The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-31
FOR the SUNDAY Cfescent1
PKIvATE HABITS OF QUEEN IsA-
BELLA.
BY A. HEAD.

fore been mace pubic, In relation 10 the oethronea
queen. But here is my lay"
Ask not to know-I cannot tell you more
Than shall tell you in this " Ku-KIux hour
When cburcbyards yawn"-upon the Algiers
Which is in the district of one Gen. Mower.
Ask not to know.
Ask Knott to know about /" the coming tide"
He's pilot on the ship csnap' and " misty
sea-"
He'll take you to Queen Isabella's side;
Then you can find cut all know of she.
Ask Knott TO know.
Ask not to know if good Queen Isabeller
Left home for Paris. or for-some other Teller;
She's not a subject for the weakly pen.
But still a sovereign and whyfore, then
Ask not to know.
The private habits of Queen Isabella are the
same in Paris ss they were in SPAN, and are
hung up in her aTDlOtr
But, speaking of Issbeller, IT Is not generally
known that she has been invited by. the Lsgisls-
ture of Ioose-ianna 20 come here aud make her
bed with us,n and help them to establish pro-
tectorate and Te-estabish slavery But being
" in the ringn know all about IL, and / know
that the members of our Legislature-are no bet.
ter than they should be There are members
there whose habits are bad it may be because
we all "c,t " them the members, not the habits,)
and
Anybody who would pursue the above train of
thought deserves to be saoltched, or rode on a
rad.
But. my hearers, I commenced my discourse by
beginning my diatribe; and l shall endeavor to
make plain to you what l superatvely do not
understand myself. hope, however, no one will
think me base because he doesn't understand the
tenor Of my remarks.
The Legislature of Louisiana, paregoricay
speaking, is gfest-mstske; it is a Wart Cor
"w'at is it?') on the fair bosom of our mother
State q kind Of Du Cbaillu gathering; an ana.
tomical, physiological museum, chiefly designed
for export or-transport. At any rate the people
are anything but transported with them. But
they do know how to conduct themselves and do
business. The other day senator told another
very politely to ego TO hill" whereupon my
sable friend, the president called him to order,
remarkiDg that " it was a very warm place to
send senator to-" That remark and the pre-
sident's reply satisfied me, if there were nothing
eIse, that they understand Parliamentary rules.
Down in the House the following was the order
of business the day / was there:
Takin' seats, standln' up, smokin, chewn and
spittin'.
Readin' of the seconds of the last meetiu'-
which was dispensed with, and they wasn't read.
The man who could read was out.
Prayer by gentleman from Liberia, for which
he gifts IS in greenbacks. He refused " city
money" The prayer was listened to with great
deal of sttentOn-by the man who made it
After prayer some of the members went out to
get piece of pie and others to git drink, which
chew that the prayer had a spiritual effect, to
some extent.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bill for wsshin' and ironin', by Thunder. Lost
Bristol Bill. Laid on the table.
Bill to prevent the further increase of white
trash" on account OF color. Referred to COM
mittee on ways and means.
Bill to prevent Bob Hart and other Ministries
from mimickng and burlesquing colored people.
Adopted, without desecrating voice.
Bill to eject white people from office, offered by
Lots wife, an old colOred wench who will be
turned into pillow of saleratus If she don't mind
her eye. Lies (alD over. e. Maxwellton's brays
A act relative to slibel andlsnder. Referred to
Brick Pomeroy.
A act relative to a act to repeal a act to inquire
into the acts of G. Washington when he cut down
a cherry tree with Ratchet instead Of a ak. Re-
ferred to the COMMITTEE on the conduct of the
war;" Act ually.
A bill to allow hens to set on the floor of the
House. Laid over.
bill to tax toothpicks and the headache. Re-
feITed to committee on constitution.
Bill of thanks to Bill Shakespeare, of the Shak-
speaTe Club, for copy OF his Par a dice Lost.
act relative to acts entitled Acts-es to
grind"
Bill to prevent steam cars and the Mississippi
river from running through the city faster than a
| walk.
Bill to expel Bill I. Business from his office. Re-
ferred TO committee on constitution.
An act granting certain privileges to white peo-
| PIE, whether they want to or not.
Bill TO build a canal from the terminus OF the
| Pontchsrtrsin railway to Mobile direct.
Bill to have the " dirty linen" of some people
washed at the expense Of other people. Laid on
the table. An opponent of this bill said he didn't
| know what the gemman meant by dirty linen =
| whether he meant close or whether he used 1t in
pareR Orical sense. If he meant dirty close, he be-
| lieved they was Included in the appropriation for
A." stationary" If not he was in favor of Leving
tax Of one per cent, averdupoise, on the goose
| that lays the golden egg, SO to peak. Referred
TO committee on hen roosts.
A bill copyrighting the "St. Bernard dogs" fol
the benefit Of st. Bernard parish. Laid over til
| "dog days"
An act sbolishing slavery. A member said thai
| be was glad this important matter had at last be
gun to be sgitsted. Better late than never,
was his motto. and he hoped Abraham Lincoln
would set his foot down on the natter and hi
| moved that committee be appointed to wait OF
Mr.. Lincoln at once. Referred to committee OF
| jew-dishary.
A bin was introduced by member. " that here
| after all pecuniary matters and transactions rela
tive to the House be incorporated in black anC
white." This provoked considerable discussion
member objected to the words black and white
as il was an invdious distinction on account o
color The time had past for such distinction
He would vote for the bill If the words " blscl
and white" were left out. They were struck GU
on majority vote, and the bill passed. II read
as amended. e" All pecunisry matters and trans
actions relative to the House shall be ineorpo
rated"
Adjourned to sign die.
IN THE SENATE
Business went on lively as / have insinuated a
the commencement of this report. Several mo
tions were made, some towards the door and som
not.
Mr. Backman moved that the banks OF New
Orleans and the banks of the Mississippi river b
concentrated and incorporated under one charter
Mr. Whitemsn introduced resolution regula
ting divorces in the married state or the State o
Louisiana, which was referred to the joint CON
nittee on claims.
Under a suspension OF the rules, bill was il
troduced authorizing the governor and sue
assistants as he might select to root hog o
de-"
Mr.. Stupenftchett introduced q bill for the es
| tRbshment of an insane pOOrhouse for aged an
indignant colored people and their foundlingi
heirs and assigns forever.
Mr. Muttonhead moved TO amend by iusertin
the words, land the other members Of this Legi.
| lGture."
Several other important bills we're introduce
for various matters-weshin', board, trOwsers 70
senators, etc. The discussions were carried 0
| IL Il frrf- al "a lar