The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-03

FIFTY-SIxTH DAY.
Senate.

WEDNESDAY, September 2. 1868.
The Senate was called to order BY the presi.
Prayer BY the chaplain. Rev. Mr.. Turner.
Reading OF the minutes dispensed with.
progress. -
Several bills were reported enrolled.
Mr.. O'Hara, from the committee on claims. re-
ported favoraby upon bill for the relief Of widows
Lonpe and Hurst, and upon bill for the relief Of
Hszelit.
On suspension of the rules Mr. Lewis called M
joint resolution providing for Q committee 70
visit State institutions and providing for leave OF
absence to the members Of the committee.
The resolution was read, amended ss to the
leave OF absence. and adopted.
On q suspension Of the rules Mr.. Todd intro
duced bill TO authorize the city Of Carrolton to
dispose Of its market place. Read twice and re-
ferred to the committee on corporations.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Campbell gave notice of q bill relative to
the inspection OF beef and pork.
ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Mr.. Bscon-A bill to carry out the constitu.
tional provisions relative TO public education. Read
twice, ordered TO be printed and referred to tho
committee on education.
On susyensios Of the rules. Mr.. Ray intro.
duced bill defining more particularly the duties
Of sherins, constsbles and clerks OF courts, etc.
Read twice, ordered to be printed and referred to
the Judiciary.
Also . bill determining the boundary of the
parish Of Plsquemlnes on the right back of the
river. The bill was read twice and lies over.
On suspension Of the rules, Mr.. Thompson In.
troduced joint resolution providing for addi-
tonal compensation to employees and messengers
OF the COMMITTEES to inquire into fraud atelectons
and peace and good order in the State, for extra
labor done at night. ~
According to previous notice, Mr.. Day intro
duced bill for the relief of VIM. F. Lockwood.
Read twice and referred TO the committee on Pen
itentiary. Also an act 10 amend article 80 Of the
Constitution. Read twice and referred to the ju.
dietary committee.
On suspension Of the rules, Mr.. Ray called no
Senate bill l54 TO create the parish OF Richland
in this State. The bill was taken up section BY
section, adopted as a whole, and finally adopted
with its title.
The order Of the day was called.
BILLS ON THEIR SECOND READING.
Senate bill to s1asRssHss 1assss was read. considered
eDgrossed for q third reading, and finally adopted
senate bill to amend and re-enact articles 32l6,
323s and 3240 Of the Civil Code was taken up sec.
tion by section. and finally adopted.
Senate bill 1853, TO encourage settlement and
cultivation Of public lands in the State. was read.
The bill underwent third reading and passed
finally.
Substitute for Senate bill I45, relative to moni.
tons, was read. On motion of Mr.. Bacon, the
bill was ordered to be printed, and made the sps-
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cenAte Dill lOii 10 iaciitate ana reduce the
price Of weighing in the State. The bill Is as
follows:
be u enocted, ETC., Tnat WIN. u. Tayior and
milton Y. Comer De and tney are hereby granted
tne exclusive privilege oi weighing IN the afore-
sald state Tor period OF ten years; said weigh.
ing 10 De done by machine or platform scales that
snali nave lcepacity OF Weighing per draft. ten
,ois or more II necessary ana tnst SAID w a. ).
Iaylor ara ID. Y. Conner are hereby granted the
privilege OF locating their machinery for weighing
purposes on any puDic ground or ievee anywhere
ID tne state aforesaid SO that II does not interfere
win the legal rights OF other persons. either as
weighers ss now pracuced and prscucing or other.
wise, eacn ana every otner person Deing allowed
TO carry on their business as weghers as they now
are, PROVIDED thst the SAID W. ). Taylor and M. q.
Cemer shall not charge Tor their services a.
weigbers higher rate than one-hslf the rates
now charged
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