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

ponse hill i3A was. O. motion Of Mr.. Ray, re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
House bill regulating qusrsn.lnea 20 ne snecisl
and on motion Of Mr.. Ray reierfeu W INC ePeo'N
Honss hin for the relief Of B. B. Love was taken
up. and on motion Of Mr.. Ray finally passed.
House bill to repeal an sct permitting p" .r;,h-
70 furnish goods TO employees and freedmen WIN
ont ps wing the usual license. read twice and TO-
TERED 10 the judiciary COMMITTEES.
Honse hill relative TO the administration OF tue
public schools Of New Orleans, read Twice anu
referred 10 the committee on edueauon-
Honse hill relative to public printing was taken
nm and referred to the committee on pruning.
ION A suspension of the rules Mr.: nay caiieGs up
Senate bill l76, TO amend article 90 OF the ONn
Code. The bill was considered, engrossed ana
finally passed.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
sans,e bill No. 81, an act relative to the terms
Of the Supreme Court, was read.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was made the
SPECIAL order of.theday on Saturday.
A message from the governor was received.
AD actto fx the terms Of court in the third Ju'
dicial district Was read and finally adopted.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill 1874, TO verify the legality of official
bonds, their places of deposit and to whom bonds
of defaulters are to be delivered for collection ,
read and made the order Of the day on Saturday.
Senate bill Ia, an act amending an act relative
to district attorneys. Giving SIS instead OF $40
for every criminal convicted.
On motion of Mr.. Wittgenstein the compensa'
ton (sl5) was made uniform for the whole State,
and the bill was finally passed.
Senate bill IT'S, to amend article SIS Of the Civil
Code.
A message from the governor was received.
The bill was finally passed.
Senate bill Ice for the relief OF certain state
assessors, was finally passed.
Senate bill 1888, relative to the payment Of the
expenses of criminal prosecutions. was read and
finally passed.
. Senate bill l75-An act to amend an act rela-
tive 10 criminal proceedings, prohibiting judges
from making charges to jures unless required to
DO so by the jury.
message from the governor was received.
Mr.. Bacon opposed the bill.
Mr.. Biacbman moved TO amend the Dill, giving
the accused right to the closing argument.
| Adopted.
Mr. Foute spoke vehemently against the bill
and said that If he were judge, with this law 10
| operation, he would not obey 1t unless he were
! compelled to do so. 1t destroyed all power oil
| the Judge.
Mr.. Blsckman moved that the bill be consid
cred ebgrOssed.
! Mr.. Ray moved to postpone to Monday, ana u
| be printed. Adopted.
| Senate bill 40, an act relative TO fee-bill II
| criminal cases, was read and finally adopted.
| A communication from the governor was read
| informing the Senate that he had signed an &C
to improve the navigation of Red River.
| The Senate went into executive session.
/ The executive session being raised commuui
| cations were read from the governor, informin.
| the senate of his approval of and signature q
the registration bill and act to enable the cit
| Of New Orleans to procure loan OF money U
meet its current expenses.
The Senate adjourned