New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-22
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passed, and sent to the senate.
On motion of Mr.. Eldridge, the rules were sus'
pended to take up House bill No. 343, "an act to
authorize planters and farmers to furnish their
freedmen and other employees with articles OF
merchandise, without mourning the penalties of re-
tail merchants and the bill being taken up, the
substitute reported by the Committee on the Judicial
nv with the same title, adopted in lieu of the
original bill, was read a second aud third time,
and passed. The bill was ordered to be sent to the
Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Gates, Senate bill No. 354,
'an act to legalize contract between Mrs. Rachel
Boone and Mrs. E. Callehan, in regard to the ferry
at Smmsport" was taken up under suspension
of the rules, was read the second and third time
and concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. McEnery, the following reso.
luton was adopted:
WHEREAS, q member of this House has made the
assertion that j. W. Burke, employed by the Gov
ernor of the State to make the preliminary sur
veys of the levees along the Mississippi river, has
stated that his account for services therefor had
not only been paid, but doubly paid, and that he
had been offered large sums as "hush money .
to prevent him from making disclosures that he
threatened to make, now therefore,
Be it Resolued, That special committee of five
members of this House be appointed to investigate
the charges made, and that they be authorized to
send for persons and papers and report to this
House.
And the Speaker appointed on said committee
Messrs. McEnery, Seaman, McCloskey, Mutt and
Collins.
At Mr.. McEnery's request, the House excused
him from serving on the committee, and Mr.. Green
was appointed in his place.
PRIVATE AND LOCAL BILLS.
Monday of each week being set apart by reso.
luton of the House for the consideration of pri
vate and local bills, the House took up the same
in order, and acted upon them as follows:
No. 50--An act to create two sheriffs for the
parish of Orleans and define their duties;
Laid on the table by the fullowing vote the yeas
and nays being called for by Messrs. Peterson and
Thieneman:
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson j.. Austin, Alverson,
Addison, Bailey, Bonnabel, Brown Bouie, Col
Inns, Couvillon, DeLabarre, Drew, Ditto, Du-
ralde, Eager, Eldridge, Edwards, Fenner, Gates.
Can't Green, Halsey, Head, Hatch, Hays, Jonas,
Kent Labranche, Laurent Leeds, Leblanc, Martin
McEnery, Michigan, Mutt Powell Prudhomme,
Richards, Rogers, Robinson, snider, Scott, Tete,
Theriot, Tucker, VOORHEES,, Walker, Wilmington,
Williamson, Waddell and Weeks-4s yeas.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson Samuel, Bensel, Brown,
Daige, Debanc, Eastin, Freret, Fishburn, Cots
chalk, Harrison, Kelly, Lagroue, Meredith, McGee,
McCloskey, Moreland, Ormond, Peterson, Phillips
James, Pujo, Regenberg, Ryan, Seaman, Solo.
mon, Tete, Thieneman and Witz-27 nays.
No. l36-An act for the relief of the sureties of
L. Morgan, deceased, late State tax collector of
the parish of St. Tammany;
Recommitted to the Committee on Claims.
No. 202--An act for the relief of A. N. Ogden,
of the parish of Orleans.
The unfavorable report of the Committee on
Claims was adopted, and the further consideration
of the bill was indefinitely postponed.
No. 255-A act to improve the navigation of
Bayou Couriel.
Mr.. Blackman moved suspension of the rules
requiring the House to resolve itself into a COM
mittee of the whole on an appropriation, and the
rules were suspended.
Mr.. Blackman moved to amend the bill as fol-
lows:
Strike out swamp land fund, y fourth line, first
section, and insert " internal improvement fund"
Mr.. Eldridge moved to lay the amendment of
Mr.. Blackman on the table, on which motion the
yeas and nays were called for by Messrs. Black
man and Durable, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Andersen j., Couyillon, Daven-
port, Deblanc, Deporter, Ditto, Dugas, Eastin,
1dridge, Edwards, Fagot, Fulda, Gaisser, Holt,
Kelly, Lagroue, Lemarie, Ormond. Peterson, Ro-
man, Scott, Solomon, Thieneman, Waggaman and
Yeeks-26 yeas.
Nays--Messrs Anderson S., Austin, Alverson,
paiau Porr
)aige, DeLabarre, Drew, Durable, Eastin, Eager,
'enner, Freret, Fishburn, CAN'T, Halsey Harrison,
lead, Hatch, Hays, Kent, Kile, Labranche, Lau-
emit, Leeds, Leblanc, Martin, Meredith, McEnery,
1cConnell, MCGEE, McCloskey, Moreand, Nelli-
an, Mutt, Phillips JAS, Powell, Pujo, Regenberg,
richards, Rogers, Robinson, Ryan, Seaman, Sni-
er, Stille, Tets, Theriot, Tucker, VOORHEES,,
Walker, Wilmington, Williamson and WaddeIl-59
avs.
And the same having been adopted the amend
nent and also the amendment reported by the
Committee on Internal Improvements were
dopted, when the bill as amended was read
econd time, ordered to be engrossed, was read
bird time, passed, and ordered to be sent to the
enate.
No. 63, an act for the relief of Antonio Marrero,
f the parish of St. Bernard.
The amendments of the Senate were con-
urred in.
No. 1885, an act to authorize all persons who
ave obtained the proper license to open and keep
pen at all business hours of the day private
markets. stores stands in any part of the city of
lew Orleans for the sale of meats, game, poultry
egetables, fruit and fresh fish.
Being the substitute for Mr.. Scanlan's bill on
he same subject matter,
Was read and adopted in place of the original,
nd was read second and third time and passed. |
he bill was sent to the Senate.
No. 266, an act to authorize Mrs. Julia Claude, |
rife of Paul Urban Bourgeois, to dispose of her
,terest in certain tract of land etc.
The unfavorable report of the Committee on the |
judiciary was adopted and the further considera-
on of the bill was postponed indefinitely.
No. 279, an act for the relief of Micaah Harris.
The rule requiring a committee of the whole |
eing suspended, the amendment reported by the
ommittee on Claims was adopted, the bill was
sad second time, ordered to be engrossed, was
lad a third time, passed, and sent to the Senate.
No. 1884, an act for the relief of certain veter-
rs of 1914 and 1885,
Read second and third time and passed, and
rdered to be sent to the Senate.
No. 337-An act to remove distractions in
ayou Teche.
The rule requiring the House to go into a COM
littee of the whole beng suspended, the follow
lg amendment was offered by Mr. Gates, to- wit
Strike out the words " the internal Improvement
lnd,' and insert ANY money in the treasury not
therwise appropriated"