The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-21

"A resolution giving the clerk of the contingen
expense committee $3.50 extra. The vote stool
on this 46 TO l3, when Mr.. Pratt raised the poin
that by the rules Of the House, extra compensa
ton can only be granted employees of the Hous'
by two-thirds vote Of the members elected to thu
House. The chair decided the point well taken
80 the resolution fell through. .-r11
resolution authorizing the charitable institu
tons committee TO employ clerk until the FRS
OF next January. Adopted. rtfl
resolution authorizing the State printer tc
print nve hundred copies Of the journal OF the
A resolution authorizing the railrosds committee
to sit 90 long as they choose. Lost. .-...
One ordering the printing of two thousand
copies OF the report Of the "peace and order
One giving the chairman of each committee $50
extra compensation. Lies over. $500. a 4 q. d
One giving the warrant clerk $500 extra. Lies
over.
Mcmillan here said be wanted to give each
member OF the House forty acres and mule.
A resolution stating that as the House had de.
cided to adjourn without taking recess. the va
rious House committees ordered to sit during the
recess be discharged. Adopted. 90
Pending the consideration of this, Mcmillan in
troduced resolution authorizing the Committee
OF the whole House to sit from now till the com.
mencement Of the next session, and to be paid
double mileage and per diem during that time.
Senate bill for the relief Of James r. Andrews.
sheriff and tax collector Of Rspides parish, read
three times and finally passed. - :,
A House joint resolution authorizing the com.
mttee on banks and banking to sit until the next
session of the General Assembly. Lies over.
resolution ordering the appointment of
committee to wait upon the governor and an.
nounoe to him that the General Assembly is ready
to adjourn. Adopted.
A letter from E. Gottheil, acknowledging the
reception OF the vote of thanks rendered him by
the General Assembly; and q communication
from the State librarian requesting any member
having books Of the State in his possession to re-
turn them at once. r.-, f-'-r
the affairs OF Algiers progress, q request to sit
as much longer as they choose, and q recommen-
daton that Eugene Macarty. the accused justice
OF the peace, be suspended from Office by the
governor until such time as the investigations
shall be concluded. A bill to that effect submit.
ted by them lies over. - y
Senate bill granting extension of time to State
tax collectors and making warrants and other State
paperreceyable for back taxes. Finally passed.
Senate bill authorizing the police juries of par.
ishes subject to overflow to erect levees, making
1t compulsory upon each citizen of such parishes
to work upon the levees, and providing for the
payment Of such workmen by the State. Amend
ed, on motion of Kent, Of st. Helena, so as to
r:ake each parish pay for the building OF its own
levee front, and finally passed by 43 to FL.
Pierce, OF Livingston, then rose and said that
ne renewed his motion. made on Monday, to re-
consider the vote by which the governors veto of
Monday the speaker ruled the motion out of order
and the matter was dropped. When Pierce made
the motion yesterday Mr.. Pratt objected to it as
being out of order, when d. H. Reese, of La
fourche. who was IN the chair, ruled the motion
10 order. A great deal of discussion here fol-
lowed, Mr.. Pratt and Mr.. Kent taking frequent
points Of order, until, before the roll was called
the spea ker, Mr.. Lowell, resumed the chair. He
decided that his ruling Of Monday was light.
Pierce took an appeal, and the appeal was sus-
tanned by 40 to "a. The vote to reconsider was
then carried by as to 25; when the question was
put, "Shall the bill pass notwithstanding the OBJ
eS Of The r and the ron being
b passed the House and was sent to the Senate
Tor their action.
House bill transferring the Insane Asylum from
the third district to Jefferson city. Read once
and lies over. .s
The minority report of Mr.. Kent, from the cleo.
TONS committee, In the case of Kavanaugh, DEM
oerat, elected by the people, vs.. Noah Douglass,
Radical black man, not elected, was read He
showed how Mr.. Kavanagh had received clear
majority OF over 800 votes but Notwithstanding
This, by vote Of AZ to l6, the House adopted the
majority report OF the committee, which. under
he pretence Of fraud, ousted Mr.. Kavanagh, and
installed In his place the negro Douglass, never
y by the people. Douglass was sworn in
An act to amend article 22so of the Civil Code.
Passed.
Anact relative to presidential electors. Passed.
An a. act for the relief OF Edward Gotthiel. Pass.
An act further defining the jurisdiction of parish
courts in the State. 1850 s-I
An act increasing the salary of the surgeon of |
he metropolitan police. Pending the considera.
ion OF this, Isabelle took the floor. and stated |
hat the item in the metropolitan police law |
which gives the governor power to remove the l
loard erds not IN nte bGI arhen IL passed the
louise. and wanted to know how It was that this /
Tss the case. No answer at all. The surgeons
Mr.. Pratt, Of Claiborne, here arose and de.
handed Of the temporary chairman, who was |
iorey, from Ouachita. reason for not when he |
ad demanded division on Q certain UiUd uoce |
ote on the bill last mentioned, putting the ques- |
on. The temporary speaker declined TO explain.
The Senate amendments to the general revenue
w came up. All but one were concurred In.
House joint resolution giving to every member
the General Assembly Is per cent. additional
In voting on this Douglasss name, the new negro
lember elected yesterday by the House, was
allied, when the speaker said he knew no such |
ember OF the House. 1t appears that Noah
ouglass had been sworn In by the temporary
1aiIman, Morey, which swearing in the speaker |
ould not recognize. So Douglass was brought
? again by Isabelle, and was duly sworn in for
e second time in one day.
When the House adjourned till o'clock to.
ght.
EVENING SESSION.
The remaining Senate amendment to the revenue
ii was concurred in.
House bill for the relief of Geo. W. Sizer.
Passed.
Senate amendments to bill making State war
nts and all other redeemable State paper re- |
vable for State taxes. One Of the amendments |
rikes out just the most important clause in the
II. that which forbids the speculation in war. |
nts by tax collectors; and another gives the tax
Electors till the 10th December, 1868, for final
Element.
All the amendments concurred in.
Senate amendments to the bill appropriating
Do, 900 for registration purposes.
all unimportant, concurred in.
House joint resolution authorizing the Joint |
peace and order " committee to sit from now to
second Monday In next January.
Passed.
Senate act supplementary to act Of incorpora.
n Of Amite City.
Finally passed.
An act to amend article 81 of the Civil Code.
Lies over TO the next session.
Senate bill in relation to ferry privileges to G.
Townes In parish Of Madison, and indorsing |
, contract entered into between the police Jury | I
that parish and Mr.. Townes. Lies over till | I
It session. In
senate bill relative to collection Of taxes due \
city Of New Orleans for 1867. Finally passed.
senate bill exempting from taxation the Work. | T
mems Mutual Life Insurance Company of | q
uisians. Lost on its final passage. 4
senate bill for the relief OF VIM. @. Bell, Of st. {