The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-16


Corporations Of Orleans, Washington
OF Assumption, Page Of Jefferson. r. LANCE Of
East Baton Rouge. Noble Of Orleans, Wren Of
Bossier, Buckingham Of Morehouse.
State Library-Evans of Jefferson, w. @. VIII
lisms OF East Feliciaps. Leroy of Orleans,
Demarest of st. Mary. Witt of Orleans, d. Young
of Concordia. Quincy of Rapides.
PeDsions-Hutchinson Of St. Tammany, Wash
ington Of Assumption. LADDERS of Vim, Esnsrd of
st. Mary. Wren Of Bossier, Hall of Orleans, N.
Young Of Vermillion.
Federal Relstions-A Deslonde Of IbervilIe.
Pierce of Bossier, Brewster of Uuachita, McCullen
of East Baton Rouge, MoMien of Carroll, Alex.
ander OF Orleans, Zoelly of Orleans.
Regisiration-Beot Of Orleans, Abbott OF Con-
cordis. Dupart of Terrebonne, Fouts Of VIM
Douglass of st. Landry, Sterritt of Caddo, Wilson
Immigration-walsh Of DeS1to, Heideuhain of
Orleans, Prejean of St. Landry, Garrskamp of
Jefferson, Rengstorf of Orleans, MuIrell of La
fGurcbe, Waters of Orleans.
RESOLUTIONS
By Gsrtskamp, of Jefferson, O resolution direct
ing the appointment of committee of three to in
vestigate all about the sale OF the levee bonds ne
gotaIed by Mr.. Lynch, Of the Senate, and Lee, Of
the House, to report at once also to inquire Of
the treasurer as to what moneys, If any, have been
paid then.
Pending the consideration of this resolution Lee
of st. Bernard introduced resolution directing
the commission appointed to negotiate the sale Of
the bonds TO report at once their proceedings to
the House.
The first resolution was adopted.
Kent, of st. Helena. tiled TO introduce a reso.
luton the preamble Of which stated that as there
are many inaccuracies in the report of the CON-
mittee on peace and order it Is not advisable to
disseminate it, and resembling the resolution which
ordered $500 copies Of the report TO be printed.
The House, however, refused TO receive the reso-
ludon. 80 il lies over until to-day.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
McVesns motion to elect new warrant clerk.
which was pending when the House adjourned on
Thursday, came up. 1t was lost by vote of 81
yeas 10 Al nays.
SENATE BILLS.
A joint resolution ordering that no extra com.
pensstiop to employees, or gratuities to any one
be voted by either House of the Legislature ex.
cept by joint resolution. Read once and calen-
dared
The bill appropriating $4,000 to pay the expenses
Of moving into the new State House, acquiring
lease, etc. Read twice and referred to committee
The report of the commissioners Of metropolitan
police was received and laid upon the table, sub
| ject TO CALL
Senate bill to amend article 81 of the Civil Code,
came up on its second reading. II was indefinitely
postponed.
Senate bill amending the law regulating the
practice and dispatch of business in the district
courts of the parish of Orleans was finally passed
and now goes to the governor.
Senate bill regulating the manner of appraise-
ments in case of seizure and succession sales ia
the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson postponed
till to-day.
BILLS ON THEIR sEcoSD READING.
House bill ordering the immediate collection OF
all back State taxes. Referred to ways and means
committee.
An act providing for the payment Of certain GER
tifcaes Of Indebtedness issued by the leVee board.
Referred to CLAIMS committee.
An act abOsbiDg the present city government
and creating provisional government. Referred
to a special co nmittee Ct three.
An act creating new judicial district and FIX.
ing the terms OF the thirteenth, third, fourth,
ard eighth districts. judiciary committee.
Mr.. De Grange. Of Orleans, offered a resolution
ordering WsTmoth to at once issue proclamation
for an election in Ponte Coupee parish, TO fill va
cancy made by the death OF VIM. Smith. Adopted.
The report Of the board Of control of the State
Penitentiary for lS6S, was received and ordered
printed.
Isabelle, colored, offered bill enforcing the
provisions of article thirteen of the Constitution
and giving justices of the peace additional juris.
dicton. This IS the civil equality bill of last
mer in a new dress. Bill TO take effect on April l,
1869. II was read twice and referred to the ju-
dietary committee.
ing section first of the law passed last summer
relative to the duties, ETC., of coroners.
McVean OF Caddo gave notice of bill to organ
ize the militia of the State slso bill 10 repeal
the bill which created the parish of iberia.
resolution giving each member $40 as
Communication for postage stamps created consid-
cradle debate and was finally lost.
The annual report of the Board of Control OF
the State Insane Asylum was received and or
dered printed.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY DtGrange of Orleans-An act apnropriat.
ting $1,000 to the preservation ofrecOrds of Orleans
parish.
By Mr.. Curell of Orleans-An act directing the
secretary OF state to procure certain books.
LANCE, colored, of East Baton Rouge, offered
resolution that the House at 20 into an cleo
ton for photographer, who shall bethe official
reporter OF the House. The resolution was re-
ferred to the standing committee on rules, with
instructions TO report favorably upon it.
A message from the Senate was read inclosing
the governors veto Of the bill providing for the
payment of committees authorized to sit during
the recess, and announcing that the Senate had
passed it notwithstanding the veto.
The bill was made the special order for to-day
at l O'Clock.
II e House then went into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
McMillen of Carroll, in the chair, TO take into
consideration the bill spDropristiDg $500 to pay
for moving into the new Stale House. Bill recon.
mended for adoption.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
The chair announced as the special committee
10 examine the papers and accounts of the State
tTsasurer-MOrey of 0uachta, AcMillen Of Car
roll, L'Hoste of Orleans, Belot OF Orleans. Cal
houn of Rapides.
The committee on internal improvements re-
ported favorably by substitute On bill providing
for the improvement of Bayou Pierre fsvorsbly
on an act providing for the improvement of Tan.
gipshoa river. Bills referred 20 present standing
committee on internal improvements.
Adjourned.
Letter f. ON Mrs. Par tington to The President
Mrs. Partipgton .(B. P. shiIlaber, ESQ.,, of Bos-
tJD,l writes letter to the president, OF which the