New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-16
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY Is, 1866.

committee on the subject of suspending the &C
J lection of certain taxes. After some explanatol
remarks from Mr.. Elan, chairman of the cosnmi
tee, the Senate bill was taken up and passed vii
: the amendment suggested by the COMMITTEES. 4
passed, it provides for suspension of the cole
n ton of all State and parish taxes for the yea
1850, 1861, 1862, 1868 and 1864, but says nothing
regard to municipal taxes. a,s,r,ts ~. ~ .,=-7
Mr.. Austin's bill to remit taxes, State, parish
municipal, for the years 1862, 1868 or 1864, upo
properties which had been seized or used by til
, ciVl or military authorities of the United State
4 during the period of three months in any Of thos
years, without compensation to the owner, wa
taken axe. up. The bill not only provided for tn
remission of unpaid taxes, but also that take
upon such properties already paid should be re
FUNDED, and if not refunded, should be allowed /
: payment Of other taxes. The bill having bee
amended, on suggestion of Mr.. Eager, SO that NO
Z only the amountof taxes, but the costs penaltie
and interest, collected from parties who paid
should be reimbursed, in that form it was passed
f* 7a aia' MISCELLANEOUS. s4l rs g
Mr. Harrison introduced a bill for protectio
from inundaton of the lands between Bnuf rive
and Bayou Macon. Referred to Committee on Pub
lie Lands and Leyees.
MIR. Richardson offered q resolution that th
General Assembly declare itself adjourned,- sin
d'e' until it shall be determined whether Lousian
is State in the United States, or not.
.fhe fheChalrpronounced the resolution out of order
Mr. treret introduced bill relating to the dutie
and compensation of State tax collectors. Re
ferred to Finance Committee.
Mr.. Mcdonnell introduced bill relative to thu
port Wardens of the city of New Orleans Re
ferred to the Committee on Commerce and Mann
factures. G -eD'.H H177
MIR. Philips introduced q bill, the reading of the
title OF which was not audible to us. Ec' nm fFN
TIE PARISH ELECTIONS BILL-GovERNoRs VETO
| Mr.. Arroyo, Assistant Secretary of the Senate
delivered message announcing that the Senate
mad passed the bill providing for Darochial cleo
uons, Notwithstanding the Executive objections,
by the constitutional majority of two-thirds il'4
call of the House was ordered, and eiphty-six
! members answered wv -iH GahS' f9f TFD ~ -5I
The veto message of the Governor having been
| read by the clerk, , lIi 8H.s l5 gglr5o, 0.'T
Mr. Richardson moved to lay the message on the
table. He did not think the usual parliamentory
respect should be accorded to a communication
from an Executive who would withhold from the
people of New Orleans and of every parish in the
State the right to choose their own local officers,
and who struck at the very foundation OF republi.
can government. ia ii. saa.n. l.&...'
The motion was decided not to be in order.
The bill was then read.
MIR. Tucker addressed the House. This was a.
matter, he remarked in substance, of great infer
estto the people of the whole State one which
had greatly interested the minds of members. and
he regretted on an occasion of such importance tn
observe so many seats vacant. On such an occa
sion as this, when the issue was directly made
between the Governor and the Assembly, whether
the people of Louisiana should be allowed to ex-
ercise their right of selfgovernment, Mr. T. would
nave liked to see every member of the House in
his place to record his vote on one side or the
other. . -.r. ...- Ina. I,I /. Il 7
Inc issue was not made now for the first time,
From the day this General Assembly was first CON
vened in November last, in extra session, until the
present moment, such issues as this were being
forced upon the representatives of the people,
Neither the history of this nor any other State
showed a greater disposition or stronger desire
on the part of people or their representatives,
70 pe IN harmonious accord with their Chief Magis-
'rate. IL had been matter of wonder to see |
great people just out of fierce and bloody strug
sie' a struggle involving the btterest antagonisms
assembling as the people of Louisiana did last fall,
N state convention and forgetting their prejudces
lnd anhpathles in the desire for cancellation and |
harmony, nominating for the highest office in their
GIT citizen who certainly would not have been |
heir choice under other circumstances. No mem
Der of that convention would put his hand ON his
leart and say James Madison Wells was his first
hoice nor could many ofthose who cast their votes
or him at the polls say they would not have pre-
erred some one else. But all personal feeling and
POLITICAL prejudice had been ignored for the public
food. Such was the spirit that had animated the
eople, and to such an extent had the same spirt
ervaded this legislative body, that the harmony
7hich had characterized its proceedings, and the
esire it had so frequently manifested of harmon,
US relations with the Executive, had been matter
f general observation. But how had this oenar-
sty of the people and this conciliatory purpose
their representatives been met? Was it shown
desire to restore to the people their civil rights
IN thecontrary, every impediment was arbitrarily
laced in the path of the legislature which was
eeking that end. There was no occasion for apy
itference between the Governor and the lepisla.
lre and the legislature had studiousy endeavored
. avoid any cause for difference
AHS AeG Gisld1uie was uoW seeking TO cOmDlete
lie reorganization of the State but the Executive r
ays it is not proper-it is not constitutional
hat did he do himself last summer, when he had
cen temporarily appointed Governor? He issued "
is proclamation ordering an election throughout
le State for Governor, other State officers and I'm
embers of the legislature. Where was his con Il
itutonal or legal warrant for that? He had 3,
one. Yet this was the man who was quibblipp g
18th the representatives of great people about a
ws and constitutions. 1t was perfectly proper OF
r the people of the entire State to elect him Sc
overnor but it was not right for parish to elect
J district attorney or clerk of court! He now b,
es constitutional objections no one else can see dl
then could not see overriding of the Const,. th
ton and laws, patent to every man. If the W
overnor was honest in affecting these constitu tn
,nal scruples, why did he interpose to prevent ia
e people from exercising the rights guaranteed
them by the Constitution of selecting their local CO
icers? But the Constitution was not really Ju
'ubling his Excellency. He wanted the appoint pr
ent of all to himself. 1t was lust of power-a ha
wer he was exercising in utter contempt of the Kl
Institution he was invoking to shield his arbitra
acts. Lust of power was the key to these We Ju
IS. There were no constitutional objections: lie
re were no objections to justify him in setting ito
de the will of the peoples representatives. up
ere was not time enough, he said, between the
e the election could be ordered and the holding mi