New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-15
VOLUME XIV.

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| ton to members ndividnousy.
| The Chair answered that it was now too late to
raise that question. The resolution had been
adopted. F
Mr.. Couvlon appealed from the decision of the
Chair.
The decision was sustained.
Mr.. Walker, from the Finance, reported a reye-
nue. bill also as follows:
On bill for relief of State tax collectors, favor
ably 3 sz.sge,se.,z,
On bill for assessment Of taxes in New Orleans,
favorabiy.
i Mr. Regenberg, from the Committee on Educa-
ton, reported favorabiy on the bill providing for
the use of Spencers English grammar in the public
schools of the State. 'h -
Mr.. Mcconnell, from the special committee, to
whom was referred the Senate bill providing for
the election of judicial printer for the parish of
Orleans, and fixing his compensation, reported the
, bill back with an amendment, and the subject was
, made an order of the day for tomorrow. The
amendment is that the journal in which the adver-
tising appears shall contain no political matter,
i original or selected. @
Z Mr.. Tucker, from the special committee ap-
2 pointed to select from the calender bills which
shall be considered by preference, reported Sc
J, res Of bills, by numbers, and the clerk was
f instructed to take the numbers and make list by
titles. Y n
). Mr. Bailey, in behalf of the city delegation, re-
n ported back without Recommendation, Mr.. Peter
g sons bill providing two sheritfs for the parish OF
Orleans.
i Mr.. Nc Connell introduced bill providing that
the excess of revenue oyer $4,000 per annum,
appropriated to the Charity Hospital, from lottery
=. licenses shall be set aside fund for the relief
m of disabled Louisiana soldiers. The rules were
70 suspended and the bill passed and sent to the
1T Senate.
bt Mr.. Walker introduced bill which was referred
to the Committee on Education to abolish the
W Office of school director in the rural parishes anc
,e to regulate public education throughout the State
A message was received from the Governor
announcing his approval OF the following bills:
p. l. For the relief of A. B. Haley.
al 2. Relative to judicial advertisements.
,b g. To authorize the common council OF New VI
leans to divide that city into urban and rural parts
N for distinctions in taxation.
70 A. To amend the act Of March %, 1865, relativ
q. to district courts in Orleans.
a s. To incorporate the town of Tangpahoa, /
the parish of ST. Helena.
te G. To organize the supreme court and fix tn
he terms thereof.
to {.
Thomas Tauuino to sell portion of her dott
he property
os S. For the relief of purchasers Of the sixteent
is sections.
nv 0. Instructing the attorney general to test ii
nd constutonality of the law granting to a compan
or. the privilege of constructing steamboat can
cb from vermiIlion Bay to Sabine river and donatiE
in to the company great area Of swamp lands.
M la+o ba State ta
av collectors in certain cases.
ed IL. 10 PROVIDE 1of the eiecuoh oA JusI'oe
pb the peace in the town of Monroe, and define
re. duties.
I'VE On motion of Mr. Anderson, of Madison, t
I'VE Senate bill to establish intel lnal improveme
he district was made the order Of the day for t
the evening session of to-day.
re- The order of the day coming up, which was t
The bill providing for the liquidation Of certain banl
to on motion of Mr. Walker the rules suspende
of the consideration of that measure was deferre
and the House took up the bill reported by t
en- Finance Committee providing revenue for t
State by issuing stamps to be affixed upon leg
for documents and business papers. The bill b
,ou- been recommtted to amend the penalty Of MULTI
lied which was thought to be too stringent and VI:
the in this respect amended by the committee by f
lowing substantially the law of the United Stat
by on the same subject. The bill was discussed e
the borately and in detail in committee OF the who
art. Mr.. Fenner in the Chair. Numerous amendmel
ace were presented, some of which were engrafted
was the bill. Among those rejected was one PROPOSE
to give the Governor the power of suspending
end removing the State Treasurer for misappropr
sion ton of the moneys collected under the BILL it bel
arv argued that the Constitution defined the mann
nh in which the Treasurer should be punished
not malfeasance which was by indictment or by bel
the addressed out of Office by the legislature, a
uti the law making department could not confer VI
nro the Executive judicial authority any legslat
h in power not granted to him by the Constitution.
the AT half-pas 3, for want of quorum the ct
uire mittee rose, and the House having heard the
o1u port of the committee, adjourned
bn, EVENING SESSION.
n. The House was called to order at P. NJ,
wed Elan, Speaker pro tenl, presiding.
Mr.. On motion of Mr.. CouVillon, the absence of
the colleague, Mr.. Edwards who had important
I. Il. vate business to attend to, was excused.
The House then resolved itself into Commit
pre- of the Whole, and resumed the consideration
the bill to raise revenue by stamps.
n to- An item of the bill imposing tax of onehal
one per cent. upon all sales of real estate,
Tucker opposed this tax as excessive. The Uni
States stamp act imposed a tax of one-tentl
ming one per cent. only fifth of the tax imposed
mble the bill before the committee. In view of the
, the cumstances of the country it was certain tht
aker tenth of the land of the State would change ha
in the next two years, and the chairman of the
irpg nance Committee could not have thought matu
each on the subject, or he would scarcely have
;sbed posed such an onerous tax Mr.. T. moved
amer, amend by reducing the tax to onetenth of one
lbers cent.
Mr.. Walker had fully considered the matter
ok, yerted to. The usual sources of revenue to
ct on State were greatly diminished in consequence
the effects of the war; and this provision had
vision come necessary to compensate for deticenc
been This tax, so far as 1t apPheu " private Sd
ed would fall upon strangers who came IN here
were purchase the lands of our impoverished peo
As to sheriff sales, the debtor was protected
ssions that case by the law lately passed requl
property to bring its full appraised value, W
, but would virtually prevent sales under execut
UNI at The amount of revenue from the tax would no
had SO large as the gentleman seemed to anhcp
The whole value of real property in the State
n the two hundred millions. If tenth OF the W
he nhonr dc, =, n