New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-26
VOLUME XIV.
was going on even after he had repeatedly called

o order with his mace. gigs..F,Fl W. . 4
On the question being put, on the motion ior an
additional doorkeeper for the hall, .-..
Mr.. Gibson Inadvertently Fout Of order i gave
,otice Of his intention to introduce res olution to
abolish the whole system of public edaeation, as
It present established by law in TIL a State
The Secretary announced til AT the President
nad appointed Messrs. Cord on, NOLAN, Foute
Bell and Lapeyre the commi tee on Mr.. Gordon's
resolution in relation to amendments to the city
charter. ~ 4 Il ~
A memorial from the. Ladies' Providence Society
was laid before the Senate, with a statement of
the affairs of their. asylum. 1t appeared from it
that they have two institutions at the corner of
johnson and aHarpc streets; one for the widows
and orphans, and the other for aged and infrm
males; con. tanning altogether las inmates; that
their resources had ceased, and that unless some
thing were promptly done to aid them, it would be
imporAible to continue the charity in which they
were engaged. ri
On motion of Mr.. Burthe, the memorial was re-
ferred to the Committee on Charitable Institutions.
Mr.. E. W. Halsey, Assistant Clerk of the House
of Representatives,, appeared at the bar with
message from the House, and being admitted,
announced that the House asked the concurrence
of the Senate in joint resolution on the subject
Of the legality of releasing from debts for slaves
and other property destroyed during the late war.
Mr.. Taylor presented bill, which he stated had
been brought up at the late extra session and re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims, for the relief OF
VIM. Lockwood. He moved for suspension Of
the rules that it might be read first and second
time and referred to the Committee on Claims.
Agreed to. Read and referred accordingly
Mr.. Bell presented an act to provide for the u,
censing of gambling houses and the vendors Of
lottery tickets throughout the State. The follow
ing is copy of the bill
An License Gambling Houses and Sale ofi Lottery
WHEREAs, Article 116 of the Constitution pro.
yides that the Legislature shall have the power to
license gambling houses and the sale of lottery
tickets and as said business is now being carried
on to an enormous extent in violation of existing
laws and, Whereas, large revenue can be ac-
crued to the State bylicensng the same, therefore
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF The State of Lo,.ls-
lana in General assembly conrened, That the
owner or owners of gambling houses, and the ven
dors of lottery tickets throughout the State shall
pay an annual license Of ten thousand dollars pay
able semi-annually in advance; said business in
all cases, shall be transacted on the first floor, and
| kept with open doors. -ass .aa .i.Fz s4-
SEC. O. Be it further enacted, etc.. That any per
son or persons following any Of the above men.
toned professions without first having complied
with the requirements Oh tne hrst secuon OF ttiis
sna pa nru on W nov onvctan Of the sne to
he given to the informer and the remaining por.
ton to go to the benefit of the Charity Hospital
| in the City OF New orleans, the same to pc re
a . AT. s tbo aeuera dStr;ct
torneys of the state to prosecute the same and il
the person or persons SO convicted fail to pay
WITHIN ten days the above mennohed nne, tney
pe &c my iaes thor +o aar, ~ ,ora tb,r
| three years.
sEC;S 10 ee. anas snn Goi,.
tha noyar ta ncense aamh,no honses and the van
dors Of lottery4tickets; Provided, however, tina
the municipal tax shall not be less than five thou
sana dollars per anhon, payagie IN N aSa4eG ht ai;
or narts Of laws eontrary to or conf1icting witl
this act be, and the same are, hereby repealed
SEC. o.. he q purifier enacted etc., mat TIN
Ac' siaii 'ahe ehee' ifo'ii anu Ai''i is' p"s'"s0
1 Mr.. Bel moved that the Dill ne referred 10
| special committee OF hve. g .... u.
! Mr.. NOLAN could see no reason why the oil
should be referred 70 special commlttee- IN
judiciary COMMITTEE was the proper oody 10 aea
with the question, and TO that conn''ee ne noVe'
that IT pe referred. rl
Mr.. beil SAID thefe was consltu1ional Prov
SION which would require 'he Dill 10 De oeai' VIII
as ne proposed. .m.
Mr. Iayiof sa'd mere nad peeh an oroer 'ssue'
ny den. sheridan sappressing al ganohng houses
| ana ne Wisheo 70 uhaers'aho ho" 'ha' oraef ai'
this Dill could co-exist.
Mr. Gibson sad the order alluded 10 haa no
peeh issueu Wy "en' olieiioah' o"s ~ uio maJoi
though doubtless based on an original military
| order. II was reported, however, tnat the orde
had already been revoked. .
| After some Jew iurthef observations the oil
was referred to select commlttee.
| Mr.. Lapeyre introduced bill to provide for tn
| liquidation of certain banks, which was the SAM
as that before the late extra session. with the ex
ception of preamble, which had been added il
order to explain the object of the bill. The banks
he said, would be given up by the military author
ties in few days, and something ought to be don
to protect them from the mischief which nigh
attend the absence of such a measure as this
The bill was read first and second time, and made
the order of the day for tomorrow.
| The Secretary announced that the President ha
appointed the following committee on Mr.. Bell
bill for licensing gambling saloons, etc.: Messrs
Bell, Gordon, Burthe, Ellis and Palfrey.
The order Of the day, Mr.. Mohan's joint resolu
tion ordering an election for municipal officers 70
the city of New Orleans, was then called up.
Mr.. Gordon moved to strike out the preamble
as unnecessary and perhaps calculated to rails
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