New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-05

With view to its relief, your committee beG
leave to submit the accompanying bill which i!
hereto annexed, as part of this repot, (marked A..
With reference to the Deaf Dumb and Blint
Institution, your committee would remark ftha
there is balance of $4,000 due this institution from
former appropriations, and recommend the pay
ment of past warrants for charitable purposes &c
the earnest consideration of the Finance Com
mttee in providing ways and means, and to the
attention of the Treasurer.
This institution, like the other charitable institu
tons specially under the control of the State,
should have precedence in the humanity and direct
support from tie General Assembly.
The thanks of the Legislature are due to VIM.
S. Pike Esq. for his kindness in making personal
advances for the immediate wants of the institution,
and your committee beg leave to offer the follow
! ing resolution:
| Resozved That the sum of twelve thousand five
hundred dollars be and is hereby appropriated
| from funds not otherwise appropriated, to be
Maid in favor of the President of the Board of Ad-
! illustrators for Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum at
Baton Rouge.
All of which is most respectfully submitted.
THOS. MURRAY, Chairman,
Committee on Charitable Institutions.
Mr. Murray on behalf of the same committee,
reported favorably upon the Report of the
Board of Administrators of the Asylum for
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, and on his motion
200 copies of the said report were ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Murray also reported favorably on the An
nual Report of the Board of Administrators of the
Insane Asylum at jackson.
Mr.. Richards presented the memorial of Mrs. N.
O. Clarke, President and Drectress of the St.
Anna Asylum for widows and their children,
praying for relief;
Referred to the Committee on Charitable Insti-
tutions.
Mr.. Robinson, Chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Banks and Banking, presented report
on the report of the Board of Currency and on
Senate bill No. u, entitled
An act to provide for the liquidation of certain
banks,
Which had been referred to said committee.
On his motion, 200 copies of the report of the
committee were ordered to be printed for the use
of the House.
Mr. Gates, Chairman, on behalf of the Committee
on Claims, reported on House bill No. Is, en-
titled
An act for the relief of Robert J. Caldwell;
Favorably.
On House bills Nos. 81 and 50, entitled
An act for the relief of R. G. Cobb,
And an act for the relief of 7. s. Rechert
Favorably.
Mr.. Walker, on behalf of the Committee on Fl
nance, reported on House bill No. 63, entitled
An act for the relief of Antonio Marrero, of the
parish of St. Bernard;
Favorably.
On House bill No. Sc, entitled
An act to authorize the issue of State bonds for
the purpose of paying certain debts;
Favorably.
And on his motion the bill was ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. CAN'T, on behalf of the Committee on Pa
rochial Affairs, reported on House bill No. %, en-
titled
An act to extend the limits of the corporation of
Favorably.
Mr.. Murray, on behalf of the special committee
composed of the city delegation, reported on
House bill No. IS, entitled
An act to organize the police of the city of New
Orleans, and to create police board therein;
Favorably, by substitute.
Mr.. Murray returned to the House, without re-
port, House bill No. so, entitled
An act to create two sheriffs for the parish of
Orleans and define their duties;
Which, on his motion, was referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary
On motion of Mr.. Austin, House bill No. So en-
titled
An act to define the duties and fix the compen-
sation of State Printer,
Was withdrawn from the Finance Committee
nd rafar IN tba
Mr.. Robinson, chairman, on behalf of the Com
nittee on Banks and Banking, reported on Senate
dill entitled
An act to provide for the liquidation of certain
banks;
Favorably, with the following amendment:
Strike out the word " now" in the fourth line,
and insert in the fifth ine after the word State the
words, ''on the first day of January, 1861"
Mr.. Thieneman presented joint resolutions rela-
i've to the founding Of Soldiers Home for the
State of Louisiana.
The resolution was adopted, and Messrs. Theme
nan, Waggaman, Peterson, Murray and Freret
we're appointed on the part of the House as men,
,ers of the special joint committee herein provided
or.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced, and, on
OF the rules. were read a second time
md referred respectively as follows:
By Mr.. Eustis-
An act to amend an act entitled an act
TO consolidate the city of New Orleans,
and to provide for the government of the city of
New Orleans and the administration of the affairs
thereof, approved March Goth, 1885,
To the Special Committee on Amendments to
he City Charter.
By Mr.. McEnery-
An act for the relief of the heirs and legal re-
personalities of Benjamin Ray, deceased;
To the Committee on Claims.
By Mr.. Ewing
An act to regulate forced sales of immovable
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr.. Gates
An act for the relief of Mrs E. W. Fuller of the
parish of ST. Martini
To the Committee on Public Works, Lands and
4evees.
By Mr.. Head
An act for the relief of James Upshaw, sheriff of
he parish of Bienve;
To the Committee on Claims.
By Mr.. Seaman
An act to take the census of the State
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr.. Austin
An act to organize the militia of the State;
To the Committee on Military Affairs.
pU Mr. Sp;5o,