The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-06
House of RepreseptatIve..

The House met at noon; Speaker Lowell ia the
chair; ffty-iwo members present. Prayer.
Leave OF absence for two days granted to Zoelly
Of Orleans.
resolution allowing each member Of the
House TO be furnished with three daily papers and
two weekly ones, was adopted.
resolution introduced by McYean Of Caddo,
appointing a committee of five TO investigate the
Expenditures of the Metropolitan Police Board.
was adopted.
Carr OF Orleans offered a resolution directing
the warrant clerk to report what warrants be had
issued to W. II. Green, postmaster of the House,
and for what purpose.
Adopted.
Gray Of St James offered a joint resolution in
struciiDg the sergeants alarms Of both houses 10
close ROYAL street. from Cont street to Bienville
street, during the siltings of the Legislature,
amended by including only that portion Of Royal
street which is directly in front OF the building
now used as a State House, finally passed and
sent 10 the Senate.
authorizing and directing the committee on claims
TO INQUIRE into the expedency Of taking measures
to csrry totbe Supreme Court of the United States
the case of the State of Louisiana VS.. the Louisiana
State Bank. which was recently decided by the
Supreme Court of the State. Objections were
raised to pressing the resolution through, so it
lies over.
Belot, of Orleans, introduced q petition from
some butchers OF the city, praying for some law
to be enacted doing away with private markets.
which. they said, are much to the detriment OF
re gusr butchers.
con muncation from the auditor was read,
guessing further time IN which to make his an
mn report. Granted, and time granted till the
last Monday in January.
Toe bill sppropriaiing 100000 to pay the ex.
peDses of the General Assembly then was called
| up by Mr.. Mcyean. Referred to the committee
OF the whole, into which the House Immediately
went, with Reese, of Lafourche, 10 the chair.
hedenhsin wanted to amend the bill by INTRO.
| ducing into il provision for the payment OF
warrants issued at the last regular session, which
had not been provided for in the appropriations
| already made. This created considerable debate,
and was finally lost, when, upon motion OF Mr..
con mended allowing the warrants of members OF
| those committees which were ordered to sit dur
ing the recess to be paid out of the appropriation,
| and thed recommended for adoption.
Mr.. Witt, Of leans, tried to introduce rsso-
| luton ordering the appointment OF committee
| of three to examine into the truth OF the state
ments made by Warmoth in his annual message
but the thing was promptly voted down by the
| Radical members.
| Ii being one o'clock, the governors message
vetoing the bill authorizing the survey OF Bayou
| Manchac then came up. On the roll being called
| it was found that the bill had votes and the veto
| CO. so the veto was sustained.
| A message from the governor was received IN.
| closing tie annual report Of the Board OF Metro
/ politan Police Commissioners. Report accepted
| and $50 copies ordered printed.
The bill appropriating 100000, which had beer
1 recommended by the committee OF the whole
vas taken up, its amendments adopted aad the
! bill ordered engrossed.
The House then adjourned until noon to-day.