The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-21
House Of Repre.e.tasIve..

The Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives..
The House met at IL O'Clock. Ress of Lafourche
in the chair, fifty.seven members present.
Prayer by a colored man.
Journal dispensed with.
On motion OF Gsrtsksmp of Jefferson three
days leave OF absence was granted to Evans Of
Jefferson.
Lott of Rspides by permission introduced a pc.
ttion from some captains Of schoonsrs protesting
against the detention az the Rgoets 10 which they
are now subjected by the Board Of Health, and
also against charges made by the same board.
The petition was received and bill introduced by
Lott OF Rapides providing for the release OF such
vessels coming from uninfected ports from such
detention and charges which was read twice and
referred TO the committee on public health.
Abbott Of ConcoTdia introduced 3 petition from
Sundry citizens for a charter OF q slaughter house
company, 10 be located below the city. Received
and sent to the committee on corporations.
On motion Of Isabelle, of Orleans, the commit
tee on conference appointed to meet Senate
committee relative to the Senate's amendment TO
the House militia bill. in which the House refused
to concur, was discharged. Carried and commit.
tee discharged.
The senate's amendment, which is to strike ont
that clause in the bill which provides that no mem.
ber of the militia shall be held accountable in
courts Of law for his actions while in active SER
vice, will be considered Friday.
koTey, Of Ouaehita, introduced resolution
providing for House committee OF three to in
vesuRate the proceedings Of the drainage com.
mssOners. Read once and laid over.
The clerk Of the House was here instructed to
request the return by the Senate of the militia
bill, in order that the amendment might be con-
CURED in.
By permission Mcvesn, of Caddo, introduced a
resolution instructing the committee on elections
to report to the House the names OF those con.
testants for seats 10 the House, who, though fail
ing to prove their election, showed grounds sum
N IN mill md 70,
the date Of decision upon their respective cases.
Adopted.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Claims-Minority report from Noble, OF Orleans,
favorsbly 10 the petition of Mr.. HandlIn on which
the balance OF the Committee had reported un.
tsvorably. After quite lengthy argument in de.
fense OF his position, Noble moved the acceptance
of the minority report which motion Carr, Of Or.
leans, moved TO lay on the table. Carried by a
vote Of Al 10 20.
The majority report was then adopted by vote
Of "a TO Is. ArecOnsider alton moved and laid on
the table.
The militia bill then came up from the Senate.
The amendments were cOncurred in and the bill
now goes TO the governor.
Upon motion of Carr, of Orleans, the House
metropolitan police bill was taken up and placed
on Its second reading by title.
Carr moved TO suspend the rules so that the bill
should be considered engrOssed.
Here Noble, of Orleans, made a solemn protest
both against the bill and against the h8sty manner
In which 1t was, unread, being rushed through the
House.
Cars motion lost, McMillen, of Carroll. then
moved that the bill be read section by section.
Pending the consideration of this motion the
speaker read a series Of resolutions received by
him from the council of New Orleans solemnly
protesting against the passage of the bill.
McMillen's motion was carried, and the clerk
proceeded TO read the bill section by section.
The hrst i've sections were amended so as to
place the power of selecting police commission
ers in the hands OF the governor. The bill was
then ordered printed, and made the order Of the
The pension committee then reported on bill
granting pensions to veterans oflsl4-ls favorably
widows. Calender. = -
Also upon the petition Of Widow Honora Fox,
with a recommendation that il 90 to the com
mittee on claims. Report adopted.
The enrolment committee reported the follow
ing bills duly engrossed:
An act appropriating s25 900 for the cleaning
out of BsyOus CouTtsbleau and Beuf.
An act for the relief OF Widow Montague.
An act providing for the consolidation aud fund
ing of the debt Of New Orleans.
An act removing causes now pending before
courts existing under the Constitution Of 1864 to
those created by that of 1868.
A Joint resolution ordering Joint committee to
investigate proceedings Of the first and second
drainage commissioners.
An act sppropristinQ 800 coo to pay expenses
Of the General Assembly.
An hSb lOI tuc Ichci VI Dcug.
The registration law.
The bill incorporating the New Orleans Eleva.
tor and Warehouse Company.
The committee on ways and means reported q
bill TO provide for the payment Of principal and
interest of State bonds by the levy Of special
tax TO the amount necessary to do 90. Calendar.
number OF bills were placed on their first
reading and calendared. The only important
ones were
By Lott, of Rapides-An act authorizing the
State tax collectors to receive the warrants Of
members ard employees Of the General Assembly
in payment OF State taxes by preference.
On q vote relative to the suspension OF the
rules 10 put the bill upon it's third reading, lt was
found that a quorum was not present, and the
sergeant at arms was sent for absent members.
A quorum having been OBJ aimed the motion 10
suspend Wss carried, and the bill finally passed
and was sent TO the Senate.
BY Horey, of 0uschita-A special appropria-
tion bill, providing for some OF the expenses Of
the General Assembly. Calendar.
By Morey, also-A bill relative to separation
and divorce suits. Calendar.
By Demarest-A bill for the improvement aud
Davigaiion'of Bayou Teche. Calendar.
By Demarsst-A bill relative TO the town Of
FTsnkliD. Calendar.
Adjourned until Friday, al ii o'clock.