New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-24
Baton Rouge Gossip.
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from Cur Cum Correspondent.
r. I--p.~e BATON Rorcs, Jan. 21 1852.
have already teegraphed you the standing commit
tees of the Senate The wings having the power Shout
ered the responsibility and deed the precedence and
will Of many years of democratic rule Mr. Martini the
Senator from Assumption. who is the impersonaton of
ehivary and wing without alloy-the very
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Of the Senate the first to throw the gauntlet to the
opposing foe He claimed the right of the wing majority to
wrest power of appointing committees from the Pres
dent of the Senate Yesterday Mr. Wicklife, and to-day
Mr. Phillips charged such reflection the
presiding officer Mr.. Martin met the charge with manly
ntrepdity and whitening rebuke and He said
the Chair knew and he reasserted it, that he had high
personal regard for the presiding ocerperhaps higher
than those who made many professions. and that
he would not again permit any Senator to isinuate
otherwise. But the wings had achieved glorious VIC
tory they could do they pleased the State had been
under democratic control for eight years and had
become bankrupt and that the wings were in
sponsible position he claimed right which if con-
ceded would be enforced Only nine Senators voted
against the proposition. Mr. Martin then presented n
list of the committees The democrats crouched at the
foot of unfamiliar fate with graceful humility. No
whisper of discomfort yet all the disturbance OF the
inner hung like pcstlential gloom their every
countenance The list adopted without opposition
So far, the wings determined to enjoy all the
ponblity their position gives them in endeavoring
reform laws and redeem State from the incubus
that miserable traldom which had its birth in the
political manager of demagogues and survived only by
the basest subyerion of veal that party ambi-
ton could invent. In
The Governors message yetong the Citizens Bank bill
read. and action taken on it. Mr.. Rousseau,
Cashier of the Bank arrived this morning with the report
of the managers of the affairs of the Bank and the Con-
sodated Association of Planters which read directly
after the Governors message .,
Notice given of intention to introduce bill to
make various changes in the Constitution They prin-
cpay propose to elect all the Judges Attorney General
Treasurer. State Printer. ETC.
resolution introduced by Mr. Martin was unanimously
adopted give the defeated candidate for Secretary Of
the Senate, Gen. Horatio Davis the of $780, Why
this favor to Cen Davis when he has been receiving for
thirty years the fullest compensation for his services
cannot divine But let him have it it is his last crumb
from the public crib and he ought to remember when
nexta wing committee address him courteous note to
which there should be courteous reply that this his
: pousse ce of official greedness, given him by
belonging notofousy to the tcg par. to use his own
unfortunate epistolary expression.
Mr. Martin introduced of resolutions brief but
pointed recognizing the adoption of the adjustment ne
by Congress final settlement the slavery oues
ton also approving the patriotic of Senator
Downs which will take the usual course They will pro-
badly be taken up Tomorrow. There will no doubt he
discussion them of which shall give YOU
full account There is new member of the States
Rights school, whom pity from my heart Lie will be
crushed in his arrogant attempt to sustain cause so bad
report read from the Committee on the Jackson
Monument The venerable public servant who presides
the Senator Gen Plauche spoke earnestly and eo-
uent in behalf Of the patriotic purpose for which the
committee appointed. The Librarian also made his
report.
Resolutions respectful to the memory of the late sena
tor Cau6ed adopted. when the Senate adjourned
In the House. Mr. Sever presented the petition of j. B.
Leefe and others contrasting the of Mr. Weiseimer
which was laid on the table subject to call
Mr.. Harang offered preambles and resolutions authorz
ing the of of the State boats the Public Engi
for clearing the distractions from Bayou Lafourche
making appropriation for the Improvement of the
Lunatc Asylum, and making joint committee of five to
visit and examine into the condition of all the Banks in
the State whether in operation in liquidation with
power to send and paperswhich adopted
essrs Beverages Connolly, Rivers Cole and Hughes were
appointed said committee,
great many petitions resolutions and motions of bills
presented making enough work for the whole session
They all appropriately disposed referred accord
ng to rule.
Mr., Sever gave notice of introducing bill to promote
he purity of elections by establishing registry law in
lew0rleans.
Both Houses met to-day for the purpose of counting the
ote for Auditor The result was.
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Majority for Bordeon. 1913
Under suspension of the rules bill was taken up and
assed making the necessary appropriation to ne,
iRs. etc. Take of yourself first and then the
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