New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-26
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN. MONDAY OCTOBER rs 1868,

cents on Adollar? have nothing against
the mayor. What little have seen Of him
has impressed me favorably; but is it wise
or prudent to legislate SO loosely especially
when there are such large interests in.
Volved? With indications around US in this
city, and especially in and around this
capitol are we not highly culpable if we
deny the mayor and his financial agent the
benefit Of the prayer, LEAD us not into
Fourth-There should be some check on
the Mayor in appointing the financial agent,
and, II bond is at all required, 1t ought to
be sufficient in amount to afford protection.
bond for fifty thousand dollars with a re-
sponsibility OF five millions is certainly
most strange proceeding.
Flfth-This bill, with all the objections
specified, has the additional insurmountable
objection, that it fails to afford the needed
relief to the city treasury.
need not enlarge on this point, as the
message Just read puts it with such terse-
Iess and strength that no comments of mine
will add to its conclusiveness. Besides,
sir, hold that this bill was killed so dead
by a vote in the House yesterday that no
legislative power possessed by us can bring
1t to life again. That we may get this point
properly before our minds, ask the secre-
tary to read the official statement from the
chief clerk of the House of Representatives
OF the action had in the House on this sub
ject some thirty-six hours ago.
The Secretary read the following:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
State Of Louisiana othce Chief Clerk,
New Orleans. Monday October l9, 1868
To the President and Members of the Senate:
GENTLEMEE-I am directed by the Speak.
er to state that House bill No. l54, an act to
authorize and require the Mayor and Com
mon Council of the city of New Orleans to
Issue bonds for the redemption of the city
notes and for the liquidation of other in
debtedness, vetoed by the Governor, was
called up and reconsidered.
The Speaker put the question: Will
the House agree upon reconsideration to
pass the bill?
Yeas and nays ordered, resulting as fol-
lows: Yeas so, nays q.
There not being two,thirds of the members
voting in the affirmative, the veto was sus-
tanned.
Mr.. Pierce moved to reconsider the vote.
The Speaker decided that a vote upon the
passage of a veto bill could not be reconsid
cred according to Barclays Manual,
(page 1919
Appeals from the decision of the chair
were taken and withdrawn, and the motion
TO reconsider was Withdrawn.
TUESDAY, October 20, 1868.
Mr.. Pierce, of Livingston, moved to re.
consider the vote whereby the Governors
veto was suspended, and called the previous
question.
Main question ordered.
MIR. D. H. Reese in the chair.
The Speaker pro tempore decided the
question in order.
Mr.. Kent raised the following point of
order:
That a Speaker pro tempore could not
reverse a prior decision make by the Speaker
OF the House on the same question.
The Speaker having resumed the chair,
decided that the point of order of Mr.. Kent,
OF ST. Helena, was well taken.
Mr.. Pierce and Mr.. Devices appealed from
the decision of the Chair.
Yeas and nays called, resulting as follows:
Yeas q, nays 40.
The. decision of the Chair was not sus.
tanned.
Then the vote to reconsider was put, re,
sulting as follows: Yeas 4S, nays 25,
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
The Speaker then stated that by order of
the House he would again put the question
to the House. Win the House. upon con-
sderation, agree to pass the bill
Yeas and nays were called, resulting as
follows:
Yeas So; nays 49,
veto was not sustained, and the bill passed,
and notice was ordered to be sent to the
Senate. VIM. VIGERS.
Chief Clerk Of the House of Representatives.
assert that when the Speaker of the
House of Representatives announced the
vote which failed to pass the bill over the
Governors veto, the whole matter then
stood as if the bill had never been before
either branch of the Legislature. If a bill
may be reconsidered thirty.siX hours after
It's passage or defeat, what is there to pre-
vent its being reconsidered six months
hence? Even if the bill was Just what was
needed, the only way TO bring it before the
Legislature again is to introduce it anew,
and have 1t passed through its several read
ings regularly.
Gladly, Mr.. President would pause here,
fully convinced that the case is clearly
made out, and satisfied that the veto of the
Governor ought to be sustained without
hesitation on the part of any Senator on
tins floor, who will o. allow himself TO be
influenced by what may seem to be pre-
sent personal benefit to himself, to ignore
or barter the interests Of the State, or the
city whose agent he is as a legislator.
would not willingly say single word
that directly or indirectly would reflect up.
on the character or conduct of any one be-
longing to either branch of the Legislature
or any department of the Government. But
a sense OF duty to the city and the State
compels me to probe this matter TO the bot.
tom and lay bare in all their deformity the
influences brought to bear TO secure the
passage of this BILL A man who stood be-
hind me Just moment ago handed me this
note which hold in my hand. He stated
that 1t had been handed to him in the outer
nall oy the man whose name is signed to it,
to pay Tor his influence In securing the
passage of this bill. He further stated that
he was not in market to be bought in this
way and consented to my using this docu.
ment as ] deemed fit. | ask the Secretary
to read it for the information of the SeuatS.
the city and the State.
The following note was then read by the
Secretary; -T
! hereby agree to pay to bearer the sum
OF two thousand dollars out of the profits Of
H. B. l54, to be paid when bonds are sold
JOHN B. HOWARD.
Mr.. Lynch; have another document here
which throws more light on this dark sub
]ect and goes to show the magnitude of the
plumber and utter recklessness and wicked.
ness OF the means resorted TO by those inter
ested in the passage ofthis bill. This paper,
you will observe, is signed, sealed and
stamped in due form according to law. On
Its back is the Endorsement "John B. How.
ard IT was put into my hands by the
VINO, although he may be poor, had the hon
esty to spurn the bride with contempt and
the manllness to put this document in my
hands to be used as thought proper. / ask
the Secretary to read il.
The following was then read by the Secre-
tary of the Senate;
NEW ORLEANS. October Is, 1868.
], John Newman, of New Orleans. Louis
lana, hereby agree with John B. Howard,
attorney at law of said city, to pay to the
order Of said Howard one interest in the
profits TO be derived from the negotiation of
81, 200, 900 city bonds to be issued by the city
of New Orleans under authority of the Gem
eral Assembly, and for the redemption of