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


w. Walker, from The Finance Committee, I'd.
ported favofably with amendments MI. Austln's
PHI y exempt from taxes for the years 1862 1863
end 1864 properties seized and used BY the milf
ifary authorities without compensation to the
owners. s
On motion Of Mr.. Walker, the report Of the
board Of Currency, referred to the Finance Com
nittee, Was recalled and referredto the Committee
on Banks and Banking
MT. Elan, from the Judiciary Committee, rel
ported unfayorably On Mr.. Thienemar's Bill rela
tive to the publicity Of tacit mortgages; on Mi.
Thieneman's bill to define the Jurisdiction Of the
Second District Court of New Orleans; the bill
introduced also BY Mr.. Thieneman requiring at
torneys-at-law to register their licenses ID the
office Of the Clerk Of the Supreme Court, and the
joint resolution for the payment OF 1896 to Ursin
Jacob. The committee reported fayorably, with
amendment, the bill for the relief Of j. d. Pres
colt, Of Mount Lebanon Parish of Bienville.
] Mr.. Tucker introduced a bill providing for the
sense Of the people being taken on the question Of
calling Constitutional Convention, and for the
election of members Of the convention If the
popular vote should be favorable. Mr.. Tucker
asked suspension Of the rules for second read
ing, and to make the bill the order of the day for
Monday next, but the House refused. So the bill
lies over to come up in its regular order
Mr. Scanlan presented joint resolution appro-
priating five thousand dollars to pay the expenses
of Messrs. Royce and Hunt, Federal Senators
elect, while waiting, in Washington, the result Of
their application for seats. sss8
+ Mr.. Seaman briefly addressed the House in sup
port Of the resolution, arguing that as Messrs.
Boyce and Hunt had, in obedience to the wishes
of the Assembly, abandoned the pursuit Of pri-
Xate interests to perform q public duty, and were
receiving neither mileage nor per diem, while they
were at heavy expense in Washing ton, it was the
duty ofSthe State they represented to provide for
that expense Both those gentlemen, Mr. S.urged,
had gone to Washington at great sacrifice Of pri-
vate interest in particular had lost oil he had
through the war, by his steadfast adherence to
principle, while he might have made himself one
Of the wealthiest men in New Orleans; and still
maintaining those principles which were dearer to
him than all other earthly things, he had now
abandoned lucrative practice in response to the
call of his State. It might be that the appropria-
ton would not be needed. If it was not, neither
of those gentlemen would touch it; but lest it
should it was the duty Of the Assembly to pass
the resolution. He, therefore, moved suspen-
sion of the rules, to put the resolution on its
second reading. The motion was lost for want Of
a sufficient majority, and the resolution lies
over. s$s,5s5s
Mr.. Powell introduced bill authorizing nota-
ries public to celebrate marriages. Referred to-
Judiciary Committee.
CITY ELECTION.
The hour Of one having arrived, the Speaker an.
cd Moe cioJ Ltg
bill providing for municipal election in New
Orleans, and the House proceeded to the CON
sideration Of the subject
[Itis unnecessary to give the bill or any Of its
as it was published in full in our report
of the Senate proceedings under this head yester-
day.l
MIR. Seaman moved to refer the bill to the joint
special Committee on Amendments to the City
Charter. He was in favor of the measure, but
thought it should be held in allegiance until tie
charter was perfected and it was known what off
sers were to be elected and what the law would be
10 govern those officers.
MIR. Jonas saw no occasion for delay. He was
informed by the chairman of the Committee on
Amendments tMr. Murray that delay was I'M
Necessary, in the opinion Of the committee. The
election would not take place for six weeks yet,
md meantime there would be ample leisure to
lmend the charter. Let the people Of New Orleans
AVE that which they have craved so long, gov
'rnment chosen by themselves, and let them know
t once the right was to be exercised, that they
nay prepare themselves for the occasion.
Mr.. DeLabarre also advocated the immediate
assage Of the bill, and for like reason, that the
eople Of the city demanded a restoration of their
hartered privileges.
Mr.. Solomon thought it was eminently proper
he House should delay action on the bill until the
nbiect of amending the city charter was disposed
{. He complained of the indisposition to amend
latIaw. He had, at the extra session, introduced
bill-a very important bill, to create a police
GARD, in whom the appointment and. government
f thetp police should be vested, but it was referred
} tile city delegation, and he was never able to
ct them together, to consider the measure. The
olice, as now organized, was a powerful political
ngine, welded by single man. In former times
ach policeman was required to have in the ballot
OK five votes, his own and four others, which he
ad to procure by his personal or official influence
n the candidates he was ordered to support
hns the police force of five hundred, brought j;
twenty-five hundred votes to the support of the
arty they were dependent upon. He did not /
beet to an election, but thought the course sug
ested by Mr.. Seaman the most advisable, and
.conded his motion to refer.
Mr.. DeI.abarre said the reason the gentleman's
oce bill Twas tapproyed by the city delegation,
as that it virtually DISTINGUISHED the members Of
lie police, and members could not yield their sup
ort to measure demanding the political degra-
alton of citizens. h
Mr.. Solomon denied that his bill contemplated J,
lie acknowledgements of the police. It simply pro-
bited them from attempting to influence the
Dtes of others, but did not deny them the priv
eye of voting themselves. The object was to ,
Ike vast political influence out of the hands of !
1e man, and create board, with power to pun
h the police for eleetioneering. ,
On motion by Mr.. Sambola, the motion to refer
as laid on the table, and the rules having been !
lapended, the bill passed Its second and third !
adings and was coneurred in. I
On its inaEpassage the vote stood yeas 81, nays !
!, as follows: I
Yeas--Messrs. Austin, Alverson, Bailey Bensel, IS
ackman Brown, Collins, Couvillon, Davenport d
eBlanc, Delamore, Deporter, DeLabarre, Decker, il
uralde, Eager, ELAN, Eldridge, Eustis, Ewing, D
agot, Fenner, Fishbnrn, Fulda, Gates, Gaisser, i
feen. Gottschalk, Hanlon, Harrison, Head, b
atch, Hays, Henderson, Hudspeth, Jonas, Kelly, E
lid, Kile, Labranche, Lagroue, Leeds Lemarie, I
sblanc, Lewis, Lipscomb, Meredith, McKelvey, \