The New Orleans crescent., 1868-09-06
House of Representatives


The House met at noon, Speaker Lowell pre-.
Fiity-two members present.
| Leave Of absence for two days granted to Grav.
OF ST. James, and for one week to Zoelly, of Or.
leans.
May, of Orleans, asked leave 70 introdnca a
resolution calling upon the printing committee TO
report TO the House on the Senate bill which
amerds the original printing bill so as to take
away nom the state printer the city printing and
judicial printing Permission granted and resolu.
ton amended by Mcmillan by making it obligatory
upon The committee at the same time to reoort a
ful statement of the cost to the State SO far of the
prscueal operation of the present printing.
Adopted.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
EleetiOns-That Selwin and Hughes. the unsuc.
cessi1l contestants oil the seats OF Messrs Curell
and Hsnlon are each entitled to pay and mileage
TO the cate Of decision upon their respective cases
resolution to that effect was adopted
Corporations-On senate bill amending the act
incorporating the town OF Monroe. Fayorably
On Senate bill amending the act incorporatinc
New Iberia. Fsvorabfy.
On an act providing for the free passage Of
chlldren attending free schools over All public
roads and ierIies. Favoraby.
On an act repeating the amendatory act To the
act OF Incorporation of Alexandria. Fayorahlv
On an act Incorporating the New Orleans News
Association. Favorsbly.
On the act amending the act of incorporation of
The above bills all ordered engrossed and
passed to their third reading,
Jadlcisry-On bill amending article 800 of the
Code OF Practice. Favorably.
On an act relative to bills of adinR and transfer
OF property. FavOrably.
BILLS PASSED TO THEIR THIRD READING.
=, internal smproyements-0n an act authorizing
the closing Of Benoist Bayou, Bossier parish
tavorsby. Ordered engrossed and passed to its
thrd reading.
Psrochal Atfairs-0n an act authorizing the
Police Jury of Jefferson parish to build a shell
T.ao % from Jefferson City TO Carrollton, favorably
Bill ordered eDgr0esed.
FIRsT READING OF BILLS.
By May, of Orleans-An act for the relief NJ
the Louisiana Equitable Life Insurance ComDanv
Read twice and referred TO the corporations com.
mittee.
By Isabelle, of Orlesns-An act forbiddiDO the
opening of the public schools for the time being
until an education bill has been passed hv The
over.
By Devices, of Bienve-An act creating in.
spectors of hay for New Orleans. Read twice
Sng zen. 70 the committee on commerce and
The committee on education here report bv
permission on the bill providing that the public
senools oi New Orleans shall be under the con.
uoi OF board OF sixteen directors, to be ap.
pointed by the governor, by aud with the advice
and consent OF the Senate. After some discussion
tne Dil, under snsI ension Of the rules. passed
us several readings, finally passed by a vote of as
to Z, and was sent to the Senate.
BILLS ON THEIR THIRD READING.
An act amending the law relative TO trial of
election cases In Orleans parish. Passed
an oct repeating the law which allows planters
to cell TO their hands without license. Passed.
An act relative to testimony in suits now pend.
ing. Passed.
An act enabling lessees to bond property under
provisional seizure Passed
N act authorizing the removal of the court
house OF st. James parish. Passed.
Al act providing for pensions to veterans of
lsl4-i5. Passed.
an act relative TO public roads. Passed.
An act creating recorders court in Jefferson
City. Passed.
An act relative to the division Of the Eleventh
Ward OF Terrebonne parish. Passed.
An act relative to delinquent lists of tar col |
ectors. Passed
An act Incorporating the North Louisiana and |
Texas Railroad Company. Pending confederation
u this bill, 1t was found quorum was not pres |
mt, and the House adjourned Till Monday, az I2
''clock.