The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-28
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The House met at IL O'Clock NJ, pursuant to ad
| journment.
| Speaker Lowell in the chair.
| Mr.. Wren, of Booster, introduced a reso,utio
| directing the warrant clerk to issue wnrraots 4
| favor OF all JOINT committees autaorized 10 Al
| during the recess, which resolution was passed
Aresoluuon allowing William Brown (col.) VIII,
| contests the seat of james McCulen (DemO o
| west Baton Rouge, mileage and per diem for thi
session, which resolution was laid on the table b,
decided majority.
Mr.. Harper, Of ST. Charles, then moVad to fax,
| the res luton from the table.
Mir. Isabelle raised the point that r. was not in
! order 10 take from the table any subject matter
| the same Gay on which it was tabled. The TEN
| poIary speaker, Mr.. Reese, oveuuled the point.
Speaker Lowell resumed the chair and ruled
that the point was well taken. Tn any subise.
matter laid on the table could not be taken tom
tie table en- the same day.
MIR. Harper then moved q reconsideration Of the
vote by which the resolution was tabled. which
molten prevailed b vote of 80 years to %
nays.
ihe resolution was then passed by an over.
whelnng vote.
=, An act for the resf of P. ]. Kennedy, George
meek and John Doyle, reported by the COMMITTEES
on claims, approprstng the sum of upwards OF
$l35 eco for work done on the eyees of the Stare
was read second time and referred to the com
mittee of the whole
an act to incorporate the Independent Tels.
graph Company, reported by the committee on
corporations, was passed
senate bill 10 incorporate the town of Delta in
The parish OF Madison, was passed.
An act supplemental 10 an act incorporating the
new orleans News Association, Changing Inc
name Of the sane to that OF the Atlas Com.
psDy," was passed.
An act TO amend the charter OF the town of
Naichtoches, ETC., was passed
Al act incorporating the Louisiana YelOcipede
Company was postponed until Monday.
An act authorizing municipal corporations 10
TX the Price Tor laying the NeOls0n pavement
was amended and then passed
An act TO amend the charter OF the Merebonts,
Bank Of New Orleans was passed.
The Judiciary committee reported favorablv on
Senate bill No. s. TO amend section eiyhi Of an sct
regulating proceedings Ia the parish courts Of tbis
state and the bill was finally passed
Senate bill 20 provide for The transfer of certain
cases to The Second District Court of the parisl of
Orleans was passed.
IN act to authorize W. R. Fish to sue the State
was passed.
passed. "eis
The committee on internal improvements "a.
ported favOrsbly en- House bill No. 2sl 10 arnand
en- act making an appropriation for the jnurove
y ent OF the navigation Of Red River. The amsn.
oatory Dill transfers the work OF Improvement IN
the Board OF Public Works. The bill was passed.
In act granting to Robert Poindexter certain
Terry privileges in the parish of ASSUMPTION was
amepoed and placed on the calendar for a third
reading. '"'iu
An act to amend and re.enact section seven Of
N ACT creating The parish Of Richland, was taken
up, and on motion of Mr.. McMillen. of CarrolI
, as referred 10 special committee comnoseJ Of |
me member each from those parishes ont Of |