New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-28
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

! as the salaries oil Telegraph operators unuel
the metropolitan police bill, instead o
1920, Rr. Gsrstkamp, of Jefferson, said hi
did not understand where the money wa
coming from to pay these high salaries. Il
the discussion of the amendment Mr.. Garst
kamp gave utterance to this declaration
The higher the salaries we pay these men
the more lazier they get.
Alr. Wren, OF Bossier, on the other side
said: think good pay stimulates man to
do his duty.
Mr.. Garstkamp, in discussing the salaries
in another portion of the bill, said: This
here is nothing but robbery on the city Of
New Orleans, the city of jefferson, and the
city Of Carrollton.
Mr.. McMillen, of Carroll, said he was
absent from his seat yesterday when the
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Noble, OF
Orleans, which gave rise to an article in the
Times, headed "Another Extraordinary
Proceeding" That resolution contemplated
the appointment of committee to investi-
gate charges against Governor Warmoth.
He, Mr.. Mc1lllen, now asked the unani-
nous consent of the House to afford him an
opportunity to inuagurate still another ex-
tuC llAstOuuGbAtu
OF resolutions to investigate the motives OF
the gentleman from the Tenth Representa-
tive District, and contemplating his expul-
sion from the House, if he preferred char
ges against the Chief Magistrate for the pur-
pose of making political capital. ~
Mr.. Noble: Mr.. Speaker, am l pernlieted
by the extraordinary clemency of the House
to have anything to say on these resolu-
tionsy
Tba cpool,ar. rT,o o,aptIan,oo Is Il, fo5,r,, 4
that the resolutions are open for discus.
sion.
Mr.. Noble: The resolution which intro.
duced into this House yesterday was respect.
full to the House, and respectful to the official
who was mentioned. did not impugn the
character of the Governor. The Times was
not the first paper who gaze currency to the
rumors, as the members OF this House
know. The whispers on the streets had in
creased till they had become thunder.
There is only the one wky that the thunder
created by these whispers can beystilled, and
that way is TO acknowiedga the existence of
the rumOrs, and appoint Committee to in
vestigate the matter
By parliamentary IsageI will be tn echair-
man OF that committee, aud will make a
contract with this House that if do not
show good grounds ferthe charges against
Governor Warmoth, will resign my seat,
or l will be expelled 1t is the part of in.
nocence 20 demand Investigation, and if a
man is innocent he challenges investigation
into his acts. M
The party friends Of the Governor in this
House should see that this committee is ap-
pointed to investigate these charges that
are publicly n1ade; charges that are street
talk. 1t will look very bad, indeed, if such
a resolution as that OF the gentleman from
Carroll is adopted without giving me all OPP
portunity to show what grounds there are
lor introducing my resolution. That reso-
luton is an indignity upon me as o member
OF the Hodse, and an indignity upon the
whole House, and should hope, In view OF
all the circumstances, it will never be
adopted.
Mr.. MpgTelf of Lafourche The gentle.
man FROM 1rlsans has alluded to these calum-
nious repoRls against the Governor as whis-
pers which have increased to thunder. Let
this thunder roll on. What right has this
House toi notice street rumors against either
the Governor ef the State or members of the
House Whgt has this House TO do with
appointing b committee to investigate
charges that have no foundation but street
minors of Vague newspaper assertions?
Mr.. McAIillen Mr.. Sp yier, it has afford
ed me pleasure in uniting with my fellow
members to give the gentleman from the
Tenth Representative District an opportuni
~ 70 expiain himself. Idisclaim any persona
indignity toward that gentleman. My per
sonai relations to him have been very pleas
ant more so, perhap. than toward any
nthGr member Of the House. This resolu
ion is broad enough and deep enough tc
unyeil the motives of those who assail the
reputation of Governor Warmoth and other
hapublicGns. This investigation will hur
gpPu the agent of rebeliious people in
hi rity, Just and merited indignation
i VIII show the loyal people of Louisiana
that There are men on this floor who do moi
refoenize the right of political tricksters Il
mhlign and abuse those whom they have
set np IN positions of trust and responsible.
The gentleman talks of rumors. have
never heard such rumors upon the street
haYe never heard such charge until i
WAS uttered in the Senate, and reiterated il
this y 5use by the gentleman whom / had
supposed incapable of such conduct. Thu
WHOLE proceeding, in my Judgment, hai
b9en prompted by malicious and politica
motives. The opponents of the Republican
party will leave untried no means within thu
scope Of human ingenuity to cover theii
leading and trusted men with the slime Of
lutnpy, To accomplish their base pur
poses ntidayits can be piled as high as The
AIRS h support OF and to establish theil
slandhrous charges.
The reason for their hostility is that the
Chief Mag istrate of this State is not of them
but Of US, and is incapable of being sub
orned. here assert in my place to-day
that the chosen chieftain of the real people
Of Lopisiana is innocent of the charges
made ID the columns of the malignant rebel
pressl and gossipped on the street by
Demoprass. While we propose to establish
his lnnpcence, we propose to intitct on The
gentleman MIRO reiterates these charges hert
pupleH kaant in his Repre- sentative capacity
BY Hi1F Fl the judgment of the HOUSE
that sac representative who assails the
reputA The Governor Of this State by
bringiAA &Nre and unfounded charges
against ID fIall return 10 his constituent
in dishanQrI that judgment would be exc
cuted, and 1ho<eis not sufficient power here
TO defy ueet adiets; those edicts must ant
Mr.. HAt of ST. Charles: l have al
abiding f4itnf fAat the Governor is not guilty
of any OF tbs inputations that may have
been cast upon tls character. 1t is par
and parcel 94 tlie proceedings Of the rebel
ious element during the war and since the
war. They have nothing to defend. They have
| everything ~ attack. am not in favor O
| stepping aside rom our legislative dutiei
| upon the gfQnnis they have invited. We
might bring np Tor refutation charges tina
have been made against every member o
| this House they SANDER and abuse The
Republican Party, and when their billings
gate is exhaastea, they then turn their at
tention to yiIlifying individual members o
| the party. ] hope they will in the futurt
have somethihe GOOD to adyoca.e-some
thing good n hfopose.
TIE Repasllcan party is anxiously look
| ing to this Ie1lesRture to enact laws for tn,
benei't OF Z hole people. should no
have proper 1lIIzect for myself. if SHOULD
notice their WMifcation and abuse. w,
ought 70 h4x4 100 much intelligence t
noLice these ffshgs. We have importan
matters beit1e sa and great interests are a
stake II IN. rllnllini1s manila sine. son % L