The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-02
Woumdry Lines.

"Of III these bounds, even this line TO Iris,
with shadowy foret9 and with Chempainss Eleh'd
Win plsneeous rtvsfs aAd wide skirt5d msaAs."
LaAn,
| A great deal has been said in refer
ence to the bouudry between Wes
Baton Rouge aud Iberville, and b,
reference to Legislative proceedings q
the 28th ulto., we find that it was the
special order Of the day, and the con,
sideration thereof postponed on &C.
count Of the absence Of the member
from West Baton Rouge, (Mr. Favrot.)
''Mr. Roberts said he was sorry the
member from West Baton Rouge was
not in his seat. This bill was among
the first introduced this session, and
action upon it from one cause or an
other, had been delayed to the present.
It was once before made the special
order, and the member from w. B.
Rouge moved to refer it to the jud.
com. He (Mr. K.) stated at the time
that he believed that motion was made
for delay. and the report Of the CON-.
satisfied him that he was correct. He,
however, did not wish TO take any ad-
vantage Of the gentleman from w. B.
Rouge, and be would therefore move
to postpone the consideration of the
bill till next Wednesday week March
8.) He hoped the gentleman would
find it convenient to attend then, lbut
whether he did or not. he desired to
have the bill taken up and finally &C.
ted upon on that day"
We can hardly think that the mo-
tive Of Mr.. Favrot, was the delay Of
the consideration of the matter, in the
hope Of advantage thcrefrom /; and
dare say, he has some valid reason for
being absent, and is ready and willing
to meet the question at any hour it may
be brought up.
What are the facts in reference to
the matter They have been again
and again and again stated, by this
and other papers, and the subject has
in all its merits. been considered from
time to time; and we presume the com.
mittee to whom the matter was REFER.
ed. is not in possession Of a single fact,
more. than what is already made pub
lie. What are the facts ? The Sec
ton of country between West Baton
Rouge and Iberville, known as Crosse
Tete country. belongs to the Parish of
Of West Baton Rouge. In 1925 1--WE
thiuk) the legislature attached it to
Iberville, for the reason that the
planters there, could only get to the
Mississippi, through bayou Plague.
mine--a lengthy, and circuitous route,
only fit for navigation very short
season in the year. The act attaching
The Crosse Tete to Iberyillc, goes on
to say, that when road shall be made |
through West Baton Rouge, to the
Mississippi, "a very short distance)
then the Gross Tete, by act Of 1926.
reverts again to West Baton Rouge.
The citizens of West Baton Rouge in
conjunction with the most influential
citizen Of Gross Tete and East Baton
Rouge, have gone to work and about
oalf finished an expensive Plank road,
rom the Mississippi to the Crosse
rete, a distance ofabout sixteen miles,
md now the citizens of Iberville. de-
ire to have the boundry defined, and
axe forever. and irrevocably this por.
ion Of West Baton Rouge. to them
elves Is there any jnstice in such a
lemand, when the citizens of Crosse
rete are known to be opposed to it :?
let us enquire into the ostensible cause
f this movement The Parish of
.berville is Democratic, West Baton
Rouge is Wing, SO is Crosse Tete. BY
hrowing Gross Tete into Ibcrville,