New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-14
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF LOUISIANA.
TUESDAY, MARCH l3, 1866.

Pursuant to adjournment from yesterday, the
Senate met to-day at noon
On the roll being called, thirty members re-
sponded.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Beckwth.
The journal of yesterday proceedings was read
and approved.
The following Senator's were present during the
proceedings:
Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Barrow, Bell,
Brownlee, Brusl6, Burthe, Campbell, Coco, Coo
ley, Duvigneaud, Ellis, Feowes, Gordon, Hough,
Kavanagh Kenner Lapeyre, Lott, Mohan, Nun
day, Nelson Newton OF Jackson, Newton of
Aorehouse, Palfrey, Poche, Purcell scruggs,
Taylor and Wicoxon.
Mr.. Brusle, from the Committee On Enrollments,
presented as correctly enrolled the act requiring
the assessors of the parish of Ibervile to amend
their rolls for 1865.
Mr.. Kenner introduced bill to amend the act
passed few days since, fixing the terms of the
District Courts. 1t was carried through its various
stages, passed. and sent to the other House.
A message was received from the House Of Rep
resentatives, through Mr. Halsey, Assistant Clerk
1t asked the signature of the President to the act
to amend the city charter. 1t announced that the
House had concarred in the following bills: In
the act to amend the second section of the
act for the organization of the State Seminary at
Alexandria in the act to establish an additional
police jury ward in the parish of st. Mary in the
act for the relief of W. P. Hall; in the act for the
relief of W. FL. c. King. IT asked tile concurrence
Of the Senate in the act supplemental to an act to
regulate the sale Of property seized under an or
der of seizure and sale or writ of teri facias; in
an act to provide for the recovery of records Of
the parishes of Madison, Tensas, Concordia and
Carroll in an act to provide for the election of
officers for the town Of jackson in an act supple
mental to an act to incorporate the town of Wen
ma; in an act to exempt the premises of the school
of medicine from taxation; in the act to authorize
the recorder of mortgages to cancel the bonds
given by notares in certain cases. in the act to
amend the act incorporating the town of Franklin;
in the bill for the relief Of j. NJ. Pnnegar and John
McLanes in the bill for the relief of the succession
Of Y. de Egana in the bill for the relief OF S.
l.. Slack; in the bill making appropriations for the
4 general expenses of the State for 1866.
, Mr.. Brusl6 introduced an act to amend an act to
increase the revenue aud to provide for the pay
ment of the interest Of the State debt II was read
by title and referred to the Committee on Finance
It's object is 10 do away with taxation on profes-
sions.
&C. incorporating the town of Carrollton. It was
carried through its various stages and passed
On motion Of Mr. Purcell, the bill for the relief
i Of j. NJ. Pinnegar and John McLane was taken up
and referred to the Committee on Claims.
The unfinished business on Mr.. Duvgneaud's $
resolutions proposing amendments to the Consti-
tuition of Louisiana was called up.
e On motion Of Mr.. Munday, the second section Of
4 the bill was struck out.
Mr.. Ellis offered substitute for the first section,
\ providing that the judges of the Supreme Court
be elected for ten years that the State be divided
into four districts, each of which shall elect one
associate justice; that the judges Of the inferior
courts be elected by the voters of their districts
for eight years, and that the election for judges
shall be fixed for day different from that of all
other elections The Senator said that past ex
perience showed the Objectionable character OF
the appointive system, and urged a return to the
elective system.
Mr.. DuVigneaud moved to lay the mo ton on the
table, which carried by l6 10 IA, viz;
Yeas-Messrs. Barrow, Brownlee, Brusl6, Bnrthe
, Campbell, Duvigneaud, Gordon, Hough, Kenner
Lapeyre Munday, Newton of Jackson, Newton o.
Morehouse, Palfrey, Taylor and Wilcoxon.
Nays-Messrs. Armstrong, Bell, Coco, Cooley
! Ellis, Felowes, Gibson, Kavanagh, Lott, Moban
. Nelson, Poche, Purcell and Scruggs.
After further brief discussion, the bill was, oI
A motion of Mr.. Palfrey, referred to the Conmitte
I on Judiciary, by division Of 10 to 10.
p The order of the day on the substitute bill, t.
< amend an act entitled % an act to organize fre
Il public schools in the State of Louisiana" approve
March 10th, 1855, was called.
N Mr.. Mohan proposed to amend it so as to author
q ize the city council of New Orleans to lay pare
chal tax for the parish of Orleans, as though tn
u council were police jury.
Mr.. Duvigneaud opposed the motion. The LAY
already provides for the raising of municipal taz
which was sufficient for all purposes
Mr.. Gordon explained that the provision wa
T. unnecessary, as the city charter provides for th
4 maintenance of public schools, and he hoped NJ
Mohan would withdraw his motion.
4 Mr.. Palfrey proposed as substitute for Mr.. M
hans amendment, provision that the commt
council of New Orleans should have power to o
ganize and maintain public schools as heretcfor
This accepted and adopted.
q Mr.. Poche proposed additional sections repealiI
E laws in conflict, and giving effect to the act imm
al diately after its passage. They were adopte
s. The bill was then carried its various stages al
passed.
message was received from tne HORSE OF ii
# presentatives through Mr.. Halsey, Assistant Cler
9. 1t announced that the Speaker had signed the
@ requiring the assessors of Iberville to amend tn
81 rolls for 1866; and that the House had failed
III concur in the act in relation to scales and weg!
81 in the city of New Orleans.
III Mr.. Bruse, from the Committee on Enrollmen
S reported as correctly enrolled the bill provid
# for an additional justice of the peace ward for
parish of St. Mary.
# The act to abolish the office of State Super
tendent of Public Education, and the act to imp
# the duties of that office on the State Auditor, w
severally carried through their various stages
/ passed.
Mr.. Newton, of Jackson presented rep
from the Committee on Public Education, on
act in reference to trespsssing swamp land q
sixteenth sections. 1t stated that the law aires
provides amply for the cases, and that this act
therefore unnecessary.
Mr.. Munday, from the Committee on Clai
presented a favorable report on the bill for the
Fl lief of j. D. Lott, and on the bill for the relief
@ B. Bloomfield. -a.
# Mr.. Burthe, from the Committee on the j
cary, presented a report, adverse on the &C
III amend article 356 of the Civil Code adverse
tho .n+ i, ralotion IN snacial and ;udical n1nrtge