New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-27

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sideration of these resolutions, and MAS thetA
special order Of the day for Monday NEXT
Mfr. Foute moved to lay Mfr. Hough ? thotfoh
= the table In, -. !,
IS. ,,.as ana NAYS. They were ordered, and belr
z taken. resulted as follows, w
vaas- Messrs, Brusle. Cooley, Egan, Ellis, Fe
,ores Fonte. Gibson, Kenner, Lapeyre, Moha
,h,ndav Nelson Poeh6, Scruggs, Taylor al
j. Wilcoxon-I6 Senator'S
Nays-Messrs. Abney, Anderson, Armstron
Brownlee Campbell, Duvigneaud, Hough, Lo
Newton of Jackson, Palfrey and Purcell-u Sc
iators.
So the Senate refused to postpone the furth
consideration of these resolutions.
Mr.. Munday moved to adopt the same, and up,
that motion Mr. Hough called for the yeas al
nays; they were ordered, and, being taken, r
suited as follows, viz:
Yeas-Messrs Armstrong, Brusle, Cooley, Ega
Ellis, Fellowes, Foute, Gibson, Gordon, Kenne
Lape yre, Mohan, Munday, Nelson, Palfrey, Pooh
Scrnggs, Taylor and Wicoxon-19 Senators.
Nays Abney, Anderson, Brownie
Campbell, DuNgneaud, Hough, Lott, Newton
Jackson and PURCELL Senators.
4 So these resolutions were adopted.
i Ii pursuance tuClUtU VIC Geudbt pTuCetutu
the election of one commissioner.
Mr.. Poche nominated the Hon. William B. Egan
Of Claiborne.
Mfr. Duvigneaud nominated the Hon. Duncan
kenner, of Ascension, who declined the nomina
| ton.
Mr.. Hough nominated the Hon. Albert VOORHEES,
| Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate
who also declined the nomination, and the same
Senator nominated the Hon. Victor Burthe, of JET
| ferson.
| And Mr. Scruggs nominated the Hon. NJ. A.
Foute, Of Orleans, who declined the nomination.
There being no further nomination, the Senate
proceeded, in obedience to the Constitution, to
vote uiud u0ce for one commissioner when it an.
peared that
Messrs. Abney, Armstrong, Brusle, Cooley, Ell
lis, Fello#es, Foute, Gibson, Kenner, Lapeyre,
Lott, Mohan, Munday, Newton of Jackson, Nelson,
3Palfrey, Poehe, scruggs, Taylor and Wilcoxon,
20 Senators, voted for the Hon. William B. Egan.
And that Messrs. Anderson, Brownlee, Camp
bell, DnFigneaud, Egan, Gordon, Hough and Pur-
cell, s Senators, voted for the Hon. Victor Burthe
The Hon. William B. Egan having obtained the
majority of the votes Of the members present, was
by the President declared duly elected commits
sioner under the above resolutions.
On motion of Mr.. Munday the Secretary was di-
rected to inform the House thereof.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson the rules were sus-
pended and the Senate proceeded to the consider
alton Of House bill entitled
An act to amend and renew the charter of the
Catholic Church at Opelousas, parish of St.
Landry;
Which underwent its several readings it was
,oncurred in, and the Secretary was directed to in
form the House thereof.
On motion of Mr.. NOLAN, the rules were sus-
pended, and the Senate proceeded to the eonside-
ration of House bill entitled
An act to authorize the city authorities Of New
Orleans to build drawbridge over the new canal
basin;
Which underwent its several readings it was
concurred in, and the Secretary was directed to
inform the House thereof.
BILLS INTRODUCED WITHOUT NOTICE.
The hereinafter named Senators, without preyi
Gus notice given, and with suspension of the
rules first granted respectively asked and obtained
leave to introduce the following entitled bills,
which were severally disposed of as indicated be-
low, to-wit:
Mr.. Scruggs-
AL 49, " dAtuUIlle lue sale OF Stamps TO
vendors of lottery tickets;
Which bill underwent its several readings it
passed, and the Secretary was directed to request
he concurrence Of the House therein.
An act regarding trespasses upon swamp and six.
cen section lands !;
Which bill underWentits first and second read
lgs by its title, and was ordered to be referred
Q the Committee on Public Education.
Mr.. Lott
Joint resolutions asking Congress to call con- |
atutional convention for the purpose of pro- |
osing amendments to the Constitution of the
nited States Of America 70 .r
Which underwent their first and second readings |
y their titles, and they were ordered to be refer
ID to the Committee on Amendments to the Con
tuition.
Mr.. Wilcoxon-
An act to provide for the licensing of druggists
nd apothecaries;
Which bill underwent its several readings-it
assed, and the Secretary was directed to request
ne concurrence Of the House therein.
Mr.. Lott
An act allowing practitioners of medicine to |
estify in their own cases;
Which bill underwent its first and second read. |
lgs by its title, and it was ordered to be referred
Q the Committee on the Judiciary.
Hon. George W. Munday in the Chair.
UNFINI SHED BUSINESS.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the |
Unfinished business Of yesterday, being Senate
i'll entitled
An act tosprovide for the collection of State |
axes and licenses on professions, ETC., in the CITY
{ New Orleans.
And the same was taken up. ..
The pending question being the adoption of the
light section as amended by Mr.. Lapeyre
On motion of Mr. Duvigneaud, the same was |
dopted as amended.
The ninth section was then read, when Mr.. |
Quite moved to commit this bill to the Committee
n the Judiciary.
Nh. Dnyigneaud moved to lay Mr.. Foute's mo-
ion on the table, and upon his motion Mr.. Duyig-
eaud called for the yeas and nays; they were
rdered and being taken, resulted as follows.
il
Yeas Messrs. Abney, Cooley, Ellis, Fellowes,
quite, Gibson, Hough, Lott NOLAN, Newton of
ackson, Nelson, Poche, Purcell, Taylor and vii
oxon--15 Senators.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Brusle, Campbell, On.
gneaud, Hough, Kenner, Lapeyre, Munday, Pal.
ey and seruggsl0 Senators.
So Mr.. Foute's motion prevailed, and the bill
as committed to the Committee on the judi.
ary.