New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-07

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Mr.. Hough said he was in favor of bill OF this
kind; but he thought this did injustice to the par
ishes of Merehouse, Caldwell and Ousshita, which
had never yet been included in any 1eves system.
He had doubts whether there were in these par
ishes any alluvial lands and he asked why, these
parishes were included, all the parishes on
Red River should not also be included.
Mr.. Lott thought the genteman's objections not
well taken. 1t really was of no great consequence
where the water came from; and if the Senate
were to commence excluding certain districts or
such grounds as had been urged, there could be
no limit placed to the exclusions.
The question was then put on the adoption of
the bill, and carried, on the yeas and nays being
ing called, by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Barrow, Brusle, Cooley, Duvig-
neaud, Egan, Feowes, Foute, Gibson, Kavanagh,
Kenner, Lapeyre, Lott, Mohan, Munday, Nelson,
Palfrey, Poche, Purcell, scruggs, Taylor and
Welch-2l.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Burthe, Campbell,
Coco, Hough, Newton of Jackson, and Newton of
Morehouse-7.
lin this case, again, the Secretary announced
the vote as 20 to 6, and we cannot rectify the
could, and can only account for the discrepancies
by reference to the prevailing buzz and confusion.
The bill was then taken up for third reading.
Mr.. Foute moved reconsideration of the twen-
ty-irst section, on the ground that in giving the
commissioners authority to fix their own pay, it
gave far too great power over the large amount of
funds that would have to pass through their
hands.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Welch moved to amend by making the pay
ment of the commissioners six dollars per diem
for each day of active service on the Board, and
fifteen cents per mile for travelling expenses.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Palfrey moved to reconsider the first section
and strike out the amendment, " other lands sub
iect to inundation," introduced by Mr.. Duvg-
neaud.
The motion was carried, and then the bill was
adopted on its second reading
Then the Senate adjourned to tomorrow,
Wednesday, February 7th, at noon.
House of Representatives..
The House met at u NJ. Mr. Elan, Speaker pro
tenn. in the Chair
Prayer by Rev. Father Chalons.
Mr. Lagroue, in tine course of the sitting, rose to
a question of privilege, to make personal ex-
panation- In presenting his resolution yesterday,
in regard to an article in the Times newspaper he
had he said been misrepresented, and, in order to
place himssf right, he requested that his expana-
tion be spread upoa the minutes. The privilege
was accorded, and his statement was read as fol
lows
In justice to myself and to my standing in this
House. must state that, in introducing a resou
ton yesterday, in regard to an article published in
the New Orleans Times, had no intention of offer
ing any disrespect to the other newspapers pub
lished in this city. Many of their editors are my
personal friends, and stand very high in my esti
nation | have no doubt that if the members sc
eager to have my resolution tabled, had taken the
trouble to read the article in question, they woult
| have pursued another course. l am slave to nc
clique or party. and will always endeayor to re
ward merit wherever found.
lin our report Of the proceedings yesterday, OF
the bill to give the election of Treasurer, Surveyor
| etc., of the city of New Orleans to the Common
Council, it was, by typographical error, made tt
| appear that the object of Mr.. Lemarie's amend
ment, giving the election of Comptroller to the
people was to guard against collision between tina
officer and the Treasurer, whereas it should have
| read coHusionl
resolution offered by Mr. Snider, was adopted
| for the appointment of committee to pay vis
of examination, in conjunction with Senate com
mittee, to the State University.
| FINANCIAL MEAsUREs-THE LEvEE FUND.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, the rules were sus
pended to take up, out of its order, the bill re
ported by the Finance Committee, to authorize
the issue of certificates of indebtedness and o
bonds for funding the same.
The bill went through its several readings, ant
was passed without debate, and ordered to be sen
to the Senate. 1t provides that two million of dol
| lars of certificates of Indebtedness, of such de
nominations as the Governor shall determine, shal
be issued by the State to pay its current expenses
that those certificates shall be payable one yea
after date, without interest," and receivable for al
dues to the State or the purchase of public lands
| and that bonds shall be issued by the Governor
the amount of one million of dollars, payable i
| forty years, and bearing interest at six per cen
per annum, for the funding of said certificates
that extent. The bill also provides that beside
the interest," the Treasurer shall set aside annual
a sufficient sum to purchase two and half pc
cent. of those bonds, which would extnguish tn
entire debt in forty years.
This bill having been disposed of, on motion {
Mr. Walker, the bill, reported by the Finance Con
mittee also, to authorize the Treasurer to retur
five hundred thousand dollars from the gener
fund to the Levce and Drainage Fund, and to a,
thorize the payment of the same for levee pu
poses, was taken up, and being upon its secon
reading was discussed for upwards of an hour.
Mr.. Head objected to the bill The money take
from the Levee and Drainage Fund was take
during the war. and must have been for war pu
poses. The payment of the war debt was int
bited and he could not consent to support such
bill as this until all the creditors of the State we
put upon a like footing. This was an indirect wf
of paying part of the war debt and he moved
3 amend the bill by saying that the money shouldt
, " loaned' instead Of :" returned"
y NJ. Tucker thought it a curious point the &c
= teman had made. 1t was competent for the Sta
| to borrow fr.m the levee fund, or it was nct,
n competent to borrow it was competent to pay {;
not competent, then the borrowing was q auilit
: and the State was responsible to the fund. tt
was the logic of the matter and he was opposed
G | the amendment.
Mr.. Leeds proposed the word "transfar." Th'
s he thought would be the most accurate word
the connection.
Mr.. Ste maintained that the original VIC