New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-07

Secretary was directed to inform the Hous,
| thereof.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of Thu
unfinished business of last Friday, being Hous
bill entitled
An act 70 regulate the Supreme Court and to fl.
the terms thereof.
Mr. Lott moved to lay on the table the repor
made by the select committee of the Senate OF
this BILL which motion did not prevail.
The first and second sections were read AM
adopted
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That thu
Supreme Court shall hold its sessons.in New Or
leans, from the first Monday of November until thu
close of the month of June At Monroe, com
mencing on the second Monday of July. AT Alex
andria, on the first Monday of August, and at 0 p
elousas on the fourth Monday of August of eacl
| year.
The amendment proposed by the committee be
ing to strike out in the sixth line of the third Sec
ton the word Alexandria and to insert il
lieu thereof the word "Natchitoches.'
On motion of Mr.. Abney, the amendment was
adopted, and the third section was adopted as
| amended.
| The.fourth section was read and adopted.
|
peaIs from the parishes of St. Mary, st. Martin
St. Landry, Lafayette, vermillion and Calcassieu
shall be returned to the Supreme Court at Opelou.
sas.
The amendment proposed by the committee be.
ing to insert the word "Avoyeles " after the word
"Calcasieu.n
On motion of Mr. Abney, the amendment was
adopted.
And the fifth section was adopted as amended
The sixth section was read and adopted
Sec. Z. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That appeals
from the parishes of Rapides, Bosser, Avoyelles.
Natchitoches, DeSoto, Sabine, Caddo and VIM,
shall be retired to the Supreme Court at Alexan-
dria.
The amendment proposed by the committee
being to strike out in the third line of the seventh
section the word "Ayoyelles" and in the fifth line
thereof to strike out Alexandria" and to insert
in lieu thereof the word "Natchitoches"
On motion of Mr.. Abney, the amendment was
adopted.
And the seventh section was adopted as amended.
The eighth ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thir-
teenth, fourteenth fifteenth, sixteenth, seven.
teenth, eighteenth and nineteenth sections were
read and adopted seriatim.
On motion of Mr.. Abney, the rules were sus-
pended, this bill underwent its second and third
readings, it was concurred in, as amended. and
the Secretary was directed to inform the House
thereof,
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
This being the day set apart for the considera-
ration of Senate bill entitled
An act to provide for the collection of State
taxes and licences professions, etc. in the city
of New Orleans;
The same was taken up.
tSee Senate journal of the sd of February 1861
MIR. Mohan moved to lay the bill on the table
And upon his motion, Mr.. Mohan called for the
yeas and nays. They were ordered, and being
taken resulted as follows, to-wit:
Yeas-Messrs. Abney Buthe, Feowes, Foute
Gordon, Lott, Mohan, Scruggs and Taylor-9 sena
.ors.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Barrow, Campbell
ouvigneaud, Hough, Kenner, Lapeyre, Munday
Newton of Jackson, Palfrey, Welch and Wilcoxon,
2 Senators.
So the Senate refused to lay the bill on the
able.
The first, second and third sections were read
md adopted seriatim.
The fourth section being under consideration on
notion of Mr.. Gordon the Senate adjourned until
at Il O'Clock M. ......
HENRY B. KELLY,
Secretary of the Senate.