The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-14


The House met at IL O'Clock. Speaker Lowell
in the chair, and forty four members present; no
quorum.
A quorum having been obtained, prayer Dy
colcred preacher, name unknown. -,
The reading of the minutes was dispensed with.
Kent of st. Helena, asked leave OF absence Tor
four days for McCullen, Of East Baton Rouge
Granted.
speaker appointed Kent on election committee
in place of McCullen.
Leave Of absence for Eve days was granted to
DeslOnde, of IberVille.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Claims On petition of B. Campbell Tor notarial
fees, Onfavorab'y. Report accepted and petluon
returned To petitioner.
Enrollment-The engrossing of the following
bills:
sufTTaee: an act for the relief of Widows Loupe
and Hurst and an act TO provide for the burned
records Of the parish of Rspides.
Education-An act TO regulate public education
in the state. Bill made special order OF tue Jay
for Monday, nth.
The conference committee appointed to create
a metropolitan police bill, reported that the Sen
ate committee had failed TO meet them, bat the
Heuse committee recommended the Adoption OF
the bill now before the Senate, and through their
chairman, Lee, moved that the House go into
committee of the whole to consider the BILL
Carried, and accordingly the House went into
COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE.
The first section, amended so as TO make in the
district to be polsed the parishes Of Orleans aud
Jefferson. was recommended to the House Tor
I adoption.
The committee then rose and reported pro-
gress. ..
One hundred and fifty copies Of the Senate po'
| lice bill were ordered printed.
| A message from The Senate was received, ask
ing concurrence in the following bills JONI
L ha Iinitad States Jurisdiction
| over the federal cemeteries in the state an &C
10 create recorders court in the City OF Jefer
son. and an act providing for the appointment OF
| parish sttornies pro tenn, who shall also be DIS
/ trict attOrDies.
| The speaker here read a communication from
the committee on the state of peace and order 10
the State to the effect that it sit daily from A.
| tot p. NJ.
FIRST HEADING OF BILLS.
By Faulkner, of Csldwell-An act relative tt
Che drsipinp OF certain portions of the parishes
| Orleans and Jefferson. Read twice and referred
| to committee on corporations.
BurTell of St. John, by permission, gave nouc'
| of a bill relative TO marriages and Dill removing
| disabilities on account OF color.
Wren. OF Bossier, introduced bill to fund auC
| protect the outstanding liabilities Of the state
| Ordered printed and placed on the calendar.
| BY Lott, OF Rapides-A Dill 10 nA tne pOnus
| sberifs. Calendar.
| BY Carr, of OrleaDs--An act IN relation 70 TN
election of presidential electors in the STATE
| Placed on the calendar.
By Melvin, of Natchitoches--A bill to eXemp
the town of Natchitoches from parish taXei
Placed on the calendar.
The speaker here read minority report froI
| the committee on education, signed by Plerce an
Fouis, utterly eondemnDg the bill as recommends
| by the majority.
The House then took up the Senate regisr
ton bin, and on motion of Noble, OF Orleans II
| solved itself into
COMMITTEE or THE WHOLE,
To further discuss it. The first few seotlol
we're debated, and finally, after being amend'
by taking from each parish board Of registr
ti1n the clerks given them in the bill, and by ~
ing to any person declared ineligible by any SUI
| board Of registration, the right TO appeal to q
: | chief board Of the State, was recommended 10 q
, | House, and the committee then rose.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Eager of Orleans, asked leave of absence !
Mr.. Marks fer two weeks; granted, and Cur'
| appointed in his place on lthe special commltt
appointed TO investigate the issue OF levee bond
The House then adjourned until III O'Clock
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