The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-30
Ehi Stlu 6rltaas Crescent
The Louisiana Legislature.
rwENrY-FoURrH DAY.

prayer Dy the chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
Reading of journal dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Ray presented memorial from the police
jury of the parish of Iberia adverse to the repeal
of the act creating the parish.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
By the judiciary committee-A report relative
to the bill providing for the meeting of presiden
tial electors; favorably upon an act to amend
section of an act-an original bill prescribing
the amount beyond which the parishes Of this
State shall not be liable TO pay justices of the
peace, clerks, constsbles' and sherifs' fees in
criminal cases; favorably upon bill relative &c
emoluments OF coroners; bill to repeal section
OF an act relative TO registry of births and deaths
bill fixing the sessions of the district court of the
10th judicial district.
BY the committee on claims-Unfavorably upor
an act for the relief of J. B. blanchard, the com
mittee not being sufficiently enlightened upon the
justice Of the claim and favorably upon an &C
| for the relief Of B. Bloomfield.
BY the committee on internal Improvement
Substitute for bill fixing the price of NicolsoI
pavement In certain cases.
Mr.. Todd said that he would probably have
msJorify report to make unfavorably to the bill.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
OF a bill authorizing w. R. Fish to sue Che State
and others Of minor Importance.
ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Mr.. Day-A bill repeating resolution No.
2l6. Referred to the judiciary committee.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Kelso intro
duced bill for the relief of John Osborne Judge
ninth judicial district. Referred to finance con; com
mittee.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Braughn-A resolution requiring the ia.
dietary committee to report bill relative to the
repeal OF acts No. AZ and "a adopted at last SEES
sion. Adopted.
By Mr.. Antoine-A resolution authorizing the
committee on unfinished business. Adopted
by Mr.. Jenks-A resolution authorizing the
committee on federal relations. Adopted.
Mr.. Pinchback called up Senate bill No. I6. an
act to enforce the provisions of the thirteenth
article of the Constitution. The civil rights
bill.)
On motion of Mr.. Pinchbaek the bill was Or
dered printed and made the special order of the
day on Thursday next at halfpast l o'clock
P. NJ.
The report of the commit ee on charitable nsti-
tutions approp Eating sl2 100 for repairs etc., was
taken up and lies over. =
Senate bill No. l52. reported by judiciary. rela-
tive to t1e sa of min ors' property TO effect par
tition, was taken up and finally passed.
The substitute of the committee on health and
quarantine for bill establishment of metropo.
llian health district. was taken up and read.
On motion, the bill aud substitute were ordered
print d.
The seventeenth annual report of the Female
Orphan Asylum of Baton Rouge, was read and
ordered to be printed. -.-..-
Under suspension of the rules, on motion of Mr..
Il.
sheriff. ETC., returned from the House with pro-
viso, was taken up and the amendment concurred
in.
Under the new rules the committee on judiciary
having been reduced to five instead of seven
members, the president appointed Messrs. Ray
Packard, COPELAND, Foute and Bsckman as mem.
bers of the committee.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Lewis CALI ed
up resolution providing for the payment of the
salary of the clerk Of the committee on peace and
good order in the State.
The resolution was lost.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Darrell called
up substitute of finance committee for Senate bill
No. Sc. An act for the relief of Mrs. LEVER H.
The resolution was opposed by Messrs. Black
man, Bacon and Ogden.
Mr.. Day explained that the husbands of widows
Chase and Pope had been murdered while in the
performance of their duties as State officers.
Mr.. Pinchback also opposed the resolution on
the ground that il was dangerous precedent
and that the widows of coored men murdered
during the past few years had as much claims as
Mrs. Pope and Mrs. Chase. He sympathized with
them, but could not vote for the bill.
The bill was, however, finally passed by 81 yeas
to nays.
The order of the day was called.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The bill repeating the printing bill was taken
Mr.. Ray moved to dispense with the order OF
the Penitentiary to Messrs. Huger & Jones.
MIR. Todd moved to postpone consideration Of
the bill for the present.
Mr.. Ray moved to lay the motion of Mr.. Todd
on the table. Adopted.
Mr.. Todd moved to go into executive session.
Lost.
motion to adjourn was lost, after request by
Mr. Todd that the governors veto on similar bill
be read. .as .-. .- .-t
The bill was taken up section by section.
Mr.. FOute opposed that portion of the section