New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-27
REGULAR SESSION or 1866.
SENATE.

I ~, scruggs, Taylor and Wilcoxon- -2a Senator
IN proceedings were opened with prayer offer,
~ the Rev. Mr.. Laycock, Of the Episcopal churc
The Journal Of yesterday was read and a
proved
LEAvE OF ABSENCE.
On mOtionof Mr.. Anderson,
Leave Of absence was granted for few days
NJ. A. D. Coco, Senator from the parishes
Avoyelles and Rapides.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
Mr.. 2. u Maxwell, Clerk Of the House of Re
resentatives, requested the concurrence of Il
Senate in House bills entitled,
An act for the relief of Wade Hampton;
An act to organize the Supreme Court, and
4 FIX the terms thereof;
And an act to amend an act entitled an act
authorize the lease Of the New Canal
He also informed the Senate Of the concurrent
nv the House n Senate bill entitled " an act
authorize the Register of Conveyances of the Gil
OF New Orleans to sign certain acts.n
And he also informed the Senate that ii
Speaker Of the House had signed Senate enrole
bill entitled an act providing for the final liquit
alton Of the Consolidated Association Of tile Plant
ers Of Louisiana
Which bill received the signature Of the PFesi
dent the Senate, and was, BY Mr.. Brusle, Of
behAif of the Committee on Enrolled Bills, submit
Ted to his Excellency the Governor for his approval
and signature.
1 INVITATION.
MI. NOLAN presented to the Senate commnni.
caticn from MI. Edwin 2. Overall, proprietor Of
The Merchants Exchange and Newsroom in New
Orleans, rendering each member OF the Senate an
Invitation to visit the Commercial Reading Rooms,
and 70 accept all the privileges implied in connec-
lion herewith.
on motion Of the same Senator, the invitation
was accepted.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
MI. Feilowes, from the COMMITTEE ..on Commerce
Manufactures and Agriculture, to whom was re.
ferred Senate bill entitled
An met to amend the charter of the New Orleans.
jackson ana Great Northern Railroad Company,
Submitted = favorable report, with the recon-.
I nleHdation that the bill pass.
On motion Of Mr.. Gordon, tie rnles we're az.
pended, and The Senate proceeded to the consid.
Grafton Of The above entitled bill when. on motion
of the same Senator, this bill was ordesed ID be
printed, and its further consideration was post.
poned, and it was made the special order Of the
day Tor Tuesday next.
Ar. Munday. from the Committee on Claims, tt
whom was referred Senate bills entitled
An act for the relief Of John 9. Brown, sheriff d
the parish Of Vim
An act for the relief of Joseph Hernandez. late
tax collector Of the Second District Of New o.
leans;
And memorial of Marshall McGinnis gardener 81
ne State House grounds at Baton Rouge:
Submitted an adverse report Oh each Of said
bills md memorial.
afr1y.f
whom was referred Senate bill entitled 4 al act
for tie relief Of Lewis Palms, late register Of TIA
United States Land Office, for the Southeastern
district of Louisiana, submitted favorable re-
port
And No same Benator from the same commit
zee, to whom was referred the memorial Of Oscar
Arroyo, praying TOT relief, reported BY the follow
ing resolution:
Rssolped That the sum Of nine hundred and fifty
dollars be allowed Oscar Arroyo, in accordance
Win act No. y Of 1865, in full compensation as AS
astant Of the Senate at the extra session
Of the legislature, begun and held on the 23d day
of November, 1865. The same to be paid him out
OF the contingent fund Of the Senate on his own
warrant. Gil
On motion 81 Hi. Kenner, the above resolution
was adopted.
REPORT OF AN ENROLLED BILL.
MI. Brusle, from the Committee on Enrolled
Bills, reported a. correctly enrolled Senate bill On.
titled an act to authorize the register Of convey
ancesOf Tho city of New Orleans to sign certain
acts
And the Secretary was directed to request the
signature Of the Speaker of the House thereto.
HOUSE BILL AND J6INT RESOLUTIONS CONQUERED N.
On motion Of Mr.. Duyigneaud, the rules were
suspended, and the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration Of House concurrent resolution appoint.
ing joint committee to take into consideration
tho memorial Of citizens living upon the GENTLY
Road, which underwent it's first and second read
Ingsy the blank therein was filled with the word
u underwent its third reading, and it was
III.
Whereupon, the President appointed Messrs.
Duyigneaud, Kavanagh and Purcell the committee
a the part Of the Senate.
And the Secretary mas directed to inform the
House thereof.
On motion Of Mr.. Kenner, the rules were sus-
,ended, and the Senate proceeded to the consid.
ration Of House joint resolution granting leave of
lbience TO the State Treasurer, which reads as
lolipHs
4 WHEREAS, II q expedent that the Treasurer Of
he slate shall personally superntend the engraving
lnd hthographing Of the certificates Of indebted
y y directed to be issued by the act entitled an
~. etc., approved March, etc.
J. be RESOLVED, etc., That the said treasurer is
Rsiehy anfhorized to absent himself for that pur.
poss, 1or forty days from the date of the passage
u snls resolution; during which time his deputy,
specaaily designated appointed and authorized by
Alm 70 wiring s hereby authorized to SIGN all ac.
counts, warrants, checks, returns, Of other naner
Whatsoever which the said treasurer i raan;aad =
slgn personally PROVIDED, that said trsa an
shall be responsible for the acts 81 H. so;a
as II they were done and performed IL 49,
and, Proused also, that the Recur;t;ss
treasurer shall be responsible for All ~
said deputy, made and performed under tbis 49,
luton TO the same extent as they are II M.
bond responsible for the acts Of said treasnrar
himself; Provided also, that the said &c cnr;,;a,
'hall give their written consent to this resolntio
On motion Of Mr. Kenner the above resolntion
Fas adopted, and on the adoption Of the preamble |
hereof, the same was amended by adding at The |
lose thereof the following words, to-wit:
e An act ia authorize the issue of certificates al
,dehtsdness and of bonds for the funding Of the
mn. Il approved February 8, 1865.
And the Joint resolution underwent its third read
81 II was concurred In, and the Secretary was
rected To inform the House thereof
On motion OF Mr. M0han, the rules were suspend.
and the Sonata rraca af7a7 r., tbo