New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-15
sw esns Daily gssser ahnrsaay aurnln ebrnag 1s 1856

Ae,u 0rleats Daily
granted to the Hon. j. B. L. Dugas, of AssumI
ton, for one week. s5=- sFH s
Mr.. Lagreue requested the House to excuse hir
from serving on the Committee on Finance, and hi
request was granted. zE sgt ,sls--- /. +. I'D
n REPoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Elan, chairman, on behalf of the COMMITTEES
on the Judiciary reported
On House bill No. 100, an act to organize the
Supreme Court and to fix the terms thereof
: Favorably by substitute.
On House bill No. z an act to fix the return uay
! Of appeals for the parish of West Felclana,
Reported back without action the subject mat
ter having been provided for by the committee $
i report on House bill No. 100.
On bills entitled
An act for the organization of certain religious
corporations NJ
f An act to take the census Of the state
An act to suspend the collection of the income
taxes in certain cases g
An act relating to appeals from the parishes of
East Feiiciana, West Feciana, East Baton Rouge,
I, Livingston, St. Tammany, Washington and St.
ii Helena; 55g e--.s
j An act to amend article 2s7 of the Code of
Il Practice;
4 An act to define the date of tacit mortgages in
flavor of minors, inserdicted persons and married
women;
An act explanatory of section seven of an act to
regulate and define the duties and powers Of ad.
ministrators, executors curators and syndics, ap-
proved March 18th, 1855;
An ac to provide for the summary appointment
Of administrators in certain cases;
And an act dispensing with the trial by jury in
certain cases; ~ e~ r. Il
Unfavorably.
On bills entitled ., s<
An act to amend and re-enact article s97 Of the
Code of Practice;
And an act requiring bakers to stamp the weight
on all loaves of bread offered for sale;
Favorably. IL
On bills entitled
An act to extend the jurisdiction of justices of
the peace in criminal cases;
An act to amend and re-enact section five of an
actrelatye to suretes, approved March 18th, 1866
And an act to confer additional powers upon
police juries; 5
Favorably, by majority of the committee.
On House bill No. l6I, 5,%S
An act to establish ferry across the Mermen-
teau river,
Unfayorably, for the reason that there is gene
raj law giving the police juries of the several par
ishes the exclusive privilege of establishing fer
ries, etc.
Mr.. Stille, on behalf of the committee upon the
election of Messrs Hahn and Cutler to the United
States Senate, called up the report of said COM
mittee, and on his motion the report was adopted
@ BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following named Representatives presented
the following entitled bills, which, under suspen-
sion Of the rules, were read first and second time
and respectively referred as follows:
By Mr.. Tucker
An act granting a privilege to attorneys at law
on all judgments obtained by them to recover the
payment Of their fees;
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr.. McEnery-- a.as4 aBs
An act for the relief of S. L. Slack; -
To the Committee on Claims. .-.,'
An act to purchase 500 copies of a new edition
of the Statutes of the State: 75. -@E
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
An act to provide for excavating the mouths of
the Mississippi river; -as
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr.. Hays
An act for the relief Of V. S. Bourque, Of St.
Landry; En- S#..g.s. ,l..5.g r.. ~
To the Committee on Finance. 4..I@-
On motion Of Mr. Elam Senate bill No. las, "an
act for the relief Of the taxpayers of the State,
was taken up and adopted on its first reading.
The rules were suspended and the bill was put
upon its second reading.
On motion Of Mr.. S. Anderson, the first section
was amended by inserting 1860" after the word
n years y in the seventh line.
Mr.. Bailey offered the following amendment:
Prouided, All persons who have paid their taxes
for the years enumerated iii this act shall be re-
funded the amounts paid by them; --... r
Which, on motion of Mr.. Elam, was laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. scanlan, the following words
after the word taxes, in the fourth line, first
section: Levied for payment of debts, the pay.
ment of which is prohibited by article 129 of the
Constitution of 1864" were stricken out.
On motion of Mr.. Austin, the words "1S70 +" in
the tenth line stricken out, and 1868 " in
serted in lieu thereof.
Mr.. McCloskey offered the following amendment
which was adopted: ~-I .@5 Mg
Prouided, That every one who wishes to pay his
taxes for those years will have the privilege to do
SO free from any additional expense.
Mr.. Bailey moved to strike out the words "mu
nicipal taxes, = in the 4th line.
Pending which amendment the approach of the
Senate was announced.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
O.Arroyo, Esq, Assistant Secretary, asked the
concurrence of the House in joint resolutions rea.
tive to the election of State Printer.
On motion Of Mr.. Austin, the resolutions were
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Senate.
A further message was received asking the con-
currence of the House in Senate concurrent res
olution fixing O'Clock P. M, to-day, as the time
Of meeting in joint session for the purpose of cleo
ting State Printer, which was concurred in by
the House, and its concurrence reported to the
Senate. ~ F+@52a @@
The concurrence of the House was also asked in
Senate bill, entitled
AN act for the relief of the Louisiana State
Seminary Of Learning and Military Academy"
JOINT sEssIoN--ELEcTIoN OF STATE PRINTER.
The hour Of O'Clock Pm. having arrived, the
approach of the Senate was announced for the
purpose of. holding joint session for the election
of State Printer as provided by law.
Hon. Albert Voorhees, Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate, took the Chair
The roll of the Senate was called, when the fol-
lowing named Senators answered as present:
Hon. A, Voorhies, President, and Messrs. Alb
new Bell Brnwnlee Camnbe1 Enep Duy;gpeaud