The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-10
House er Representatives

AcRr<eentnINca
Fifty-four members present, Speaker Lowell In
the chair.
Prayer.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed with.
Leave OF absence for ten days to Bergeron, of
st. Martin for ten days to Calhoun, of Rapides
and to Burrel, of St. John, for four days, was
granted.
Isabelle here rose to an explanation in reply to
statsme in one Of our contemporaries, In
which he Is classified an incendiary and utterly
disclaimed the idea. saying that the G. A. R., the
Union Leaese .and the "loyal people in the
city, especially the colored people, desire not to
lay New Orleans in ashes.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Elections-ln the contested election case Of st.
Landry parish, recommended the giving this seat
to Mr.. Prescott, the deferring Of the case Of Mr..
Kavanaugh, and the seating Of his competitor in
place of Mr.. Dupfe, whose place he contested.
After some debate the report as q whole was
adopted by vote OF so 10 Is.
smms and Priegesu, the members elected,
were then sworn in by The speaker.
Judiciary-On an act defining duties and pow.
ers OF police jury on the right bank. Orleans
parish. favorsby. Bill ordered calendsred.
On an act to exempt certain amount of pro.
perry from seizure, favorably, with amendments.
Bill as amended, ordered printed.
Clsims-On an act for the relief Of J. Ednon-
ston, favorsbly.
On The petition of c. e. Fortier, favorably, with
bill appropriating $4,000 with interest from -,
1867. Bill read aud cslendsred.
Printing On the Senate bill amendatsry OF the
present Law relative to State printing, favorably
with amendnents. Postponed TILL next Saturday.
The speaker here read note from the State
printer in which he stated that the State printing
to September lst, amounted to s20,ss2 So.
Rsilwsys-On an act amendatory of the act Of
Incorporation of The Lousisns central stem of the
Mississippi and Pacific Railroad, fsvorabiy. Bill
passed TO its third reading. This bill simply pro.
vides for change of the name OF the company to
the Louisiana Central Railroad Company.
On an act, the substitute for the Senate bin in
cooperating the New Iberia, Texas and Vermil-
lionville Railroad Company, favorsbly with amend.
meDts. Bill postponed till Monday next
Charitable lnstitutions-0n an act relative to
the Insane Asylum in this city, favorably. Bill
postponed for one week.
Internal Improvements-On the bill providing
for the Improvement of Bayou Tecne, fsvorably,
with recommendation for an appropriation Of
$50 600 for that purpose. Bill sent to committee
of the whole.
On bill incorporating the Bayou Rapides Ma,
visation Company. Bill passed to its third read
ing.
The report of the conference committee on the
metropolitan police bill was read. Ii retains the
section which makes the lieutenant gnvsrpar-
strikes out the section which orders the serving
of all processes by policemen. Report adopted.
A bill for the relief of Victor Gerodas was read
twice snd referred TO claims committee.
The House then went into
COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE,
Gartskamp, of Jefferson in the chair, and took
up the bill fixing the salary OF the present police
commits sioners. The committee recommended the
pa. sage Of the bill, when 1t rose.
LEGISLATIVE sEssIos-FIRsr READING OF BILLS.
By Morey, Of 0uschita-An act for the relief Of
Mertll Sinclair, widow Of the colored Radical ora
tor. Read twice and referred to claims commit
By Morey-An act for the relief Geo. W. sizer,
sppropriating to him $l0l2. Read once and cal
endared. .
By Morey-An act authorizing the closing up
by the auditor Of any shop or place Of business on
which State taxes are not paid, within ten days
after refusal the part OF the tax payer 70 pay
such tax, and sell such property on which taxes
are unpaid the title thus acquired TO aoy property
10 be recognized by the State courts. Read twice,
ordered printed and referred -
By Harper, Of st. Charles A resolution asking
appointments on judiciary committee 10 place Of
Mcmillan and Wren now absent Adopted.
By Barper-A resolution authorizing the en-
ploy ment Of five additional clerks Adopted.
By Kent, of st. Helena-A bill for the relief Of
Angus Bowers. patient in the State insane
asylum at jackson. Read twice, and sent to
claims committee. ..
BY Lot, Of Rspides-A prior resolution order.
ing the payment, by tax collectors and warrant
clerks INTO the treasury of the Identical money by
them received. Read three times and finally
passed by q vote of As TO 3.
BY Heidenhain Of 0rleans-An act relative to
vaRrsnis. Read once and cslendared.
Evans OF Jefferson, here called up the bill su-
ihorizing the police jury Of jefferson parish to
build shell road from Jefferson City 70 Carroll
ton. Finally passed and sent to the Senate.
The House then went into r.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Noble of Orleans, in the chair. The committee
took up the bill for the relief Of the attorney
general Of the State and recommended its passage.
This bill appropristes $500 TO pay office rent,
buy books, and discharge other contingent sx-
peDses. The committee then rose, when the
House adjourned till Doon to-day.
Destructive Fresh.t at San Antonio.
THE CITY UNDER wArER-Loss ABOUT $500 900.