New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-08
LOUISIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY.
Another Republican in the House.
SENATE.
sIxtieth Days Session,

The roll was called; the following mem.
bers present:
Anderson, Bacon, Bears, Blackman,
Braughn, Campbell, Coupland, Darrall,
Day, Egan, Foute, Francois. Kelso, LIE wis.
Monette, Ogden, 0'Hara, Packard, Pinch.
back, Poindexter. Pollard, Ray, Smith,
Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams-27.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion of Mr.. Todd, the reading of the
minutes was dispensed with.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the Finance Committee,
reported progress.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
ro!lment, reported as duly engrossed the
following:
Senate bill No. SO, an act for the relief of
the parishes of Washington, st. Martin,
Livingston, and others, to pay school war
rant Nos. 384, 385, 387, 3s9, 800, 39l, 392, 393,
423, 429.
Senate bill No. s., an act for the relief of
George s. Lacey, attorney-atlaw.
Senate bill No. LAG, an act for the relief of
F. H. Aslitt.
Senate bill No. 1s5, an act defining the
boundary line of the parish of Plaquemines
Of the right bank of the Mississippi river.
Senate bill No. 172, an act requiring the
Board of Internal Improvements to cause
to be examined the levee known as the
Possum Fork Leyee, in the State of Ark
ansas.
Senate bill No. I05, an act for the relief Of
R. j, Caldwell.
House bill No. 1l9, an act for the relief of
Widows Loup and Hurst.
Senate bill No. 159, an act to amend an
act entitled an act to amend an act entitled
an act to provide for supplying the loss of
the public records, and other papers, con.
sumed by the Burning of the courthouse in
the parish Of Claiborne, on the sixth of
November, lsl9, approved April IS, 1858.
Senate joint resolution No.. -, to pro-
vide for the payment Of the mileage and
per diem of members and clerks of commit,
tees, who are required to sit during the
recess of the Legislature.
Senate bill No. las, an act authorizing
Joseph st. Cyr to donate or will by tesla
ment property to his natural children.
Senate bill No. 135, an act to amend an
act relative to the removal of the seat of
justice from Winnfeld.to Montgomery, in the
Parish of Vim, and CONFIRMING Winnfeld
as the seat of justice.
Senate bill No. -. an act to amend to the
third section Of an act relative to the office
of Inspector of Hay in the city Of New
Orleans.
Senate bill No. 144, an act to incorporate
the Louisiana Mercantile College.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to create a
Board of Registration.
Mr.. Ray from the judiciary Commit,
tee, reported unfavorably upon Senate
bill No. l52, an act to restore to the heirs Of
Peter Coyle, deceased, the effects of his
an appropriation to cover the
object being included in the general appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Campbell rose to aquestion of privi-
lege, and said;
Mr.. President; Some days since there ap-
peared in the columns of the Democratic
papers of the City, certain charges made
against me by my Democratic competitor for
a seat in this body. Itwas headed, believe,
"a Fugitive from Justice From the time
these charges were published until now, l
have remained silent, and patiently waited
until should have the means of refuting
them authoritatiyely. To day have receiv-
ed a copy Of the principal paper published in
the town in which formerly resided, and
in the county in which the actions charged
against me are said to have occurred. |
wish, sir, as matter of Justice to myself, to
send it to the desk and have it read.
The article was read as follows
[From the Musoatine Gowal Journal
"We publish to-day communication
from Colonel H. J. Campbell, now a mem.
Der Of the Louisiana State Senate, refuting
q malicious slander of the Courier, of this
city. The communication is copied from
the New Orleans Herald. It is only neces-
sary for us to add that Colonel Campbell's
sureties tully corroborate his statement OF
the circumstances, and entirely exonerate
him from anything like criminality in or
out OF Office. The fact is apparent to every
unprejudiced mind that the venom of the
Courier, in connecting and sending abroad
its libelous statement, and the avidity with
which rebel sheets in Louisiana take it up
and circulate it, is because Mr.. Campbell
was soldier in the armies of the Union,
and did what he could to put down Demo
cratic treason and rebellion
This is the essential part of the article
alluded to:
The following are the facts: During the
war in which enlisted on the side Of the
Union, / was wounded and returned home
disabled. was, while so disabled, elected
treasurer in my county for two years. After
had held that position eight months, re-
covered my health and again raised COM
pany for the war, and went ent with the
Iowa as its Major, resigning my
Office. My regiment, in one of the sudden
exigencies of the war, was hurried off to
the front several weeks earlier than was
and before had time to close
the books and accounts of my Office. / ac-
comparied it upon the positive assurance
of my commanding officer that when we
arrived at our destination / should
have few days leave Of absence to return
aud close my accounts. This promise.
owing to certain movements which sent my
command at once into a campaign, was not
kept. | was refused leave Of absence; was
at once sent forward into an arduous and
protracted campaign, and the accounts of
my Office were necessarily closed in NV
absence; bringing me, to my great aston
lshment and distress, several hundred dol
lars. in debt to the county. With the
greatest promptness, Immediately upon re-
eetving this information, l had my small
property sold at sacrifice, without re
serve, and the proceeds handed over to nv
securities When discharged from the SER
vice, returned at once home, and met nv
securities and creditors, paid so far as | was
anie tne balance, arranging for the pay
ment of the remainder, a few hundred dol
lars, as soon as was able, and upon the
terms proposed by an the parties interest.
ed. No charge was s<er made against me
Of fraud or dishonesty On the con