New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-24
WHOLE NUMBER 44554 As 1. :

Dunutng road. hoW1f these property hold
efs VINO have signed that petition, and the
other property holders who prefer to have a
Nlcolson pavement. should be allowed to
oecide thls matter, and that Is my reason for
Wishing TO have it left to the decision of the
property holders instead of to the Police
Jury, VINO, II you say shell road, will very
Hkely oQlid road about ten feet wide with
one smell 10 the square inch, accordi to
the spirit with which they have acted mere.
ideas.
The President: Am TO understand that
Senator Todd is one of these peopleto whom
you refer?
Mr.. Bacon: Oh, no; Senator Todd is a
good road.
Mr.. Foute: have no objection to the
amendment, because it has been suggested
tnat these memorialists in their prayer re-
specuully pray your honorable body to
Grant the power to the Police Jury to lay
said shell road with the same authority
that the Common Council Of the CITY city Of
Jefferson now possesses. 1t seems to me SO
self-evldent that this bill should pass for
tine satisfaction of merchants and others
who sell goods in CaTrollton, that can not
understand why there should be any oppo-
sition to it.
Imove that the bill be considered as en-.
crossed.
Mr.. Todd: believe that there has been
an amendment offered; if not, l move to
strike out shell road and insert Nicolson
pavement.
Mr.. Foute: move to lay that motion on
The amendment of Senator Todd was laid
on the table.
Mr.. Bacon: Now, Mr.. President, 1 move
to amend both the title and in the body of
the bill by inserting shell road or Nicolson
| pavement.
The amendment was adopted, and the bill
was finally passed.
House bill No. 1917, an act providing for
the administration of public schools, being
under consideration
Mr.. Bacon; TIE Public Printer has failed
| to furnish the Senate with the minority
| report which prepared with reference to
this bill. The Secretary informs me that he
has sent repeatedly to him for it, but that
he has failed to get it.
The first section of the act having been
read,
Mr.. Lynch: Mr.. President, 1 am not pre-
| pared to vote upon this section. am very
anxious to see all the schools of New Orleans
and of every village in the State organized
in the spirit of the Constitution which we
have adopted; but l am not prepared to vote
for bill which places in the hands OF the
Governor of the State-I do not care who
he is-the power Of saying and determining
who shall be the heads of the public schools
of this city or any other city or place. l
regret, sir, to be compelled to dissent
from this BILL When l an asked to
vote for a bill that strikes at the
very foundation of republican form of
governments bill that strikes at the most
sacred rights Of the citizens, l can not
give my consent to it. What is more
sacred than the charge which the parent
has, to see 10 the education Of his children
Now, sir, while | am in favor of and voted
for the civil rights bill, l did not favor or
vote for 1t as q partisan, but upon princi-
ple-because have acted upon the princi-
pie contained in that bill all my life but
when | am asked to vote for bill placing
in the hands of the Governor of the State
! the power to say who shall be the heads of
! the public schools Of the State, can not
! ! and will never vote for such proposition.
If were citizen OF this city, as am OF a
, city OF the State, / should oppose such a
proposition with all nv power. l want a
voice in determining who shall regulate
and superintend the schools, and de-
termine the rules for the government of
the schools that my children are to attend;
and, therefore, so long as l shall have q
voice here, and so long as ! shall have
a vote to cast, shall exercise it against any
measure to take away from the parent the
sacred right to say who shall control the
schools to which his children are to be sent.
, am opposed to any and every measure OF
? this kind.
will not consume the time of the Senate,
: T except by thus stating my general ohiec-
tions TO that bill and all bills of the kind.
Mr.. O'Hara: Mr.. President, this is a mat
!, ter Of great deal of Importance. Hereto
fore no objection has been made to giving
Z this appointing power to the Governor.
T do not see why it will to very great exteni
. | OFF. IA
:, and if / could see how the members of thi'
! Board can be inducted into Office, would
agree with the gentleman from Carroll tina
q il is bad policy to place it in the hands O
the Governor. But the Senate has first t
7 give its consent to these nominations. dc
y not therefore, consider that it is entirely il
u the hands of the Governor. The gentlemen
L contend that the members who represent
9 the city of New Orleans should have some
0 | thing to say as to who shall and who shal
!, not be appointed upon this Board; and
. know that when / come to cast my vote fo
~ the confirmation, and the Senator represent
ing the district for which they are to be ap
10 pointed object to them on good grounds,
= Shall not vote for them. do not see that i
% puts SO great power in the hands of tn,
n | Governor. We have power to confirm o.
y reject as we see fit, and /, for one, intend II
n exercise this power. | do not believe tina
It the Governor of the State of Louisiana shal
9 giving power where it shall be properly use(
= Tor the benefit of all parties concerned, and
e believe that the people of New Orleans are
/ to have the benefit of what consideration
:. they should have, and that there is no othel
a means of getting at it but this way. Lee
: each ones private feelings be what they
8 may, the Constitution plainly says that We
shall have these schools, and as Senators VT
o have no choice but to comply with the let
t ter of the law, and see that it is executed
1 This bill proposes to establish such school:
4 which are asked for by the majority of the
9 citizens of New Orleans-that portion which
t zee, the majority of the Legislature, repre-
) sent. 1 know that there are-I know thai
: they are anXiously awaiting action upon
! this bill. ] renew the motion to adopt the
| first section.
: Mr.. Pincdback Mr.. President, I am
} obliged to state that | am not prepared tc
vote upon this bill to-day. 1t was only laid
: on my desk this morning, and would like
to have time to look over il little, II
seems to me al the first glance that if thi:
bill becomes a law it takes the entire con
troll and supervision of the schools Of New
: Orleans away from the Superintendent oil
!; Public Education. Public schools are the
| most important things upon which the Leg
islat9re will have to act, and it should
be done advisedly, | would like to
see some friends of mine who probably are
better posted upon this subject than am.
l move to postpone the Consideration OF the
bill, and make it the special order OF the
day for Wednesday next.
Mr.. Bacon: I second that motion, and
will say that the Senator from Carroll has
repeated the argument have previously
made that the education of children should
be left as much as possible in the hands of
parents, and it would not be right to give it
into the hands of tho Governor, and hone