The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-04
Molpse OF Representatives.
Sixty-six members present.

Sixty-six Ismbers present.
McVean, on Caddo, moved that the House IN.
struct the cotpFnttee of the whole to report back
to the House House bill No. 49, the bill incorp orat.
ing the Crescent CRY Slaughter-house Company.
Lost by 81 ye:is TO ~ nsys.
The resolution offered on Tuesday by Mr.. CureIl.
of Orleans, fhat all bills relative to slaughter
houses be withdrawn from any committee TO
which they nay have been referred and sent 70
the COMMITTEES of. the whole, was lost by 25 yeas
to 3S nays. q
V. NJ. Lahae offered a resolution giving 70 each
standing committee Of the House one page. Lies
over.
rtPORTs OF COMMITTEES.
Caims-OB the bill for the relief of Howard
Millspaueh. fAsorably. Referred to committee of
the whole.
On the bill for the relief Of Paul Demeroy, favor.
ably. Same disposition.
On Senate bill for the relief of Mrs. NJ. Cham.
pin, unfavOrably. Bill indefinitely postponed
On bin providing for the payment OF certain GER
tihcates Of Indebtedness issued by the Board of
Levee Commissioners, that it be referred to com.
mittee on appropriations. Report adopted.
So also was referred the petition of Mr.. Lynch.
On the bill for the relief of c. Chafin, unfavOr.
ably. Report adopted.
Judiciary-On an act for the relief of David t.
Reed, tax collector of Calcasieu parish, favora.
bly,. Bill oIdeSed engrossed.
Corporations-On bill Incorporating GermaEia
Savings and Banking Institution, favoraOly. Or
dered eDgrossea.
ByV. NJ. Large of East Baton Rouge-An act
to prohibit the appearance of maskers.
Also, bill Tor the relief Of Widow Martha
Hunt
Also, bill providing for the observance of the
Holy Sabbath.
BY Morey of lOuachita-A bill relative to the
Baratsris and Iafourche Canal.
Also, an act 70 provide for the destruction Of
certain bonds.
BY v. NJ. Iange Of East Baton Rouge-An act
p - af he ifU Rat,
Rouge.
BY Collins CT Orleans-A bill providing for the
collection OF taxes in New Orleans and Jefier.
SOD.
BY Heidenhsin Of Orleans-An &C. amending
the State tax law.
BY Walsh Of DeSotO-An act to close bayou
in DeSoto parish.
BY Faulkner Of Caldwell-An act providing for
The purchase By the State of patent remedy for
abe caterpillar or cotton worm.
BY Crawford. Of Franklin-A bill relative to
EheTins
BY taylor, Of East FeIciaua-A bill TO ain.
vestigate" icstice of the peace ia Port Hud.
Movean movbd that the House 70 into commit.
tee of the whole TO take up the slaughter-house
bill. Carried by t6 to Ia.
The House ten went into
CexguTTzE OF THE WHOLE.
Mokillen, OF Carroll, in the chair
The committee got into an inextricable tangle
as 10 whether smoking should be allowed in CON-
mittee or not, and fnally rose to ask the opinion
of the House upon the subject.
EEGIsLATIvR SESSION.
Senate bill authorizing the printing of Senate
debates at rates not over 81 80 per page. Read
once and caleutared.
McVean moted 20 go into committee OF the
whole 10 coDsirer the slaughter-house blu. Lost.
Joint resolution asking the donation from the
United States III the Mint TO be used as a state
House. Refereed to the committee on public
buildings.
Joint resolution addressing" Warmoth re.
latiye TO Shejf Maxwell. Referred 70 special
committee of i've.
A Joint resoIntion " investigating" Judge Abel.
Referred to the same committee mentioned
above.
An act authtr;sing the Bayou des Glaizs Navga-
ton Compspylo cui canal, and granting them