The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-03
Hoslse OF Reoresentatives.
Fifty.six m}mbers present.

1trRoDUCTIoN OF BILLS.
By Fsulkfef, of Caldwell-An act to improve
Bayou Bartholomew. Referred to committee OF
internal impSd vements.
BY HeideEbtin, of Orlesns-A Joint resolution
ordering yofit committee to investigate Re-
corder John II Becker. Calendar.
BY Evans, Vt JehersOn-An act incorporating
the City OF Carroll. Ordered printed, and referred
10 committee on corporations.
By Demarest, of ST. Mary-An act 10 iucorpo.
rate the industrial and Commercial Credit Com.
psny. CsleItIsr.
BY Garskamp, of Jefferson-Au act recurring
street railroan companies in New Orleans TO EN-.
ploy condRbtor on each car. Calendar.
By GartskDtnp, of Jefferson-An act empowering
the sheriff OF jefferson parish to serve wrts SUBJ
penss, etc.. in Orleans parish. Calendar.
by Lee, OF 81 Bernard-An act amending the
quarantine laws. Calendar.
By Morey, Of 0uachita-An act ratifying the
lease OF the penitentiary to Messrs. Huger and
Bein made BY General Hancock prescribing regu.
lations TOR the control of the institution, appro.
priating State bonds to pay for the erection of
machinery, snd fixing the bonds of the lessees
Calendar. -
By Reese Of LafOurche-An act relative to
judges Calsadar.
BY HutchirfOn, of st. Tammsny-An act pro-
vlding for thefremoval of distractions in Holmes
Bayou, st. TGInmany parish. Referred to commit.
tee on Internal Improvements.
By Morey, OF Ouschita-An act granting ferry
privileges TO Hassinger and Wade, of Madison pa.
Ilsh. Referred to committee on parochial af-
By simms, Of st. Landry-An act for the relief
of Joseph ShTfnette.
} By Calhoun, of Rspides-An act providing for
the forfeiture " bonds OF district attorneys pro
tenn. OF the parish court in certain cases. Referred
10 judiciary committee.
Also bill relative TO the giving Of appeal bonds
in civil suits. Referred to judiciary comm :tee.
MIR: Curelt, q Orleans, offered resolution with
drawing oil bills relative to the removal of the
slaughter houses and the incorporation of slaugh-
terhouse coInpsnies, from the cOmmitteesi in whose
bands they mai now be, and referring them all to
the committee r the whole. The rules were not
suspended en4 the resolution lies over.
BssoRrs OF COMMITTEES.
Judiciary On an act relative TO District Courts
in Orleans PARISH, favorably. Report adopted aud
bill ordered eyerossed.
On an act re- alive to SANDER and libel, uufavor-
ably. ReporLs adopted and bill indefinitely post
Ways and - ans-On Senate bill amending the
law allowing ge auditor six additional clerks IA
vorably. ThYamendment extends the time dur
ing which thcfIlerks may be employed from three
months, indetiitely. Finally passed by AZ to 81.
CorporatioI-0 an act to incorporate the
town Of Arnejlyille, in St. Landry parish, favor
ably. Repcf 1adopted and bill ordered engrossed.
s.lLIC LANDS AND LEvEEs.
On en- acgstprovide for the sale Of $500 900 of
bonds OF Estate, pledged by the Board OF
Levee Cor< kssoners, favoraby with amend
ments. BIZ, Ecered printed and sent to commit
tee Of the AsSe.
The coms.sEe on registration were authorized
TO send foI.-f rs and persons.
Il, sAR ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate 81 tglppropratng $500 each 70 the
widows Of !sJx and Chase, sheriff and Judge of
ST. Mary p,.Skf, who were recently killed. Calen-
dar. SssfE
Senate Ss,ESoviding for private sales of the
property * Eors 10 effect partition. Calen-
,dar. -
House tx SSeating the new parish of Grant.
The new ~ ! TO be formed from portions Of
VIM and es<s ses parishes Referred TO judiciary
committee.s : e ~
An act a. Wing the law creating the parish of
Richland. SIG rred to committee on parochial
affairs. 8 d
An act afeftiDg certain ferry privileges to
Messrs. TbS-y{3 q Jacobs, of Caddo parish. Re-
ferred TO jF,tEry committee.
joint rS Ntion ordering the appointment of q
Joint comratyfe TO investigate as TO whether
bribery has ft4n used TO obtain votes for the Ship
leland Cane vi. Bill indefinitely postponed by
The Houfs sn went into
potSnTTEE OF THE WHOLE,
Mr. Pratt Ok claiborne in the chair, to consider a
bin appropSisStog $780, 900 to aid in the building OF
the Orphs sss4: Home. Without auy action the