New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-22


tees of the peace, with view to a revision of
said laws SO as to increase or diminish said fees if
in the opinion of said committee apy.ncrease
is necessary and that they be requested 10 fePol
by bill or otherwise.
According to previous notice, Mr.. Walker moved
that the vote by which the House bill 49,
An act to amend and reenact an act entitled
an act relative to forced surrenders and the mode
of making the same" .-..n
Was passed on the 18th, be reconsdered, and
the motion prevailing, he further moved that the
third reading and engrossment be reconsidered.
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Elam the bill was recommit-
ted to the Committee on the Judiciary.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced and, the
rules being waived, were read second time and
referred, as follows:
BY Mr.. DeLabarre for Mr.. Witt
An act for the relief of F. Lambert;
!. To the Committee on Contingent Expenses.
By Mr.. Buie-
An act to change the name of Leila Gable, of
the parish of Franklin, to Leila Cox;
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr.. VOORHEES,
An act for the incorporation of the Catholic
Association of the diocese of New Orleans;
To the Committee on Charitable Institutions.
BILL INTRODUCED AND PASSED.
Mr.. McEnery introduced the following bill
Joint resolutions relative to grant of lands by
Congress to the State of Louisiana, by act ap-
proved Sd June, 1856.
The BILL under a suspension of the rules was
read three times and passed.
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
This being the day set apart by resolution of
the House for the consideration of private and To-
cal bills, the House proceeded to take the same
according to their numbers as follows:
No. Am act to fix the return day of appeals
for the parish of West Feliciana.
The report of the Judiciary Committee, substi-
tuting House bill lOs, was adopted.
No. 15-An act for the relief of Robert j. Cald-
well.
The amendments reported by the Committee on
Claims, were adopted, and the rules requiring the
House to resolve itself into a committee of the
whole on appropriations, being suspended, the bill
was engrossed read third time and passed.
| No. 16-Joint resolution for the payment OF
s595 to Ursin Jacob, as State tax collector for the
parish of St. John Baptist, during the year 1862.
The unfavorable report of the Committee on the
Judiciary, was adopted.
No. Alan act for the relief OFF. Q. Prescott,
of the parish of Bienville.
| The unfavorable report of the Committee on the
Judiciary, was adopted.
! No. 22-An act to extend the limits of the cor.
poration of Donaldsonville;
! Engrossed, read third time and passed.
| No. 30-An act for the relief of Charles Kerr,
late clerk of the District Court in and for the par
| ish of St. Mary.
| The rule requiring the House to resolve itself
into committee of the whole on appropriations
was suspended
The bill was reecmmitted to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
No. 54-An act for the relief of R. G. Cobb.
The rule requiring the House to resolve itself
into committee of the whole being suspended,
The bill was engrossed, read third time and
passed.
No. 6s-An act for the relief of Antonio Mar
zero, of the parish of St. Bernard;
Engrossed, read third time and passed
No. GT-An act to amend and renew the charte
of the Catholic church of Opelousas st. Landry;
Engrossed, read a third time and passed.
No. s3-An act for the relief of J. N.
Richardson.
| iHe uHafoidpie rtPoit VI the Soinihis'eS VI
Claims was adopted.
No. sS-An act for the relief of the heirs an
legal representatives of BENZ. Ray, deceased.
The substitute reported by the Committee o
Claims was adopted, in lieu of the original bill, an
under suspension of the rule requiring the Hous
to resolve itself into committee of the whole o
. appropriations, the bill was engrossed, read
|, third time and passed. ~
} No. sl--An act for the relief of James Upshav
}, sheriff of the parish of Bienvie;
|, Read second time, and motion to engross lai
J, on the table by the following VOTE the yeas an
), nays being called for by Messrs. Stille and e.
/, wards:
D Yeas-Messrs. Alyerson, Bailey, Bensel, Coz
|, villon, Delamore, Deporter, LeIIabarre, East
l, Eldridge, Eustis Edwards, Fishburn, Fulda, Cal
), ser, hays, Higgins, Kidd, Labranche, Lagrou
J. Leeds, Mcdonald, Peterson, Phillips James, Phi
;, lips Aif., Powell. Richards, Sambola, Simond