEN,
Private Secretary.
NEW ORLEANs, March Is, 1866.
70 the Honorable President Members Senate
The members Of the Senate are invited to attend
free lecture on the Genius of Walter Scott, 4
70 be delivered in the Lyceum Hail. this evening,
at7 o'clock, by Mr.. E. e. Whitaker.
This lecture is one Of series to be delivered for
the benefit of the Lyceum Library under the direc-
ton Of the Board Of Public Schools of the city Of
A -' M EDWIN i. JEWELL,
Chairman Committee on Lectures.
On motion Of Mr.. Brusle, the above invitation
was accepted.
REPORT or An ENROLLED BILL.
Mr.. Brnsls: from the Committee on Enrolled
Bills reported as correctly enrolled Senate bill
entitled an act requiring the assessor Of the par
ish Of IberYille to correct the assessment rolls
thereof for the year 1865, and the Secretary was
directed to request the signature Of the Speaker
Of the House thereto.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
# Mr.. 3. w. Halsey, Assistant Clerk Of the House
Of Representatives, requested the concurrence Of
the Senate in House bills Of the following titles,
to-wit.:
An act for the relief Of s. Z. Slack
An act supplemental to an act entitled an act to
regulate the sale Of property seized under an order
Of seizure and sale Or writ Of teri facias, APP
proved March 2, 1866;
An act to provide for the supplying the loss of
the public records and other papers burned or
otherwise destroyed in the parishes Of Madison,
Concordia, Carroll and Tensas;
An act to provide for an election of municipal
officers in the town of Vernon, parish of Jackson
An act supplementary to an act to incorporate
the town Of Vernon, in the parish Of jackson
An act to exempt from taxation certain prop
erty used BY the New Orleans school of medicine
for educational purposes. An act to authorize the
recorder Of mortgages for the parish of Orleans
70 erase mortgages resulting from the recording Of
bonds Of notaries public in said parish. An act
for the relief Of John w. Pinnegar and John
Mclean. Ansact to amend an act entitled an act
to incorporate the College of Franklinin the parish
Of st. Landry An actor the relief of the success
ZION Of Juan Y. de Egana. And an act making
appropriations for the general expenses Of the
State for the year ending the 3lst day Of Decem-
bar, 1865.
He also informed the Senate that the House re-
fuses to concur in Senate bill entitled an act re-
lating to the inspection Of scales, weights and
measures I'd be used in trade and traffic within the
limits Of the city Of New Orleans.
And he also informed the Senate that the
Speaker pro tenapore Of the Honse had signed
Senate enrolled bill entitled an act requiring the
assessor q 1ne parrish q iDerVlie 70 correct the
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tna' Ne nonse nag ooncurfeo " Seuale nllls 81
me followiag titles, to-wit l
An act for thesraief ofs ~. 4. Q. King q Co.;
Ar act % amend the second section OF an act
entitled N a. act Tor the organisation and govern
ment Of the state Seminary Of Learning. estab-
lished near Alexandria, approved March 18th,
1903, and making an APPROPRIATION for the same,
approved March 7th, 1860
And an act to establish an additional justice Of
the peace ward in the parish Of Sc Mary: