New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-02
arNEwAI ASSEMBLY OF LOUISIANA.
THURSDAY, MARCH l, 1856.

Senator Burthe presiding in the absence of
Lieutenant Governor Voorhies.
On the roll being called 27 members responded.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Beckwith.
EThe journal of yesterday y's proceedings was read
and approved.
The following Senators were present during the
proceedings: -
Messrs. Abney, Anderson, Armstrong, Brownlee,
Bruse, Burthe, Campbell, Cooley, Duvigneaud,
Ellis, Fellowes, Foute, Gibson, Gordon, Hough,
Kavanagh, Kenner, Lapeyre, Lott, Mohan, Mum
day, Nelson, Newton of Jackson, Newton OF More
house, Palfrey, Poche, Purcell, Scruggs, Taylor,
Wech and Wilcoxon.
Lieut.. Gov. Voorhies entered the Senate and
took the Chair. ,s
A message was received from the House OF
Representatives asking the signature of the Presl'
dent to the following bills to the joint resolution
authorizing the Governor to provide buildings 1or
the use of the State to the act to incorporate the
town Of Farmerville; to the act providing for the
election of municipal officers for FarmerVllle; 10
the act for the relief of j. N. Carrigan; to the act
to incorporate the town of Vienna; and to the act
relating to persons arrested in the city OF New
Orleans.
On motion of Mr.. Burthe, leave of absense was
granted to Mr.. Poche.
On motion of Mr.. Munday, leave of absence
was granted to Mr.. Ellis.
On motion of Mr.. Duvigneaud, joint resolution
to grant four months leave of absence to the Hon.
J. Henry Ilsley, Judge of the Supreme Court, was
adopted and sent to the other House for concur
renee. The Senator, in introducing it, stated that
Judge Ilsley was in very bad health, and he
thought it only just that the leave asked should be
granted.
Mr.. Mohan called up the bill to provide for the
payment of the contingent expenses of the Gen
eral Assembly.
On motion of Mr.. Munday, section providing
that the bill should take effect from and after It's
passage, was added.
Then the billiwas carried through its various
stages and adopted.
A communication from his Excellency the Gov
ernor was laid before the Senate, announcing that
he had approved the act to authorize the sale OF
stamps to vendors of lottery tickets.
DR.. Scruggs offered a resolution requiring the
Board Of Administrators of the Charity Hospital to
communicate their annual report to the General
Assembly at as early day as possible. 1t was
unanimously adopted. The Senator stated that
the law required the Board to present their report
within ten days after the meeting of the legisla-
passed and he had repeatedly inquired for it, it
was not yet forthcoming.
Mr.. Burthe, from the Committee on the Judi
ciary, reported favorably on the bill to authorize
the Board of Levee Commissioners for the levee
district composed of the parishes of Madison, Car
roll, ETC.: to make certain arrangements with re-
spect to their bonds.
| Mr.. Foute, from the Committee on Federal Re-
| tcto fha
did not deem it advisable to take any action at the
present time in reference to the calling OF con
vention to consider amendments to the Constltu
ton of the United States of America.
Mr.. Kenner, from the Committee on Finance
presented report on the act for the rehe1 o.
Joseph Hernandez stating that the committee
thought it inexpedient to take cognizance OF TIT
subject matter of the claim at the present time.
Mr., Burthe, from the Judiciary Committee, pre-
sented report on bill to provide for the election
of parish and district officers, which had been re
ferred to them 1t stated that similar bill ha
already been passed by the Senate, and that ther
was therefore no occasion for this one, from tn
further consideration of which they asked to b
discharged.
Mr. Munday, from the Committee on Claims, pre-
sented report, without action, on the act reauV
to Allen Jones; unfavorable on the bill tor the n
lief of ]. G. Brown, and favorable on the bills fe
the relief of VIM. Hampton and Wade Hampton.
. Mr. Hough moved to take up the bill for the r.
lief of Wade Hampton.
Q The Secretary pointed out that the bill had bee
sent in such form from the other House as
leave it doubtful whether amendment propose
to it had been adopted or rejected.
Mr. Taylor moved that the bill be sent back
the House for correction.
Mr.. Brusle seconded the motion. There we
ten enrolling clerks employed by the House, tt
same as in the Senate; and it was not within
recollection that any bill had gone from the Sc
ate in such condition as this one, although mo
than one had already come from the House.
Mr.. Munday thought it would be better to init
duce substitute.
in Mr. Brusle thought it would be better to call
attention of the House to the error.
The bill was then sent back to the House
correction.
Mr.. BrownIee presented bill for the relief
Luke Dillon, which he moved should be referr
to the Committee on Claims.
st. Mr. Kavanagh objected. The bill, he said, h
already been before the Committee on Claim
and by them reported on unfavorably.
mt, Mr.. Brownlee said the Senator was mistak
tue 1t was reported rom Ine Oohihittee on Clali
+, without action. AS the gentleman objected to
~ going before the committee again, he would MT
that it. he referred to the Committee on Finance
, Mr.. Poche presented bill to authorize the {
ng ciating minister of the Catholic congregation OF
GUS parish of St. James to sign certain acts. 1t
Ito carried through its various stages, adopted
de- sent to the other House.
lity Mr. Poche called up the Dill 1or tle reHei VI
oi sin Jacob. .r.-"
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, it was referred
the Committee on Finance.
ats Mr.. Newton, of Morehouse, moved to can
the act to incorporate the town Of Monroe IN
me- parish of Ouachta.
Mr.. Mohan objected. 49,.
alng On the question being put, Mr.. Newton's mo
was lost.
.,s Mr.. Lott introduced bill for the relief Oh .
tax collectors which was read first time oy
title and laid over.
'n'' Mr.. Gibson introduced a bill on the subJet
public education, which on his motion was
TICK ferred to the Committee on Public Education.
a subsequent motion of the Senator it was
,Eo dered to be printed.
ION, Mr.. Palfrey called up the bill to authorize
'hole name of Brownson Carr, minor son of David
of the parish of St. Mary, to be changed to
Brownson Carr.
Mr.. Hough said he hadnotthe slightest obje