Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-10
Our Contemporary Of The Point coupee Eeho
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#BENNETT&BA.JoN SIMafs; lof hls IAbe1 i1st-
ding with an &C. inbroducsd into the Hoase
at the Iastzsession of the Legislature, =bysour
Representative, Captain II. W.ALLEN. Il
our contemporary is correct IN his charges
against the doughty Senator, it shows how
small in soul some men are-li they can
claim to be men. We have heard thecharge
before, but must confess, could not believe 1t
although our source was worthy OF credit
Probably in the same connection, the Point
Coupee Senator could give the public some
infnraation as to why the Swamp Land Com
| nlissioners-excep the4th, have not complied
| with the provisions of Section Sd Of the act?
| Perhaps it is because the Constitution is VIC
lated by appointing Swamp Land Commas
| ~sioners, when that document distinctly states
that they shall be elected by the people, that
they refuse to obey the mandate OF the State
! Legislature! The Echo thus discourses
r-Tbe following is a copy of the ali
FINAL Of an act relative to the Swamp Land
commissioners, passed at the last session Of
our LEGISLATURE. Some time ago this act
was published, and the. authorhip and the
passage OF it through both branches OF the
! LEGISLATURE, were attributed to the ability
and perseverance, of the distinguished Sena-
tor from Pointe Coupee, B. 3, SHINES, and
he was Iauded without stint for having per
formed his duty. At a glance, this would
seem, TO the credulous and nnsuspecting. quite
a cor,unendalale act on the part Of the Sena-
tor; but when the thin veil OF deception Is
lifted. from around it, a different view Of the
matter will be Entertained, and The Senator
completely shorn Of MS honor .
In the first place, we have the best
authority. that Mr.. SHINES was not the or,-
eirator Of this bill. but the creditof it is due
to Can't. II. W ALLEN, of West Baton Rouge,
and Col. C!aiborne,who informes Mr., SHINES
shat a bill hid been prepared and would be
introduced, of the character OF the following
one. Knowing the effect bill OF that kind
would have unless peculiarly drawn up, and
/ fearing that it might not be SO framed BY
| the oriy;nators as to suit the interested views
of Our Senator. Mr.. Siuulesinmediateiy pro-
ceeds, with the materials furnished by Cart.
Allen and Col. Claiborne, to draw the follow
ing bill, and before submitting it to either CT
the gentle men named, s1ict eeded III passing
it through the Senate. When. however, the
bill came NJ before the House for considera-
ton, a good deal of meaning vas discovered
! in the fourth section, and upon inquiry It was
discovered that Mr.. SHINES had either#taken
a contract, or was security on a bond for the
faithful performance of one, which had not
been completed within the time specified by
the contract. and but for this bill, must be de-
! cIared forfeited. A payment, moreover, OF
some ten thousand .~doilars, had been made
, upon this unfinished work, and in order to
secure that. as we'll as to avoid the forfeiture
Of The security bond, this fourth section was
.arnr4oD ra,flru = y ~ q vie rfI1T at f{Ta fn
those contracts which had expired, SO as to
allow more time for the completion OF the
work taken under them But this rtlshe was
discovered in time to be thWatted, and the
/ bill passed the House after s~tElking=nut the
fourth section With this amendment, the
; bill was returned to the Senate, and passed
that body, we are informed, with MF-siEnmes
voting against it,. But now he claims, and
has received, the credit for passing this bill.
which, when he saw it would await hto,
nothing, he opposed. We now leave the
Senator 10 Chuckfe over the ho7sors this bill
has acquired for him.
+ We give the bill as II was first introduced :
AN ACT
Relative to the Swamp Land Commits
s]lonners.
ii. Be It enacted By The Ssnate= ana Hoaae Of
Representatives af the Stofs of Louisiana in
| LfS - oeEtsS tfEf ~ 4 sHAS Af~ 49,
Swamp Land Commissioners. before proceed
ing further with the duties Of their respective
Offices; or exercising any Of the powers 70
Erights conferred upon them by law. shall exc
cute their bonds with two good and sufficient
= aecurities, te be- approved by the Governor
o. the State of Louisiana, for their faithful
performance Of the duties of their Office.
:! @2. Be it further enacted &C., That's said Com
missieneTs shall! draw no monies from ths
Treasury, except for the payment OF work
and labor actually performed orcontracted
for, and all drafts for money which said Com
raissioners are authorised to draw, shall be
made payable to the contractor or contract
ors. ard shall be accompanied by a certificate
from the Commissioners ,th.t the money
drawn is actually due to the person in whose
favor the draft is drawn provided that no
thing in this act shall be so construed as to
affect the right Of said Commissioners to
/ draw for their salaries or the salaries OF their
Engineers.
So. Be it fur9hs,. enacted, &C., That all
9 moneys now in the hands of the Swamp
+ Land Commissioners shall be Immediately
, paid back to the Treasurer Of the State, ami
thereafter shall only be drawn for as is pro-
vided for BY the I'd Section Of this Act.
S4.sBe ssJJnrther enacted, &C., That all con
: tracts heretofore entered into for Public
: Swamp Land WORKS which may have=ex.
pired shall be extended to the first day o.
January, 1859.
IS. Be 1t enacted, Sc, That this act shall
e take effect from and after its passage.
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