The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-26
House OF Rep esentatives.


The House met at noon; Speaker Lowell pre-
siding; : members present.
The clerk announced the following committees
Special committee relative TO the State House
Kent, Melvin, Ray. Lee, Hmm.
Standing committee on parochial afairs-Faulk.
Der, OF Caldwell; Gray, of 81. James; Raymond,
OF jefferson; Washington, of Assumption Wilson,
OF Catahoula Zoelly, of Orleans; Sterritt, of
Caddo; Prescott, of St. Landry; Hall, of Or
leans.
Parochial affairs, to fill vacancy-Crawford, of
Franklin.
Mr.. Wilt, DEM. of Orleans, presented reso.
luton ordering the reference Of all election laws
to the Judiciary committee, to be by them recon
cied. Adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
On the bill Incorporating the Bayou Costine
Navigation and Improvement Company, favor.
ably. Bill postponed until Monday next.
An original bill was reported by the committee
granting certain ferry privileges TO Messrs.
Thatcher and Jacobs, OF Caddo parish.
Claims on the claim of Messrs. Angomar and
lizard. favorably.
Bill to that effect read twice and made the order
Of the day for to-day.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
An act granting certain powers to police jury Of
Orleans, right bank.
By Dewees-An act to investigate issue of city
money.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Leroy. of Natchitoches, an act granting
the right to collect mortgage dues at Grand
Ecore. Sent TO corporations committee.
By Bergeron, of st. Martin. an act TO incorpo-
rate the town of Arneauville. Referred to cor.
porations committee.
By Devices, Of Bienville, an act to improve st.
Charles avenue. Referred TO committee on inter-
nal Improvements.
BY Mcyesn, of Caddo, an act for the relief of
JAS. A. Kelly. Calendar.
By Mr.. DeGrange, of Orleans, an act appropri-
ating $1,000 TO facilitate the preservation of the
notarial records of Orleans parish. Calendar.
communication was received from the State
land commissioner, which was referred to the
judiciary committee.
By Haskell, of Calcasieu, an act for the relief
OF d. J. Reed. Referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
At its last session the House having adjourned
while motion TO table motion TO reconsider tue
vote by which the bill abolishing the present
city government was indefinitely postponed was
pending, the motion to table came up. The mo.
ton prevailed BY vote of Al to "a, thus killing
the bill.
Senate bill concerning mortgages and convey
anees Of vessels, was referred 20 the Judiciary
committee.
Senate bill ordering the registry list of each par
sh TO be sent TO the clerk Of the respective parish
courts. Calendar.
Senate bill for the relief of R. H. Chadburn.
Calendar.
Senate bill respecting gratuities and extra COM
pensatiOn. Bill finally passed.
BILLS ON THEIR sEcosD READING.
An act TO incorporate the Arkansas and Red
River Railroad Company. Railroad committee.
An act Incorporating the Louisiana Land Com
paDy and Savings and Loan Association. Banks
and banking committee.
Bill for the relief of B. W. F. Bisbee. Appro.
priation committee.
An act relative to yagrancy. Judiciary COM
mittee.
An act to incorporate the Crescent City Slaueh.
ter House Company. Ordered printed and re
ferred 10 special committee Of ten.
bill authorizing private markets in all parishes
except Orleans. Referred to ways and means
committee.
A bill appropriating $1,000 to print Gary's srith.
metic Committee on public education.
A bill TO change the name of Mary Josephine
Seager. Judiciary committee.
An act 10 fix the terms OF the district court ia
Iberia parish. Judiciary committee.
BILLS ON THEIR THIRD READING.
An act for the relief of John ]. Hope. Passed
finally.
An act for the relief of r. J. Carr, of De Soto
parish. Finally passed.
McMillen of Carroll, here offered the creden-
tials of h. G. Tournoir, as member elect from the
parish of Pointe Coupee. The credentials were
aud the member sworn 10.
bill authorizing the State auditor to employ
additional clerical force. Finally passed.
Morey, Of 0uachita, offered resolution instruct.
ing the committee on psrochial affairs to present a
bill providing for parish warehouses. Adopted.
Lee OF ST. Bernard here submitted the report Of
the commissioners himself and Lynch of the Sen.
ate) to whom had been Entrusted the negotiation
Of the levee bonds sold last summer in New York.
Ordered printed.
the Louisiana State Lottery Company. Calendar.
Adjourned