New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-21

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The following parties were sent to the Work
house for thirty days: ~ ~ 80
Mary Jones, Bridget meal and "A Margaret Deym
ALI cases Of chronic whisky too much. ~
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:sy.9 Lou,siapa Legislature. p ~ i;sssa
d FKnAY, jan. = senate Senate met pursuant
Governor in the Chair, rs Senators in endance.
Mr.. Salomon, from the Naval Committee, xe-
ported the bill for the approprathg % 900 600 to
Ito the Senate, the committee not being able 70
mi = mi. Leefe introduced an act to amend article
243 Of the Code Of Practice; !. -. g,
at some future time, an actor the relief Of John
Holt, leyee contractor. " ) zsS s;s4S ~ gel n
Z, M MESSAGE FROM THE eovERsoR. 6s..;
Mr. Haisey Private secretaryof Of the. Governor,
announced to The Senate that the Governor nag 7
signed and approved the following Senate bills I
| An act to amend an act entitled an act pro- I
yiding for the cercal business Of the General AS.
sembly h. Is 4 rs NJ, s5...1 ~. b LII
4 relation to certain debts of the State.
An act for the relief Of the Association for the I
sick and wounded soldiers of \ Lonisiana a. gSa
T UNFINISHED BUSINESS. ,yssgE4
The bill for the relief of cotton planters being
the next business in order, the amendment Of M.
ii Salomon to the rst section, provided that the
gfwork Of engraving can be; ;done..in ninety days
came up in order upon the question OF lts passage
Il Mr.. Texada said that he shend not have Tou9lea
II the Senate, if this bill under considerat alton had
!, btaken the usual course in gislations But the
friends Of the bill referred it TO committes, upon
4 which the minority had no representa- and m no
!, report embo dying their views has been presence
D to the Senate. & al #. y srr. a3. IT,
!. BE Lad no desire, to consume the time Of the
: Senate but as he was the only Senator Of the
fifteen representing cotton Interest," it is right and
p tfat bo obi his for
s. not supporting the bill Under consid alton.
Il He Believed it to be unconstitutiona He be-
eved bs detective and impotie Ct the
d He read from the Gonstit Article los: y
" If the word or had been used after !" banking
g PURPOSES the construction would be doubtful
= Is Aor' is word of more Significance. BY the IN
I sertion 81 this negative 9 denial of power
has been expressed adding to the prohibltlon con
Is tanned in the first agraph of the sentence
marks the termination Of one pTohihltion and n,
y commencement Of another. Add after nor'' tht
y, word 'tauy, which is in the original manuscripts
re and no doubt is left on my mind. Compare ths
Article Of the present Consultation with Article q
of the Constitution Of 184s, to which Article Ios
= an amendment or substitute. .i And the Senator
Ih has correctly stated that the only con
ID templated in the call Of the Conve ntionof ls5
es were contained in Articles los and loe; ,,.+,
But examine Article I0ll, you will find its leete
n II is admitted that the act will create debt ex
" Eceeding one hundred thousand dellars and tn
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Us provided? The frends3of the bill answer that tn
bonds on which the Treasury notes are issued ar
On AMPLE Is it possible that Senators are serIon
he when they tell us that the state creaung aep
ny bylepdng its notes, has provided the ways am
means required by the Constitution when the.
he take promissory notes OF the borrower MI
ba Texada said that he would treat the argamen
~ seriously The notes of the State are worth NOR
I'm than the bonds, then why take them? But, tar
forl ther are they of that value claimed by thel
NO friends and such the State can rely upon to re
a.. plenish its Treasury They are not, sir. No tim
is fixed in the bill when these notes shall be pale
penalty is incurred if the money ls not PAID mi
the Treasury after the sale of the cotton pledgee
But there is no penalty for not selling where ther
of man ever relied on such means to meet the lapll
oof ties of our State Government. This was elabt
eir rated. &.spy5E-g. IA ~ = I. Is
/: pledging the cotton crop of Louisiana. There
IL no more justice in pledging the c2tton Of y
a.; planter who does not avail himself Of the prov
,es sons of this act, than there TO the sug
crop, or the corn crop lands Of negroes The
,ar. is but one pledge the State can regard and tn
otc embraces all its resources every object Of tax
o Of ton. If you do not intend 70 pledge the colt
! la crop, you practice deception by imprinting it
e5 lie face Of your notes. This does not become
,o, RI tie blockade has been the cause Of the init
elt duction Of the bill why does it not contain p
after the raising of the blockade. II for reli
e,r why does it not restrict the application to
tbe amount equal to taxes and supplies for family
that plantation purposes? II intended for the sn,
., cotton planter why not express it in the bill
70 sir this class Of planters are not to be beneft
I The large planters convenient to the great ma
of LIVING On sne gfeas a. ybsu IL
nst speculate on their less fortunate neighbors, "
siye rather than incur the nconyeniences Of vis
''so the capita or the delays and risks in accomp
. ing their object through an agent VIII trans
~ their bonds at such prices as capitalists will
, 4 mand. ''L+.' ..g, IL
y,o, VI, What; then, he asked, is the necessity for
~ bill The large cotton grover mas crealt anu
SEM obtain money at the usual rates OF interest.
hich, went to say that he had spoken OF us defs
com and would briefly give his objections to the bil
tnre measure of policy Nc. oneJis more interet
made rnarket ia a foreign one and at gold and 81
just standard So long as he can purchase at
>a standard he is on an equality with ether intere
mart but the moment you nomlnally advance ine
sor BY an expanded currency, you injure him to
y ,a9a a9s amount Of the depreciation. He will cont
debts for necessaries and supplies at an enhal
- sii value measured by deprecated currency
r. - he will have to- pay with gold and silver or It's
Az " yalent, notes sredeemable in specie.
Az Instead Of leaving to the people to adopt1
: nyi own method of obtaining supplies. and suspen
1.-THE the w =. +ha. ga are on
!, @ a brink Of ruin, that starvation is at our DOORS
Vast 4 If not saved by the State we must perish
yyesS The Senator from Bienye described in glo
terms the Joy which would fill the hearts O
d yes that the cotton bin had become law. He
/ and Texada) thought that there would pc more :!
arsen, Washington lhan Ine ahhounSsntns ~ =,
which ;,t II oyne II yictorv Ther d
will rally people now clamoring for peace
70 c continuance Of tns wal ao " " ~
urpose ~ III boaste interest which claimed to Be
other Fight on, gallant Yankees, the proud Soul
silver who defies our enemies, ana braves payohe
luge pe.ss ale II ynrv IA cnTsrs Nh
8 as his SUPPLIES are exhausted l, sssS ss ",
ucions This, Mr.. President, fear Will be the
ut city quenee. Ihope, sr. .as this bill will become
neither ~ ,oit tie State Of Miss
will, no III the present century, and that Of the
edience ment of France in the last may not aereal
,mpany reealled%wth tue great eas'fe is y u -
Ss5 . During the discussion Of amendments tot