The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-03
Louisiana Legislature.
,sFNTY-SEvENTH DAY.
Senate.

- TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 1869.
senate t*t at 20 minutes after IL O'Clock NJ.
Iieuteftst Governor Dunn IN the chair
Only II S4enlbers present N-'''
Cad a recess pr 20 minutes was taken.
Inc rerSs having expired, quorum appeared
frayerS.3 Chaplain Turner.
A CON III ieation was received from the gov.
eInor, mls tling the senate that he had signed an
ACT epprorManng the sum of $3.50, 600 to pay the
e4pensesS3 the present General Assembly and
Tor other fSrposes.
Senator $sy. from the committee on internal
ImproVeLSS's reported faVorsbly on Senate bill
msSlng 20 preparation to remove distractions
IN the Bayob Vermillion.
Also tSyably on Senate bill authorizing cor
porauontSSax the price for laying the Nicolson
pavemerf, sEd other purposes.
senator Packard introduced bill to define more
July the E1tles OF the governor, lieutenant gov.
ernor aDSStpeaker Of the House OF Representa-.
yves, unde{ the law passed at the late session
Ieiauve 70 nEohc printing, which was referred to
me comH%sFe on public printing.
snkard gave notice of a bill directing
and pape@,t
=, SenstoSsJNnith gave notice of a bill to create
The Office " public weigher.
Senato:ssgdd gave notice Of a bill to confirm
certain rpyss OF John Lockwood, and extend the
powers of|S4e Jefferson City Gas Light Com.
pany. 81
Senator ssews introduced a bill to incorpo-
rate mEEsA acturing and mining company. Re-
ferred. -
The ssnzz' senator introduced bill to incorpo-
rate the fs4hern Pacific Railroad Company. Re-
ferred. :
senatoENsy introduced a bill to amend an act
entitled q. act to consolidate the city of New Or.
leans, aDS provide for the government, etc.,
thereof &c etc., which was read once by title
and, by Unanimous consent, directed to be
printed. 3
Senator sltay introduced resolution that spe-
cial comDis bSe of three senators be appointed by
the preslc4Ss to inquire whether the charter of
the New sfsSans Gas Light Company has been
forfeited = tot which resolution was adopted.
SenatorSiiay introduced joint resolution d.
recting TIE committees of both houses on the
PeniteDtis.y TO visit that institution without de-.
lay and reSOst the amount of machinery now on
hand. etc. adopted.
Senator k9lckman introduced a resolution
directing Snf ordering the clerk of the Senate
committees ca elections to take down the test
mony OF sitpesses In contested election cases in
the absence Of said committee, which was laid
over. = Il.
House bill mo. Ill, to provide for trial by
preference Of certain cases in the courts of this
State, wa$ taken up and passed.
Senator; Ray called up, out of its order, Senate
bill relative 70 the registry of births and Deaths
which was passed. This bill requires that notices
of deaths shall be given to the recorder of births
and deaths within twenty.four hours after death
Senator Ray also called up Senate bill TO amend
section . of an act passed October IL, 1865, rela.
tive to the: duties OF coroners, which was passed.
Z Senatop Todd, of Jefferson. called up Senate
bill to relieve the parish of Jefferson from excess
i've expenses in criminal cases.
SeDatoT TODD said he knew nothing about the
bill, nor did he know who was the introducer of
1t. The t$o senators from the parish knew moth.
ing aboutit. The bill was indefinitely postponed
Senator Ray stated that the bill had been handed
to him 10 introduce, and he had done 80. Of
course he would not oppose Senator Todd's motion
to indefinitely postpone.
Senator ,BrAuRbn called up Senate bill regulat.
ing the trialof certain in the Supreme Court
OF Louisiana, which was passed.
Senator Wilcox called up bill for the relief of
j. b. Blanshfrd, appropriating the sum of $500
for supervising registration in the parish of Pointe
Coupee. Reeemmitted TO the committee on claims.
that committee having reported adversely.
bill for She relief of the securities of A. s.
Norwood, ths sheriff of the parish of East Fell
ciana, was passed.
The Senatesthen went into executive session.