The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-27
EVENING SESSION.

The House was called to order at P. NJ. by Mr..
Morey, of 0uachita. A quorum present.
Mr.. Brewster moved that the motion to lndehn-
tely postpone House bill No. IS, providing for the
Improvement Of St. Charles avenue, be reconsid'
cred.
A motion to lay on the table the motion to re-
consider was lost by a vote of Is yeas TO SO nays.
The motion to reconsider was sustained by
decided majority.
Mr.. Reese of Lafourche then moved the bill be
considered engrossed, and upon this motion called
for the previous question. The yeas ana nay
were demanded on this motion. The vote stood 50
yeas TO 10 nays, and the main question therefore
ordered, which was on the motion to consider the
bill eugrossed.
The bill was then considered engrossed BY r.
sing vote of 3S yeas to Is nays.
The special order for u o'clock, p. NJ, House
bill to extend the charter privileges OF the B3ra
taris and Lafourche canal company, was post
poned for fifteen minutes.
motion TO adjourn was then LOST
Mr.. Devices, of Bienvle, then moved that the
constitutional rules be suspended, that House phl
No 80 for the Improvement OF 81 Charles avenue
might be placed forthwith on its third reading.
The House then refused to suspend the constr
tutional rules by vote Of As yeas to Is nays
four .fifths being required.
The committee on commerce and manufactures
reported favorsbIy on the bill authorizing the
State of Louisiana 10 subscribe TO the stock OF the
Mississippi Valley Navigation Company TO we
amount Of 500 900, which was referred 10 tne
committee of the whole.
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| privileges of the Barataria and Lafourche canal,
| etc., was taken up.
The House then went into committee Of the
| whole TO consider the last mentioned bill, and
such other bills as have been referred TO tnat
| committee. Mr.. Brewster in the chair.
| House bill No. 1885, extending the charter prlVl-
lees Of the Bsrataria and Latourche Canal cnang.
| ing its domici, increasing its capital stock and
lending the credit Of the State to the same was
The credit of the State ia asked to the extent OF
the Endorsement of the bonds OF the canal 70 tue
amount of $3.50 goo, and as security for SAID H.
| dorsement pledges first mortgage bonds on al the
| assets of the canal. The bonds go indorsed are
| made PAYABLE in twenty years, bearing per cent
| interest per annum. The Charter privileges Sc
proposed TO be extended are declared to be per
petusl. -. A..
greatest confusion ensued. None Of these points
were decided by the chairman, Mr.. Brewster a.
| he considered most of them frivolous.
Amidst the confusion, the committee arose AM
recommended the bill be made the special orde
| for the 9th inst, at the hour OF O'CLOCK p
| Report received and agreed to.
The House then went again into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
Harper, of 1T. Charles, in the chair.
| Bill for the relief of Mrs. Martha Hurst, dona'
ing her $1,000. Recommended to be adopted.
An act to provide for the opening OF Bayou Pla
qUemines. -, .
Bill authorizing a canal from Lake Pearl
Bayou des Glsize. Bill recommended to be pos
poned until Monday next
An act for the relief Of Widows Pope an
, Chase, giving them $500 each. Recommends
for adoption.
, | sppropriatiDg $40 600 to them.
, | Bill appropriating $4,000 for Lincoln mon
| ment This bill pending the committee rose.
The House adjourned to Saturday. at II ocloc