The New Orleans crescent., 1869-01-17
BILLS on SECOND READING.
House OF Repre,epta,,ve,
The House met at noon, Speaker Lowell pre-.
siding sixty-three members present. :
Minutes read, amended and approved.

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The House met at noon, Speaker Lowell pre-
siding sixty-three members present
minutes read, amended and approved.
| RESOLUTIONS.
BY HeideDhain of Orleans. authorizing member
OF the House 10 Pmoke up to one O'Clock. Lost
By '. M. LaDge, of Baton Rouge, coIored, or
ee1lng tne appointment OF committee of five t
nvesugate alleged conspiracy and other crimes
charged against the parish Judge, sheriff and cerl
Of The court OF the parish of East Baton Rouge
MI Pratt, of Claiborne, moved 70 lay on the table
but failed to carry the vote.
upon the suggestion OF the Hon. Isabelle, Lange
pithoreW bis resolution In order to prepare q
! =" llDt resolution TO the same import.
:, NcMnlen, OF Carroll, sub mitted report from
.ne commlttee on corporations of last session re.
IatlVe TO the affairs of the New Canal Company,
| report end documents ordered printed,
BY Gar, of East Feliciana, directing the ser.
geantat aims to purchase two hundred two cent
stamps and three hundred three cent stamns for
the use of the members. Lost.
BY Mercy, of Ouachita, requesting from the an.
Gltor a statement STATE OF pensions paid by him since
July /, lS6S. Adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Ways and Mesns-On the resolution authorizing
the lease OF room for tue use OF the enrolling
committee, iaVoTably. Report adopted and au-
thorzation granted
JodiciaTy-0n the bill appointing a joint
committee to investigate destruction of ne wspaper
offices BY mo5s since April 18th, 1868, unfsvor.
ably. because individual corporations are liable
Tor damages. and lot the State at large. Report
accepted and bill killed.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Balance sheet for ls6s, showing the expenses
OF she last session Report ordered printed and
made special order for Wednesday next
SPECIAL ORDER OF TIE DAY.
This was Warmoth's veto of the bill paving the
members Of joint committees authorized 10 al
during the recess. The veto was sustained bv A
vote ot 25 for the bin to Is against it.
The Senate bill regulating spprsisements under
seizure and succession sales in the parishes of
Jefferson and Orleans. Postponed till Monday.
BILLS ON THEIR SECOND READING.
Senate joint resolution respecting extra CON.
pensatiOD 10 employees of the Legislature and
gratuities. An effort was made 10 indefinitely
postpone but failed. Referred to committee on
ways and means.
Senate bill 10 furnish the Seventh District Court
with law books. Judiciary committee.
BILLS ON THEIR THIRD READING.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to pay expenses
OF getuug into new State House. Referred TO tie
committee Oh appropriations.
ihe report Of the Board of Public Works was
received and ordered printed.
Wm. Baker, chairman, communicated with the
House. 70 state that he will report on Monday.
mr. Nh'z, OF Orleans, gave notice Of a bill
amending the law passed last summer relating 10 !
the filing of Offices not theb6Iled. !
&c Sueli announced The following committees !
On ,nt OIL etollshiDg The present city government
ana creating provisional government for the /
city Carr, De Grange. and Adolphe, of Orleans, |
10 lhvesugaie the selling Of the 1856 evee bonds.
GaIt5kamp, OF Jefferson; Prescott, of ST. Laudry
and ID. 1oung. OF Concordis.
MI. hehts resolution resembling the resolution
ordering ZoOO copies Of the report of the peaee
and order committee TO be printed came mo-
Mr.. Pratt took the floor in advocacy of II de.
iveTng long and eloquent speech, showing the
iasehoods In the report, defending the peopIe of
Louisiana against the chsrges brought sgainst
hem. and freely denouncing the men who have
BY their falsehood and vilainy degraded the Stste
BY assuming the control of her destinies.
On moucn OF Carr, Of Orleans. the resolution
o Is. W. ~
Carr introduced bin amending the metropoli.
an police Dill. Reed twice and ordered printed
Also on act amending article les of the Code
If Practice. Judiciary committee.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Carr of Orleans, a bill for the relief of Al.
red Shaw.
By Mr.. Noble of Orleans, a Joint resolution. or.
lering the appointment OF a Joint COMMITTEES
nree from the House and two from the Senate