New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-18
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number OF members being absent on private account
and some ten or tseIveon he swamp land corruption
INVESTIGATING committse now visit TO the Diss y
mond Island Levee and other points. On account Of
this tnnness Of the houses bat ttle business Of gen
era importance was done that sort Of business being
passed over or hxea for q time when there viii be
inller attendance
10 tne senate, resolution was adopted reqnirfng
Of the swamp laad corruption committee 70 visit
Iain Works N tne paFishes OF Avoyelles and West
fehc'ana- iDs'e seelns 70 ee quite discrimination
70 ferret out some Oh me monstroaites Of whiehco
ssioners engineers ana Contractors are said TO be
gabty.
TINS snpIeet Oh tne swamp Lands, and the dispo-
s'ton OF the f1nds accruing from that source, win
esidenty occupy large part Of the remainder OF the
session Mr. slmmes, this morning, submitted joint
resolutions having for Their ultimate object the drain
ing Of the country between False river aud the Mis-
sissippi; and Mr. Griffin gave notice Of BIZ soon
TO be introduced BY him to appropriate $50 e06 for
swamp land improvements in Asoyelles. The Aud
itor reports the receipt into the Treasury Of $685.
80 3D. from the sale OF swamp lands during the past
year tns large amount has TO be disposed Of, and
as y can be used only for purposes OF drainage and
reclamation OF swamp lands, every sort Of project
VIII oe ssar'ed tor It's absorption that cupidity or
genuine regard for the interests Of the State can
suggest - u s
And, as directly connected with this subject.
may here remark that IN the House this morning Mr..
Faer urged the passage OF the joint resolutions sub
mitted by him two or thres days since, for the i'm
mediate adjustment OF the Land 0fice a Baton
Rouge on account OF corruptions said % have been
practced there- Zen Morse favored the pruPsztons
alleging that there was an immense amount Of unr
fairness. not to downright frauds uracficpH
the legislation on the subject of swamp lands was
done to meet the views and to advance the personal
interests OF individuals. Schemes for the reclamation
OF lands in particular sections are projected By inge
nious speculators Forthwith bills for draining and
retaining these lands are brought before the Legs
ature and II they are passed, Gas they ordinarily
are by one influence or other) the lands taken up
at the minimum price OF 81 70 per acre, before out
siders are aware OF what s going on. Thus, said
Gen. M, these lands are being rapidly squandered
with little or no real benefit TO the State.
No action was taken upon Mr. Fulers resolutions,
on account Of suggestion OF Mr. Texada, who said
that the COMMITTEE on Lands and Levees were about
to report bill for the withdrawal Of the swamp
hnas rom SAFE. S,
Mr. Grsy's resolutions for the raisng of q joint
select committee to inquire into and report upon the
expeoieney and propriety OF aoolsEing the internal
Improvement department. OF the government were
taken up, and, after some consideration, adopted
| Several DIS were introduced In she HOUSE
amongst them one py Dr' HAWKINS providing Tor a
geological survey OF the state. As important q
measure as THIS is am afraid IL VIII not receive the
consideration it deserves on account oil the present
state OF the general fands OF the treasury, from
which source the means would nave TO be derived fer
| carrying out the purposes Of the measure. Il.
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BATON ROUGE feD' 10, 1925.
Tus. ereSeens' IN 'iie oehsse .his molniDs, tas
rilanee oo,nihi'ee ,epor.ea pl prosla'ns TOT tne
Paymehe VI .ns inueneeaness o. lne Ssaee 70 tue
nsaIe na'A ~ ~ Inc Dll pro-
WOES lor tne transfer OF 'hs amount rom the swamp
iAno I"u, ~ w is's',ieu " 'ua' iunu NUN 'pe
general llnos AZ sonne iuaure 'llne'
ins ouaios,y o0nlns'es 'spO''ea 'asolaoy upon
pm reaa.se 10 enei'l. sAies On WE'VE months
oohus' IN 'ne PARISH ~ ofleaos ana 1enefsoh, ana
presented pl IN fea'oh 70 Jary service lhis last
measure - nrouehs 'orwafu WIN 'ne view Oh carry.
ing OUT tne Recommendation oi .ne Ateohney-senehai
on the SUBJECT dimeuity wnich Is oien complained
OIL espeeaily IN the CITY Oh Ne" oFieans' WIN oe oo-
Viated Dy ts passage.
ieso'u'ion saohi''eu " sii. onnles was aaop'eu'
gaining lor an opi,iion ot 'ne N re-
garu 70 le iesan'y oi .ne saies VI swamp Anas pe'
yonu .ne anouh's ausnor1eu y VIC soa os sue acss
Oh tooz anu 1900 .ne pons lhsosea N 'h's inquiry.
as Iunuets~inu ", 70 SIMPLY lhis "hsanef 'ne acl ol
1893 Au'no,l1ea sne slo u que nl'non u acres
.0'"' "AAs nau Deei so'u ~ W 'nA' ''Ae VI
one ihlnion IN ""u's'", ~ "nA' hao neen previously
soid' mr osles ana o'hefs con'enu mat .ls ior'er
eonssrue1on Is aru p1oeeed " nAAe Asssy
complaint against .ne nes9'et' VINO reports 'nA'
snere nave peen s'la 4'9''49 aeies ii',e 'nAn one
ni',,on anue1 po'l, slie ~
o1 1e Assofhey "AAA VIC iooAeu 'ei "isn '0ns
interest.
hf' heafo inerouneeo pni prosiuhs ior 'ne afaln'
ing ana reciainasl'h u lAius ia 'le PARISHES oi Oh
Martih anu Iaiayete,
ME- reafce' pii 70 oispose ol sne h"aa aha
LeVee funa-an inpor'ahs measure snohen feaa
olly py ils hee' ana iinineua'e re'efeo' was no'
ao.e W ca'on Tvs i"i puipofs.
Mr. hyaihs Joh. resolution requning survey
Oh bayou outon' as Tue NOUN oi hea fisef' WIN
view 10 Tue deepening VI 'ne ehahne ihso .he "ss.s
spph ana she presenson as iar as oi tns
now Oh tne "aIefs Vi heu rSef ao"h 'ne ASchaaa