The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-20

The House met a. III O'Clock, spesker LoW6n
presiding; 6ity-two members present.
Prayer by a colorad preacher, name unknowns
Minutes dispensed with.
REPoKTs OF sTANDIsG COMMITTEES.
Elections and Qualifications the case OF the
contested election Of - vs.. Hill, Of Asoen-
sion, and - vs.. Morris, Of Ascension, In favor
of the present ineumbents, who are both Radicals.
Report concurred n.
juiiciary-On an act providing for the transfer
OF all causes now pending before courts created
under the Constitution of 1864 to the courts now
existing under that OF 1868, favorably. Report
| concuTred in, bin ordered engrossed.
Claims On the pettien of Benjamin VIII, ask
| ing iof he payment OF certificates OF indebted
ness bela by him 20 the amount of SI40,000, IA
vorably, Win a bill making sn APPROPRIATION to
| that end Rules suspended, bill read twice and
referred to committee of the whole for Monday
next.
On the p.titiou Of Capt. Haynes, Louisisus
| Union soldier, a recommendation that the whole
matter Of bopntes pensions, ETC., TO Union sol
diers be deferred until after the next session CT
the LIE Risature.. Report concurred in.
| COrpOratons-On bill providing for the sp-
| pointment OF license Inspector for the city OF
| New Orleans; unfavoraby. Report cOncune1
| in and bill killed.
on joint resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of joint committee to investigate the
| action of the fret snd second draining commits.
/ sioners; favorably.
| On a bill providing for the draining Of certain
portions of the parishes Of Orleans and Jefferson;
| favorably, with q recommendation that further
consideration be postponed until the result OF the
/ investigating committees action be made known.
Report concurred in and the action IN each case
| recommended was taken. ..
| FIRsT READING OF BILLS.
BY Landers, of Union A bill TO incorporate the
town of Downesville, in Union parish. Rules sus-
| pended, read twice and sent to committeeon cor
| porstions.
| pirate $4,000 to clear out Bayous Bouf and
| Courtabeau. Calendar.
| By Wren, of Bossier-An act to consolidate and
fund the debt OF the city of New Orleans. This
bill provides that the bonds TO be issued shall bear
| six per cent. interest, payable In gold. Calendar.
By permission, by BurWell, of ST. John-An aot
giving compensation TO certain officers for trouble
incurred in taking sffidavits, ETC., in contested
election cases. Committee on contingent ex-
| peDses.
By permission, Lott, Of Rapides gave notice OF
bill providing for the manner Of drawing petit
aud grand juries.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
joint resolution appointing joint committee
| TO investigate the number OF clerks and employees
of the General Assembly, with view Of ascer,
tanning the possibility of reducing it. Passed
finally and sent to the Senate.
A Senate bin exempting from seizure the wages
Of public employees Of the city Of New Orleans.
Laid on the table.
SENATE BILLS ON THEIR FIRST READING.
An act tc enable lessees to bond property under
provisional SEIZURE. Calendar.
An act for the relief Of the Carrollton Female
Orphan Asylum, appropriatlng $1,000 to that elect.
Calendar.
an act to incorporate the North Louisiana and
Texas Railroad Company. Rules suspended read
twice ordered printed and sent to the railroad
J committee.
SPECIAL ORDER OF The DAY.
Senate bill incorporating the New Orleans
Elevator and Warehouse Company was put upon
its second and third readings, passed finally and
| goes to the governor.
The House then took up the Senate registration
| bill as amended by Morey Of 0uachita, with
the amendments offered by Noble of Orleans.
message IRON the Senate was here received
asking the concurrence Of the House in the me-
| tropolitan police bill.
Carr of Orleans in the chair.
Another message from the Senate was here re-
ceived asking concurrence in the joint resolution
relative TO the register Of conveyances in the par.
ish of Orleans.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
After some few unimportant amendments had
been made and Mobiles amendments had been
laid on the table, the registration bill was placed
, upon its third reading and was finally passed by q
|, vote Of 81 to 10.
The following is a synopsis Of the bill. which Is
too lengthy to publish entire (:
, Section provides for the appointment by the
governor by and with the advice and consent or
the Senate, of Board of Registration, consisting
1 of q chairman aud two members, whose place OF
| business shall be In New Orleans and whose term
= | of ofRcs shall expire on 18th December ls68.
Section directs the Board Of Registration to
4 spont supervisors of registration, not exceeding
= in number three 20 each parish, except Orleans,
and three for each municipal district In the city Of
| New Orleans and three for the right bank; their
, | term OF Office being from 10th September until
10th November and fixes the pay of registers al
So per diem and that Of supervisors at S. per diem
and travelling expenses.
Section ) orders that the registers shall each
give bonds to the amount Of $1,000 for faithful per-
= | torrance of their duties.
section 4 orders that the Offices Of the supervi-
sors tor the country parishes shall be in the seve-
II raj court houses and such other places are )st
q convenient, and those of the city supervisors at
r any suitable place.
u Section 5 provides for the manner Of register
4 ing and fixes the qualifications Of voters, which
are the same as set forth in the Constitution, and
o gives TO the supervisors power to reject any
man applying to register, even II he has sworn
TO the osths required II 10 the Judgment Of the su
- pervsors sufficient evidence be brsught 70 prove
- his perjury. Til is subject TO an appeal TO the
Beard of Registration, whose decision shall be
a. final.
Il Sections 9th to IIth inclusive, merely provide
IN for the modus operand Of registering, it being
- the same substantially as heretofore, aud contain
no provisions OF particular importance.
IN Section IL orders that all expenses Of registra
Al ton shall be paid by the State, upon yoncheri
20 duly iied 10 by the Board Of Registration.
~ The bill now goes 20 the Senate for concurrence
,e 10 the amendments OF the House.
Isabelle OF Orleans By permission introduced q
10 resolution ipstructiBg the Judiciary committee 4
" report on or before Monday next on the bill guar
o anteeing 10 every person his civil rights. Adopted
le The House then went into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Faulkner Of Caldwell in the chair.
lie The bill sppropfiating $1,000 20 pay the ex
penses Of the General Assembly came up, and u
in adoption Was unanimously recommended to th
% House.
-, The bill donating q yearly pension Of $500
he the widow Of T. A. Montague, the heroic pilot 0
ry the steamer Fashion, was recommended 20 IN
House for adoption. A also the bill apDrC
priating t24O0 TO G. o. Hardy and A. +. Wro
is nowsk az compensation for their aervices
copying the laws Of the State In ls6t-5-7.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
ng The action recommended by the committee
llc the whole was taken on all three bills, and th
n rules having been suspended they were hhAl
=" passed.
SENATE BILLS on TzETR FIEsT REARls'
led An act relative TO the tstOrsbip OF theeLbdr'
the of r. W. and s. l.. Goodwin. Calendar.
An act relative 70 the inspection OF weights ~
ro,asure, In the parish Of Orleans, right ban