New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-01-31

fore move that the report be received, and made
the order of the day for tomorrow.
Mr.. Burthe had no desire to press for the i'm
mediate adoption of the report.
The question being put, Mr.. Kenner's motion
was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. Burthe presented report from the Judiciary
on number of bills. The buzz of conversation
and confusing noise in the chamber rendered i
impracticahle to follow the gentleman as he read
ala brere the title of the bills and the reports OF
| them. The following are some of them: On tht
bill in relation to seizure and sales, adversely, the
committee considering the law as it exists quite
clear and free from ambiguity on the bill to provide
for the election of district and parochia officers
favorably; on the bill to legalize civil acts of elV
| officers during the war, adverely, the committee
| considering that if such acts were legal they re-
quired no legislative ratification and that if they
were not the legislative branch of the government
could not assume the powers of the Judiciary; on
bill relative to the arrest of Debtors fayorably
| on the bill to legaze the marriage of John Gum
| and Mary Ann Hickc. The report was received.
| Mr.. Newton (of Morehouse), from the Com
mittee on Commerce, Agriculture and Manufac-
lures presented report on the memorial of hard
ware merchants of New Orleans, in relation to In
spectors of Weights and Measures with bill. The
report was received.
Mr.. Brusle, from the Committee on Enrollments,
presented duly enrolled the bill ordering an cleo
ton for municipal officers in New Orleans, also
the bill to repeal the act granting the privilege of
constructing canal from Vermillion Bay to the
Sabine river.
sSMr. Kenner, from the Finance Committee. pre-
sented report upon the resolution in referance to
the expiring charter of the New Canal and Bank
ing Company, favorable by substitute; and he
asked the Senate for leave to have day fixed for
an early consideration of the bill with a view to
action. The time is rapidly approaching when
the canal will lapse to the possession of the State
and it is necessary that something should be done
to provide for the circumstance. He moved that
the bill be printed and made the order of the day
for the day after tomorrow. The report was re-
ceived and the motion agreed to.
Mr.. Duvigneaud presented bill to provide for
the collection Of State taxes and licenses on pro-
fessons in the city of New Orleans. It was read
a first and second time.
Mr.. Duvigneaud moved that it be referred to the
Finance Committee and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Munday said that the rae adopted by the
Senate would suggest somewhat different course
from that proposed by the Senator. In order to
save expense, bills are not to be printed until after
they have been referred to a committee and re-
ported upon, because the committee might re-
port with amendments, or by a substitute, which
would render previous printing useless.
Mr.. DuVigneaud assented to the remarks of the
gentleman and withdrew his motion for printing.
The bill was referred to the Committee on
Finance,
Mr.. Duvigneaud presented bill which had been
before the Legislature at the late extra session,
relative to juries in the parish of Orleans. 1t was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Brusle presented bill for the relief of
public school teachers. Read first and second
time and referred to the Committee on Public
Education.
The same gentleman presented communication
relative to creyasse apparatus, and moved that
it be referred to the Committee on Public Works,
Lands and Levees, with a request that they report
by bill. The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Mohan presented bill to reorganze the
Public Schools throughout the State Read first
and second times and referred to the Committee
on Public Education.
Mr.. Palfrey presented bill relative to pilots on
bay and river Read first and second
times and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Agriculture, Manufactures, etc.
Mr.. Wilcoxon offered a joint tresolution requiring
the Sergeants-a Arms of both Houses of the Gene
raj Assembly to purchase and have affixed, in ac-
oordance with the postage laws of the United
States, the proper stamps for all puAc documents
n relation to State legislative proceedings and du-
les of public officers, which may be sent by men,
,ers to their constituents In reply to a question
IS to what he wished it referred to, he |
mid haq rafar IT.,
the resolution merely to test the ques-
ion.
Mr.. Kenner said that as the proposition was
aerely to test the question, he would move to lay
he resolution on the table, and he hoped the Sen
tie would agree to do so.
Mr.. Munday said the reason why he should sup |
ort the motion to lay on the table was, that the
'ostal communication throughout the State was |
o limited and irregular, that these documents
ould not be got to the constituents by mail. In
ONE places there were no post offices, in others
here were no postmasters, in others no post routes
he best arrangement within his experience at the
resent time, was to send the documents by boat |
D the point nearest to their destination, and get
lends or merchants to distribute them thence.
Mr.. Palfrey was about to speak on the question:
'hen Mr.. Mohan raised the point of order that the
notion to lay on the table was not debatable. The
resident sustained the point
Mr.. Kenner would change his motion to allow of
ebate, but the question was put, and the motion
D lay on the table was carried.
Mr.. Foute offered joint resolution for the call
lg of a State Convention, and moved that it be
rinted and be made the order of the day for Mon.
ay next, which was unanimously agreed to.
Mr.. Newton, of Morehouse, presented bill for
he relief of T. B. Harrison and the heirs of A. T.
Iawkns Duvol. Read a first and second time and
eterred to the Committee on Public Education.
Mr.. Munday presented bill to amend the first
ecton of the act in relation to forced surrenders
nd the mode of making same, approved March
4th, 1855; read first and second time and re.
erred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The same gentleman presented bill relative
0 she sale of public lands. The preamble of the
ill, he said, sufficiently explained its nature.
and offices had now been opened, and people
Iere applying to enter lands without reference to
reyous entries. 1t was thought better to prevent
he litigation, loss and ruin which would follow, if
his were not prevented, and therefore the bill
roposed to suspend the sale of these lands for the
resent. He moved that it be put through its
arious stages and passed.