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ton, renewal or extension of which is hereby pro

such cases by general law.
| Mr. Foute said there was such a general law
among the acts of 1866, and read from it, If the
object of this bill could be effected under that law
there was no necessity for legislation upon the
subject.
Mr.. Palfrey said if there was any doubt upot
the subject, he was in no haste with the bill. He
was glad the Senator had called attention to the
point If the gentleman would move to refer the
bill to the Judiciary Committee, he would SECOND
| the motion.
Mr.. Foute made the motion, which was put and
agreed to.
Mr.. Lott presented an act to grant ferry priv
ileges to the Rev. C. X. Marshall and another, OF
| others, whose names were not understood He
moved to refer it to the Committee on Commerce
Agriculture, Manufactures, ETC.
Mr. Mohan thought that this bill came within the
scope of the l2lst article of the Constitution just
invoked, and that it would therefore be better to
refer it to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Lott said that this was giving a very wide
construction to the constitutional provision aud
entaiing great deal of labor to the Judiciary
Committee; still he had objected to the reference.
The bill was accordingly referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Mohan called the attention of the President
to the fact that while the rules of the Senate
required the Committee en- Militia to consist of seven
members, the printed list attached to them con
tanned but six names and that while the rules
required the Committee on Contingent En-
penses az the Committee on Printing, to consist
respectively of five members, only four names
appeared on the list of each of those Committees
The House bill to amend the second section of
act relating to elections in the parish of Orleans
approved March 19, 1857, was taken up and read
a first time. The bill provides that there shall be
two polls in every precinct, except the seventh
precinct, where there shall be three polls, aud the
seventeenth precinct (Milneburg), where there
shall be but one 1t was read first and second
time.
Mr.. Mohan moved that it be referred TO the
select committee of city members on amendments
to the city charter.
Mr.. Duyigneaud explained that in the seven
teenth ward there are but fifteen or sixteen voters
and the law at present provides for two polls,
which were not only unnecessary, but embarrass-
ing. At the last election it was difficult to find
commissioners to attend the polls. The sole OBJ
ect of the bill was to do away with this incon-
yenienCe.
Mr.. Mohan said that besides this the bill pro
posed to reduce the number Of polls in the seventh
precinct from seven, as at present provided, to
three; and he thought this calculated to cause in
convenience. Merchants were not going to leave
their business to vote, if it took them auy dis
tance. He could see no good ground for objecting
to the referring Of the bill as he had suggested.
If the committee found it wise measure they
would so report, and it would doubtless be
adopted. If not, they would report adversely,
He pressed his motion for the reference.
The question was then put and the bill was re-
ferred to the Select Committee on Amendments to
the City Charter.
The House bill providing an additional justice of
the peace and constable for Police Jury Ward No.
l, of the parish of DeSoto, was read first time
and laid over.
The House resolution for the printing of five
hundred copies of the report on the claims of
Messrs. Hahn aad Cutler to seats in the United
States Senate, as representatives from this State,
was carried through its various readings and
adopted.
The House resolution in relation to the New Or
leans Draining Company was read first time and
laid over.
The House resolution for a joint committee to
examine into the report of the State Treasurer was
taken up and read a first and second time.
Mr.. Munday moved a further suspension of the
rules with a view to pass the resolution.
Mr. Kenner objected to the appointment of this
committee. There was the standing Finance
Committee of which the Senator from East Fell
cana is a member, whose especial duty it is to eX-
tunine all such matters, and who are now investi-
eating this very report. They were but awaiting
the Auditors report to dispose of that Of the
Treasurer. The appointment of another commit |
tee for the purpose would therefore, be perfectly
futile and idle. He moved to lay the resolution on
the table.
Mr.. Mohan said that on referring to the Treasu- |
rer's account of expenditures from the lst of
October, 1864, to the Both December 1865 in the
report it would be found that there was entered
for expenses of Legislature, extra session of
1865, $ll ,556 4S;n and for printing and adverts
ng $53 322 22.'' So that the printing cost nearly
i've times as much as the extra session. And yet !
ne was informed that the State printer had not yet
received one dollar. lie thought it might be well
20 have these matters examined into by select
,ommtte.
Mr.. Kenner again spoke against the necessity |
or this. The Finance Committee were engaged |
asst night in investigating the very point to which
he gentleman had spoken, and had called on the
Auditor for an explanation, which the officer is |
ully prepared to do. He had looked at the Audi
or report in manuscript, but did not wish the
committee to act on information this might enable
lin to give, until it came before them in proper
orm. He had no idea of having select committees
appointed, merely because some gentleman in the
other House happens to think he can investigate
matters better than members of the standing com
nittees.
Mr.. Munday spoke in favor of careful exami-
ation of the public accounss, and said one of the
committees on which he sat had examined vouch-
RS even to charges Of fifty cents. THE prevail
ng buzz of conversation prevented closer report
# the gentlemans observations.l
Mr.. Taylor renew the motion to lay the resolu-
ion on the table, which had been debated out of
rider.
The question being put the motion to lay on the
able was carried without division.
The House bill authorizing the vending of lottc-
y tickets was taken up, read first time and laid
ver.
The House bill providing for an additional jus
ice Of the peace and constable for the second
,oce jury ward of the parish of St. Helena, was
aiken up, read first time and laid over.
The House bill relative to suits for the ejectmcnt
# tenants, was taken up and read first and sec
md time. 1t provides that appeals, brought under
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