The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-01

| (which has been printed was accepted.
by permission, Lott, OF Rapides, gave notice OF
a bill incorporating the Rapides Navigation Com.
paDy.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
BY Reese, of Lafourehe-A bill amending sec.
ton fourth Of an act relative to judicial and
other sales made at public auction" Read twice
and referred TO the Judiciary committee.
| =, BY Carr, OF OIleans-A bill supplementary to
the act OF 1871, Incorporating the New Orleans
Mechanics Society. Read twice and sent to cor.
porations committee.
the oyster fisheries of the State. Read twice aud
sent TO committees on judiciary and federal rela-
| tons.
By Matthews, of Tensas-An act to provide
| the Penientiary with machinery, etc. Read
twice, ordered printed and sent to the committee
| of the whole.
By Melvin, of Natchitoehes-An act approuri-
stDg s42 200 TO pay the debts of the State due for
the Penitentiary. Read twice and sent TO the com.
| mittee of the whole.
| Holland, Of Tensss, introduced petition from
citizens OF Tensas parish asking aid in rebuilding
ievees. Sent to committee on public lands and
levees.
A petition from various policemen detailed
about the Institute, asking either an spproDria-
ton or loan, was sent to the committee on ways
and means.
message from the governor was here read,
announcing bis approval and signature of the bill
sppropriating 100000 to pay the expenses Of the
General Assembly. and the bill granting a pen.
sion TO Mrs. T. A. Montague.
communication from the mayor of New Or
leans was here read, inclOsing a petition from
several policemen asking aid. Sent to the ways
and means committee.
communication from the Police Jury of Iber.
vile parish was received, asking the Legislature
70 take no action towards the opening of Bayou
Plaquemne. Referred to the delegates from the
parishes OF Iberville, st. Martin and st. Mary.
The clerk then announced the following House
delegations to conference committees asked by
the Senate:
On the registration bill -Morey of Ouacbita
Gray OF st. James, and DeGrange of Orleans.
On the " Intolerance resolutions y McMillen of
Carroll, Murrell of Lafourche, and Landers of
Union. "
The bill imposing tax of one per cent. ON ALI
property in the State, which on Saturday was
recommended to the House by the committee of
the whole, was ordered engrossed.
BILLS on THEIR THIRD READING.
The metropolitan police bill passed by a vote
OF "A to u.s. aud sent the Senate for concurrence
in the amendments.
The bill fixing the compensation of corouers.
which had been reported upon unfayorablv on
saturday by the iudicisrv committee. was taken
up, the report OF the committee agreed 10, and
the bill'killed.
Senate bill Incorporating the North Louisiana
and Texas Railroad Co., reported upon favOrably
by railroad committee, deferred until to-day.
SECOND READING OF BILLS.
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New orleans and the right bank, parish Of Or.
leans, and a substitute to the same effect viz the
removal OF the slaughter houses below the CITY
Quincy, Of Rapdes, moved to defer for one week.
Demorest, of ST. Mary, moved to amend by in.
serung i've weeks; lost-when Cuney's motion
prevailed.
An act relative to the inspection of steam boil.
ers-on motion OF Mr.. Carr, OF Orleans deferred
till next Tuesday (Sth).
An act defining duties, jurisdiction and emolu.
ments OF coroners-ordered engrossed and calen.
dared.
An act relative to marriage, ordered engrossed
and calendared.
An act sppropristing s25, 900 to clear out bavous
Courtsbleau and Beuf-sent to committee on in.
ternal Improvements.
An act to regulate quarantine. This provides
LOT the immediate and free passage through the
Rigolets of all vessels coming from uninfested
domestic ports. Caendsred
An act providing for the yearly assessing by
the state auditor Of a tax Sufficient to paw the
interest and portion Of the principal of such
state bonds as are not now in any other manner
provided for. Sent TO the committee of the whole.
An actrepealing the various acts supplementary
20 me act Incorporating the town of Franklin
Committee on corporations.
An act providing for the removal Of obstruc.
provements.
An act relative to suits for separation and
divorce. Laid on the table
An act Incorporating the New Orleans News
Association. Referred to corporations commit |
tee.
bill relative to issuance of bills OF lsdnp and |
trsnsfer Of property. Judiciary COMMITTEES.
An act amending the Law relative 10 -four in |
facturer Nu Au~uu'
An act Mug the pay of the police commission.
- appointed 'ply 3, ls6s. Committee OF the