New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-03
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1866.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1866.
Senate

Senate.
Pursuant to adjournment from yesterday the
Senate met at noon to-day, the Hon. Victor Burthe
presiding.
| On the roll being called twenty.one members
responded.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Walker.
The journal of yesterday Is proceedings was read
and approved.
The following Senators were present during the
proceedings:
Messrs. Abney, Anderson Armstrong, Brownlee,
Brusle, Burthe, Campbell, Cooley, Duvigneaud,
Ellis Fellowes, Foute, Gibson, Gordon, Hough,
| Kavanagh, kenner, Lapeyre, Lott. Mohan, Nun
day, Nelson, Newton of jackson, Newton of More
| house, Palfrey, Purcell, Scruggs, Taylor, Welch
and Wilcoxon
! LAfter the Executive session closed yesterday,
Mr.. Kenner called up the act in relation to exemp
tion from State parish and city taxes for the years
1862, '63, ga. On that Senator's motion, it was
amended so as to include the year 1865. 1t was
then carried throughits various stages and passed
As it is measure Of much importance and inter-
est, we subjon it at length:
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted etc., That where
situated in any parish town city in this State,
shall have been taken possession OF by the civil or
military authorities of the United States, without
the consent of the owner thereof during the years
1862, 1868 and 1864, no State, parish, municipal or
city taxes for said years shall be collected nor the
payment thereof enforced by the State, parish
municipal corporation or city, where the same are
situated, for account of said lands, houses
real estate, for the period during which the owner
was dispossessed or deprived Of the use and con
troll Of the same, and the said lands, houses and
real estate so taken possession Of shall, for the
| period aforesaid, be exempt from the pay
| ma nf IN jISH tha bou
received compensation from the gov
eminent of the United States, Or any of its author
tiles, for the use of his property aforesaid And
provided further, that where the deprivation of
| the use of the said lands, houses and real estate
| shall not have continued for longer period than
three months, during any one year, such owner
shall not for such year be entitled to the benefits
of this act: And prO0ided further, that any owner
of such lands, houses and real estate, embraced
within the provisions of this act, who may have
paid his taxes prior to its passage. shall be re-
| funded the taxes so paid by him by the State,
parish or city, as the case may be, on due proof
thereof, under such regulations may be prescribed
by the Auditor and Treasurer far as State taxes
are concerned and under such regulations as may
be prescribed by the parish, municipal or city
authorities, far parish, municipal or city
taxes are concerned and in case the parish, mu-
nicpal or city authorities shall fail for the period
OF four months after the passage of this act to
prescribe regulations, then such owner shall be
authorized to offer his receipt for such taxes an
offset against any future State parish or city taxes
upon taking oath before any Justice Of the peace
stating the facts of the case under OATH and that
he has received no compensation for the of
said property. And if any person shall make any
false statement under this act under OATH he shall
be liable to the pains and penalties of perjury, as
prescribed by law, and this act shall take effect
from and atterits passage."l
Mr.. Foute presented memorial in relation to
the payment for paving the streets and banquettes
of the city, praying that the city should pay at
to, tt,
the citizens in front of whose premises the work
is done being required, as at present, to pay the
whole. Under the old law, the city paid a pro-
portion of the expense, as it is adudged only fair
it should, because the streets and pavements are
of at least as much use and advantage to the gen.
eral public as to the individual property owners
standing opposite them. The Senator moved that
the memorial be referred to select committee of
three from the city delegation.
The motion was agreed to, and The President
nominated Messrs. Foute, Purcell and Kavanagh
the committee.
Mr.. Brusle, from the Committee on Enrollments,
presented the bill providing for parish and district
elections correctly enrolled.
Mr.. Munday presented report from the Com
mittee on Claims. On the petition of Antonio
Marero, of the parish of St. Bernard, it stated
be covered on behalf of the petitioner. On the
bill for the relief of Benjamin Ray, it stated that
the committee were unable to report, as there
were six members present and tie vote. On the
bill for the relief of Josiah Reems, it stated that
there was no evidence to show whether an amend
mcnt attached to the bill had had any action taken
it in the House of Representatives, and the bill
called for one thing, the amendment for another.
On the petition of the widow Duflho Jr., the COM
mttee reported favorably by substitute.
Mr.. Abney presented petition from the Com
mtee on Parochial Affairs, in relation to the non
exemption of the town of Houma from parish
| taxes, unfavorable. On the bill to grant certain
ferry privileges to Mr.. Hodges, in the parish of
| Caddo, the committee reported favoraby by sub
| stitute.
| Mr.. Gibson, in relation to the report of the COM
mttee on the subject of the none xemption of the
| town of Houma from parish taxes, said he regret
| ted to differ from his colleague in the other House,
| from which this act comes. He was not able to
see any good reason for eXempting the people of
| the town of Houma from burthens which should be
/ general. He knew of no public calamity which
| they have suffered, which was not common to all.
The resolution which accompanied the act was ir-
| regular, without due authorization and without
| date but evidently made when the country was in
a very different condition from what it is now. He
was very sure that the present police jury of the
| parish of Terrebonne would not sanction measure
| of this sort, and so believing, lie felt bound to
withhold his support to the act above referred to-
| Mr.. Armstrong presented report from the
select committee on the bill to organize the su-
| preme court and to fix the terms thereof. 1t re-
commended the substitution of Natchitoches for
Alexandria, and the striking out elsewhere of
| Natchitoches and Avoyelles.
Mr.. Duvigneaud presented bill to amend an
act relative to contracts made by women, ap-
| proved March Is, 1856. It was read first and
second time and referred to the Judiciary.
Mr. Duvigneaud called up the bill for the relief
OF f. Lambert, and on his motion it was read and
referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Gibson said that in consequence OF the pas
OF an act relating to parish and dist rct elec
'lohs day or TWO ago, it had been found neces
sary 10 introduce one for the election of police
!uries IN the various parishes of the State The
Dill was carried through its various stages, adopted
and sent to the House.
Mr. henner presented act for the relief of tine
iate lessees OF the penitentiary 1t was read anu
referred to the Committee on Claims,
-4' Ao'' 'aheo up the Dill for the relief of pur-