New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-19
HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Thursday, March Is, 1866.

Present, the Hon. j. b. Exam, Sptahel pro tc"t',
and Messrs. Anderson J., Anderson Samuel Alver- K
son, Bailey, Barry, Blackman, Brown, Bruton, Col
Inns, Couvillon, Davenport, Daigle, DeBlanc, +
DeIabarre, Drew, Ditto, Durable, Dngas, Eastn, t
Eldridge, Ewing, Fenner, Fishburn, Gates, Gaisser,
Green, Gottschalk, Hanlon, Halsey, Head, Hatch,
Hays, Hudspeth, Jonas, Kile, Labranche, Laurent,
Leeds, Leblanc, Meredith, McEnery, Mcdonald,
MCGEE, McCloskey, Moreland, Mutt Peterson,
Phillips James, Powell, Pujo, Prudhomme, Regen-
berg, Roman, Ryan, Seaman, simonds, snider,
Smith, stille, Solomon, Tete, Texada, Theriot,
Thieneman, Tucker, Walker, Wilmington, Witt,
williamson and Waddell-68 Representatives.
The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr. McEnery asked and obtained leave to intro
duce bill entitled
Joint resolution instructing our Senators and
requesting our Representatives elect to the Fed
eral Congress to oppose the granting by Congress
a request made in memorial signed by certain
members of the bar of the city of New Orleans.
And the rules being waived, the bill was read
second and third time, passed and sent to the
Senate.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Muir
ray and Holt for the remainder of the week, and
to Mr. Buie for the remainder of the session.
On motion of Mr.. Gates, Mr.. Smith was excused
from attendance On this evenings session Of the
House.
Mr.. Leblanc offered the following:
Resolved, That during the remainder Of the
present session of the legislature, member Shall
speak more than once, either in the House or in
committee of the whole, the same question, nor
more than FIVE minutes on the same occasion with
out leave of the House but the mover OF any
proposition shall have the right to open and close
| the debate; and in case the proposition comes
| from any committee then the member making
the report from the committee shall have the
right to open and close the debate in like manner
! Lies over.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
| Mr. Simonds chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mttee on the Judiciary, reported
On Senate bill 80. an act to authorize Mrs.
Fe!ice Provost, wife of Louis Gongis, to ALLEVIATE
her dota property;
Favorably.
On House bill No 342, an act more efectualiy
to punish the carrying of concealed weapons
Unfavorably.
On Senate bill No 329, an act for the relief OF
Mrs. Duflho
Favorably.
On House bill No. 2G6, Mrs. L. Claude, wife O.
Paul Urban Bourgeois, to dispose OF her inteEcs
in a certain tract of land, ETC..
Unfavorably.
On House bill No. 3i3, can act to auth0riz
+ planters and farmers to furnish the freedmen ant
other employees with articles of merchandise
l. without mourning the penalties of retail merchants
IS Favorably by an amended bill with the sam
y title.
Mr. Walker chairman, on behalf Of the Con
d mittee on Finance reported on House bill No. pa
an act to establish, maintain and support tn
University of Louisiana"
IL By bill entitled IAN act for the relief OF tn
, University of Louisiana
{ Mr.. Walker, chairman, on behalf OF the specif
~ committee which was authorized to receive tn
papers of the late Surveyor General, made. tn
VI following
Id Your committee to receive papers of Surveyc
'n Generals office of the State of Louisiana, al
pointed February Is, 1866, beg to report, that
compliance with the resolution of the House, the
called upon the son of said surveyor, d
ceased, and received from him the papers left
y his father which this committee transferred to II
Register of the State Land Office, whose detaile
of recent and inventory for the same is hereby
nexcd The papers were found IN very good orde
%, occupying room in the houSs OF Mr.. G. p. Bri
ms kept these records since the Doth October, 1876
Ia and has during that period kept these Valuap
ng papers from destruction.
ct, Mr. G. P. Bringier has, in addition, during tn
The space of time kept the records in such manner
to enable parties requiring copies to obtain the
r Your committee think that the State of Louisa
no. is indebted to the fidelity and energy of Mr.. G.
of Bringer for the safety ofthese papers, so vaual
W. roft ba of
they advise that an appropriation of five hundr
air dollars be made for the benefit of said c. P. Br
1ed ger to repay him for the use of his premises
his for his attention and care in the safe keeping
said papers. This appropriation is small, but
ain claimant, aware of the Strengthened resources
the State only asks what will be but mere n
ON for premises occupied by the papers.
5 of y. ". WALKER,
tent Chairman Special Committee
the rrAo ,o,or+ woo rece;ved and ordered to
>, spread upon the journal.
the Mr.. Walker, for said committee, introduced
''e' bill entitled
An act for the relief of c. P. Brngier,
run Which, under a suspension Of the rules was r
second time and referred to the Committee
Claims.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
erl.. The following bills were introduced, and, IN
AL a suspension of the rules, were read second Il
ma and referred as follows:
'ort, BY MIR. Dehabarfe-
gas An act for the relief of parties who have
cot paid, and those who have paid their taxes to
Gen. Draining Company in the parishes of Orleans
avs jefferson;
che, TO a special committee OF nine city memp
Nc on which committee the Speaker appoiI
and, Messrs DeLabarre, Leblanc, Witt, Gottsch
ips Freret, Fulda, VOORHEES,, Bailey and Phillips.
Rob- By Mr.. Seaman
ider, An act to provide for the collection of s
The taxes and licenses professions, etc., in the
Whit of New Orleans;
and Ordered to be printed, and referred to the
nittee on Finance.
roue .siBy Mr.. Hudspett-
n the An act directing the State Engineer to eTar
the condition of the levees on the Atchata
with river and Bayou des Glaizes and to report to
uto leyee commissioners the estimated cost of rel
dera- ing the same;
reye. To the Committee on Public Works, Lands
, etc. Levees.
rough By Mr. hcEnery-
, had An act granting certain privileges to the Gu
# the tia Slack water Navigation Company;
forty To the Committee on Internal Improvement