New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-19

Hays, Jonas, Kent, Kelly, kile, Laofahchs' 'A
| rroue, Leeds, Leblanc Martin, MoEnery, aacooh'
nell, McGee, Moreland, Montgomery ofihona'
Powell. PHO Prudhonme, Regenherg. hlchardS'
Roman. Rogers, Ryan, Seaman, snnohds, SElaer,
Smith. stille. Tete Texa1s, Theriot tucker, soor-
1 HES walker. Wilmington, Waggaman, Williamson,
4 Waddellsand Weeks.-6s, yeas.
| Navs--h ;essrs. Edwards, Fagot, Fulda, Hatch,
| Henderson, Meredith, MoCloskey, Peterson, Scott
and Thienemal--i0 nays.
Ana the motion was carried, Mr.. Head taking
the Chair.
Upon rising, Mr.. Head, chairman, reported that
it the sense of the committee that the bill be
referred to special committee of FIVE.
Mr.. 5. Anderson moved the reference of the bill
to committee consisting of one member from
each alluvial parish. Lost.
Mr.. Couyillon moved that the said committee
consist of three members, one from the city, one
from the alluvial parishes, and one from the up
land parishes.
On motion of Mr.. Mcconnell, the melton of Mr..
Couvillon was laid on the table.
Mr.. Halsey offered the following:
Resotced That the special committee to which
the consideration of this bill shall be referred shall
consist of one member from each parish included
III buE iilieIudl improvement uiSsiAGhb IL 7SSe
first, and six from the parish of Orleans.
Mr.. s. Anderson moved that the committee con-
sist of ten from the sllnva lands and FIVE from the
city. Lost
Mr.. Thieneman moved that the committee be
made up of one member from each Congressional
District. Lost.
MT. Tucker moved that the committee consist OF
seven members. #8
MIR. Halsey moved that the committee consist of
seven members.
On motion of Mr. Mcconnell it was
Resolved That the bill under consideration be
referred to special committee of seven, with in-
structons to report, by substitute, this evening,
which report should be made the special order to
the exclusion Fall other business.
And the Speaker appointed Messra. Mcconnell,
Seaman, S. Anderson, Eidridge, Halsey Ditto and
Durable, on said committee.
On motion of Mr.. Montgomery, leave of absence
was granted to Hon. G. w. Hudspeth, of st. Ian
dry, for the balance OF the session.
on motion of Mr. Stille the House adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
The House met at o'clock P. n.
Present. the Hon. J. B. Elan, Speaker pro tenn;
and Messrs. Anderson j., Anderson Samuel, Alver
son, Bailey, Biacknan, Bonnabel, Brown, Buie,
Bruton, Collins, Couvillon, Davenport, Deporter,
DeLabarre, Drew Ditto, Durable, Dugas, Eastin,
Eager, Eldridge, Ewing Fenner, Freret, Fishburn,
Gates, CAN'T, Green, Gottschalk, Hanlon, Halsey,
Harrison, Head, Hays, Henderson, Hudspeth,
Jonas, Kent, Kelly, Kyle, Leeds, Lemarie, Le-
Blanc, Lpseomb, Meredith, McKelyey, McEnery.
Mcdonnell, Mcdonald, McGee, McCloskey, More
land, Montgomery, Mutt, Peterson, Phillips James,
Powell, Pujo, Regenberg, Richards, Rogers, Ryan,
Scanlan, Sinlonds, Snder, Smith Stille, Solomon,
Tete, Therot, Thieneman. VOORHEES,, Walker
Wilmington, Witt, Waggaman Waddell and
Weeks-77 Representatives.
Mr.. DeLabarre, chairman. on behalf Of the
Committee on Enrolment, reported as correctly
enrolled House bills No. 2lS,
An act to organize q bureau of immigration, to
the duties thereof and to fix the salary
of the commissioners.
No. $780, joint resolution instructing cur Senators
and requesting our Representatives elect to the
Federal Congress to oppose the granting by Con
gress a request made in memorial signed by GER
tain members of the bar OF the city Of New Or
leans. a
Mr.. Thieneman moved suspension of the rules,
in order to take up out of order Senate bill No.
1872,
An act relative to the publication of legal and
judicial advertisements in the parish Of Orleans.
Mr.. Thieneman withdrew his motion at the sug-
gastion of Mr.. Mcconnell, chairman of the special
committee of seven on the internal improvement
district bill, Senate bill $780, ..
Mr.. Mcconnell, on behalf of said committee, pre-
scented a substitute bill entitled *45
An act to authorize the Governor to issue GER
r,..1
Of five hundred thousand dollars, and to provide
for the payment Of the same to defray the ex-
penses of building levees, and other purposes, as
provided in an act entitled an act to confirm and
ratify the appointment of leyee commissioners
made by the Governor of the State,
and to continue their functions. approved Feb
ruary II, 1866.
And on his motion, the said substitute was
adopted in lieu of the original bill on its second
reading.
On motion of Mr.. Ste, the rules requiring the
House to resolve itself into a committee Of the
whole on appropriations, were suspended.
Mr.. McEnery offered the following amendment
Provided further, That all indebtedness created
and discharged out of the general fund, for the
repair and construction of leyees in the State shall
be refunded said fund out of the proceeds arising
rom the sale of swamp lands, and from the road
ind levee fund, and if necessary by taxation on
he lands protected by the levees.
Mr.. Collins moved that the vote by which the
ubstitute to the original bill was adopted be re-
considered, which the House refused.
Mr.. Mcconnell moved to lay the amendment
fered by Mr.. McEnery on the table, on which
notion the yeas and nays were called by Messrs.
liam and Snider, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson Samuel, Bailey, Bonna-
Ell, Brown. Couvillon, Davenport, Deporter, De |
abarre. Durable, Dugas, Eastin, Eager, Ewing,
enner, Freret, Gates, Gaisser, CAN'T, Green, |
Hanlon, Halsey, Hays, Henderson,
Iudspeth, Jonas, Kelly, Leeds, Lemarie, Lee
anc, Lipscomb, McKelvey, Mcconnell, Mont
emery, Peterson, Phillips James, Rogers
'monds, Smith, Solomon, Tete, Texada. Theriot,
Fhieneman, VOORHEES,, Whittngton, Witt and
faggaman-4e yeas.
Nays--M essrs. Anderson j., Alverson, Barry,
blackman, Bruton, Collins, Drew, Ditto, Eldridge,
: ishourn, Harrison, Head, Kent, kile, Labranche,
Meredith, McEnery, Mcdonald, Niece, McClos-
key, Moreiand, Mutt Powell, Pujo, Regenberr,
Seaman, Snider, Walker, Waddell and
Weeks-31 nays.
And the amendment was laid on the table.
On further motion of Mr.. Nee nnell the ru,es he
ng suspended, the bill was ordered to be enerosses
or its third reading, and, on his further motion
rrJac Wy ora f,,rtbar c,,ona,loJ .,.s |