New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-27

4 vendorGNf lottery tickets. The sum which coul
be colIS5e in this way would be sufficient to sup
port those of our charitable institutions which rely
either in whole, OF in part on State Or mnnicipa
assistance. IN the present impoverished cond
tion Of our treasury, this Is an important, nay
convincing consideration. We are now in singu
| lar dilemma we cannot afford to abandon. on
charitable institutions and we can scarcely af1or
to support them. The plan Of taxing gamb1in,
houses and the sale Of lottery tickets relieves us
once from any embarrassment Of this kind.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF LOUISIANA
FRIDAY. JANUARY y, 1866
Senate. $
Pursuant to adjournment from yesterday, tht
Senate met at noon to-day, Lieutenant GoYernol
VOORHEES, presiding.
On the roll being called, the following members
responded, viz: Messrs. Anderson, Barrow, Bell
Burthe, Campbell, Cooley, Egan, Ellis, Fellowes
Gibson, Kenner, Lapeyre, NOLAN, Munday, New
ton Of Morehousea N elson, Palfrey, Taylor, Welch
and Wilcoxon-20 quorum.
n Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Walker.
The journal Of the proceedings were read and
approved.
During the reading Of them Messrs. Gordon
Foute, Brusle, Scruggs, Newton Of jackson
Cooley and Purcell appeared in their places.
N The Lieutenant Governor vacating the Chair
Mi. Burthe was called thereto.
v On motion Of Mr.. Bell, Mr.. Brownlee was excused
from attendance to-day, on the ground Of sickness
n his family.
Z Mr.. Brusle presented a report from the Com:
mittee on Enrollmehts, stating that in pursuance
Of the 9Th section Of the act providing for the COM
pensation and payment Of officers and employees
Of the Legislature, approved 9Th December, 1865,
they had appointed the following gentlemen as
clerks: s3 is ia i*js5s
Translator Alfred VOORHEES,.
Enrolling Clerks James Cooper, 3. 8, Ogden,
Fl AZ. Foygnet T. r. Verbois, ]. j. Gutierrez, Ed.
Rlls, F. r Labarre, Eug. Desdunes.
1 He moved that these gentlemen be sworn in
Mr.. NOLAN gave notice Of his intention to intro
dnce bill TO establish system Of public schools
throughout the State.
The same gentleman introduced . bill to provide
for the suits andsother business before the Pro-
visional Court Of Louisiana and for other purposes
Read first and second time and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The same gentleman also introduced bill to
Iegalize the marriage between John Gum and
Mary Ann Higgins, which was read q first and sec
ond time, and referred to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
Mt. Ellis offered an act supplementary to an act
relative to injunctions, passed March 10th, 1855
Read q first and second time, and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Munday introduced his bill for enforcement
IF the performance Of road duty. Read a first and
second time, and referred to the Committee on
Parochial Affairs
Mr.. Munday offered q bill for the relief of the
securities Of a. ] Law, late sheriff Of the parish
if East Feliciana. The circumstances, the gentle
men said, were that the sheriff died, his sureties
we're sued ipon their bonds, and came forward
greeably to anact Of the Legislature Just before
he outbreak Of the late difficulties, under which
hey were granted time. They executed, with
nreties notes for their liabilities which thew.
icing now like everybody eIse, could not at pres
at redeem. They therefore asked for further
inie, say one, two and three years. The Auditor
lad drawn up the act ID accordance with the laws,
occurring the State from loss. After further ex-
,lanation that the gentleman was Chairman of the /
Committee on Claims, proposition To refer the |
oill to that committee was withdrawn. The bill |
Tas thereupon carried through its various stages
md passgd
Mr.. Munday offered d joint resolution to suspend I
or The present, the publication in French Of the
ournals Of both Houses. Carried through its T
farious stages and unanimously adopted
4 Mir. Newton of Morehouse, brought mn q Hill /
which had passed the Senate at the late extra
ession and been sent to the House, where itfailed
or want Of time. IL provided for the relief "a
John +. Pratt. Read first and second time and
efarred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Foutepresented bill relative to auctioneers
had been before the Senate at the last extra
ession Referred to the Judiciary Committee, I
nd by them agreed 70 almost unanimously, but byl
ONE oversight was not reported. Read tirstl
nd second time, and referred to the Judiciary
The President, In accordance with renewed |
aoticn Of Nh. Brusle, swore in the Translator and
nroliment 81 erks above reported as having been
ppointed.
Mr.. Nelson presented an act to provide for the /
construction Of d railroad from Thibodeaux to in
ersect the Opeousas Railroad, with permission to
'xtend It to Houma. Read 4 first and second
mn, and referred to the Committee on Public,
Works, Lands and Levees.
The President said that the clerk whom he had 1
yot 70 copy tho names Of tho gentlemen he had
ppointcd on The various standing committees, had
united that Of MI. Fonte, on the judiciary Com
nittee, md that Of MI. Lott, on the Committee On
Commerce, and the omission was continued On the
ournals 10 therefore would direct these names
d be inserted
Mr. Ellis presented an act relative to the arrest
i debtors, which was read d frst ana seoondl
ime, and referred 70 the Judiciary Committee !
Mr., Kenner presented an act for the relief III /
be Baton Rouge, Crosse Tete and Opelousas Rail
Dad, Read drst and second time, ana referred |
D the Finance Committee.
The same gentleman presented an act for Tie
eiief Of the Taxpayers 81 tho State. This mea-
ure, he said, was introduced under somewhat
ocular circumstances. Another bin to fhe same
iIsct had been vetoed By the Governor during the I
ste tire session, and Il was doubtful whether
lie House could deal with that veto now He de-
red an expression 81 the sense of the Senate |
pan the matter and therefore reintroduced the |
hi II any member wished that y should be CO..