The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
cha casm 6rleans Gyrkstsnt.
The Louisiana Legislature.
SEVENTEENTH Day.

Inc SENATE met III noon, Lieut.. Gov. Dunn pre-
siding.
A full quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner
Reading of journal dispensed with.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. Ray, from the internal improvements com
mittee, reported unfavorably upon a bill granting
State aid 20 the Mexican Guif Shin Canal and
favorably with amendments upon bill incorporat.
ing the Barracks and ST. Bernard Railroad. Or.
dered printed.
Mr.. Campbell, from the finance committee, re.
ported favorably upon bill for the relief of Alex
Norwood sheriff Of East Felicians.
Mr.. Ray, from the judiciary committee, reported
favorably upon bill repeating all laws making il
a misdemeanor or trespass for persons to be found
on plantations. Ordered printed.
Also, majority report Of the same committee,
upon q bill repeating the printing bill. unfsvor.
ably to the repeating bill and recommending its
reference to the committee on printing. Lies
over.
Mr.. Ray from the joint committee on the ju-
dietary, and on the Penitentiary, reported favor.
ably upon bill ratifyng the contract of the State
Penitentiary to Huger Jones.
Mr.. jerks presented a memorial from citizens
OF ST. Martinsville, opposing bill providing for
the taking the of the people of the parish of
St. Martin to the propriety Of removing the seat
Of justice from st. Martinsville to a more central
location.
The report of the committee appointed to inves.
tigate the affairs of the Board of Registration,
was taken up, adopted and the Committee dis
charged.
The clerk of the House announced concurrence
in Senate bill relative to article SIS of the Code
of P'actice; also in the $250000 appropriation
bill, with amendments.
Under sus pension of the rules the committee on
peDientiary was authorized to employ a clerk.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Beckman's resolution relative to the taking
Of contradictory evidence only in contested cleo.
ton cases, and also authorizing evidence to be
taken by commission, was taken up
Mr.. Ogden offered an smendmebt providing that
testimony shall be taken before the clerk of the
committee on elections.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to refer to the committee on
elections.
Adopted by yeas 10. nays IL.
Mr.. WIttgenstein offered resolution authoriz.
ing the chairman of the committee on contingent
expenses to audit the claims of J. Finch. late
clerk of the committee appointed to investigate
the affairs of the Board of Registration. Adopted.
The report of the Board of Commissioners of the
metropolitan police was presented by the pres
dent Of the board, o. J. Dunn.
The report lies over.
Notices of several bills were given.
Mr.. Futch, according TO previous notice. intro
duced bill relative to licenses of attoYnies, ply
sicians and druggists. Referred to the finance
committee.
Under suspension of the rules, on motion of Mr..
Campbell, the report of the metropolitan police
commissioners was ordered to be spread on the
minutes.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Ray intro.
duced bill relative 10 facilitating internal i'm
provemeDts. Referred to the internal improve
ments committee.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Wittgenstein
celled up the appropriation bill.
The amendment Of the House refusing to pay
per diem and mileage 10 members of Senate COM
mittees who sat during vacstion was read.
Mr.. Ray moved TO concur in the amendment
Mr.. Smith moved 10 lay the motion of Mr.. Ray
on the table, and then Withdrew his motion, bat
wished it understood that be did not withdraw his
objections to the amendment.
The direct question on concurrence being put
the yeas and nays were called, resulting in IL yeas,
l6 nays.
The serste therefore refused to concur in the
amendment.
Mr.. Brsughn moved to refer the matter to the
finance committee.
Considerable discussion ensued upon what was
termed the undignifed course Of the House on the
previous day.
Mr. Pinchbsck had occasion to refute the belief
that by concurrng in the amendment the House
would concur in another bill to the same effect;
he treaied the subject severely taking at task the
members of the House for their lack Of mag.
nsnimity, finally concluding by saying that he
would never recede from the position taken by the
Senate to pay its committees sitting during the
period intervening between the two sessions.
A motion by Mr.. O'Hara to reconsider the re-
fussl to concur was followed By motion to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table, by Mr..
Smith; Is yeas and Is nays, tie vote. The
president voted yea. The refusal to concur was
recoDsdered.
Mr.. Braughn renewed his motion to refer the
matter TO the judiciary committee, which was
adopted.
Under suspension Of the rules, Mr. Braugh
presented petition from attorneys of Avoyelles
relative TO the sessions Of the Supreme Court.
Lies over.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Braugh
offered petition and resolution, asking and pro-
yiding for an investigation Of the conduct of the
clerk on the committee on elections, which had
been spoken of in uDcomplimentary terms before
the committee of the whole of the House by the
speaker of that body. The resolution was
adopted.
The Senate went into executive session and ad-
ouTned.