Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-20

ffr ulUfF uf TIE tt'tlHttt Wttitte "'s 'Vt''
Alas /. for the difference which exists be-
tween The hes, spirits NJ. HiriBf', Bnims.
te1 by The same devotion, would undoubtedly
have voted differently, and mex, year, the
members ef the Legislature would have
bean blessed by Baton Rouge with TINT retired
calm, wl,iei. 10 Rp necessary To their imper-
iant calling 3d.
You commit a gross error in eDdeavofing
Ia itnprsss your readers with The belief, that
The measure whose fixture yot, 30 hensibly IA.
ma,,i, was owing 10 my yuie; that had voted fns
tho measures, M yp,i Doubt not my ancient
eernpetitor would have done, the seat Of GoTs
sfntnnti would have bren rstupyed, and that
ths t,sutsiatute, would have held its session
Mt Baton Rouge next year. Permit me 10
say 10 YOU that the bill pasHed the Senate
by q vote If g against 8, bn, That II expired IN
the Hpttse Of Representatives.
think with yoi. air, that my ancient COM
pptiter would vote in favor Of n bill r. moving
The seat Of Government 10 Baton Rouge It
that bill contained all The provisions and ap-.
preparations necessary TO fix such a removal
IN a permanent manner, but | doubt much
whether he would have voted for so anne a
bill ms The me which has given rise to these
remarks. a bill, tending according 10 my hum
BILE arrini,u, ~ defeat the very object it con-
te,npIatad. end to exclude Baton Rouge from
all thought, in the future selection ot q cotn~
try town Tor the seat Of Government.
When in Iannary 1895. The bill removing
The seat Of Government was Under discussion
in The Lower IIanFe, Of which my ancient
competitor was n member, then residing, ma
he does now. in West Baton Rouge, Il section
rs imperfect IA The bill Of MIR. Downs, was in
irnduced, and my ancient competitor. although
in favor Of such a measure, felt himself bound
in that instance. as ] was in this, to vote
against that section.
The following IL an extract from The jour
nal Of be House, pages 81 and s5=-Agreeab1y
to n apeeinl order Of the House. The bill entitled
can act TO remove The scat Of Government was
taken ap. Mr.. Nicolas moved to amend the lst
| sec. thereof, By Inserting The word Donaldson
Vile IN lieu ofpoint Coupee. The amendment
was adopted by q vote Of "a against 2l.--Mr.
Gfyttes moye1 to add the following section /:
Aud be II further enacted that froin the LIST
day of MAY 1926, the seat vf Government
shall he removed and fixed permanently in
the town Of Baton Beuge, IN the Parish Of
ttast Baiol, Rouge, and in order 10 this. five
commissioners shall be halloish for by both
Houses Of The Legislature, whose duty 1t shall
he 10 prepare The buildings convenient Tor
The reception Of the members Of The ieg's-
,attre mud public funt,ioraries, whose duty
It is to reside at tho seat Of government.
On tho motion Tor The adoption Of that sec
ton. the roll was called, upon which 1t APP
peared that Msssrs. Adiisnr, Bowie. Dawson,
IIaubIjn. IIazeltot, "IIiriart, Johnston Le-
Blanc, Landry, Leonard, L'hermi'e, McCaloh,
Moore. Morgan, Nicolas, Oyetton, petran't,
pntts, Rentror, Rose, st. Anant, Steer, Th'-
bo,leaux, d, o. Williams, and Winfree, bad
voted in The negative, 26 nays.
And that Meaars. Armss, Bnseler, Cshttel,
Chrelien, Duplantier, Ducros, Duprt, Grymes,
,..i,s;;,,,, Labrapche, Layorgnc, Murphy, Mou.
Ion. Parent, pothier, Urquari, and Vinot, had
voted in the affirmative, IL yeas--said mo-
ton WIS consequently rejected,
On the motor. for tho final p1ssage Of Inc
bill, it appeared lint Messts. Addison, Bo"le'
| Dawson, iiamblin, HaseIton. ujriar'. Johnston,
! Leonard. Landry, Leblanc, L'iertaite, Nc
| Caleb, Morgan, Oyerton. Potts, Rontrop, Rose
Steer. Tlibodesux, II. .. Williams, a VIII
Ilamg, aud Winfrer, had voted in The ailirtna.
tive, 22 yeas.
Aud that MeHsrs. Arms, Booster, Cantre',
Duplantirr, Dncroe, Dnpre. Fuselter, Srytles.
Lafatut. I.atranclie, Lavernne, MERCER, Nor
pny, NJ luton. Nicolas. Parent, Pertault, Pc
tl,irr, ]t1rduati, and Vinot, had voted IN The
negative, 30 nsys.
so The motion was adopted.
On motion ordered that the bill pass as
amended, &c.
We perceive that the bill fixing the scat Of
Government at Donaldsonville passed, and
that my ancient competitor voted for lis pas
sage.
Another bill 10 establish the sest OF Gov
eminent ut ST. Francisv,Ile, passed The Sen
ATE on The 18th February 1926, and was trans.
mltied 10 the House to be toncurred IN. In
the dIseuasion Of this bill, which took place
on The 10Th Of The same month, pages li6,
III. and li9 Of the journal, are found the fol-
lowing deliberations
The bill entitled "ar act TO establish the
seat If Government Mt st.. Francisville, and
for other purposes. passed It's third reading,
and wae taken up section by section, Mr..
Landry moved 10 amend said section by in
pertinR in lieu of ST. TraneisvlIle, the word
D9naldsonvllle, and the yeas and nays having
been called on tho adoption of said amend
ment, it prevailed by a vote Of Il yeas against
IL Nays The amend nent was consequently
adopted.
Mr.. Steer proposed an amendment snbst'-
tut,nr in lieu Of the lat section the following
Be it enacted &c, that The town Of Baton
Rouge, situated in The Parish OF East Baton
Rouge, be, from the 18th May 1929. the per.
manent seat Of Government OF the Slate OF
Louisiana, and before that period, tho Genera
Assembly shall hold its sessions in the city
of New Orleans.
This amendment was rejected by n vote
Of g against 16, and | perceive that my an.
Gent competitor voted with the minority tor
the amendment Of Mr., Steer. ! proceed u
extract from the journal.
On The motion for tho final passage OF this
bill, the roll vas called, and it appeared thai
Messrs. Armas, Bossier, Cantrel, Chrttien,
Duplantier, Ducros. Dupre, Grymes, Labaiut
Laverene, Leblanc, MERCER, Morphy, Nicolas
Parent, Perranlt, Pothier, R~entrop, st. Amant
Thibodeaux, Urquart, and Vinot. had voted
in the affirmative, % yeas,
And that Messrs. Hamblin, Hlriart, Johns
ton. Leonard, McCbleh. Over,ou, Potts, Steer
B. O. Williams, A. Williams, and Wlnfree
had voted in the negative, II nays.
The bill was consequently adopted,
The above delibcratio' s show that my anclen
competitor voted against the section lntrodnc
ed by Mr.. Grymes for the purpose Of fixing thu
seat of Government at Baton Rouge from TIT
1st Nav 1926, and in favor ofthe amendment
of Mr.. Steer, postponlng the removal TIL TN
Is Nav, 1929. The section proposed by Nj
Grvrnes, and the famous bill Of Mr.. Down
tended ia make a victim Of Baton Rouge
whilst it's apparent object was to favor 1t, an
instead Of attaining its alleged object, EN-
bodied the very means to defeat 1t forever.
have submitted the above remarks to you
in order that my constituents may pleasure
them, and Judge of my vote with a proper de
gree of knowledge.
ZENON LABAUVE.