The New Orleans crescent., 1869-01-17
The Lot isiana L. gislature.
TENTH DAY.
senate.

FRIDAY, January Is, 1869.
The senate met ct noon, Lieut.. Gov. Dan
presiding.
Twenty.eght members present.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Rusk.
Reading Of minutes dispensed with.
message from the governor was received sab
| mlttlng the report Of the OpeIousas and Gross
Tete Railroad Companies. Referred to the interns
improVemenfcommttee and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTIONS.
by MI. Lewis--A resolution providing for com
mittee on health and quarantine. Under suspen
sion OF the rules the resolution was adopted.
BY Mr.. AntoiDe-A resolution requiring III,
secretary OF the Senate TO turn over ali papers O
unfinished business OF last session to the commit
tee on unfinished business Referred to commit
| tee on rules.
:. A resolution authorizing the committee on pub-
nc buildings to employ clerk. Adopted.
by Mr. Jenks-A resolutions changing the hour
ioI tsklnR up tne order of the day from one to
half'past one O'Clock daily.
| =, by Mr. Wrtgenstein-A resolution authorizing
| roads. w ---'
Mr. Smith moved IN Law tha raaolr,;on ~, a. -
| table. Va '-'
The yeas and nays were called, resulting in
yeas IL, nays ia tie.
The president voted to lay on the table. The
resolution was therefore lost
resolution to appoint committee on slaughter.
houses was offered and laid on the table.
Mr.. campbell reported a bill from the finance
committee for the relief. of Robert T. Carr, sheriff
and state tax collector of the parish of De Soto
ana allowing him an extension of time 10 make
his report.
The bill was taken up under suspension of the
rules, and finally passed after the explanation bv
Mr.. Blackman that the extension of time was
rendered necessary on account of the failure of
the assessor OF the parish to make his returns to
the snerln within the proper delay.
NOTICES OF BILLS
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court in the parish of Caddo.
ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
BY hr. Rsy-A bill to aid the Mexican Gulf
snip Canal and 10 issue bonds for that purpose.
Referred.
BY hr. O'Hsra-A bill providing for the man.
sgement OF the school fund. Referred to the
committee on education.
Also, bill prohibiting State officers from deal.
ing IN the indebtedness of tue State. Referred TO
the judiciary committee.
by MIR: Csmpbell-A bill relative to notaries.
ana 10 attorneys and cuIatOrs dd hoe. Referred
TO the judiciary committee.
AN act relative TO fixing the terms of the dis
trict courts was presented. Referred to the jud.
cisry committee.
By MIR. Backman-A bill relative TO the State
printing and providing for the election of State
printer. Lies over under the rules.
by MI Ogden-A bill providing for the regula-
ton OF the payment OF State officers. Referred to
finance committee.
By Mr.. Todd-A bill to incorporate the ST. Ber.
7 ard and Barracks Railroad Company. Mr. Todd
moved to refer to the committee on internal
Adopted.
A petition from the Southern Express Comma |
ny asking for relief. Referred to the committee |
on claims.
By. judiciary committee Substitute for bill |
relative TO auctioneer's bonds.
MIR. Kay explained the object of the bill bv sav.
ing that the substitute limited the expiration of
auotoDeer's bonds. The law as it now exists pro-
Vldes for no limit, so that very often bonds are
siven which become valReIess by the death of |
uretles, after running for a period of yearsin
belr valueless condition. The bill underwent two
eadlDRs, but before its final passage there being
10 quorum. about ten minutes were lost TO await
ne return of absent members. quorum having
'een obtained the bill was finally passed.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Mr.. Bacon's bill providing for the consolidation
10 government of the city of New Orleans was
cad and lad on the table, subject to call upon the
notion OF Mr.. Bacon himself.
by consent Mr.. Ray gave notice of bill to rati.
the lease OF the Penitentiary to Messrs. Huger
Jones, etc. 90
message from the governor was read inform.
lg the Senate that be had signed Joint resolution
lthorlZng the appointment of a Joint COMMITTEES |
0 joint rules and also Joint resolution reative
the death of Gen. Lowell n. Rousseau.
Ihe senate went into executive session and ad. |