New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-22
HOUSE BILLS CONQUERED IN.

1
An act to authorize the Governor to issue Ger
tificates of indebtedness of the State to the
amount of ten hundred thousand dollars and to
provide for the payment of the same, to defray
the expenses of building levees, and other pur
poses. as provided in an act entitled act to con
firm and ratify the appointment of levee com
missioners previously made by the Governor Of
the State, and to continue their functions, APP
proved February II, 1865, and upon that motor
Mr.. Bell called for the yeas and nays, they were
ordered and being taken, resulted as follows to
\ wit: M g.
1 Yeas-Messrs. Barrow, Bell, Brownlee, Brusle
Burthe, Duvigneaud, Fellowes, Foute Gibson
Hough, kenner, hapeyre, Lott, Munday, Nelson
Palfrey, Poohe, Taylor and Wilcoxon-19 Sena
tors.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Campbell
Coco, Kayanagh, Newton of Morehouse, Purcell
and Scruggs- Senators.
So Mr.. Palfrey's motion prevailed, and the bill
was taken up. fH s -ssg
SECTION l. Be ii enacted by the Senate AMI
House Of Representatives of the State of Louis
lana, IN General Assembly conuened, That ii
addition to the appropriations heretofore made fol
building the levees in this State, and other pur-
poses contemplated and set forth in the provisions
of the act entitled act to confirm and rafy the
appointment of levee commissioners professionally
made by the Governor of the State, and to con-
tnue their functions, approved February IL
1866, it shall be the duty Of the Governor, and he
Is hereby empowered to issue, on behalf OF the
State, from time to time, as the same may be de-
clared necessary by majority of the said board
of Ievee commissioners mentioned In said act,
approved February H. 1866, . sum not exceeding
five hundred thousand dollars in certificates of in
debtedness, in addition to the amount already
provided for in an act entitled an act to authorize
the issue of certificates of indebtedness and of
bonds for funding the same, approved February
9. 1866, and that the same, OF SO much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the
purposes herein above specified; Provided that
the amount thus drawn by the provisions of this
act from the general fund Of the State shall be
reimbursed to said fund out of the swamp land
fund.
Mr.. Hough moved to amend the first section by
adding at the close thereof the following additional
proviso, towit: ssT
And procided further, That if sufficient fund
should not be realized out of the sales of the
swamp lands donated to this State by the United
States for levee purposes to pay for the building
Of the levees contemplated to be erected by the
provisions of this act, that then the deficiency be
raised by q tax to be levied on the lands which
shall be benefited by the levees.
Mr.. Palfrey moved to lay Mr.. Hough's proviso
on the table, and upon that motion Mr.. Hough
called for the yeas and nays, they were ordered,
and being taken, resulted as follows, to wit:
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson, Barrow, Brownlee,
Brusle, Burthe, Campbell Coco, Cooley, Duyig-
neaud, Gibson, Kenner, Lapeyre, Lott, Nelson,
Palfrey, Poche, Welch and Wilcoxon-ls Sena.
tors.
Nays-Messrs. Armstrong, Bell Hough, Kaya-
nagh, Munday, Newton of Morehouse, Purcell
and Taylor-s Senators.
So Mr.. Houghs proyiso was ordered to lie on
the table.
And the first section was adopted.
The second and third sections were read and
adopted,
I. On motion of Mr.. Palfrey, the rules were sus-
pended, this bill underwent its second and third
readings, it was concurred in, and the Secretary
was directed to inform the House thereof.
4 On motion of Mr. seruggs, the rules were sus.
pended, and the Senate proceeded to the copsid
Grafton Of House bill entitled 'an act to legiti-
mate Geraldine Clarke Osborne and Charlotte
Dozaire Osborne, wife of Justin Bernard, natural
children of Daniel Clarke Osborne, of the city of
New Orleans, and to confer on them the rights of
forced heirs,'' which underwent its second and
third readings, it was concnrred in, and the Score
AIRY was directed to inform the House thereof
On motion of Mr.. Poche, the rules were sus. |
'ended, and the Senate proceeded to the consid I
ration Of House bill entitled can act to authorize
lanters and farmers to furnish their freedmen and
Their employees with articles of merchandise
tithout mourning the penalties of retail mer-
hants, = which underwent its several readings, it
as concurred in, and the Secretary was directed
inform the House thereof
SENATE BILL PASSED. /
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, the rules were sus-
ended, and the Senate proceeded to the consid-
,ation Of Senate bill entitled "an act to amend
ad re.enact the act entitled an act to provide for
le government of the city of Baton Rouge and
re administration of the affairs thereof which
nderwent its second and third readings, and it
assed. ta7 -.
On motion Of the same Senator the rule reouir.
1g the engrossment of this bill was dispensed with
nd the Secretary was directed to request the con-
urrence of the House therein. 4@gg7
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
I Representatives, requested the concurrence of
be Senate in House bills entitled 4ia 4
An act for the relief of certain veterans of 1914
nd 1915;
An act for the relief Of Micajah Harris;
An act to authorize all persons who have
btained the proper license to open and keep
pen. at oil business hours of the day, private
arkets, stores or stands, in any part of the city
New Orleans, for the sale of meats, game,
onltry, vegetables, fruits and fresh fish; ~
An act to improve the navigation of Bayou Cor
ellie and aa f2is oaaas#
An act in relation to plank road from the east
ank OF the Red Chute in the parish of Bossier to
le east bank of Red River, opposite the city of
hreveport. o@gf 7@ 036
He also informed the Senate that the House had
incurred In Senate bill entitled
An act supplemental to an act entitled an act to
corporate the city of Carrollton, approved March
|, 1859. al sa4S,
He also informed the Senate that the House had
oncurred in Senate's amendment to House bill
ntitled II
An act for the relief Of Antonio Marrero, of the
arish of st. Bernard Il
Ana ne requested che signature Of the President
the Senate to the last entitled enrolled bill,
hich was thereupon signed by the President and ]
as by the Secretary reported to the House of
And he informed the Senate that the Sneaker
o tenn. of the House had signed Senate enrolled s
4 entitled