New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-06


morrow Tuesday, February g. 1866.
House of Representatives.
The House came to order at IL NJ, seventy-six
members present; Mr.. Elan, Speaker pro ten.,
in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Palmer.
On motion of Mr.. Holt Ex-Governor Anderson,
of Ohio, was invited to a seat on the floor of the
House.
On motion of Mr.. Halsey, one hundred and fifty
copies of the rules of the House were ordered to
be printed for the use of the members.
Mr.. Lagroue presented the following resolution,
and moved its adoption:
Resolved That the thanks of all Southern patriots
are due to the New Orleans Times for its bold and
manly action as shown in its publication OF an
article in this mornings paper, entitled "The
Disunion Spirit.'
Mr.. williamson moved to lay the resolution on
the table. While admiring the spirit of the article
referred to, he did not know why the thanks Of the
House should be rendered to the Times more than
other papers in New Orleans, who, while concilia-
tory in tone were equally bold, manful and patri-
otic in vindicatng the rights of the Southern peo-
pie He made his motion from no spirit Of ami
mostly to the paper in question: for he believed it
had been truthful bold and consistent, but be-
cause other journals entitled to an equal de-
gree of consideration.
Mr. Richardson concurred in the views of Mr.
Williamson on the subject
Mr. Tucker and other members stated that they
had not read the article
Mr.. Lagroue asked that the resolution be laid
| over until tomorrow.
| Mr. Scanlan thought the resolution unjust and
| inyidious The i. use was neither by law nor
usage the censor of the public press, and had
nothing to do with praising or dispraising news
| papers. He could not, under any circumstances,
give his sanction to the resolution. Last summer,
when he saw the object of Chase's peregrinations
through the South when he saw the conspiracy
forming for equal suffrage and to arm the negroes,
| he wrote an article on the subject exposing and
| denouncing the scheme He took that article to
the Star, the Picayune and the Times, and they all
refused to publish it because they said it was too
strong. He found but one journal that had the
boldness and the manliness to publish the article,
and that was the CRESCENT. If any particular pa
per, therefore, was entitled to the thanks OF the
House for maniiness, bodness and fidelity it was
| the CRESCENT.
Mr. Lagroue asked leave to Withdraw the reso-
luton and he was allowed to do so.
The discussion of this question brought up again
the subject of allowing members to select any OF
the city papers, under the resolution allowing each
member certain number of papers at the public
expense. The Times and Picayune having refused
to furnish papers at less than ten dollars per hun
dred, while the others supplied the House at six
dollars per hundred, resolution had been adopted
not to pay more than six dollars, and under this
resolution members did not receive those two
papers. A motion was made to rescind thai
resolution, but the subject was laid on the table
Mr. Richardson introduced bill for the relief o
the securities of L. Morgan, deceased, late ia,
collector for the parish of st. Tammany, which
bill was referred to the Committee on Claims
Mr.. Richardson also presented joint resolutions
relative to the opening of the channels of Wes
Pearl river aud Bayous Bonfouca and Lacombe
and relative to the reclamation of the swamp ant
overfowed lands Pearl river and Bayou Chitto
which resolutions were referred to special com
mittee of five Of the members from the Florid
l parishes.
Mr.. Gates, from the. Committee on Claims, re
: ported fayorably on the bills for the relief Of tn
heirs and legal representatives of Benjamin Ray
= and for the relief of j. H. Rils, and for the relic
S of F. G. Babin.
s The bill to change the time for the election q
State Printer having come from the Senate wit
:, verbal amendments, the amendments were con
+ Cured in
t, Mr. Eustis, fromTthe Committee on Amendment
If to the Charter of New Orleans, reported a bill t
d give the election of Treasurer, Controller Stree
Commissioner, Surveyor, City Attorney and As
l. sistant City Attorney to the Common Council.
Mr. Lamarie moved, as amendment, that tn
If Controller should be elected by the people, tina
d the check that officer upon the Treasure
n should not possibly be lost, by collision, whic
was more likely to occur if both those Officer
n were elected by the same constituents
j. After some discussion the amendment was re
IS jeeted, by a vote of SO to 26, and the bill wa
IS passed by yeas "a, nays l6.
3. Mr.. Mcdonald introduced bill to incorporat
the town of Vienna in Jackson parish. Referre
n to Committee on Parochial Affairs.
e Mr.. Solomons bill to provide police board fe
3 the city of New Orleans was made the order {
IS the day for Wednesday next.
e Mr.. Samboa introduced bills to amend the sixt
section of the revenue law approved April, 1856
and to interpret the first section of the law rela
If ing to corporations. The former was referred
the Finance Committee, and the latter to the Jud
J, ciary Committee.
Il Mr.. Williamson presented joint resolution rel
e tive to the construction of branch of the Pacif
n Railroad, from Red River. Referred to Commtte
o on Internal improvements
e The Senate bill authorizing the Governor
d lease the lew Canal came up on its third reading
:. and its provisions having been debated som
It time, the House resolved to Eecommit the mel
sure.
r The question undecided as to what committe
8 should be charged with the revision Of the bill
!; the House adjourned,