New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-18
Baton Rouge oorrespondence.


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Correspondence Of tbs erssssnt.
BArov Rouek, March Is 1888
Ths Judcisy bill referred back to the Judiciary
ccnnittee Of the Senate this morning. They arc in.
aructsd 10 arrange the parishes upon the basis Of twenty
Districts in the state and to report Tomorrow Mr.
wiekli gave notice that he would move reconsidera-
ton majority of the Senate opposed to the large
DISTRICTS and bill Is reported by the committee estab-
fishing them, it will be voted down. The friends Of
the large District system were, many of them absent
40 tst matters stand just where they did days ago and
IL BY any chance the small Districts should be estab
shed sJudicary bills viii be no more forward stat,
Of enactment than they whom the session opened
The large majority in the House in favor Of eight Dis
can never be brought give their votes for twenty
and this being the case every thing will have to starr
1t will be hard case If the Judiciary is to be left
unsettled but see no attering prospect of adjust
nent unless the friends Of the large Districts in the SEN
ate wstay at their posts and attend to their business
The Swamp Land bill was discussed at considerable
length by Messrs. Kenner and Short. Mr. Kenner is
strongly in favor Of having drainage attempted for
the reason that according to calculation he made it
would take than sixty millions of dollars to
mence the undertaking He is in favor of eveeng but is
not willing to incur the vast expense attendant upon
draining of eight millions Of of land This does
seem to be immense amount Of money and before
appropriated sought to be appropriated the necessity
of it should be very clearly shown The plan which he
advocated of leveeng first and then draining would
be the most natural and just and the most easily
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The fact L. that if this bill is passed as it is at present
before the Senate it viii place patronage in the hands
Of the Governor and Board of Commissioners to which
that Of the Canal Commissioners Of NewYork and Penn
syvana will be triang in comparison 1t will take an
army of men TO carry out its plans, and this army will be
appointed by the Governor and his Board The jobbng
which 1t viii give rise to will be beyond any thing which
has taken place in the State and the opportunity
rewarding partsans will be greater than any at the
head of this government has had before All the
contracts will, as a matter of course be given to the
friends Of the administration and may expect to
what is occurring in Arkansas under similar sys
tenn making large fortunes every year from the levy
ing draining Of the lands embraced in their contracts
10 is hardly possible then to imagine patronage more
enormous than the which this bill proposes to give
and 1t is impossible to imagine scheme which would
place political power in the hands of the executive
But the democrats this well Others and their
plan has always been to multiply officers and increase
party patronage They have infinite number of friends
to reward who clamorous for Office inpatient of
neglect great secret Of their the religious
ness Of their party diseplinemore severe than that Of
the Jesuitand the comforting of Office upon none save
those who have worked for them through every sort
weather They have now an opportunity of placing |
host Of supporters literally in the field at the expense of
time they making fortunes for themselves and they
will do it beyond doubt What care they whether sixty
millions Of dollars be expended not? What care they
whether it be expended necessarily not The money
will be kept in their family and with the weight of
they think they will be able to bear any opposition
which is attempted to be raised against them
Mr. Day offered joint resolution, in the House in
viting Mr. Fillmore visit Louisiana as the guest of the
State 1t laid the table subject to call This mat
ter suggested time SINCE but has never been
brought up before. From what can learn fear il will
meet with opposition If So 1t would be better to
withdraw it, refusal would only be source of morti
ncation to the distinguished who has so faithfully
discharged his responsible duties his country during
times Of trbulaon and great peril while carried even
by slim majority it would be equivocal compliment
Is to hurt his feelings and no wishes to do that
Mr. Day also moved that all members now at the Cant
tai who not present at the Sessions should be- ar
rested BY the SegeantatArms and be fined i've dollars
o be appropriated to charitable institution 1t
vould be great deal better they adopt the psn
ursued by schoomasters in the country Of allowing one
60 out at time, for fear they would get to playing
nd like them have board at the door with out and
inn written on it in large letters that the Speaker
Then any asked permission to go could by look
ng at the ooard know whether the permission could be
anted without running the risk Of having the quorum
roken by members making the "going OUT an excuse
playing in the yard At twelve o'clock the House adj
burned for want of quorum Tomorrow there is to be
chicken-hght 1t will be matter Of establishment if
here will be enough present to transact business.
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