The New Orleans crescent., 1868-09-06

FIFTY-NINTH DAY.
Senate.

senate.
SATURDAY, September s, 1868.
at IL O'clock
| Twenty one members present.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
Reading OF minutes dispensed with.
| STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the committee on finance
reported favorsbly Dpon House bill No. los. 10
provide for the relief of the State treasury.
and upon Senate bill No. ILL., to levy a special tax
10 LAY past due interest on bonds outstanding
warrants ETC.. and substitute for Senate bill No.
| liz. to pay of the Indebtedness.
The Judiciary committee reported progress.
Mr.. Campbell, from the committee on corpora.
| uous, reported favorably with amendments upol
Dill relative to the incorporation of Alexandra.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
| Mr.. Todd-Notice Of bill to prohibit the city
| of New Orleans from further issuing its bills
On a suspension Of the rules Mr.. Kelso intro
doced bill relative 70 attorneys atsw. Read
twice and referred TO judiciary committee.
The order OF the day was called.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Substitute for Senate bill No, 80. an act To
prevent the stealing OF fruit, grain, etc.. was
taken up on its third reading and finally passed
on motion of Mr.. Ray.
Senate bill No. lOl-An act to incorporate the
Loan and Pledge Association.
On motion Of Mr.. Blackman the bill was ordered
to be printed. ="
The committee on enrolment reported several
bills engI ossed.
Senate bill No. l45-An act to amend the LIST.
4ih and llth sections of an act relative to moni.
uons, was taken up section by Sc ,tiOn
Mr, blaekman SAID he was as much IN favor Of a
moniuon iaw os the newspapers OF she city were
opposed To II. he wished every man who pur.
chased property at tax sales to have their titles
perfected; but he wished also to protect the tax.
payers generally, and therefore offered the amend.
ment which leaves the llth section of the statute
IL
must have been made ten years before the appli.
cation for moDitiOn is made.
Mr. Ray contended that the amendment would
have the effect OF not changing the law.
Mr. Blaekman said he agreed with Mr. Raw so
far rs sales made by sherifs, syndics OF estates
and other sales by il. td, but could not agree with
lin SO lar as tax sales we're concerned. The
amendment would not leave the Law as it stands,
ior there we're other sales affected by the Diil be-
sides tax sales The bill would not Affect the rich
man who could always obtain money to paw his
taxes, whereas poor man could not and besides.
II he latters land were sold he would have TO pav
Tor all the Improvements made by the purchaser
at tax sale before he could regain his property,
Mr.. hay was of opinion that the law relative IN
improvements had been repealed; hoSever, no
purchaser would improve properly before his title
Mr.. Bacon opposed the bill at length.
A message from the governor was received
meut on the table.
:, The yeas and nays were called for on motion of
Mr.. Baekmsn.
The motion was laid on the table by vote of
IA yeas to nays.
Mr.. Bacon offered another amendment which
was also tabled ON motion of Mr.. Ray. yeas,
nays, The bill was then finally passed.
Oh suspension of the rules, Mr.. Anderson pre.
sented petition Of A. Sambola, contestine the
seat Of P. B. 5. Pincbback
On motion of Mr.. Wittgenstein the petition was
referred to the committee on elections.
The Senate went into executive session. The
executive session being raised, Mr.. Ray was 40.
pointed a member of the committee on elections |
TO MI lhe vacancy occasoned by the resignation
of Mr.. Egan. |
communication from the governor was read. |
informing the Senate of his approval of an act |
extending protection to laborers in the exercise |
OF free suffrage, and an act to organize the parish
courts OF the State.
The Senate adjourned.