New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-26
SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 90, 1853
DAILY CRESCENT.
Baton Rouge Correspondence.

Correspondents OF tte grfstsnt.
B.1oN Rouov. March 23-, 1883
So far, the members Of the Assembly determined
upon making this busy week On Monday there
quorum present and since then every body has been hard
at work If they will only stick this they will have
finished all that detans them here before long This sud-
den industry may. however, be only sham, which will
leave tomorrow more indecent than ever
The Senate engaged nearly an day upon the Swamp
Land Bill introduced by Mr. Ranney, Of the House but
have not yet passed IT. 1t will up again tomorrow
and will then get through
Tho body refused, by small majority to abolish
the Board Of Public Works established by oonstution
The consequence of this refusal will be that If the Le
ature do its duty all the time spent upon the discussion
Of the Swamp Land and Draining Bill will have Been
thrown away The articles Of the Constitution and the
provisions Of the bill distinctly at yariancean tho
difference between the and the other Tin favor Of the
Constitution) is great beyond compsrison Mr. Ranney
bill divides the State into three dis'sicthe Const
into four. VIII any say that four is better
Der than three when the extent Of the districts is looked
to- Would four commissioners selected their par
cuar districts have better knowledge the wants Of the
State than three 1t differs widely again from the Cons
tuou in giving the appointment Of the Commissioners to
the Governor whereas the Constitution requires that they
shall be elected by the legal voters of their district this
in with the wishes Of s pepre
with the spirit and tendencies Of the times
just and proper than that they should hold
their Offices by appointment from the Governor There
Is not politician in the country, and certainly nes
in either branch of the Legislature Of this State who,
the hustings at all events would dare say this
Why not then have followed out the pain dctatio o the
Constitution explained by the very title under which
the bill formed? The only that be given
for it ia the insaate love for change and novelty which
the composite quality Of certain set of people who
sent by blinded constituents to make laws for the
State and that pride of opinion which makes the
Of gentry override every sort Of obstacle which raise
itself opposition their vanity. It remains to
be whether the Legislature will disregard entirely the
mandate Of the Constitution which brought them into
power and refuse to give life to system which has been
virtually adopted by the very people who sent them
In the House. the Mechanics and Traders Bank bill
up for discussion and after hearty and In some
instances passionate debate the extension Of time
graned-the wings with exception. voting In favor
Of it, and the democrats body voting against 1t
that the Senate concur the Bank will have until 1854
to continue Its business All who have had any
Transactions with this Institution speak Of ts manage
ment in the highest terms Of praise It has been
the very best managed corporations in the State It ha
been profitable stock to those who have invested In
has been of great service to the commercial eomun
Of the whole State rhs favor II asks II denied, woul
certainly withdraw from the market very condderabl
Of money which could not fall to Affect the marke
and this at this particular time 10 far from advisable
The bil reported by the Bank Committee proposed
give It six months time Mr. Jones' wss who propose
add another six months which was carried Six month
to bank having business with the country Is nothing
November next, the planters will not be in as muc
funds as they at this moment. They are depend
ent upon their crops and their crops will not then hav
in They must stay here until January before the
| get any available returns, and to make them pay be
fore that time 10 merely to throw them into the hands
spectators and to raise the amount Of tn
obligations they would be thus premsturely ossd upo
to pay There WILL think be difficulty about passn
| the bill In the Senate. I'll
Mr. Cranes BILL aboishing the offices of neariss publ
also up for action and gave that gentleman
portunity, which he improved, Of making Of tho
characteristics and telling speeches for which he has
himself great reputation Not content with giving Il
why the iniques of this class Of officers shou
be at stopped and unsatsed with the length of tin
which the merits of his bill gave him Of boring the Hou
nterlarded every argument upon every section wi
copous commentaries upon the Declaration Of Indepe
dence the English Corn Laws, Free Trade, the flight
the American Eagle and the spreading of its wings +
geher with dissertation upon the purity of the balo
box and many other subjects including believe chal
| ter upon Woman's Rights, which listened to wit
| that quizzing attention he invariably attracts.
If Mr. Crane lives until he up to the eloquenc
of Demosthenes he will i've to green old age Mr. Gran
is far from being bad mau. have idea he would
guilty of anything he thought at all wrong On the
trary, think, far have him, that he is
scentious and honest in all his opinions But he ha
been humbugged by cynical compliments into the belle
that he has the elements of orator In great degree
and, like the of humanity, has too much vanity
allow his seeing that he only being laughed at by thos
who pretend to praise him. If he would let speakin
alone and attend merely to the voting part of his due
he would be working and efficient memberas it is,
| spoils every thing.
The bill was laid Ola the table, but reconsideration wa
moved and carried. 1t will however be voted down.
great many voted for the reconsideration merely for th
| purpose of hearing another oration
The bill abolishing the act giving to informers oneha
the fine imposed upon gambling houses also laid o
the table CEDRIC,