New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-15
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY il, 1866.
Senate


were ~ members present-a full quorum.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Father jeremiah
Moynihan. - .u... .
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was reat
and approved.
During the proceedings the following members
were present:
Messrs. Abney, Armstrong, Bell, Brusle
Burthe, Campbell, Coco, Duyigneaud, Egan
Felowes, Foute, Gibson Gordon, Hough, Ken
ner Lapeyre, Lott, Mohan, Munday, Newtor
of Jackson, Newton of Morehouse, Nelson, Poche
Purcell Scruggs. Taylor, Welch and Wilcoxon.
In our report of yesterday we omitted Mr.. An
dersons name as absent with leave. Mr.. Munday
was absent on duty on committee investigating
the affairs of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Bator
Rouge. The lists, as corrected, are as follows
Absent with leave, Messrs. Anderson, Barrow
Cooley and Palfrey. Absent on legislative duty
Mr.. Munday. Absent without leave, Mr.. Brown
lee.1
The President laid before the Senate the follow.
ing communication from Gov. Wells:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE Dept,
New Orleans, Feb 49, 1866.
To The SenGte-l return without my signature an
act originating in your honorable body "To pro.
vide for the election of parish and district officers
throughout the State" and which has been pre-
sented to Inc for my approval. Independent of
the constitutional objections may have and might
urge against the same, I cannot give it my sane
ton for one cause alone, and that is the time
allowed for giving notice of the election is not
Sufficient under the law. Section twenty nine of
the act of 1855 provides that it shall be the duty
of the Governor, at least six weeks before every
general election, to issue his proclamation giving
notice thereof etc. In the next section of the
game law it is stipulated :" that notices of every
general election shall be given at least thirty days
before the election, by notices posted up at each
DTeCmCt,T fed was
fixed at period when postal facilities extended
throughout the State, and the remotest parishes
of the State could be reached in less than ten
days from The seat of government, how much
more forcibly the requirements Of the law applies
to the present condition of affairs, when we are
almost destitute of mail facilities. So far from
curtailing the time, think there are why it
should be increased, in order to give ample time for
the proclamation to reach every part Of the State
and to give the people an opportunity to discuss
the merits Of candidates and to act deliberately in
the matter. j. MADISON WELLS,
Governor of Louisiana.
1t was ordered to be spread on the minutes
Mr.. Taylor moved that the roll be called, in
order to see the number of members present.
Mr.. Munday moved that the further consideration
of the subject be postponed till Monday next.
Mr.. Brusle moved that the message should sim
ply lie over.
Mr.. Hough moved to have the consideration of
it made the order of the day for Saturday next
Mr.. Kenner moved to make it the order for |
o'clock tomorrow. The objection of the Gov
ernor was that the bill did not allow time enough
for the election. That objection would not be i'm
proved by longer postponement.
Mr.. Mohan moved that it be made the order for
o'clock p. NJ, to-day, and that the Sergeant-at-
Arms be sefft after absent members. From the
l4th of February to the 18th of March is twenty
uts n
by acting on the measure promptly while, if
they delay action, as was asked, they would not
be able to give even twenty days.
Mr.. Hough said he would consent to Friday be-
ing made the day to which the pestponement
should be made, if any member would move it.
Mr.. Bruse said he regarded the motion to post
pone for long time as an intimation of willing
ness to sustain the veto, and he would, therefore,
move to lay it on the table.
Mr.. Kenner added to his motion the provision
that the bill be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Munday, the motion was d.
vided; and the motion to print having been put
was negatived.
The question was then put on the motion to
make the bill the order Of the day for / O'Clock
tomorrow, and it was carried.
A message was received from the House of Re-
pEeseHldtFeS, ny Mr. MaNWell, CHlel Jlefk, ac-
.quanting the Senate with the action of the House
the city election bill, and announcing that the
House had concurred in the bill to ratify and con-
tlnue in office the Board of Levee Commissioners
appointed by the Governor, with amendments.
The act to amend and re-enact the third section,
second paragraph, of an act entitled act to pro.
vide for increasing the revenue of the State and
to raise means to pay the interest on the State
debt, was called up, with the proviso offered by
Mr.. Egan as substitute for the original proviso to
the first section. .s.
Mr.. Hough moved to substitute the word econ
sgnor" instead Of producer" in Mr.. Egan's
proviso, and Mr.. Bell seconded the motion.
Mr. Egan accepted the amendment which was
then agreed to- the provso adopted as
amended, and the bill carried through its various
stages, passed, and sent to the other House. The
bill imposes tax of one-fourth of one per cent.
on the commissions and sales of all persons whose
annual receipts exceed one Thousand dollars per
annum, with the provso that it shall not be
assessed on sales made by a factor or commission
merchant of produce for a consignor, further than
their own net profits concerned which may be
taxed income.
Mr.. Abney presented report, from the Com
mittee on Parochial Affairs, the act to enforce
the performance of road duty. 1t stated that the
committee had carefully examined the question
and found that the law gives ample authority to
police juries to pass the necessary ordinances for
the maintenance of roads and levees, and to en-
force them with fines and penalties, and that the
proposed act was therefore unnecessary. The re-
port was adopted.
Dr. Seruggs, from the Committee on Charitable
Institutions, presented favorable report on the
bill to impose a tax on the sale of patent medi
cines. He moved suspension of the rules with
view to action on the BILL
Mr.. Kenner said the Committee on Finance had
prepared stamp bill which meets the case OF
taxing patent medicines as well as other things
and he therefore thought that it would be better
to let the bill before the House lie on the table
until action should be taken on the stamp bill.
DR.. Scruggs agreed that the bill should lie over.
On motion of Mr.. Bell, leave of absence was
granted to Mr.. Bro%nlee. .
On motion of Mr.. Gordon, the bill relative to
pledges was taken up.
Mr.. Egan explained that the present law requires
Judgment of court before sale San be made of
pledges The former law provided for their sale
in any manner agreed on by the parties. The bill
before the House revived this law.
The bill was carried through its various stages,
passed and sent to the other House.
@Mr. Wilcoxon called up the bill relative to the