New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-02

nrornntlr. S.As " ~os upon Ills matter very
,ror,a mr. braughn: Mr.. President, / think IL
49,, mouiu @ % pad precedent. 1t is a too com
nnsll.. nn custom for persons to go before o,ir
who ,bnaa oaI courts and go security for persons
hs 5nctaany 7'raoaaay aie or disappear. This will
jnstice, oiuins sne ehds si
The bill was finally passed fiA
,,. ueF hueF suspension of the rules. Mr.
thompson introduced resolution nroyid;ns,
Ior committee Of three to investigate the
contested case of Sambola va Cam1ha,, w ~,
view of the improbability Of the Cnmr,;,itna ae
on Elections to investigate the case before
the close of the session. Ss.oA0
Mr.. thompson: Mr.. President. I hone
that Senators will give that resolution
their serious consideration, from the fact
L that the committee on Elections have been
nurdened with good deal of work. 1
believe that we have done more thar any
otner committee in this body, and in order
TO facilitate these cases and do Justice to the
parties interested, move the adoption of
the resolution. -
Mr.; OHara: Mr.. President the Committee
on Elections seems to be rather a trouble
some institution. There is NOT a dav that
some resolution or motion is not made here
IN regard to that committee. Now there is
resolution brought in to take the case last
on the calendar and refer it to a special com.
thlttee; II we do this in the case of Mr..
that Mr.. Sambola has. His case was re-
ferred to that committee. Il is on the
calendar, and when the other cases are dis
posed OF his case will be attended to. It is
true the labors of that committee have been
onerous, and suppose the Senator wishes
to relieve US, but for my part l believe in
! leaving it Just as it is, and all parties will
get Justice in the end. Why Mr.. Eambola
should request any special favor from this
oooy, or why. we should make his case
special case is more than I can possibly
conceive. Why was the case sent to the
Committee on Elections in the first
place if it is a proper object of this
special favor, which Is asked for it? As
| this case was regularly referred to the COM
| mittee where it is, / think there will be no
harm done in letting it stay where it is until
u is decided. therefore, move to lay the
| Mr.. Lewis seconded the motion. ~
Mr.. Bacon called for the yeas and NAYS.
| The motion was adopted by fifteen yeas
to nine nays. M t5.
Mr.. Blsckman moved to reconsider, and
said:
l am satisfied that the labor to be per.
formed by that committee is so great that
parties may have to wait not only to the end
| OF this session but the next. / wish to have
me resolution amended SO as to have all
Mr.. o'Hara moved TO lay the motion to
reconsider on the table.
rising vote being taken, the motion to
reconsider was laid on the table by twelve
yeas to eight nays.
Mr.. Braughn having called up the substi--
tute offered by Committee on Judic:ury for
Senate bill No. 81 an act for the relief Of
Pierre Soule, said that Mr.. Soule is suffering
physically, and needs the relief herein pro-
vided for him.
The President: The Chair will also state
| that he has been informed that that worthy
| gentleman stands much in need.
The bill having been read, Mr.. Bacon
moved to suspend the rules to put the sub
stitute on its second reading.
Mr.. Ray: Mr.. President that was the bill
introduced BY myself. 1t was referred to
| the Judiciary Committee and reported bV
substitute. 1t will be perceived that the
amount claimed by Mr.. Soule is 5000; that
| the judiciary Committee reduced the fee to
$1,000, and will state what moved the COM
mittee as much as anything else to reduce
| the fec. Mr.. Soule was employed by
| Governor Wells during his administration
for the purpose of attending to the interests
/ OF tins city In this particular suit At tho
| time he was employed there was an At
torney General, who was required by law to
| attend to all business in the State. There
was no law authorizing the Governor Of the
state to employ additional or assistant coun-
sci, and the Governor employed other eoun-
| sci besides the Attorney General without
any authority of law. / called upon Gov
ernor Wells to know under what authority
ne employed him, and he said he did it un--
| der authority Of an act of the Legislature,
| but no such can be found. While / am sat.
lshed that Mr.. Soule performed the services
honestly and faithfully, with the under
| standing that he was employed by authority
Flaw, will add, Mr.. President that neither
the Goyernor Of the State, nor any other
officer, has the right to employ assistance
unless he is authorized by an act of the
Legislature. so to do. Aud If I were
satisfied that Mr.. Soule knew there
| was no law to employ additional
counsel, l should not be in favor of
paying the claim; but | am satisfied he
under which he was employed, Now. sir,
there is no use in having an Attorney GEN
eral unless he attends TO the business en-
| trusted to him, He is supposed to be man
OF talent, and it is his duty to attend to all
business OF the State. Whenever there was
no excuse OF sickness, or anything of that
kind, it has always been done, and ii would
be an abuse of power in US to authorize Or
sanction departure from this practice. But
| presume Mr.. Soule was nnder the impress
sion that ne was employed under authority
OF law Now, sir, in one single year find
we arc called upon to pay fees amouRtingi I'M
the aggregate to S15,000 when we had an
attorney General TO attend to the interests
OF the State. l make this statement offacts.
and will not favor any claim of the Kind
where the Legislature has not authorized
the employment of assistance by law.
Mr.. Blackman: perfectly agree with the
senator, Mr.. President, and think we
should DO cautious in making these appro-
priations. But as think Mr.. Soale was
| employed with the understanding, upon his
part at least, that his employment was
duly authorized by law, and as the Attorney
General was absent for nearly three months,
during the time of this employment, Think
his claim should be allowed do not know
that it was during the time of the absence
OF the Attorney General that these SERVICES
were rendered but think it likely.
Mr.. Braughu: Mr., President, ] am IN.
formed by Mr.. Soule's friends that he was
employed at the time of heAttornev Ger
erals absence from steps adopted in 3 case
where the State government was largely in
terested. Mr.. Soule was called for. and he
asked whether the Governor was authorized
TO employ additional counsel, and the Gov
ernor replied that he had such authority.
l think that under the Circumstances he
Is inily entitled to his pay, particularly as
inc judiciary Committee mas decreased the
amount to S5O09. | will farther state, in
ORDER to show Senators that the, fee was not
2 large one, that Mr.. -, who represented
sne IN ! opposite side in the case, received fee
The bill was finally passed. nl fso
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