New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-23

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troduce a bill out of order entitled
No. 392-An act to amend an act entitled 60 an
act TO amend an act entitled an act to consolidate
the city of New Orleans, and to provide for the
government of the city of New Orleans and the
administration of the affairs thereof"
Under suspension of the rules the bill was read
second time and referred to special committee
of five from the city delegation, on which the
Speaker appointed Messrs Mcconnell, Delamore,
Jonas Fenner and Bailey.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, House bill
No. 355-An act to provide for increasing the
revenue of the State, and raise means to pay the
interest on the State debt;
And House bill No. $50,
An act to provide for the collection of State
taxes and licenses on professions ETC.. in the city
of New Orleans;
Were taken up out of order and made the spe
cial order for this evening.
On motion of Mr.. McCloskey, it was
RESOLVED, That Mr.. McEnery, of Ouaohita, be
added, as chairman, to the committee appointed
yesterday, to investigate the assertions rade by
Mr.. j. W. Burke, in regard to having been doubly
paid for services rendered in making the surveys
of the levees along the river Mississippi, from the
town of Carrollton to the Arkansas line.
| BILLS ENROLLED.
Mr.. DeLabarre reported as correctly enrolled
the following House bills:
No. 2l2--An act to provide for the protection of
immigrants to the State of Louisiana;
No. 2s5-An act making appropriations for the
general expenses Of the State for the year ending
the 5lst day of December, 1867
Which were signed by the Speaker, and subse.
quently reported as signed by the President of the
Senate.
No. 346-An act for the relief of Sarah L., wild
ow of James E. Chisholm, deceased.
| MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
A message was received from the Senate
through Fl. B. Kelly, Esq, its Secretary announc
ing that the Senate had concurred in House bill
No. l69,
| An act to authorize the Governor to issue Ger
tifeates Of indebtedness of the State to the amount
of 100000, and to provide for the payment of the
same to defray the expenses of building levees
and other purposes, as provided in an act entitled
An act to confirm and ratify the appointment Of
levee commissioners Professionally made by the
Governor of the State, and to continue their fuhc
tons, approved February II, 1866;
And the bill was subsequently reported as cor.
rectly enrolled by the chairman of the Committee
on Enrolment Mr.. DeLabarre;
I No 346-An act for the relief of Sarah L., widow
| of James E. Chisholm, deceased;
| And in House resolution relative to the New
Orleans Gas Light Company, and that Messrs
Foute, Kenner and Burthe had been appointed
members on the part of the Senate of the Joint
special committee provided for in said resolution
Also announcing that the President of the Sen
ate had signed House bills entitled
An act to legitimate Geraldine Clarke Osborne and
Charlotte Dozarie Osborne, wife of Justin Rernard
natural children Of Daniel Clarke Osborne of the
| city of New Orleans, and to confer on them the
| rights of forced heirs
An act to authorize planters and farmers to fur
nsh their freedmen and other employees with art
ces of merchandise, without mourning the penal
ties of retail merchants.
Also requesting the signature of the Speaker tc
Senate enrolled bill No. BAT,
An act supplemental to an act entitled " an act
to incorporate the city of Carrollton" approved
March II, 1866.
A further message from the Senate, through 0
Arroyo, Esq, its Assistant Secretary, announced
the concurrence of the Senate in House bills en-
titled
An act to authorize all persons, who have OBJ
tanned the proper license to open and keep opeE
stores or stands in any part of the city of New Or
leans, for the sale of meats, game, poultry, vege
tables, fruit and fresh fish;
An act to exempt from taxation certain property
used by the New Orleans School of Medicine for
educational purposes;
And joint resolution relative to the academic de-
partment building;
| Also asking the concurrence of the House in
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ton of private claims during the last three days of
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| g.. EVENING SESSION.
House met, pursuant to adjournment, at o'clock
P. M, and, on call of the roll, there being no
quorum, on motion of Mr.. Austin, recess was
taken for half an hour, at the expiration of which
time, upon call of the roll, there still appearing
no quorum, the House, on motion, adjourned.
THOS. L. MAXWELL,
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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