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

Mr.. Duvigneaud, from the committee to whom
were referred proposed amendments to the Con
stltuton, reported the same without action.
Mr.. Brusle, with permission, withdrew the
memorial and bill for the relief of Vim. Brown.
On motion of Mr.. Kenner, the bill for the relief
Of Ursin Jacob, was taken up, carried through its
various stages and passed.
A motion by Mr.. Newton of Morehouse, to take
up the bill to authorize the Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Texas railroad to change the eastern terminus
Of their line, was negatved by 10 to 5.
The Senate then took a recess for half an hour.
Mr. Wilcoxon offered a resolution, allowing fifteen
days after the close Of the session for the transla
ting clerk to finish his business.
Mr.. Kenner opposed the motion.
A message was received from the House, through
Mr.. Halsey, Assistant Clerk, asking and announc
ing concurrence and signature.
Without acting on Mr. Wilcoxon's motion, the
Senate went into executive session.
On the doors being reopened, the Senate ad-
journed to 7PM.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. Gibson offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, We are informed that the superin.
tendent Of the freedmen's bureau for the State of
Louisiana, is proceeding to enforce the collection
of tax levied by military order in the state OF
buuisldHd, W ISlunu Upucy CApeHucus VI W Pio
vide funds to be expended by the Federal author
tiles in the education of freedmen in this State
and, whereas, sufficient provision ID made by the
Constitution and laws of the State, without any re-
sort to this extraordinary and oppressive mode Oh
taxation, in the present exhausted and impover-
ished condition of the country and, whereas, we
are informed that the COLLECTION of this tax on
former occasion was suspended by General ui'
lerton, when superintendent OF freedmen 1or
Louisiana, under instructions from President
johnson, therefore,
SECTION |. Be 1t resoluedby the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the State Of LoulSaGnd IN
General Assembly conUened, mat aenerai now
ard, general superintendent of the freedmen's IS
bureau for the United Strtes, or in his default, the
President of the United States, be respectfully re-
quested to suspend the further collection OF sald
taxes and to procure or make reVocation o. lne
orders upon which they rest, and that the treai.
dent of the Senate and the Speaker OF the House
of Representatives be requested Immediately to
communicate this resolution by telegraph to WASH
inrton and to draw upon their own warrants the
actual expenses Incidental, out of the contingent
funds of the two Houses.
The resolution was unanimously passed and sent
to the other House.
Mr. Taylor, on behalf of the Committee Of Con
ference on the House amendments to the State
printer bill reported that the committee found the
House agreed to seven Of the, amendments pro
posed by the Senate, and disagreed 10 others; and
| the committee recommended that the Senate re
cede from the latter The report was adopted.
The same Senator then moved that the Senate
recede from the amendments indicated, and that
| this action be reported to the House. The motion
! was unanimously agreed to.
Mr.. Brusle, from the Committee on Enrol!ments,
reported number Of bills correctly enrolled.
Mr.. Munday called up the bill for the relief. OF
the Insane asylum at jackson, appropriating
o. lrI,t ,+rl 5r,rip
| a lengthy discussion ensued, during which three
messages were received from the House, announc
ing and asking concurrence and signature.
| The bill was carried to The third readings, wher
Mr.. Mohan called the yeas and nays for suspen
sion Of the rules, which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Barrow, Brusle, Burthe, Camp
bell Coco, Duvgneaud, Egan, 'Fellowes, Foute
Gibson, Kenner, Lapeyre, Munday, Newton o
Jackson, Nelson, Palfrey, Purcell, Taylor, Welcl
and Wcoxon-20
Nays-Messrs. Bell Brownee, Gordon, Hougi
and Mohan-5.
Whereupon the President declared the motor
carried under the four.fths rule, and the bill wa
carried through the rest of its stages ant
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Coco, joint resolution wa
adopted that committee be appointed to wait OF
the Governor and inform him that the Senate wa
ready to adjourn, and inquire if he had an!
further business to communicate. The Presiden
appointed Messrs. Coco Barrow and Nelson of tn
committee.
On motion of Mr.. Foute, a resolution appropri
atiug $500 to pay the expenses of Mr.. Egan, as
member of the legislative commission to Washing
ton, was unanimously adopted
Mr.. Egan called up the resolution in referenc
to the keeping open the mouths of the Mississippi
The blank was filled with one" the resolutio
was adopted, and the President nominated Nj
Egan of the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Kenner, a resolution appr'
pratng 500 each to the clergymen who had of
ciated in the Senate during the session was passe'
resolution to pay each of the Enrollin
Clerks $50 each extra, proposed by Mr. Ega
was, on motion Of Mr.. Lapeyre, laid on the tabl
y Mr.. Egan called up the bill to prescribe Il
mode of selling the public lands. After bri
discussion upon it, without action, the Senate we
into executive session.
, On the doors being reopened, Mr. Gibson callt
- up the resolution in reference to the report
, hush-money having been paid to late State of
:, GER and moved that the blank should be filed wi
three.n The motion was adopted, and the Pre-
:. ident appointed Messrs. Gibson, Welch and FL
loves of the committee.
Messages were received from the House Of Re
u resentatives with a number of bills.
II Mr.. Barrowiofered a resolution withdrawing t
u swamp lands from public sale until the LIST
March, 1865 After brief discussion the bill W
- passed.
u Mr.. Gibson called up the bill for the protect
H. of the alluvia lands in the neighborhood of Bay
10 Macon and Bmuf River, aud very earnestly a
ably supported its claims. The Senate, howev
vi failed to granta suspension OF the rules for
es purpose, there being G votes against, and l6
ed it, which did not give the requisite fourfhs yo
ne Mr.. Foute called up the bill to provide for
payment Of the rent of the Mechanics lnstitu
81 1t was carried through its various stages a
''- passed.
A motion by Mr.. Duvigneaud to call up the
w for the relief of r. S. Rechardt, was negatived,
e0 motion of Mr.. Kenner.
A motion by Mr.. Mohan to call up the bill to
~ crease the emolument allowed to State collect
=, was negatived by II to 4, (no quorum.)
uo A motion by Mr.. Welch to bring up the bill
fix the compensation of police jurors was negativ
Mr.. Coco, of the committee to wait on the q
ernor reported that they had been unable to /
~ his excellency.
~ ~ A motion to take up bill relating to the edu
- ton of colored children, proposed by Mr. Eg
-; was lost for want of the four-ffths majority.