New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-20
VOLUME XIV.

amend article 172 of the Code of Practice; and Q
the homestead act. On the act to amend artlc
3053 Of the Civil Code, the report was that the la
already provided for the cases contemplated b
the proposed amendment On the act to ncorp,
rate Pelican Hook and Ladder Fire Company, til
report was that 1t was in opposition to article Il
of the Constitution. 4l.l.
4 Mr.. Fellowes presented report from the Com
mittee on Commerce, Agriculture Manufactures
ETC., favorable on the bill relative to pilots o,
Atchafalaya bay and river, and recommended it
4 passage. &
Mr. Abney presented report from the Com
mittee on Parochial Affairs, unfavorably on twt
bills to grant steam ferry privileges across th.
Mississippi, on the ground that the management
such matters had been vested by law in the police
juries. ~
message was received from the House oil
Representatives, through Mr. Maxwell, CHIEF
Clerk, announcing that the Speaker had signed the
act to provide for the prompt collection of the
tax on gross sales and receipts; the bill for the
relief of tax payers of the State; and the bill to
abrogate the office of Surveyor General and the
| land Office at Winnsborough 1t also asked the
concurrence of the Senate in the act to authorize
notaries public to celebrate marriages.
Mr. Munday, from the Committee on Claims
presented favorable report on the bills for the
relief Of John L. Pratt and W. P. Hall.
Mr.. Egan moved to take up the resolutions ex.
pressive of the sentiments of the people of Louis
ana relative to the Federal government and to
add to them resolution, stating that they had
already given guarantees for the protection of the
rights of the freedmen. ,.,
On motion of Mr.. Gordon they were referred to
the Committee on Federal Relations.
On motion of Mr.. Ellis the bill relating to suits
for the eectment Of tenants giving the preference
to them in the Supreme Court, was taken up, car
ried through its various stages and passed.
Mr.. Palfrey called up the order Of the day on
the message of the Governor in relation to the
Vermillion Bay and Sabine River Canal.
Mr.. Munday said that as there. was but very
sparse attendance of members in the Senate, and
the matter was of great Importance, he would
move to postpone the further consideration of it.
and move to make the message the order of the
day for O'Clock on Monday next
Mr.. Palfrey said that in consideration of the
courtesy which had been extended to him in
posponing the consideration of this measure until
he should have returned, he could not but accept
the notion But he wished it distinctly under
stood that the position he should assume with
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regard to the bill was, that Of urging it with every
argument and all the tact he could command, not
wthstanding the veto of the Governor. Another
motive which influenced him in consenting to the
postponement was, he confessed, the small number
of members present. When the measure should
come up for discussion he hoped to see full at.
tendance
The consideration Of the message was then
made the order of the day for | O'Clock on Mon
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commerce OF the city was almost crushed out.
Nearly or quite nine-tenhs of this expense could
have been saved by giving the collection of these
taxes to the State Treasurer, as were the
collection OF city taxes to the City Treasurer;
and the bill provides for that by allowing the
State Treasurer to employ additional clerks at an
expense of $4,000 or $1,000 a year. This is all that
is necessary But besides this he had a curious
document in his hand which showed that, notwith-
standing the great expense of collection while
during the year 1866, the city of New Orleans had
collected on II 1926 licences, the State had col
lected on only G32l, making difference of nearly
5000 licences. What had become of these God
only knows. However, on the mere score of
economy the bill ought to be adopted, because it
would save at least $50 900 a wear, which might
be appropriated to the support of the Charity
Hospital, which it was yet doubtful whether the
bill to authorize the vending of lottery tickets
would supply.
The first section of the bill was then read and
adopted, after which postponement was moved,
and eventually the further consideration of the bill
was made the order of the day for Thursday next.
The Senate then went into executive session.
On resuming, the Senate adjourned to noon to-
morrow, Tuesday, Feb. co. 1866.
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