New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-09

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FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY Q, 1866.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF LOUISIANA.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1866
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The Senate assembled at noon to-day, pursuant
to adjournment from yesterday, Lieut.. Governor
Voorhies presiding. a.aa. pc os "fz'
On the ron being called, 2e members responded
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Hedges.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was read
and approved, with clerical amendment
During the proceedings the following members
were present. , fes.r .lssp antHa. .,r,.r,f
Messrs. Abney, Anderson, Armstrong, Barrow,
Bell, Brownlee, Brusle, Burthe, Campbell, Coco
Cooley, Duvigneaud, Ellis Foute, Gibson, Gordon,
Hough, Kavanaugh, Kenner, kelso, Lapeyre'
Lott, Mohan Monday, Newton of jackson, Nsw'
ton of Moreheuse, Nelson, 3'alfrey, Poche, Pur-
cell, Ascruggs, Taylor, welch aud Wilcoxon-34.
A message was received from the House of Re
presentatives through Mr.. Halsey, Assistant Sec
retary, asking concurrence in certain bills and an
nouncng concurrence in others. rI .st.ss ..aagt
Mr. Palfrey moved to take up the bill to estab'
lish an internal improvement district with view
to its passage. His object was to have made TO
it amendments which had been suggested by the
Committee on Public Works, Lands and Levees
In section thirteen, line two, he moved to strike
ont the words :. on land;p in the fourth line he
moved to strike out the word " land' and subst
tute the word property" and in the seventh line
he moved to strike out the words on lands'
The amendments were agreed to. Section four
teen he moved to amend by inserting after the
word "lands'' in the fifth. line, and other pro
perty, real or personal" This amendment was
also agreed to. ,.ag ~, .ssma
Mr. Brusle moved to amend section twenty-one
so as to make the compensation of the members o.
the commission the same as that of members o.
the legislature. The amendment was adopted.
The bill was adopted as amended by vote o.
twenty weight to two, and sent to the House.
The following is the vote taken by yeas andnays
on tle bill : ,.g-.-..s
Yeas-Messrs, Abpey,i Anderson, Armstrong
Bell, Brownlee, Brusle, Burthe, Compbell, Coco
Cooley, Duvigneaud, Ellis, Foute, Gibson, Gordon
Hough, Kavanaugh, Kenner Lapeyre, Lott, Mo
han, Mundag, Nelson, Palfrey, Poche, scruggs
Taylor and Welch-2s. 'a II
Nays-Messrs. Newton Of Jackson, and Newtor
of Morehouse. XIII
Mr.. Burthe, from the Committee on Public Edu
cation, presented report, favorable, with pro
vso for the relief of the Louisiana State Seminar.
of Learning, at Alexandria; unfayorahle on tn
bill to authorize the construction of rairoa
from Thib odauxville, with the Opelousas Rairoa
and thence to Houma.; favorable on the act reia
tive to juries in New Orleans; unfavorabie on III
bill to regulate the sale Of property at forced sale
under an order of seizure and sale and writ OF fei
facias; favorable on the bill relative to session
Of the Supreme Court; favorable on the act rela
tive to suits for the ejectment of tenants and az
versely on the act to revise the Civil Code.
On motion of Mr.. Duyigneaud, the bill in relatio
tojuries in the city of New Orleans was made til
order Of the day for Monday next
Mr.. Gordon. from the Committee Amend
ments to the City Charter, reported favorably 0
the act to provide for only one poll in Milnebure
the 18th precinct) three polls in the seventh pre-
cinct, and two polls in the other precincts. Th
bill was taken up, carried through its varior
stages and passed. .
Amessage was received from the House of Repre-
sentatives through Mr.. Halsey, Assistant Secretar,
asking concurrence in bill to authorize the issu
ofstate bonds and the paying of certain debts.
On motion of Mr.. Gordon, the bill was immed
ately taken up, carried through its various stage
and passed. @.. ff.. l.. ..at = '.g .-
On motion of Mr.. Foute, the bill relative
auctioneers was taken up, carried through i
various stages and passed. ~ ~r.....
Mr.. Gordon presented an act to repeal an az
relative to pledges, approved January 29d, 1862
read first and second time and referred to tt
Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Lott the bill to enforce II
performance of road duty was referred to Il
Committee on Parochial Affairs.
On motion of the same member, seconded t
A. 3;t1n IL,
drowned by the banging Of the doors of tt
Senate Chamber and Hall, was recommtted
Mr.. Hough introduced bill to fix the term
the courts of the Twelfth Judicial District; rea
first and second time and referred to the Jud
ciary Committee. ~
Mr.. Poche introduced an act to repeal an &C
approved March u 1859, relative to judicial al
vertisements. He explained that the obje
was, to take from proprietors of newsp
pers the right of making such charges as the
felt proper for advertising in their journals, and
give that right and power to the legislature,
had formerly been the case. The gentleman we
into an explanation, showing that advertising W
dearer now than it was in 1866, and showed tn
the expenses of advertising were sometimes We,
great. Mem bers of the press had told him adve
tsing could be done cheaper than the newspape
had resolved on charging. The bill was carrie
through its various stages and passed.
MI. Newton of Morehouse, called up the bill f
the, relief of Thos. p. Harrison and the heirs Of
Hawkins Duvol. He explained that the obje
was to enable them to purchase thirty y-three acr
of the sixteenth section, adjacent to their lane
Carried through its various stages, passed and Sc
to the House. ..s.-.z.g.- E...-.
Mr.. Wcoxon introduced a bill relative to jut
cial advertisements. 1t provides that French a
vertisements shall be published only in pape
published in French, and English advertisement
only in papers published in English. On motion
Mr.. Taylor, the bill was referred to the Commit
on Printing. ....
On motion of Mr.. Scruggs the order of the da
on the bill to authorize the vending of lotte
4 tickets, was taken up. 4
Mr.. Bell moved that the bill be referred to
Committee on Gambling and Lotteries
Mr. Gibson said he thought the bill in relation
respites had been made the order Of the day for
day na... .-.- n+.-".
The President said that both motions were.
terms, out of order at present.
Is Mr.. Munday moved suspension of the rules
take up the lottery ticket BILL 5..
This motion having been agreed to- Mr.. Bell
newed his motion to refer the bill to the Co