New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-19
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF LOUISIANA.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1866.


Senate.
This body having adjourned on Friday to Mon
day was not in session to-day. s~
House OF Representatives..
The House met at IL NJ. Speaker Cage presid
ing. .g+sl ~
Prayer by Rev. Father sharan. i.
On motion Of Mr.. Eustis, the Speaker wa:
authorized to appoint chairman of the city dele
CATION, to whom several bills had been referred al
committee, and Mr. Bailey was appointed to thu
Craftsmanship, 55#4
A resolution offered by Mr.. McWillianson to pay
the chairman of the Enrolling Committee eigh
dollars per day extra compensation, was adopted
Mr.. w. and Mr.. Tucker addressing the House il
warm recommendation, of the resolution, as bu
just to Mr.. DeLabarre, the chairman of that com
mittee, whose labors greater than those any
other member, and whose assidaity and zeal in tn,
performance of his duties were conspicuous.
a communication from W. W. Wood, asking The
-af the hall on Tuesday evening next, for lee
ture on Brazil, and inviting the members of the
house, was received and favorably acted upon.
Mr.. Eager intr oduced bill to refund cost, inter
est and charges paid on State, parish or muncipa
taxes, for Che years 1861, '62, '63 and 'G4.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Wv
Mr.. Kile introduced bill to legitimate Geral
dine Clark Osborn and Charlotte DozaiFe Osborne
wife of Justin Bernard, natural children of DAME
Clarke Osborne. @
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Lebranche introduced bill appropriating
$1,000 to Louis Freyre, for constructing machine
to build leyees by steam power. Iy-u. .
Referred to Committee on Public " orks, Lands
and Levees. tAg. t.r.-. F.
Nj. Eenner presented a petition from the Board
of Managers of the Ladies' Benevolent Society
OF New Orleans, asking for relief Referred to
Committee on Charitable Institutions.
Mr. Tucker, from the Judiciary Committee re-
ported favorably bill granting ferry privileges to
Rev. G. x. Marshall, 's "'
Mr.. Regenberg, from the Committee on Educa-
ton, reported favorably, with an amendment, Mr.
Nuts bill for the relief of the State Military
Academy at Alexandria. ,.a,5
Mr.. Voorhies gave notice of his intention to in
troduce bill to revive the old inspection system,
Of pork, beef, flour, hay etc.
Mr. Wiiliamsons bill relative to forced sur
renders came up as the order of the day on its
third reading and was passed.
Mr.. Walker, at subsequent stage of the pro-
ceedings, gave notice Of his intention to move
reconsideration Of the bill. The measure was,
in his estimation, Objectionable, because it gave
the control of surrenders only to a majority in
number and amount of judgment creditors, and
left those who had not procured judgments
powerless. - . ,.a
Mr.. Montgomery introduced two bills: Ist, rela-
tive to the prescription of actions 3D. authorizing
the supreme Court to establish rules for the order
Of trial in certain cases. Botlreferred to the Judi
ciary Committee. ...s ..,u -, ".-.
Mr.. Williamson, frem the special committee to
whom was referred the proposition to establish an
emigration bureau, reported bill for that pur
pose, and two other bills relating to the subject Of
emigration and providing for the protection of
emigrants. The bills were ordered to be printed
and made the order Of the day for Tuesday next.
The bill to define the duties and fix the compen-
saton of State Printer came up on its third read
ing, and was passed d. ---s ln$
The report of the Committee on Federal Rela-
tions on Mr.. Fenner's resolution expressive of the
sentiments of the people Of Louisiana relative to
the Federal Government, was taken up, and after
discussion, the substitute reported by the COM
mittee WAS adopted with some verbal amend.
ments. Much of the debate had on the subject
related to verbal amendments but some Of the
speeches were more comprehensive in scope.
Mr.. Tucker regretted the introduction of the
resolutions. The legislature of Louisiana had
already clearly expressed ITSELF and these repeat
ed declarations OF loyalty, compromised the digni-
ty and self respect Of the people Of the State.
The iteration of professions of loyalty though true
might be regarded as reason for suspecting the
faith in which those professions were made fer
the rule was equally applicable to peoples as to
individuals, that repeated professions and protes-
tations argued insincerity. The fidelity of the
people of Louisiana to the obligations they had
assumed was well know to every Northern man of
fair and unprejudiced mind, and mountains of reso
lutions could not change the purpose of the rad
Gals in out Of Congress, to whose political ascen
dancy SANDER and Misrepresentation of the South
were indispensable. .-at -2--.
Mr.. Fenner denied that the passage of the reso.
luton could detract from the dignity selfrespect
of legislature or people. 1t was not expected
to change the opinion or course of those who
illuminated and prosecuted the South, bat to
assure the honest people in the North of our idel
ity to our political obligations to them that
the people of Louisiana had taken the oath in good
faith and were not community of perjurers An |
authoritative declaration such the resolutions
under consideration, was opposite to the occasion,
and void as the resolutions of servility they
would be regarded as showing becoming desire |
to sustain the President and conciliate the decent
people Of the North.
Mr. Williamson thought an expression of opinion |
on the part Of the legislature, as the representa-
tiges of the people, was at this juncture, proper
and judicious But whatever views gentlemen
might have entertained as to the proprety of in.
Producing the resolutions, now that they were be-
fore the House, the only course left was to adopt
them, for ifthey should be rejected or laid aside
the true reasons that would have Influenced the
House, would be suppressed and it would be re-
presented that the action of the House was intiu-
enced by spirit of disloyalty.
Mr.. Mcconnell would deprecate any delay or
hesitation in regard to these resolutions as calcu-
lated to exercise malign influence. Whenever
the question of loyalty came up in the House it
should be met with unanmity, to discover the
enemies of Louisiana and of the South The oc-
casion called for these resolutions. There were
underground influences at work in this city which
would accomplish their selfish schemes, even at
the expense of the ruin of the State Men in
power, men who should be the friends of Louis
lana, but whose tenure Of place depended upon
disrust of the people, by the authorities at Wash,
ington, had been and still were busy spreading the
grossest calumnies of the people Of Louisiana and
of the legislature. 1t was incumbent on the leg
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