New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-28

he Eustis Ewing, Edwards, Fenner, Freret Fishbur
lis Fulda, Gates, Gasser CAN'T, Green, Gottschal
it Hanlon, Halsey, Harrison, Head, Hudspeth, iona
to Kelly, Kidd, Kile, Labranch, Lagroue, Leeds L.
d. Blanc, Lewis, Martin, Meredith, MeKelvey, McEl
cry, Mcconnell, Mcdonald, MCGEE, McCloske,
is Moreland Montgomery, Mutt, ormond, Peterson
rs Phillips James, Powell, Regenberg, Richardson
d Richards, Roman, Ryan, Seaman, snder, Smith
Stille, Solomon, Tete, Texada, Theriot, Thienema1
s. VOORHEES,, Walker Wiltz, Waggaman, Williamson
y Waddell and Weeks-ss Representatives.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Father Jeremia
g Moynihan. -as. ...y
The journal of Friday was read and approved
+ Mr.. Harrison asked and obtained leave of ali
0 sence for the Hon. W. L. Ditto, of Catahoula.
a SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
On motion of Mr.. Williamson, House bill No, 2lS
t An actto organize bureau of immigration, t
prescribe the duties thereof and to fix the salarie
of the commissioners,
4 Being the special order of the day, was takel
/ up on its second reading.
The rule requiring the House to resolve itsel
into committee of the whole on appropriation
: being suspended, the bill was considered section
Iby section.
Section one was adopted.
Section twow amended by inserting the word
the State of" before the word Louisiana. - i,
the fourth line;
The section was further amended on motion o
Mr. Elan, by adding the words, provided that ht
shall not receive any compensation for his ser
vices as such;''
And the section as amended was adopted,
section three was amended by inserting after the
word Senate in the fifth line, the words TO,
the term of two years. and after the word "them
in the sixth line, the words except the MAYOR OF
New Orleans;'
| Onmotion Of Mr.. Thieneman the words atwenty
FIVE hundred ~ were stricken out
Motions were made by Messrs. Elan and Walker
to ill the blank, respectively, with "two thou.
sand - and g three thousand"
| Pending which motion Mr.. Eldridge moved a
reconsideration of the vote by which the motion
to strike out the words twenty-five hundred ),
was carried;
The motion to reconsider prevailing, the section
as previously amended was adopted.
section four was amended by inserting after the
word dollars, y in the eighteenth line the words
!" each per annum," and by changing the word
members y in the same line to numbers,
On motion of Mr.. Thieneman the words to
make were stricken out in the twenty-second
line and the words q for making inserted.
On motion of Mr.. Head the word " for twas
inserted in lieu of the word with - in the twenty
third line, and the word "public " was inserted
after the word othern in the twenty.eighth line.
In the thirtieth line the word "select was
changed to elect" In the forty-seventh and
ffty-sixth lines the word profession was in
serted after the word stsex"
On motion of Mr.. Snider, the following proyiso
was added at the end of the section: F" Provided
nothing in this section shall be so construed as to
make the State liable for the passage money of
any immigrant coming into this state.''
And the section as amended was adopted.
.Of section five, motions were made to fill the
blank in the second line fifth section, by Mr.. Ed
ridge with $4,000" by Mr.. Walker with 1920.
600, and by Mr.. Williamson with ISIS ,ooo.n And
under suspension of the rule requiring the House
to resolve itself into committee of the whole
on an appropriation,
The motion of MIR. Williamson prevailed, and
the section as amended was adopted.
'Secuon SIX was adopted, and the amended bill |
was adopted as whole on its second reading and
under further suspension of the rules was ordered
to be engrossed, read a third time, passed, and
ordered to be sent to the Senate
The Speaker presented the following communi. |
cation: |
-.... New ORLEANS, Feb. 24th, 1866.
the Members of the House Representatives Louisiana
in General Assembly convened
ientsenea-Beiieying that your honora BILE
ooay entertain deep sense of pride in every eff.
orr winch IS made to establish intellectual insttu-
ions IN New Orleans, tender each member of the
Ienerai Assembly cordial invitation to visit the
commercial Reading Rooms, and to accept all the
privileges implied in connection Herewith.
take great pleasure in subscribing myself {
Your obedient servant Il
EDWIN E. OVERALL. {
On motion Of Mr. Hanlon the above invitation
vas accepted, and the thanks of the House were
endered for the same.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE,
message was received from the Senate through
,. Arroyo, Esq, Assistant Secretary announcing !:
hat the Senate had concurfed in House concur.
emit resolution appointing joint committee to
AXE into consideration the memorial of citizens
wing upon the GENTLY Road, and that Messrs.
uvigneaud, Kavanagh and Purcell, as members
said joint committee on the part of the Senate,
And that the Senate had also concurred in the
ouse concurrent resolution appointing com
lssloners to visit Washington, for the purpose of
altlng upon the President, and that the Senate
I'd elected Hon. W. B. Egan as commissioner on L
e part of the Senate
And that the Senate had concurred in House
IL ISL, entitled,
Joint resolution granting leave of absence to the
ate treasurer,
With an amendment as follows:
Fill the blank with the following words; "an
It to authorize the issue of certifcatues of in -
btedness, and of bonds for the funding of the
me-"
The amendment of the Senate was concurred in.
Also, asking the concurrence of the House in W
% Senate bills, entitled Y,
An act to authorize the sale of stamps to VEN an
rs of lottery tickets;
An act to provide for the licensing of druggists
d apothecaries. Il
Also asking the signature of the Speaker to
nate bills entitled
An act providing for the final liquidation of the
nsolidated association. of. the planters of Lou iN
ina; =
And an act to authorize the register of convey p
ces of the city of New Orleans to sign certain
IS, etc.
5y subsequent message, the House was in. Ii
med that the Senate had concurred in House
No. CT, entitled
An act to amend and renew the charter of the
tholc church of Opelousas St. Landry. 0
IN motion of Mr.. Walker the House concurred in b
ha a4nta