The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-25
Hou,. OF Rep e.entatIre,

fItyEeNen members present.
The bill Incorporating the Atlantic and Missis.
sippi Canal Company, was finally passed.
Mr.. Wiliz Of Orleans, offered a resolution in
stTucting the governor at once to report why the
vote OF Orleans parish was not counted in the
presidential election last November. The speaker
refused to entertain the resolution.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
CoTporations-On bill authorizing the building
Of a toll bridge over Bodcaur bayou and lake
favoTably. Finally passed.
Banks and bsnking-On bill for the relief OF
certain banks favorably. Bill made special order
for to-day az l O'Clock.
Parochial siairs-On bill creating parish Of
TsDgipahos, favorably. Bill finally passed.
Public lands and levees-On bill for the relief
of Louis Trague, that it be referred to The board
Of pubic works.
Constitution-On bill fixing the time Of meeting
Of the General Assembly at April /, instead Of
January :, fayorably with verbal amendments.
Report adopted.
lmmigretion-Th the report of J. o. Noyes,
chief of immigration bureau, is an able, exhsus.
tive and valuable document and bnl reorganz-
ing the bureau Of immigration. Gartsksmp aud
Mr.. Waters dissenting as to the bill. Bill read
twice, ordered printed, and made special order fer
Saturday next st 2 O'Clock. in committee of the
whole.
Ways and means-on bill to issue 5000. 900 to
And on bill to issue IS OOO, 900 to protect State
lands.
And on bill asking congressional Endorsement of
certain bonds.
And on bill to issue SIS 600 600 to pay for levees,
favorably by substitute providing for the issue Of
co., coo State bonds TO BIO applied to levee pur
poses. Bill read twice, ordered printed and made
special order for Monday next, at o'clock.
The committee Teported the revenue bill as under
consideration, and that it will be presented to.
morrow.
On city money bil-Thats bill to the same et.
feet has already passed the Houre. BIZ Indefinite
ly postponed.
Canals and DrainaceA hill rerativa N tba
Barstsria and LafOurche canal. Favorably. Bill
made special order for Friday next and ordered
printed.
Appropristions-On petition of - Lynch. of
Pointe Coupee pariah. Unfayorably. Petition
returned to petitioner.
On bill for relief of B. Bloomfield. FAvorAby
Finally passed.
A bill sppropria;ing $4,000 for repairing
buildings at the Quarantine Station, and paying
the indebtedness Of the former Board OF Health.
Bill read once and calendared.
The special confereNe committee on bill do.
mating 20 per cent. additional pay to members of
the Legislature recommended that the House 70.
cede from lis amendments. Report adopted.
internal impTovements-0n act to organize a
department Of internal improvement. Favor
ably with anendments.
The sub penitentiary Investigating committee
reported. Report ordered printed in the journal
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By " NJ. LANCE of East Baton Rouge-An act
to carry into effect article ll9 of the Constitution
Referred to judiciary committee.
By McVean of Caddo-An act to make the Gen.
eral Assembly meet on the third Monday in
February. Bill withdrawn.
By Melvin of Natchitoches-To authorize the
parish of Natchitoches to issue bonds. Ways and
means.
By Taylor of East Felciana-To change name
of VIM. Shields. Judiciary.
By - To abolish recorders courts in the
parish of Orleans.
By Walsh, of DeSoto-To incorporate Grand
Bayou Railroad Company. Railroad committee.
BY McYean, Of Caddo-To pay fee to counsel
employed to defend the State in certain cases.
Claims.
By Morey, of Ouschita-To amend the one per
cent. tax law. Ways and means.
By McVean--To relieve John Doyle. Claims
committee.
By Pratt, of Claiborne-Relative TO minors Of
Reypold and silas Scarborough. Judiciary com.
mittee.
By Mcyean-To relieve Keith. Claims com.
mittee.
By-To incorporate Red River and Clancy
vile Railroad Company.
By McVean-To improve Red River. Com.
mittee on internal improvements.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Bill TO organize metropolitan sanitary district.
Indt fnitely postponed, AZ to 81.
motion to reconsider was tabled by As to Is.
Senate bill to Incorporate the reche Navigation
Company. Postponed until Thursday next.
House bill for the protection of game. IndeH.
nitely postponed.
Act granting 10 the police jury Of Orleans right
bank the power to lay special II per cent. tax