New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-25
ORLEANS MORNING AUGUST 25 1858


Adopted. ~
The first section was read.
Mr.. Blackman: offer the following addi-
tional section:
Be it further enacted, etc., That any per-
son who shall induce freedmen to vote for
any, particular party, by promising them
that if they vote flor any party except the
Republican party. that they will be placed
again in the condition of slavery, shall be
subject to the penalties of this act.
Mr.. Ray: move to lay the amendment
on the table.
Adopted. -.
Mr. Bacon: offer the. following as an ad-
ditional section:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That if any
officer of this State having the power to re.
move and appoint to office, who shall remove
any man from place or Office on account
of his political opinions, or shall appoint
any man thereto by reason thereof shall be
subject to the penalties prescribed in the
hrs6 section of this act. D..
The same committee submitted also the
following report, which was received and
accepted: ..,....
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RooM,
August "a.
To the Honorable Speaker and House of Represent
atives:
GESTLENEN-In accordance with the re-
quest of the House the undersigned, of the
judiciary Committee, have considered
House bill No. II, an act to protect all per-
sons in their civil and public rights, and do
herewith report favorably thereon:
P. HARPER,
HARRY LOTT.
Mr.. Curel, of Orleans, asked that time
be granted him to make a minority re
port on House bill No. II, an act to protect
all persons in their civil and public rights.
On motion of Mr.. Lott, of Rapides, Mr..
Curell, was allowed until tomorrow to
make a minority report.
The Committee on Public Health and
Quarantine submitted the following report,
which was accepted:
COMAfITTEEl Room ,
New Orleans, August 70, 1859.
The undersigned, Committee on Public
Health and Quarantine, report favorable on
the within petition and accompanying bill
and recommend the passage of the same.
a. W. FAULKNER,
Chairman;
D. C. F0UTS,
WILLIAM MURRELL,
CHARLES GRAY.
To the Honorable Board of Health of the City Of
Of New Orleans:
GENTLEMEN: We respectfully beg leave to
lay before your honorable body the follow.
| ing statement with regard to the tax or fees
imposed by law and collected by the Resi-
dent Physician or assistant at the Quaran.
tine Station on all vessels and small crafts
sailing up the Mississippi river from infect
ed ports. II has been, and is still, custom
] oru IN op11aat tha ohOvn fees from m al
crafts running through the " Rgolets
| and not coming from infected ports. 1t is
of this custom we beg leave to complain.
We find the same very onerous, and should
it continue we will be obliged to give up our
business. The quarantine law of 1858, sec
river, and not at all to the Rigoets. The
fees of 81 80, S5, etc, are invariably exact.
ed from us, which, together with the other
dues, and fees, such as canal wharfage,
etc, dues, scarcely any profit is realized to
compensate for the labor employed or the
| capital invested in transporting wood, shells
or coal to the city. We are all of us poor,
support out of our daily toll, and it goes
hard with us 10 think that after eXhausting
| our strength losing our time, that the little
profit is consumed by onerous fees that are
not strictly authorized by law. Gentlemen,
we appeal to you to take this matter under
consideration, and after carefully examining
the Gaze, we are sure you will grant
US the relief we pray for by abol.
ishing this custom OF collecting fees
not strictly legal. In case you refuse we
will be obliged to lay up our boats, and thus
be deprived of making living Tor our
selves and families, all in consequence OF
the numerous and onerous taxes, duties,
and fees we are obliged to pay, which, in
fact, eat up all the profits that are real
lied, Gentlemen, any amount of proof can be
| furnished YOU to substantiate the foregoing
statements. We applied to the military, think,
ing they had control over this matter, but
they recommended that application should
first be made to you, and that in case you
declined that they would attend to the mat
ter. Hoping that your honorable body will
take this matter under consideration, we