New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-21


it is University. The amount asked was not
eEtraVagant An estimate of Messrs. Caller and
Esterbrook set the expense Of properly repairing
the buildings at $4,000, and the bill asked for but
$25 900.
After some further observations, Mr.. Scruggs
moved to go into executive session, and the motion
prevailed.
On resuming, the Senate adjourned to noon to-
morrow, Wednesday, March q, 1855.
House of Representatives.
The House met at II o'clock. Sixty.one mem
bers present Mr.. Elam, Speaker pro tem, in the
Chair.
On motion of Messrs. Scanan and Halsey, the
bill for the relief of Edward F Morehead, deceased,
returned from the Senate with an amendment, was
taken up, and the amendment was concurred IN.
On motion of Mr. Mcdonnell, the bill making an
appropriation for the University Of Louisiana, was
taken up and was discussed for considerable
time
It provided that one tenth of the school tax OF
the State, which tenth it was estimated would
amount to upwards of twenty thousand collars,
should be appropriated to place and preserve the
| University buildings in proper condition The Dill
| was amended by striking out so much as related
| to the school fund and making the appropriation
from the general fund, fixing the sum al s25,G0O
The bill was passed as amended.
| Mr., Fenner appealed to the liberality and sense
| of Justice of the House to grant an appropriation
| to the New Orleans School Of Medicine, and asked
a suspension of the rules to introduce bill do
mating ten thousand dollars to the school The
House refused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Simonds, from the Judiciary Committee, re-
ported favorably Mr.. hcConnelFs billrequiring all
the money received for licensing lotteries, in ex-
cess of $50 600 per annum, to be given to the
Charity Hospital, to be held as fund for the re-
lief Of disabled soldiers.
Mr. Austin called the attention Of the House to
the fact that the law to remit taxes upon proper
ties held by Federal authorities during the war,
without compensation to the owners, had neither
been signed by the Governor nor returned to the
House. but, by lapse of the constitutional time,
had become law. Mr.. A. introduced resolution,
which was adopted directing copy Of the act to
be furnished for protpulgation.
Oa motion of Mr.. Gates the bill authorizing the
lease Of the New Orleans and Cpelou5as Railroad
was taken up and warmly advocated by Mr..
Tucker as assuring the eXtricaton Of the Worb
from its present embarrassments, and the com
pleton Of the road into Texas.
Hr. Fenner opposed the bill as measure whicl
would prove Injurious to the interests Of the STATE
and other stockholders, and moved the indefinite
postponement Of the bill.
Mr.. Gates advocated the passage Of the bill
contending that every interest concerned Woul
be benefited by leasing the road.
0 On motion of Mr.. Solomon the bill was laid o
8 the table-yeas IS; nays so.
y The order of the day was then called for an
e was announced by the Clerk to be the Senat
e amendments to the printing bill.
" MIR. McEnery rose TO question Of order. Tn
unfinished business of yesterday he contende
It was the first order of the day, and that uufnishe
l. business was the bill to grant certain privileges
e the Ouachta Slack Water Navigation Company
e Mr.. Head in the Chair, thought the point wa
d well taken, and ruled that the bill referred to b
Il Mr.. NlcEnery was the order of the day.
Mr.. Stile appealed from the decision Of tll
J. Chair, as the bill had been placed on the prvat
\. calendar, and Mondays were set apart for ths
d calendar.
e Mr.. McEnery proposed TO allow the printing bi
to come up, if the Navigation Company bill Wa
d fixed for o'clock this evening. There was n
= objection, and the printing bill was taken up.
Mr. Austin proposed that if two of the ament
10 ments from the Senate were reconsidered and r.
% jected the friends Of the original bill would witt
lie draw their opposition to the other amendmen
in and would assist in putting the bill through {
o. rapidly as possible. This compromise he was a
in horzel to offer to facilitate and secure the pas
H. age Of other bills, the progress of which would
Ct retarded, if contest was continued over III
measure.
le Mr.. StiIle objected to any reconsideration. II
Il amendments sought to be reconsidered were Il
J. most important of all.
The question was debated by Messrs. Austi
IN Waggaman and Jonas, the first and last mention
gentlemen vindicating the original bill and t
% course of its friends, and Mr.. W. sustaining t
amendments and condemnng the parliamenta
% conduct of those who did not agree with him
the subject. MIR. JONAS in the course of his arg
ment, read several certificates from practical pr
p- ters, to whom the original bill had been submit
k for examination, declaring that the rates fixed
ill the bill were nothing more than just and reast
nd able compensation for the printer. Messrs
he Closkey and Hasey also spoke, advocating the
consideration, and the latter declaring that
" would abide by the report of the Printing 20
mt nttee, whose province it was to investigate t
for subject, aud whose integrity and intelligence co
manded his whole confidence.
t MIR. Durable moved . reconsideration of one
by the Senate amendments which had been concur
ain in.
It Mr. Snder raised point Of order. The ame
in ment had been concurred in on Saturday, and
time had passed for reconsideration.
The Chair decided the objection to be well talk
70 but suggested that the object of the mover co
be attained by reconsidering the order for the I
the vious question.
the Mr.. Brown moved the reconsideration Of
7es- previous question, and the motion was secon
on by Mr. Durable and prevailed. Yeas 81, nays
ion Mr.. Durable moved reconsideration of ont
any the amendments concurred in.
was Mr. Snider moved to adjourn.
Col Mr. Mcconnell trusted the bill before the Ho
ity, would be disposed of, that there might be no
ton ther complaint of consuming time on the subj
| do Mr.. Waggaman hoped the gentleman VIZ
ibu- withdraw the motion to adjourn 1t was as
eral to face the question squarely now.
the Mr. Snider would not withdraw the motion.
per- had made it because he thought it was proper.
he'd The motion to adjourn was rejected
the The question then came on Mr.. Daralde's mo
con- to reconsider, and it was carried, yeas SIS nay
, the Several other amendments were then recol
o of cred, and some not previously voted on, were
CURED in. All the amendments being dispose
art- the bill was ordered to be returned to the Ser
shed those amendments which were reconsidered ha
Sen been rejected.