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


FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1856.
GENERAL Assembly OF LOUISIANA
a,aH we THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1916 raf
,.., Senate. gIrlEf2 st-W4r.H
Pursuant to adjournment from yesterday, the
Senate assembled atnoon to-day, Lieutenant Gov
ernor VOORHEES, presiding. 5a 7s, Ha
On the roll being called twenty Senators re-
sponded. y .5
Prayer was offered by the Rev, Or. Hedges.
The journal Of yesterdays proceedings was read
and approved. 58 ssst4tt EisG.3 tisl Ii
There were present during the proceedings the
following Senator'S, viz: Messrs. Anderson, Arm
strong, Barrow, Brownlee, Bnrthe, Campbell,
Cooley, Duvlgneaud, Ellis, Felowes, Foute, Glib
son, Gordon, kavanagh, Kenner. Lapeyre,
Lott, Munday, Nelson, Newton of jackson, Newton
Of Morehouse, palfrsy, poehe, Purcell, scruggs,
Taylor. WEIGH and Wilcoxon. l.4ls..a
Mr. Bruss. from the Committee on Enrollments,
reported as correctly enrolled, the act to amend
the first section of the act in relation to forced
surrenders, approved March Ia, 1866.
On motion Of Mr. Armstrong, leave of absence
was granted to Mr.. NOLAN. * r. DE- r
On motion of Mr.. Poche, leave Of absence was
granted to Mr.. Palfrey. sa 1l75m ( i
q Mr.. Burthe presented petition from Noel st.
Martin, of the parish Of ST. Charles. Referred to
the Committee on Finance. VIZ
Mr.. Brusle offered resolution to pay the com
mittee appointed to investigate the claims OF
Messrs Hahn and Cutler to seats in the United
States Senate. their per diem for their sittings
during the recess out of the contingent fund of the
Senate. Mr.. Purcell called the yeas and nays. MFR.
Foute, having been Of the committee, was excused
from voting. The bill was passed by vote OF
twenty to two, Messrs. Purcell and Taylor voting
nay. st1 s5r.s.,. hi a,+ Is 5lrs 81, t,., iAA
Mr.. Brusla presented a joint resolution for the
appointment of joint committee to investigate
the action Of the Board Of Levee Commissioners
Professionally appointed by the Governor. The
Senator stated that he like the people generally
had every confidence, in the board but it was
usual for the legislature to investigate the affairs Of
such boards, and he thought there was no good
reason why this one should be made an exception
The resolution was adopted. s&fA f%FF2& S VS.
Mr.. Burthe, from the Judiciary Committee pre-
sented . favorable report on a bill, the title Of
which we did not catch, and an unfayorabIe report
on the act in relation to tacit mortgages Re
ferring to the latter, Mr.. Palfrey said he had
motion to make, in relation to the bill which had
just been reported on unfaaorably by his friend
the honorable chairman OF the judiciary Commit
tee, which was, that he be permitted to withdraw
the bill. Senator's would remember undoubtedly
that upon Introducing it he had stated that if the
committee should report upon it unfayorably, he
should not probably callitnp, considering that, as
it embodied provisions mainly of legal character
the opposition of the Judiciary Committee woult
be of so formidable nature as to make his en-
deovnre in 70 vor IF tic nassaoa frutlnss Antinn
upon this suggestion, he now made the motion tt
Withdraw the bill. He confessed, however, he
did 80 with much reluctance, as he felt convinced
that the plan proposed was the only one which
went to reconcile existing difficulties, in preserving
the rights and securities of minors on the one
hand and the safety of third persons acting IL
good faith on the other. Now, he was free tt
declare, that if any plan was hereafter proposed
that showed.a leaning in favor of the commercial
or any other interest which was calculated to
weaken or impair the rights or securities of minors
such plan would not have his support. He con
sidered the claims of minors as sacred above al
others. They, required, more thansany other cas
of persons the protecting shield of the law and hi
could imagine no reflection that could be morr
consoling or cheering in his dying hour, except a
he hoped to derive from astil higher source, thar
of his protection, the laws of his country woult
protect. He felt convinced that the interests o
all classes were protected by this BILL and re
GREETED it could not meet the approval of the in
dietary Committee, whose objections he under
stood were mostly founded on the Inconvenience
of some of the provisions, and which he though
were more imaginary than real. He returned hi
thanks to the committee for their courtesy an
;p tta; t;ooti +hah
his motion to withdraw it, which was assented to
The same Senator, on behalf of Mr.. Newton, c
Morehouse, presented report that the committee
to whom was referred the petition of G. R. and Z
F. Newman, had not been furnished with tn
vouchers necessary to establish the claim, an
begged to be discharged from further considert
ton of the petition. &E5
Of The same Senator reported by substitute, fror
the Committee on Public Education, on the bill
relation to the abolition of the present system
They presented three bills one to abolish the ofc
of Superintendent of Public Education, another I
impose the duties hitherto performed by him o
the Auditor, and another to provide for the SUI
port of schools by the several Parishes aag
On motion of Mr.. Kenner, the bill to regulat
the commission of State tax collectors was take
up, carried through its various stages and passet
cent on their collections.
p Mr.. Foute presented a bill to fix the emolumen
of the Attorney General, putting him on an eaua
ity with the district attorneys. 1t was carrie
through its various stages, passed and finally sci
to the other House.
The same Senator called up the unfinished bus
ness, the bill to amend the city charter SO as
make the city pay one-third Of the expense,
paving the banquettes and streets Of the city.
was carried through it various stages, passe
and sent to the other House. V. 3.
Mr.. Duvigneaud called up the bill to abolish tt
office of State Superintendent Of Public E1ucatio
After considerable discussion, the bill was MAJ
the order of the day for Tuesday next.
message was received from the House of Re
resentatiyes through Mr.. Maxwell, Chief Cler
1t announced that the House had concurred in t
bill to organize the Supreme Court; in the bill
relation to tho Crosse Tete railroad; and in L
bill in relation to the navigation of Red River.
also announced that the Speaker had signed Il
act granting ferry privileges to c. K. Marsha
and the bill in relation to forced surrenders
asked the concurrence of the Senate in the bill
amend the act relative to district courts in Nc
Orleans; and in the joint resolution in reference
records of The land office, under which the Speak
had appointed Messrs. Mutt, McEnery and iona