New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-17
VOLUME XIV.
House OF Representatives.

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The House met OF IL NJ; seyenty-one member
present; Speaker Cage in the Chair. gfs
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Mccoy. .. 1 g5i
Mr.. Thieneman, who was absent from the Hons
yesterday when the vote was taken on the Cover
nors veto of the bill for parochia elections aske
permission and was allowed to record his vote il
favor Of the bill. 0 ( s.ga. 5aa. / Z sl
| Mr.. Tete, from the Committee on Parochia
Affairs, reported favorably; by substitute OF
House bill granting to l.. NJ. Coreil, of Pointe
Coupee, and II. McDave, Of st. Landry, a char
ter for ferry across the AtchafaIaya river. a,
Center Port. rf Is .4.5slq. 4a,t,5 gJI,! lp ...
Mr.. Elam introduced bill amendatory and sup
Elementary of the bill vetoed by the Governor,
providing for the election of district and parochal
officers. The bill extends the time for the cleo
ton from the first Monday in March to the second
Monday in April, and provides that this election
law shall go into effect Immediately This latter
provision, Mr. Elan explained, had been omitted
IN the vetoed bill, wherefore, under the Constitu.
non 1t did not became law until thirty days after
Its passage The rules were suspended and the
supplementary bill was passed and ordered to be
sent to the Senate. -gh ,.qe-NF a q
Mr.. kile introduced bill for the relief of A. B.
Heavy, which was referred to the Committee on
Claims. i.rs 551'r - 4. 5ra
Mr.. Lewis introduced bill, which was referred
to the same committee, for the relief of A. n.
Ogden, Jr., Of the parish of Rapides. So
Mr.. Gates, from the Committee on Claims, re-
ported favorably on the following bills: 8'''
l. For the relief of S. L. Slack. ,.,,-.r .g,.,
2. For the relief of William Lockwood.
3. For the relief Of James Upshaw. "
4. For the relief of James NJ. Bringier and John
Mclean. m.a.g b.. ,5l saae-sH-> -,,r r.s
On motion of Mr.. Gates, the Senate bill relative
to the sale Of public lands, was taken up.
Mr.. Gates explained the object of the bill. Dur
ing the latter part of the war two State govern
ments existed in the State. There were, therefore,
two land ofices-one at New Orleans and one at
Shreveport. Parties were now seeking to buy
lands sold by the officer at Shreveport, and the
the sales by the Shreveport office can be judicaly
passed upon. 5s.@ N. - '"sn tf@@"
The bill was concurred in.
The two bills, one giving the charter of the ferry
across the Atchafalaya, at simmesport, to Mrs.
Callahan, and the other to Mrs, Boon were taken
up and discussed at considerable length. The
House, by vote of Al to 80, adopted the Mrs.
Boon bill basis for consideration, and with an
amendment, proposed by Mr.. Halsey, that the
parish of Poiate-Coupee should receive part of
the bonus for the charter, that bill passed on
second reading. The House refused to suspend
the rules for third reading, and the bill lies over
for further action. '. .'M ..N@. 4 4
On motion of Mr.. Austin, the bill to define the
duties and fix the compensation of State Printer
was taken up and passed its second reading yeas
4s, nays 70. The third reading; on motion of Mr.
Austin, was made the order of the day for 2
o'clock Tomorrow. . ..-s ~4...s...s,-
Mr. Eustis' bill, reported favoraby by the Judi
ciary Committee, to excavate the mouths of the
rver,'' was taken up on motion of
that gentleman, and after some discussion on mo-
lion of Mr.. Walker, was ordered to be printed
The bill authorizes Gen. Beauregard and others
10 incorporate themselves as company to deepen
The channels at the mouth of the Mississippi and
% compensate themselves for the improvement by
collecting toll from the shipping arriving and de-
parting, and passing through the deepened chan
,els. The company is also authorized to do q |
onnage business.
The bill was made the special order of the day
or Wednesday next
Mr. Leeds, from the Committee on Banks and |
Banking, reported favorably on Mr.. VOORHEES, bill
or the relief of banks established under the free
banking law. |
He also reported an original bill requiring the |
State Treasurer and Secretary Of State to perform
he duties now required of the Board of Currency |
On motion of Mr.. Elan, his bill supplementary |
o the act ordering the election of district and 1
,arochal officers was recalled from the Senate.
Mr.. Durable, from the Committee on Public
lands and Levees, reported favorably on the fol- I
owing bills: ,9.s
l. To establish an internal improvement dis |
riot.
2. For the protection of the alluvial lands on |
'nuf river and Bayou Macon.
And in response to memorial from citizens of |
'ew Orleans, reported an original bill authorizing
he authorities of that city to construct draw
ridge over the New Canal at Claiborne street.
verbal amendment made by the Senate to the
Iouse bill appropriating $1,000 to each of the Con-
ressmen of the State, to pay their expenses in
eeking admission, was concurred in.
Mr.. Collins bill for the relief of Josiah Reams.
eteran of 1914 and rs, was passed and sent to
he Senate. . /
The Senate bill to legitlmatize the child of John
unn and Mary Ann Hickey was concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Williamson, his bill relative to
orced surrenders, reported favorably, by substi
lite, by the judiciary Committee, was taken up
nd was under consideration when the House ad-
burned. -.. b. e-a-. s-. .---