New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-10
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF LoursIASA.
Senate.

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Senate.
Pursuant to adjournment from yesterday, the
Senate met at noon today, Lieutenant Governor
VOORHEES, presiding. 5, 5sts g. Ii 81.
On the roll being called, 20 members responded.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Walker. :
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was read
and approved. n @@
During the proceedings the following members
were present Nessrs Abney, Anderson, Barrow,
Bell, Brusle, Barthe, Campbell, Coco, Coeley,
Dusigneaud, Egan, Ellis, Foute, Gibson, Gordon,
Hough, Kenncr, Kelso, Lapeyre, Lott, hohap,
Monday Newton Of jackson, Newton Of More
house, Nielsen, Palfrey, Poche Purcell, scruggs,
Taylor, WEIGH and Wilcoxon--32 Senators.
Mr.. Brusle, from the Committee on Enrollments,
reported correctly enrolled, the bill TO provide
for the lease Of the New Canal: Il 5s5ss5ss
Mr.. Palfrey presented q memorial from Oscar
Arroyo, praying for relief. Received and referred
to the Committee on Claims. az li5 b. q
Mr.. Poche presented memorial from Louis
Gregg, Of St. John the Baptist, in relation to q
method of stopping creyasses, Received and re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Works, Lands
and Levees. MI e
Mr.. Wicoxon, from the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses, reported fayorably on the resolu-
ton to appropriate $3.50 for per diem and mileage
to the Hon. John Nelson, contestant for his seat
in the Senate claimed by Nicolas. The report and
resolution were adopted.
= Mr.. Abney. from the Committee on Elections,
presented report Of the petition of B. i. Lynch,
contestng the seat Of Cornelips Fellowes, Esq.
The committee found al TIL searefal examination,
that the evidence dianot asssi The allegations Of
the petitioner and that Corn Hui feiiowes ESQ.,,
had been duly elected. the report was adopted.
Mr.. Taylor, from the Committee ON Printing,
presented an unfaYorabIe reperson the act in re.
lation to judicial advertisements, az the law al
ready provides amply for them. The report was
received. 81
Mr.. Newton, of Morehouse, introduced asbiil to
amend and re.enact an act to increase the revenue
of the State, and to raise means to pay the in
terest Of the State debt 1t was read a first and
second time, and referred to the Finance Com
mittee. F 5,g@.t$ s}. a,s5s5Ef
On motion Of Mr.. Mnnday, leave of absence
was granted to the Senator from St. Mary, Mr..
Palfrey and on motion of Mr.. Brusle, to the Sena-
tor from Pointe Coupee, Mr.. Cooley. VI ss
Mr.. Mohan' introduced an act to legitamze
Andrew Jackson Dunn, son of John Dunn and
Mary Ann Hickey. It was carried through its
various. stages and passed. a.
"A message was received from the House through
Mr.. Halsey, Assistant Clerk, announcing that the
Speaker had signedsthe act to provide for the
lease of the New Canal, and the act to authorize
John Below and others Of the family to resume
their original name of Howell 1t also requested
the signature of the President to the police bill
and to the bill providing for the issue of bonds to
pay certain debts. VI .a@
A message from the Governor was received. 1t
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signed the joint resolution the relief of the resi-
dents of the Vacherie Settlement; also, the bill
for the relief the suretes of the late A. j. Law,
sheriff of the parish of ST. James; ALSO the bill to
authorize the police jury Of ST. Mary to rednce the
jury wards of that parish tcadive. The message
was received and ordered to be entered on the
journal. S ~ 'e'5
Another Communication from the Governor an
nounced that he had received and considered the
act to repeal the act granting privileges for the
construction Of steamboat canal from Vermillion
Bay to the Sabine river, and that he returned it
without his approval, because he considered that
it Invested the benefciaries of vested rights and
violates contract, which cannot be constitution
ally done except for cause while no such cause is
shown in the bill He had been officially notified
by the parties interested that they had complied
with the terms of the bill and were doing SO; and
he thought if there was any question about this it
ought be left for the decision of the courts. The
passage of the bill, he considered could not but
involve the State in litigation. ~ sese=
Mr.. Palfrey would like to have the consideration
of this measure postponed to Monday week, Feb
ruary 10Th. Leave of absence had been granted
to him. and he would be compelled to leave the
city tomorrow, to attend to business of an urgent
nature. He thought it would not be possible for
him to get back before the end of next week.
Mr.. Kenner said that, although the terms of the
Constitution required the Senate to proceed to
consider message received from the Governor,
they do not require that the action with regard to
it shall be at once determined, and that the mo-
ton of the Senator was, therefore, quite proper.
He seconded it. e 5ss.e 7Irs' 81
:. The question being put, Mr.. Palfrey's motion
was carried. .l. E.. \, 81. a,..s
Mr.. Palfrey subsequently moved to reconsider
this vote, on the ground that some Senators about
him had doubts whether the postponing Of the
consideration of the measure would not take the
whole subject out of the hands Of the Senate, and
he read from article sixty of8the Constitution of
1864, which is as follows: " Every bill which
shall have passed both Houses, shall be presented
to the Governor if he approves, he shall sign it;
if not he shall return it, with his objections to the
House in which it originated-which shall enter
the objections at large upon its Journal and pro-
coed to consider it, If, after such consideration,
two-thirds of all the members elected to that
House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent,
with th% objections, to the other House, by which
it SHAH be likewise considered and if approved by
two-thirds of all the members elected to that
House, it shall be a law. But, in such cases, the
vote of both houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays, and the names of the members voting
for against the bill shall BIZ entered on the jour
nal Of each House. respectively. If any bill shall
,'ftbe returned by the Governor within ten days
: /. shdays- excepted) after it shall have been
presented to him. it shall be law in like
manner as if he had signed it; unless the
General Assembly, by adjournment, prevent
its return" It had been suggested to him
Wy the Senator on his left tMr. Egan), gentleman
well acquainted with constitutional law, that it was
doubtful whether, under this, the House was not
required to dispose Of the message at once
Mr., Egan said the gentleman had misappre-
hended him. It was suggested to him that
there was a provision in the Constitution
which, required matters of this kind to be
disposed Of within three days, and he mentioned
this. He proceeded to search if the inflammation
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