New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-21
SENATE.
SATURDAYS. March II, 1866.

aganagh, Kenner, Lapeyre, Lott, Mohan, Nun
III, Newton Of jackson, Newton Of Morehouse
leIson Palfrey, Poches Purcull, Scruggs, Taylor
ii felicia and Wilcoxon--S2 Senators. s
The proceedings were opened with prayers OF
i red By Rev. Mr.. Leacock Of the Episcopa
aCkxrch. 4s$
The journal Of yesterday wasread and approved
AMENDMENT TO THE RULES
h 0nmotion of Mr.. Kenner, the rules being sus
Nended. the sixteenth rule Of the Senate wa
amended 50 IS to read as follows, to wit:
RuIe is. The order Of the day shall be callet
shed business in which the Senate was engaged q
TIE last preceding adjournment shall have the pre-
serence over the order Of the day; and no motion
nor any other business, shall be received, withou
special leave of the Senate, until the former il
disposed Of.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE. II
On motion Of Mr.. Kenner leave Of absence was
granted to Mr.. 7. CIV. Ellis, Senator from st. He
ena, Livingston, az. Tammany and Washington, On
ccount Of sickness.
MEMORIAL.
Ar- Munday presented to the Senate the memo
rial Of Messrs. Howlan and Otis Of New Orleans,
praying for relief, the reading Of which was dis
the Committee on Finance.
MESSAGE FROM TIE HOUSE.
Mr.. &. W. Halsey, Assistant Clerk of the House
of Representative, informed the Senate that the
/ House had concutred in the Senate's amendments
70 House bills entitled " an act for the relief Of
s. u. Slack, and an act to provide for the pro-
lection of immigrants to the State Of louisiana
He informed the Senate that the House had con-
~
~ internal Improvement district, to provide for
the election Of commissioners and other officers,
and to authorize the levyng and collection of taxes
for internal improvements therein, by substitute
therefor in bill entitled an act to authorize the
Governorsto issue certificates of indebtedness Of
the State to the amount of five hundred thousand
dollars, andoto provide for the payment of the
same, to defray the expenses of building levees
and other purposes, as provided in an act entitled
- an act to confirm and ratify the appointment of
tvee commissioners. professionally made by the
opernor Of the State, and to continue their func-
ions, approved February ", 1866, 2 in which the
,saeufrence Of the Senate was requested.
He also requested the concurrence Of the Senate
A House bill entitled San act to amend an act
relative to Judicial advertisements in the French
anguage," approved February 2lst, 1866;
And HE also requested the signature Of the Pres
aent of the Senate to House enrolled bills and joint
resolution, entitled an act for the relief of b.
BLOOMFIELD" an act to organize bureau Of i'm
migration, to prescribe the duties thereof and to
provide for the expenses of the rs g an act to
provide for supplying the loss Of the public records
and other papers burned Or otherwise destroyed,
the counties Of Madison, Concordia, Carroll and
Tensas - " an act for the relief Of s. L. Slack 4
and joint resolutions instructing our Senators and
Representatives elect to the Federal Congress, to
oppose the granting by Congress Of 4 request made
4 memorial signed by certain members Of the
bar Of the cityof New Orleans y which bills and
ofnE resolution thereupon received thu signature
of the President of the Senate, and they were, by
die secretary, returned to the House Of Represen-
ztAtives, ifaa
nEPoRrs FROM STANDING CONSTITUTES.
& Mr. Munday, from the Committee on Claims, to
whom was referred Senate bills entitled an act
for the relief Of Ed. r. L,hoste y and an act fol
the relief Of G. Il. and E. r. Newman submitted
a favorable report on said bills with amendments.
Aud the same Senator from the same committee
to whom was referred the petition Of Peter Il.
DeGrny. praying for reIief, submitted an adverse
report, the committee being of opinion that it is
not within the province Of the Legislature TO
remedy the grievance complained of in this petit
NON.
NJ. Newton 81 jackson, from the COMMITTEES on
Public Education, to whom was referred the re-
psst Of DIP. Boyd, Superintendent and Treasurer
a the Louisiana State Seminary aud Military Aca-
denny, submitted the following report:
Your committee, to whom was referred the re. |
Port Of p, Boyd, Superintendent of the Louisi-
anA Seminary 0f Learning and Military Academy, !
respectfully report:
That The General Assembly has, during this ses- |
son, provided the means Of support ting the Semi
mary, and that every thing that could be done for
shAt useful institution has already been done.
Yonr committee are Of opinion that the printing |
Of Mr.. Boyd's report would be 4 useless expense \
" the State now that the object proposed by said
report has already been attained. |
Yonr committee would recommend that M. |
noyd's report be approved.
And they pray to be discharged from further
nrtion on the subject. sa
sS 81 GEO. NEWTON, Chairman,
M. Palfrey, from the Committee on Public
works, Lands and Levees, to whom was referred
Senats joint resolution directing the State Eng
feer TO examine the different pasee of the Mssis-
nzbpi river, submitted a favorable report.
4 NF Duvigneand, from the Committee on Amend
lseats to the Constitution, to whom was referred
Benate's resolution Of instruction to report as
early 81 practicable, Joint resolution proposing
amendments TO the Consultation Of the State of
Louisiana, with o view Of reducing tile salaries Of
snch officers as are fixed therein. reported joint
xesoaution proposing amendments to the Uonstitu-
q tho State Of Louisiana, which was passed to
= second reading.
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