New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-13

10th, on the subject of the liberty and prosper
ity of the South dependent on mechanical pro.
gress.n --
| REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. Simonds, chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, reported on bill No.
275,
An act to amend an act regulating the duties of
notaries without the city of New Orleans;
| Favorably by substitute entitled
| An act to provide for supplying the loss of the
public records and other papers burned or other
wise destroyed in the parishes of Madison, Con-
cordia, Carroll and Tensas. -.
Dir. Tete chairman, on behalf of the Committee
on Parochal Affairs, reported on Senate bill ensi-
tied - *r. ,-
An act to repeal an act entitled an act to com
pei persons residing in the vicinity of Port Hud-
son, east of the Mississippi river, to keep their
horses, mules, neat cattle and other live stock
within Enclosures, approved Dec. 90 1866;
Fayorably.
On House bill S13, "an actsupplementary to an
act to incorporate the town Of Vienna, in the par
sh of Jackson -
Favorably with an amendment.
On House bill No. 251, an act relative to the
ferry opposite the court house in the parish of ST.
James;
Unfavorably. &c.,. sd. ...
On House bill No. 3d. an act to provide for
an election Of municipal officers in the town of
Vernon, parish of Jackson
Fayorably. .".- -.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
hefollowng communication was received from
his Exceency the Governor:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE Dept,
f New Orleans, March 8, 1856.
To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:
am instructed by his Exceuency the Governor
to inform the House that he has approved and
signed the following acts and joint resolutions:
An act to refund the taxpayers, costs, interest
and charges paid upon State, parish, municipal
and city taxes for the years 1851, 1862, 1868 and
1864, and to relieve from payment of such COSTS
interest and charges, those who have not paid the
same;
Joint resolution requesting the Governor to in
struct the Attorney General to investigate certain
proceedings wherein the interests of the State are
involved, and report;
Joint resolution to receive papers from late
Surveyor General; ID.
i An act to incorporate the town of Monroe in the
parish of Ouachita, and to provide for the govern
ment of the same.
N. C. sNETHEN,
Private Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Thieneman the House resumed
the consideration of bill No. 270, "an act found.
ing soldiers home for disabled soldiers of Louis
iana,7 pending the motion to adopt the third sec
ton, the section was amended on motion of Mr.
Walker by adding at the end thereof the following
proviso:
7" Pro01ded, That said board of directors shall
each be required to give bond of one thousand
dollars for the faithful performance of their duties
under this act, which bond shall be approved by
the Governor"
And the section as amended was adopted.
The rule requiring the House to resolve itself
into committee of the whole House on appropri.
atoms being suspended Mr., Eldrdge proposed to
amend section four as follows:
On the fourth line in section four, after the word
they to strike ont all down to the end of the fifth
line, and insert are or were at the time of the
performance of such service residents of the State
of Louisiana"
The amendment was laid on the table, and the
section was adopted Section fifth was adopted.
Mr.. Theneman proposed to fill the blank in
section sixth with the words +" thirty thousand"
Mr.. Seaman moved to fill with the words
twenty thousand, (which motion prevailing, the
section, as amended, was adopted. Section fifth
was also adopted
d Mr.. Thieneman moved that the bill be ordered
to be engrosEed.
II MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
Messages were received from the Senate,
through Assistant Secretary 0. Arroyo, Esq, ask
ing the concurrence of the House in Senate bills
entitled
An act allowing practitioners of medicine to
testify in their own eases
An act requiring the assessors Of the parish of
Iberville to correct the assessment rolls thereof
for the year 1866
An act for the relief of Mrs. Widow A. Duflho,
Jr.;
And an act to authorize the leasing of the
Baton Rouge, Gross Tete and Opelousas Railroad.
Also, announcing the concurrence of the Senate
ia House bills: @
No. so. An act to define the duties and fix the
Of State Printer
No. 2. An act to incorporate the town of Tan
sipahoa in the parish of St. Helena.
No. 60. An act to amend an act relative to dis
riot courts for the parish and city of New Orleans
approved 10th March, 1865.
No. 1852. An act relative to the organization of
he board of police in and for the town of Ope
ousas
No. 166. An act to repeal an act approved 18th |
iarch, 1859, entitled an act to amend an act rela
i've to judicial advertisements, etc.
No. 20l An act for the relief of A. B. HALEY. |
No. 1854 An actto authorize the common coun-
il of New Orleans to divide the said city into |
rban and rural parts, etc.
No. s15 Joint resolutions in reference to the |
ecordss of the land office.
Also requesting the signature Of the Speaker to !
enate enrolled bill entitled:
An act for the relief of the Baton Rouge, Crosse
etc and Opeiousas Railroad Company.
Also, requesting the return to the Senate of
lint resolution to appoint committee to inyesti-
ate the action .of the leyee commissioners pro.
isionally appointed by the Governor. 5.
Messrs. Jonas and Williamson were excused, at
neir own request, from further service on the
ommittee appointed to investigate charges
gainst the employees of the New Orleans, Jack
on and Great Nethern Railroad Company, and
iessrs smonds and Green were appointed III their
tead. Leave of absence was granted to the men,
ers OF the committee until Tuesday next.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, House bill No. 81,
An act to raise revenue by means of stamps