The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-03-05

A great deal has been said in refer
ence to the boundry between West
Baton Rouge and lberville, and by
reference I'd Legislative proceedings Of
the 18th tito, We find that ii was the
special order Of the day, and the con
sideration thereof postponed on ac-
count Of the absence Of the member
from West Baton Houge, (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 dne cause Of an
other, had been delayed to the present
II was once before made the special
order, and the member from w. b.
Rouge moved to refer il to the jud
com He (Mr. R.) stated at the time
that he believed that motion was made
for delay, and the report Of the com,
satisfied him that he was correct He,
however, did not wish to take any adj
vantage Of the gentleman from W. B.
Rouge, and he would therefore move
to postpone the consideration Of the
bill till next Wednesday week March
S) lie hoped the gentleman would
find it convenient to attend then, but
whether he did or not. he desired to
have the bill taken up and finally ac.
ted upon on that day"
We can hardly think that the mo-
Give Of Mr. Favrot was the delay Of
the consideration of the matter in the
hope of advantage therefrom and
dare say, he has some valid reason for
being absent, aud is ready and willing
10 meet the question ut any hour 1t may
be brought up
What are the facts in reference TO
the matter 1! They have been again
and again and again stated, by this
and other papers, and the subject has
in all it's merits, been considered from
time to time; and we presume the com
mittee to whom the matter was referr-
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 1berville, known as Crosse
Tete country, belongs to the Parish Of
Of West Baton Rouge. In 1895 1--WE
thiuk) the legislature attached it to
Iberville, for the reason that the
planters there, could only get to The
Mississippi, through bayou Plaque
mine---a lengthy and circuitous route,
only fit for navigation very short
season in the year. The act attaching
the Crosse Tete to Ibervillc, goes on
to say, that when road shall be made
through West Baton Rouge, to the
Mississippi, "a very short distauce)
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
half,fnished an expensive Plank road,
from the Mississippi to the Crosse
Tete, distance of about sixteen miles,
and now the citizens Of Iberville, de-
sire to have the boundry defined, and
take forever. and irrevocably this por.
ton Of West Baton Rouge, to them
selves. Il there any jnstice in such
demand, when the citizens Of Crosse
Tete are known to be opposed to it ?
Let us enquire into the ostensible cause
Of this movement? The Parish of
Iberville is Democratic, West Baton
Rouge is Wing, SO is Crosse Tete. BY
throwing Gross Tete into Iberville,
just that many wing votes in a popular
election, will become "defunct."
We look to see Tberville win, be-
cause Of the complexion of the legisla-