New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-06

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were of the opinion that they did have some
money. The Chair is of opinion that this in.
1 vestigation should be had-of course with as
| little expense as possible The community
was apprehensive that the condition Of the
canals would bring on an epidemic. BY
| resolution OF the Council the commissioners
were called upon, but no satisfactory result
| was arrived at.
! Mr.. Braughn: Well, sir, withdraw the
proviso under that statement of the Presi-
dent; but, sir, shall oppose, at the proper
time, any attempt to authorize this commit
tee to employ any clerical force or go into
| any expense.
Mr.. Ray: certainly concur with Senator
| Braughn in that. l move the adoption of
| the resolution.
Mr.. Braughn: I second the motion.
| The joint resolution was passed.
Mr.. Day having introduced memorial TO
be referred with bill authorizing the
change of the city government Of the
Parish of Carroll, and protesting against
such change.
Mr.. Pollard: oppose the passage of the
resolution. ! have had close consultation
with General McNlillen and Colonel Yorke,
and they have informed me that the passage
OF the bill is desired by the people of the
parish. (Laughter)
Mr.. Day: This matter has not been can.
vassed in the parish at all. The bill was
introduced by General McMillen for his own
exclusive benefit. The memorial have
| presented shows that it is not known to the
most prominent citizens of the parish, and
they have not been consulted in the matter
MI. Ray: | suggest, as the subject is be-
fore the committee, to let the memorial 20
before the committee with the bill. The
whole matter should be referred to the
committee, and when reported back by them
it can be discussed.
The memorial was referred with the bill
to the Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs.
House bill No. l64, an act to provide for
certain appropriations, being under consid-
Grafton .-r
Mr.. Ray moved that the bill be consid.
cred engrossed.
Adopted.
Mr. Bacon: will Just say to gentlemen
not be worth fifty cents on the dollar.
Mr.. Wittgenstein moved that the bill
finally pass.
MIR. Ogden; I object Mr.. President, be.
cause | do not understand the meaning of
the bill. This is the first time my attention
has been called to it.
Mr.. Ray; Upon investigation of this sub
eet, Mr.. President, find that those are the
appropriations generally made by every
Legislature for those officers. They are
generally made in the general appropria.
ton bill. The reason they ,are asked for
now is that there is no money in the trea
sury, and these officers desire to have the
amounts audited. 1 have conferred with
Mr.. Peralta, ,,who is the Secretary of our com.
mittee, and he showed me the law, and that
this is the customary mode Of procedure,
The bill was finally passed.
Senate bill No. 1874, an act to incorporate
the New Orleans and Ship Island Canal
Company, being under consideration.
Mr. Lewis moved a postponement of its
further consideration until Monday next.
The mere fact of asking few days time to
, investigate and inform ourselves correctly
upon this BILL l think is not unreasonable.
1t is on this ground and this alone that
ask that the bill be postponed until Monday
next.
Mr. Ogden: Mr.. President, am an advo-
cate of the passage of this bill, although
am perfectly willing if the Senate desires
that it shall be made the special order Of
the day for Monday next. The only objec-
ton that the advocates of the bill make to
the postponement is, that there is a great
deal of business before the House, and there
is possibility if not a probability, that by
the fifteenth or nineteenth day of Septem-
!
fear that we shall not be able to get through
with this bill unless taken up Immediately.
Now, sir, this bill is perhaps as important
as any that is upon the calendar of the SEN
ate, and tits so simple, SO sasiy understood,
. l an satisfied that any gentleman here
who takes the trouble to read it fully will
find it so Just and so beneficial to the State
at large, that he will not hesitate in support
ing it.
one of the first principles of this company
asks of the State Of Louisiana no other
privilege than that they shall have charter.
They ask simply to be incorporated; they
ask rom the State not single dime, nor
: through it will they. They eypect to receive
J upon their own bond, aided by the general
Government, sufficient land to carry out the
project This canal doesnot run through the
heart of the city of New Orleans, as has
been stated. 1t starts from some point in
the parish of Jefferson, to be determined by
the company, and runs from there before
the City OF Jefferson, il q direct line to the
: Rigolets.
The object of the company is to enable
large ships that are now delayed from two
: to i've days on the outside of the bar, sub
ject to the trouble aud expense of freight.
4 ing a towboat, to sail up Immediately
to the city of New Orleans, and instead Of
! having to come l25 to $50 miles up the Mis-
: sissippi river against strong current, requt'
! ring assistance of two-boats, they come di-
recty across to the city, making the dlS-
, tance in a direct line of only thirty miles.
2 Now, every one who has the direct interest
: of the city at heart, and also of the State,
must admit that the very instant you take
J off the restriction thrown upon commerce,
by the enormous tax that necessarily arises
. from the navigation of the Mississippi river,
that instant you open our ports to a larger
aud more prosperous trade than we have
' | ever had before.
The principle reason why we desire the
| immediate passage of this bill, is that a
? gentleman who is to be one of the corpo-
E rators, expects to go next week to Wash
r ington city to make the necessary arrange
ments for the construction of the canal.
! Now. hope the gentleman will withdraw
his objection until the bill is read section
by section, and then II he still thinks it
should be postponed will not object,
! Mr.. Bacon: Mr.. President, as a represent
alive of the district Immediately interested
! in this bill, l must say that it has from the
beginning looked to me as something which
{ needed to be closely examined and carefully
considered, and as to which we should give
those who are the Inhabitants of this city
! and interested in its real estate full oppor.
tunity of examining into the merits of the
bill, and giving their opinion as to whether
! it should pass or not. I doubt whether
, there is Senator here from the parish Of
} Orleans who has examined this bill care
fully and who has had the counsel of those
who are competent to Judge whether 1t is a
wise bill or not. / confess, sir that although
have had more experience upon that sub
jeet, probably, than any gentleman here,
and have had more to say, and been COM
pelled to think more upon the subject of
these internal communications of the city
. | from the outer world than almost any other