The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-22
STATE LEGISLATURE.
TWENTIETH DAY.
Senate.

Senate.
TUESDAY, July p, 1865.
The Senate met at noon.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn presiding.
Twenty-three members present.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Fisk.
Reading Of the journal dispensed with.
Mr.. r. II. Day, on behalf of the committee on
enrolment, reported as enrolled, bill to trans
fer cases to the courts under the Constitution Of
1865.
Mr.. J. Lynch, in behalf Of the finance commit
tee, reported uEfavOraby on a bill authorizing
farmers and planters to furnish their employees
with merchandise, etc., without entailiDg the
usual license.
Mr.. J. Ray reported, in behalf of the judiciary
committee, fayorably, with amendments on bill
to incorporate the New Orleans Elevator Com.
deputy clerks in District Courts, and unfavoraby
on bill defining the duty Of parish judges.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. A. r. Whtney-A resolution authoriz.
ing the clerk Of the Senate TO have printed one
hundred and fifty copies of the list of the standing
committees Of the Senate, to be furnished to sen.
ators and to the standing committees of the House.
Adopted.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. ]. b. Lewis. of Desoto-AccordinQ to
previous notice, bill to incorporate the New
Iberia and Texas Railroad Company, with a CAPT.
tai Of S., 100000, divided into shares Of one hun.
dred dollars each. The dOmic of the company
10 D6 III new OIledus. AS soon as uVe miles OF
the road are completed, the State of Louisiana
shall issue coupon bonds payable forty years after
date, with interest at six per cent. per annum,
payable semi annually to the amount of six thou.
sand dollars Tor every mile, TO be paid in stock Of
the company. The leading names in the act are
J. H. Ogesby, S. B. Packard, Ebert Cant, Jacob
Hawkins.
MIR. Wittgensten moved the suspension of the
rules, to put the bill on its second reading, in
order to refer It'll yeas, nays.
The rules being sus pelded. the bill was read A
second time.
Mr.. NJ F. Smith, on point OF order, called the
attention Of the chair that four ffhs of the mem.
bers present had not voted in favor of the sus-
pension.
Mr.. Bacon moved that the bill be printed.
Messrs. Lewis and Campbell thought il was
courtesy due to senators 10 refer the bill.
Mr.. Bacon objected to this method of pushing
bills through.
Mr.. Todd also wished the bill printed.
Mr.. Lewis disclsimed any desire of pushing the
bill through. He wished the bill referred to any
committee.
The bill was then referred 10 the committee on
internal Improvements, and is to be printed when
reported upon.
By Mr.. Il. H. Dsy-A bill to regulate registra
ton in this State. The bill provides for the an.
pointment by the governor of a registrar, who
shall appoint two assistant registrars for each dis.
tTict Of the parish Of Orleans and two for each
parish in the State. The compensation of the re.
gistrar to be $500, and of his assistants for the
parish of Orleans $500 each, and those of the
paIishes ten cents for each person registered.
Read twice and referred TO the special committee
OIL registration.
By Mr.. NJ. F. Smith, on a suspension of the
rules, notice of bill in relation to organizing the
militia.
On a suspension Of the rules, Mr.. r. N. Ogden
introduced bill 10 amend an act relative to the
duties Of the district attorney. Referred to the
judiciary con mittee.
Also, bill to amend an act 10 incorporate the
Louisiana central stem of the Mississippi and Pa
eifc Railroad Company. Read twice and re.
ferred to the committee on internal improve
ments.
On q suspension of the rules, Mr.. F. V. Coup.
land introduced bill for the relief of Ella A.
Brown, wife of - Ripley.
By Mr.. Dsy-A bill for the relief Of James Ed
mondston. Referred to the committee on claims.
Mr.. Todd called for a bill relative to the ap-
pointment Of special committee of three to in
vesueste the affairs Of the levee commissioners
and the amount expended by them to the present
time. The bill was read and passed.
On suspension Of the rules, Mr.. Todd intro
duced bill relative to appeals in the Second Ju-
dieisl nistrict Court Of the parish of Jefferson.
Read twice and referred.
By Mr.. r. II. Day-A bill 30 repress and pre-
vent larceny. The bin provides that any person
convicted Of larceny, besides the other penalties