New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-13
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"A granted for few daysto Nj. William \. Palfrey,
4 Eenstof from til parish ii 81. Mary.
B On motion Of M Rrusls, leave If absence was
3 grantsd fcr FEW dsys ~ MI. Ebenezsr Cooley,
6snator from tie parishes of Pointe Conpee, West
Datsa Rongs and Vest FeliciAna.
sasH II MEMORIALS And PETITIONS. ,s
Mi Poche presented the memorial Of MI. Louis
\ u the parish of 81. John the Baptist,
relative 10 his invention for stopping crevasses,
\ III reading oi which was dispensed with, and on
VI motson u MI same Sentor II was ordered to be
refsrrsd n TIE Committee on Public Works, Lands
aad Lavees.
! III. Palfrey presented the memorial Of Mr.. Oscar
lrraxq. praying for relief, the reading Of which
~ dispensed with, and on motion Of the same
I Senator Mi same was ordered to be referred to
the Committee On Claims. Z IN
ExECuTISE coAMUSIGAfroNs.
Il me President submitted to The Senate com
aton from the Hon. Hypolite Peralta, Audi
tor of Public Accounts, transmitting copy Of the
report VI ths operation Of bis office from the list
dAy of October, 1864 10 the s1st day Of December,
lss5, tths reading o. which was dispensed with,
80 on motion of MI. Abney, IT was ordered to be
\ referred W. shc Committee on Finance. #s
4 Ihe President submitted also To the Senate the
II following communication from his ExcelIency the
Governor, toswit:
6y soF ot1sIANA ExEGuTIvE DEPARTMENT,
tEa Il New Orleans, Feb. 8, 1865. III
~ ~ Psesident 81 the Senate.
\ ~ Instructed nv Ills Excellency the Governor
of The State to inform the Senate that lie has ap-
proved and signed HE following bills:
Joint resolution fol the relief Of the residents oi
{ the VaSharie settlement parish Of St. James.
An Hct for the relief Of tie sureties Of A j. Law
NV NhsrifE of the parish cf East Feliciana
Aisaat " authorize III police jury 81 the parish
q II An To reduce the number Of police jury
ards n sad parish ~ fye, ana III fl the limits d
\ NJ same. s fss8
N. q. sNETHEN, Private Secretary.
TIE President also submitted To the Senate The
following message from bis E2cellency the Gov
crnor: sts a ~ n 81 ss gH8s IN
Nj VETO MESSAGE.
6rATE ~ LOUISIANA !, EsyEcUrIyE DEPARTMENT., |
New Orleans, February 9th, 1866.
n sHs senate M ssss4 A at
/ have received md duly considered an ac
y emanatng from your honorable body, entitled 4 al
M N repeal aet 70 enable persons hereinafte,
Il named ID construct steamboat canal from Yer.
niIion NV III ss Sabine river. Al point near the
mouth or tRe Neches river, 4 approved Aprn 4,
1S65.. IS ass K n
That act ii returned without ny approval, for
N reason that consider II ID Be ID violation Of
M vested rights acquired BY the grantees, and,
therefore, Unconstitutional. view the act Id.
cooperating The Canal Company ID the light Of
contract between the State and the persons named
therein, md which cannot BIZ broken BY either
pazty, except for cause. None Il assigned Id the
vt nbfcrs MI. The validity IF the contract is not
VI
are hi default. 4 have been officially notified by
n them that they have and are ready to comply with
theif obligations. n would seem to me, II the
St.te = grieyed, her proper remedy is To appeal
70 the courts, whether plaintiff Of defendant, the
courts would become The final arbiter in the
case, MI
Entertaining these views, cannot consistently
nth my regard tor the vested rights Of the
grantees give nv sanction to the act under con
Alteration. III doing b believe should NOT only
~ doing IN unconstitutional not, bnt would en-
{ TIL cn the state 4 long and expensive litigation
nd ultimately ths payment Of heavy damages.
J.MADISON WELLS,
Governor Iof Louisiana.
An ACr no REPEAL AN #AaT EETITLEn 4 AN ACT 10
Unable oEaTAIs PERSONS HEREINAFTER NAMED
III re CONSTKuuT A sTEAMBoAT CANAL FROM WEE
a MILLIoa BAy no THE SABINE RIVER, AZ a POM
AizAR ran MOUTH BIZ NauHEs RIVER iK TExAs.i H
AFrR0vKD ARRIL nm, 1865.
Y eKcrIos /. Be II enacted by TIE Senate aao
House of Representation o TIE State Of Louisi
j anG. III General assembly ooauened, That The
~, entitled q an act to enable certain person.
hereinafter named to construct q steamboat cana
hpm Yermiliion bay 10 Sabine river, at ponl
near thu month IN Neehas river lii Texas;,, ID
Proved April ~, 1895, be and tho same is hereby
repealed.
0n nStion D. All. Palfrsy, the senate proceeded
" no consideration of The above yeto message 81
I'M Exceliency the Governor, when, on molten 81
~ sane Senator the further consideration Of the
sane ~ postponed tn Monday. the 18th inst.
asrpR1s gRoM sTASplsG oonss17rsss.
III. Wilcoxon, from the Committee Oh Contin-
aent Expenses, II whom was referred Senase's
solution allowing one hundred and fifty dollars
~ I'M John Nelson, of Tie parish 81 Lafaurche,
~ ri Nm dsm ma mileage as contsstant Of the
phi Nicolas, claiming to DO Soma
81 iFa INA district composed Of the parishes Of
q ana 81, Charles ut the late extra SEES
v s.Oh q tne egsaaatnre, submitted favorable
90 motion Y NY same Senator, tho above reao.
800, WI y z s. unanimously adopted. 81 1T
s... NJ, nom tas ommittee on Printing, To
Nnom WaA referred Senate iii, cntitad u ~ IN
reIative " judicial n ~ s.a u
adyetse isport. s1op's' ~ y
M. Burths, from ths Compittsa &, u Z, I.
siary, to whom mn referred ssnstS I'M ~ ~,
Ut 10 Ak lib terms 81 conrk Il tA rasaeu
JndiblxE District I, and al iii d 1. I'M,
tinecf holding the courts 81 ne Fouy,h NV
District; Submitted y favorable fepoft q ~ e
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