Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-03-15
How Much has been Given Away 7

out Of The swamp funds this season,
as nj any former session Of the As
sembly. II may well be asked, "In
how far does the present session differ
FROM othersY" This, wherest even
more has been said about retrench.
ment and reform, than ever before. 49,
What is the practical test TO ascertain
the sincerity Of professiopsY Let US
look with unbiased view. Men should
be judged by their acts, not by their
words II q member of the Assem-
bly, make speech at the opening
thereof on retrenohment and reform,
let us watch how his action talies
with IL, and how he deporis himself
when the hour of temptation comes,
and the grabbing commences. $780,
600 only is wanted for Terrebopne. -
SIS, 200 TO continue the work com.
menced on Bayou Pierre. sl1 900
to complete the locks on Bayou Teche.
Point Mouair would like to have
$4,000. 100000 is all that is want
ed to drain vermitliop, and the mod
est sum of $4,000 will answer to con
time the culvert over the Crocodile.
"What will become of the work a.
ready commenced, If an appropriation
is not made 7" "Will IL not be wash
ed awayH" "WiIl il not be just SO
much money thrown into the riverY'
Every member il made TO feel the
force Of the argument by having some
Of the same work "already eommenc-
ed" near his own door Gentlemen
get up and make speeches in favor of
stopping the sale of swamps, because
spectators will invest their funds in
them. They are immensely in favor
of locking the doors of the Treasury,
with something like Hobbs lock
but they would each like TO have the
secret Of the key that (sbould occa
sion required, they may know how to
get in. .
The best speech Of the season IL
one we had the pleasure of listening
to few nights ago from Mr.. Tucker,
Of the Senate. II was in answer 60
Mr.. Smart, OF Sabine, on the proposi-
ton of this gentleman, to clean out
that remarkable stream dividing this
country from the great State of Texas.
Mr.. Smart has consistently guarded
the Treasury for many years past-in
the lower az well as the upper branch
Of the Assembly. lie has opposed
with force and eloqucnce all appropri.
atoms TO finish that interminable work
"alresdy commenced"-has advocated
an economical administration of the
swamp and other funds-opposed con.
sistently the locks, docks, and dams
is not (or rather was not some time
ago., in favor of shutting the mouth
of Plaquomine, and is down on Char.
table Institutions generally; but
when we get as far West AZ the Sa-
bine, then il is that Mr.. Smart grows
warm-"the Importance of that stream
in commercial point, is not under
stood either by the gentleman from
Orleans, or the denizens of the
swamps, In the Mississippi bottom"
Mr.. Tucker was himself an advocate
of the Sabine country and'Sabine nav
igatiou; he dwclt on the subject un-
Ill the Senate was ready to admit that
the stream flowing &C the foot of the
Capitol is mere tributary. AS an
act of justice the Sabine country
should give Mr.. Tucker a vote of
thanks. Every other member of the
Assembly occupies the same position
maintained BY Mr. Smart. They are
all very willing to vote against further
appropriations to Levee Cat Island
and IN erect watar works M Ravou