The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-13

House OF Representative. i
y Mr.. Rengstorn, the Democrat who had been
elected to seat In the House, whose eieet,on was
House, was sworn in by the spesker and TOOK ms
seat % member Of the House. sIEAI u 4lla
Devices of Bienvile. offered resolution to
print two thousand copies OF the report OF the
,Gotthiel commissioner TO Paris exposition; and
report Of L. B. RobeFtson In feiston TO revenues
Of the State. Resolution sdoPted.
Leave Of absence for ten days was grained 10
Antoine. Of Orleans, offered resolution paying
Carter, the Radical, who had contested NJ: Beng
storf's seat his. per diem up 70 Date Q, aec,sion
Mr.. De Grange introduced the following resolu.
tions: pa ~ -
fhis House be appointed by the speaker. co inves,
tieate the alleged charge OF corruption and
bribery in the lottery bill. I'll
Resolred, That they have power to eau and
send for persons and papers. W
Resolutions adopted and late 10 the days ses-
sion the speaker announced the following as the
committee: De Grange. OF Orleans heAiiien:
OF Carroll; Burrell, c., OF St. John the Baptist
Brewster, Of Ouschita B. LANCE. O., OF East
Baton Rouge-all of whom, except Mr.. De
Grange, are Radicals. fit it-iT Ei oi
Mr.. Curell of Orleans. presented q unanimous
report from the committee, composed OF himself,
and Hall 70. Rad, and Devices (R.) appointed
leans, any Of the registration Offices have been
closed and the reason therefor. The report traces
the action of the supervisors m closing Their ON
Sss to The advice and nstrGeuo1s 2, p nessrs
Registrars contrary TO the advice and INSTRUCTIONS
OF Mr.. Fosdick, ths Democratic member OF the
board. II appears, from the report, that the DIM
calty which led to the closing of the offices origi-
mated in the conflict between the orders and rules
irsued by the Board Of Registrars and the injunc-
ton issned by Judge Cooley, Of the sixth
District Court. The report throws the Whole
responsibility upon Messrs. Baker and Fergu.
son for instructing the supervisors not
TO recognize any naturalization papers issued since
July Sd, and recommending them to interrogate
an applicant for registration who mas taken IKE. ossn
as to discover by their system OF nquisition II the
: applicant has. according to their Interpretation,
aided reconstruction. 10 both Of these instructions
have clearly gone beyond and violated the law
recently passed as well as the Constitution and
laws of the United States. Il ends by recommend
ing the repeal Of the FIRST section in the supple.
mentary act on registration, giving the registrar
power 70 issue rules to the supervisors, and also
the repeal Of the obnoxious rules which they have
already issued. The report was ordered printed
and made the special order of the day for Tues
day, at 2 O'Clock.
KKroErs OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
CIaims-On an act for the relief OF Victor Ge-
rodias, State tax collector, favorably by substi-
tute, appropriating $500 to that gentleman.
Read twice and referred to committee of the
whole.
house No. iO4 Camp street, used BY the State
Board of Health. Calendar. CHA ,rt-rL-TY
BILLS ON THEIR FIRST READING.
Bv Gartskamp, of Jeffsrson-An act incorpo-
rating the Kenner Fire Company No. l, of the
town Of Kenner. Read twice and sent TO COM
mittee on corporations. - .s.s1. -,l.I no
By Mcvesn. OF Csddo--A joint resolution ap-
pointing Joint committee to investigate the
recent DISTURBANCES in the parishes Of St. Landry
Bossier and Caddo. Read twice and calendared
By Faulkner Of dwell An oct amending the
law creating . Board Of Public Works BY taking
from the hands Of the governor the appointment
of the members Of that board, and making them
10 be elected by joint ballot OF both houses oil
the Legislature. McMilen opposed the introduc
ton Of this BILL but Faulkner nnsy tsr Il. Ar !,
reading, calendared.
The order Of the day, the bin taking away from
the State printer the city printing was called FOL
motion Of Pratt OF Claiborne (Dem.,) took up the
bill making State warrants, notes. coupons. ant
any other redeemable State paper reeevaeie fo
faxes. This bill called forth considerable debate
with an episode of an appeal from the decision o
the chair, the discussion Of which took up SOM
time and which resulted in the sustaining Of tn
chair, when the bill was finally passed.
The following is the bill
AN ACT TO REGULATE COLLECTION AND PAYMEN
HL N.IM..'s. OF TAAkos
sEcrIoNl. Belt enacted by the Senate and Ho,ts
of REPRESENTATIVES of the State Of Louisiana d
General Assembly conueyaed, That all taxes an
licenses due the atate Of Louisiana prior to tn
year 1865 shall be payable in State notes, stat
warrants or any other redeemable State paper.
. SEC. q. BE Il further enacted, etc., That o
licenses and taxes due the State OF Louisiana sine
the year 1864, and that may hereafter oecom
due, shall be payable 10 United states currency
Prouided, That all warrants issued BY the andito
of public accounts since the twenty-second dsy
lime. 1865. for the expenses Of the members an
employees Of the General Assembly, or the STAT
in any department shall be receivable for all TAKE
SEC. 3. BE il further enacted etc., That th
State collectors, IN settling their sccounts VII
the state treasurer. shall be required to ME wiz
him AT the time of their settlement an affidavit Sc
ting forth the facts that they have paid into q
treasury the Identical warrants received oy tnel
and that they have not purchased or speculate
in any manner, directly or indlsec.ly 10 sucn va
rants and that they received saio "ansn~
SEC 4. BE Il f,uthe- enacted, etc., That Il
State tax collectors are hereby authorized 81
directed TO pay to the members ana empioyes
The General Assembly, on presentauon IN pefso
their warrants at their face value out OF ~
funds in their possession, and that the Sta
treasurer Is hereby authorized and directed TO
ceive said warrants in setuemen, OIL acuoup hs,
State tax collectors, upon said warrants pei
made that thew received said warrants from me-
beers and employees OF the General Assem- PIG ny.
SEC. s. Be L further enacted. ETC., fnss
fine for having State taxes be and is hereby
tended for thirty days beyond the time now
lowed by law. during which time state sax !,
lectors are hereby authorized and directeo 70
.ceiye and collect taxes due the State without
additional cost to taxpayers. nm.
SEC. 6. BE IL further enacted, ETC.. inst
lava or parts Of laws in conflict win tns &c: !.
and the same are hereby repealed, ana mat
act shall take effect from and after its passage.
II being o'clock. the House took up the 10
talked-of printing bill, that which takes 81
from the State journal the city printing. A he
debate epsusd upon NJ, in the course Of who
rather interesting episode occurred by Held
hahn stAtisg, in reply 20 Cursll's assertion
the present law relative to CITY. printing
o. shamefuLn that he was responsible for I'll
- aid end advocated, when Mr.. Currel again
him his course wss % shsmeful-" sgS.
A motion 10 indefinitely postpone the bill
Loaf. when, still pending It's discussion, the &c
adjourned till noon Tuesday. rsI9oo 49,