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

ceedngs of the convention Will be presented, per-
haps, tomorrow.
The audience manifested their appreciation of
the speech of the Senator by loud and repeated
applause.
After he had concluded, the Senate adjourned to
noon tomorrow, Thursday, March 22d, 1866.
House of Representatives.
| The House came to order at II O'Clock, Mr.
Elan, Speaker pro tena., presiding.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Hedges.
| Mr.. Solomon moved reconsideration of the
vote of yesterday, by which the Senate bill author
izing the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great West
ern Railroad Company to lease the road, was
laid upon the table.
Mr.. Fenner opposed the reconsideration. and
argued against the bill. He admonished the House
also that measures of great public interest, among
them the revenue bill were still in allegiance; and
if time was frittered away in discussing compare
lively unimportant measures, either the govern
ment would be without means for its support, or
an extra session would have to be called.
/ Mr.. Ham, Mr.. Tucker in the Chair, addressed
| the House in support of the bill and in favor of
| reconsideration.
| Mr.. McEnery, though friend Of the bill would
vote for reconsideration, because he was appre-
hensive there not sufficient time to pass even
the revenue bill, as it was very lengthy one, and
he understood there objections to i; which
were likely to provoke lengthy discussions. If the
Assembly should adjourn without passing a
revenue law the consequences would be great
depreciation Of State securities, and an incalcula-
bic injury to the public interests.
hir. Tucker advocated the bill and moved the
previous question, but withdrew it to allow further
argument.
a. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the
measure having been further discussed by Messrs.
Fenner and Tucker, the motion was put for con
currence in the bill on its second reading, and il
was concurred in, yeas G2; nays Is.
The rules having been suspended, the bill was
concurred in on its last reading and returned to the
Senate.
Mr.. Mcconnell, from the special committee tc
whom was referred the bill authorizing the com
mon council of New Orleans to increase the salary
> of the mayor of the city, to any amount not to ex
ceed eight thousand dollars per annum, reported
the bill fayorably.
Mr.. Bailey was opposed to the bill, and as
. member of the committee, announced his purpose
of submitting minority report.
Mr.. McCloskey also expressed himself advers,
to the change, and moved to amend by fixing til,
u lars.
The amendment was rejected, and the bill wa
{ passed and sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Witt, from the Committee on Contingen
Expenses, introduced a bill appropriatng $4,000
% from the contingent fund to pay the members an
% officers of the Assembly. The bill passed.
u Mr.. Simonds, from the select committee ap
pointed to investigate charges against the manage
:, ment of the New Orleans and jackson Railroad
III submitted q report, which was ordered to b
Il printed for consideration at the next session.
Mr.. Scanlan introduced q resolution allowin
~ one hundred dollars to each clergyman who ha
opened the sitings with prayer during the ses
sion. Mr.. Snder offered substitute which wa
It. adopted, providing that the clergymen shoul
in each be allowed seven dollars per diem, for th
of days of actual attendance.
to On motion of Mr.. Mcconnell Speaker Cage an
Mr.. Eustis, the representatives on the part of I'll
ar House who have just returned from a visit to Pr
ed sident Johnson, which they had made as legisl
he tive commissioners, were unanimously invited
n address the House when convenient to them, upo
e- the subject of their late mission.
of Soon after the passage of this resolution it W;
announced that the gentlemen of the comulissil
were ready to address the House.
ly MIR. Eusts speaking from his seat whe
to members asked that, to enable better and mo-
general hearing, he should speak from the Spea
Sta er's platform, which, in compliance of the wish
he of the House, he did,
h. Mr. Eustis addressed the House in very il
e. pressive manner. His speech was nearly half
be hour long, and was heard with deep and ualnte
Of rupted attention.
he The limits of these reports are confined to a
es, stracts and we can give only an outline of N
th. Eustis discourse.
M The commission, regarding the desires of Il
he people and the distinctly expressed wish of the e
re. slature signied to the President the great pnb
act longing for constitutional convention The Pre-
icy dent was pleased to find the commission did L
i'm approach him as the representatives of party, b
,ur as the exponents of great public interests, a
to made many practical inquiries as to the conditi
M and wants of the people of Louisiana. I
md commission informed him Of the ardent des
the of the people for o convention. They p
m sented every view, urged every argument
tes forced every consideration. The Presidentseen
as deeply impressed with the reasons laid
do fore him, and requested the commission to C,
nti- fer with the members of his Cabinet. At t
will conference the injuries suffered by the people
ep Louisiana in consequence of their uncertain re
des tions as to conflicting organic laws and conflict
to governments, were presented; the general des
lion for convention was shown, and the Difference
ers the legislature to the supposed wishes of the Pr
ent ident, in restraining the popular will on this m
to ter, were dwelt upon. The result was know
ef The attitude of the majority in Congress was 81
that the President and his advisers thought it
he expedient to encourage any agitation.
on The people of Louisiana were doubtless dis
his pointed, but notwithstanding their disappointm
of on this matter, the mission of the delegation v
ted not without beneficial results. In the first pls
led, they had procured solution of this convent
lers question. Upon another question precise 6
silly absolute answer had been obtained by the &C
lis mission. That question was as to the Consttut
ord of 1864. The idea had been submitted to
the Cabinet Of appointing provisional Governor
ned Louiaisna and recognition Of the Constitution
.be l3Gi as the organic lsH of the Stste, WAS tie
.Eto suit Of discE5sou Of that question.