New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-16

THURSDAY, MARCH Is, 1866.

Voorhes presiding.
On the roll being called thirty-t three members
responded.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Hedges
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read, and with a clerical amendment, approved.
The following Senators were present during the
proceedings 7
Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Barrow, Bell,
Brownlee, Brusle, Burthe, Campbell, Coco, Cooley,
Duvgneaud, Ellis, Fellowes, Foute, Gibson
Gordon, Hough, Kavanagh, Kenner, Lapeyre'
Lott, Mohan, Munday, Nelson, Newton OF JACK
son, Newton of Morehouse, Pafrey, Poche, Pur-
cell, scruggs, Taylor, Welch and Wilcoxon.
Mr.. Bruse, from the Committee on Enrollments,
reported as correctly enrolled the Dill TO amend
the second section of the Alexandria state SEM
mary act.
Mr., Burthe introduced bill to amend the sec
ond paragraph of the first section OF the act hxing
the terms of the district courts. The object of it
was to remedy an oversight, by which the parish
of plaouemines had been allowed less than the
necessary terms for her courts. The bill was car
ried through its various stages and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Kenner, the first OF the pro-
posed amendments to the State Constitution as
noted yesterday, was called up, and the yeas and
nays taken on the third reading. II was adopted
by twenty.three to six, the nays being Messrs.
Brownee, Cooley, Foute, Kavanagh, Newton Of
Morehouse, and Purcell.
On motion of the same Senator, the question
was put on the next article, title l5 On motion of
Mr.. Anderson the phrase F" since the 26th of Janu-
ary 1851 - was substituted forthe clause referring
to the ordinance of secession. Mr. kavanagh
objected to suspension of the rules to proceed
with the measure: but his objection was over
ruled by twenty-six to two. The article was then
adopted by twenty one to seven, Messrs. Gordon,
Kavanagh, Lapeyre, Newton of Morehouse, Poche
and Purcell voting against it.
On motion of Mr. Munday, the bill to lease the
sOpelousas railroad was enlarged The President
added Messrs. Fellowes and Lapeyre.
Mr.. Taylor presented bill relative to the bust
ness of the Senate, providing that the Senate
would sit on Saturday, and devote that day en-
trey to bills of a private and local character.
The same Senator presented resolution relative
to the business Of the session, providing that
neither House should, after Monday next, con
alder bills not then on the calendar.
Both amendments were then adopted.
Mr. Munday presented report from the Com
pnittee on the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum, with
a bill for the management Of the institution. Two
hundred copies of the report were ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Lott presented bill to appropriate $l2OC
for leyee purposes. Laid on the table subject tC
call.
A message was received from the House of Rep
,resentatves through Mr. Halsey, Assistant Clerk
It asked the signature of the President to the bill
to authorize the recorder of mortgages for the
city of New Orleans to erase mortgages Of notaries
public in certain cases, and to the act to amend
the act relating to the State Seminary of Alexan
dria. It asked concurrence in bill instructinG
our Representatives at Washington to oppose the
request of certain members OF the bar in a memo
rial made by them; also in act to amend tht
bill to authorize the vending of lottery tickets; ast
the act in relation to the academic department o
the University buildings also the bill for the relic
of INDECENT soldiers.
Mr.. Duvgneaud presented a resolution granting
the use of the Senate Chamber and commtte
rooms TO the ladies of the Holy Cross, for the pur
pose of holding a fair for charitable object
therein, from the lst of May to the 18th of tn
same month. The resolution was adopted.
MIR. scruggs presented the annual report of til
board of administrators of the Charity Hospital
It was referred to the Committee Charitabl
Institutions
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compensation of State tax collectors in New OF
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