New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-22

sier, 10 the east pank OF Red River, opposite the
city of Shreveport;
Being the substitute reported by special COM
mlttee for House bill No. 3O7 on the same subject
matter.
me substitute was adopted in lieu of the origi-
nal Dill, was read second and third time, and
passed.
NO. o4t-senate bill, an act supplemental to an
act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Car
rollton approved March II, 1859;
Read first, second and third time. and concurred
in.
No. 33l-An act to provide for excayatinr or
otherwise rendering navigable during the whole
year the Bayou Plaquemine and its outlets to
Grand Lake
The amendments of the Committee on Internal
improvements were adopted, and the bill was read
second time, ordered to be engrossed read a
third time and passed.
No. 340-An act for the relief of R. R. Mcbride.
assessor of the parish of Lafourche
The rule requiring the House to 90 into a com.
mittee of the whole was suspended and the bill
was read a second and third time and passed. Sent
to the Senate.
No. 341-Joint resolution providing for the pur-
chase and gratuitous distribution of Spencer's
English Grammar throughout the State;
The rules requiring the House to 60 into COM
mttee of the whole on an appropriation being
suspended, the bill was read second and third
time and passed.
No. 346-An act for the relief of Sarah L..
widow of James E. Chisholm, deceased;
The rules being suspended requiring the House
to resolve itself into committee of the whole on
motion of Mr.. Walker, the further consideration
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Mr.. Waggaman moved that House bills Nos TO-
IL and Is be taken up and fixed as the special or
der of the day for Tuesday evening next.
Pending which motion, Mr.. Head moved an ad
journment, but gave way for messages from the
Senate.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
H. B. Kelly, ESQ, Secretary of the Senate
asked the concurrence of the House in Senate
bills entitled:
An act granting ferry privileges to Mr.. J. v
Hodges, across the Bayou Tensas, in the parish of
Caddo
Joint resolution directing the State Engineer to
examine the different passes of the Mississippi
river
An act for the relief of Theodore Durel and R.
D. Hubbard, late State asses sors in and for the
city of New Orleans;
An act to provide for and regulate labor con-
tracts for agricultural pursuits;
An act to amend the second paragraph of the
first section of an act entitled IAN act fixing the
terms of district courts" approved March I'd,
1866
An act to amend and re-enact an act entitled
an act to provide for the government of the city
OF Baton Rouge and the administration of the
affairs thereof" approved March Is, 1855.
Also asking the signature of the Speaker to
Senate enrolled bill entitled
An act to legalize the contract between Mrs. p.
Boone and Mrs. z. Callehan in regard to the ferry
at Simmsport, Louisiana.
Also announcing that the Senate had concprred
with amendments, in San act for the relief of
Antonio Marrero, of the parish of St. Bernard
An act to authorize planters and farmers to fur.
nish their freedmen and other EMPLOYEES with
articles of merchandise without mourning the
penalties of retail merchants;
And an act to legitimate Geraldine Clark Osborn
and Charlotte Dozaire Osborn, wife of Justin Der.
nard, natural children of Daniel Clark Osborn, OF
the city of New Orleans, and to confer on them
the rights of forced heirs.
Also announcing that the President of the Sem
ate had signed House enrolled bills as follows:
No. 275-An act to provide for supplying the
loss of the public records and other papers burned
or otherwise destroyed in the parishes of Madison.
Concordia, Carroll and Tensas;
No. l75-An act for the sslief of S. L. Slack;
No. ll2-An act for the relief of James NJ. Pin
negar and John Mclean;
No. 37-An act for the relief of Josiah Reams.
veteran of 1914 and 1916;
No. 23G-An act to legitimate Georgiana Dease
natural child of George Marshall Gordon and Sarah
Jane Dease, and to confer on her the rights of
forced heir
No. 3l3-An act supplementary to an act to in
corporate the town of Vienna in the parish of
Jackson;
No. 3l4-An act to provide for an election of
municipal officers in the town of Vienna, in the
parish of jackson;
No. GAN act for the relief of Antonio Mar
zero, of the parish of St. Bernard
And the said bill was subsequently reported as
correctly enrolled by Mr.. DeLabarre chairman of
the Committee on Enrolment.
And the messages having been read the motion
Of MIR. Head to adjourn was put and carried
EVENING SESSION.
The House met at o'clock p. NJ
Present. the Hon. ]. B. Elan, Speaker pro tenn,
and Messrs Anderson j., Anderson S., Alyerson,
Addison, Bailey, Barry, Bensel, Brown Collins,
Davenport, DeLabarre, Drew, Ditto, Durable,
Dugas, Eastin, Eager, Eldridge, Ewing, Edwards,
Fenner, Freret, Fishburn, Gates, CAN'T, Green,
Halsey, Harrison, Head, Hatch, Hays, Holt,
Jonas, Kent, Kelly, Leeds, Lemarie, Leblanc,
Meredith, McKelvey, McEnery, Mcconnell, McGee,
hcCloskey, Moreland, Peterson, Phillips James,
Powell, Pujo, Regenberg, Richards Rogers Scan
an, simonds, Snider, Smith, Ste, Scott, Solo, |
non, Tete, Theriot Thieneman, Tucker, VOORHEES,.
Walker, Wilmington, Witt, Waddell and Weeks
10 Representatives.
Mr.. Thieneman moved that the vote by which |
ne House this morning postponed indefinitely the |
urther consideration of House bill No. 34s,
An act for the relief of Sarah L., widow of Jas |
>. Chisholm, deceased;
Be reconsdered, which motion prevailing and
he rules requiring the House to resolve itself into
committee of the whole On appropriations, being
the bill was read second time, order.
ID to be engrossed, read third time and passed.
No. 272, an act authorizing the Vicksburg,
shreveport and Texas Railroad Company to change
he eastern terminus of their road
Read second and third time and passed.
No. 35S-An act for the relief of parties who
ave not paid and those who have paid their
axes to the draining company in the parishes of
orleans and Jefferson;
Read second and third time and passed.
No. 362-An act granting certain privileges to
he Ouachita Slackwater Navigation Company.
Mr.. McClOskev n,nvai that Tho hill ho ,,.;,t.,