The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-22


onense, Acknowledgement for five years, and for
the third offense, total Acknowledgement. Read
twice and referred.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The Printing BM.-Mr. Campbell moved that
the bill be considered engrossed and put upon its
third reading.
Mr.. R. White called for the minority report OF
the committee on public printing.
Mr.. E. l.. Jewell called for the reading Of both
the bill and the minority report. The bill and re-
port were read. The minority report is signed by
Z. l.. Jewell senator from the Second District OF
New Orleans and is as follows:
MINORITY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
PRINTING.
The undersigned the only member Of the minor.
| ity appointed by the president of the Senate, on
the committee on printing, begs leave TO present
to this body the following minority report on the
bill submitted to the committee, and entitled an
act relative to public printing!"
l. cannot concur with the majority in const
| tutDg a triumvrate composed of the governor,
| lieutenant governor and speaker of the House.
/ and with investing them with such immense power
and patronage as is proposed by the bill, without
requiring an oath of office bond for the faith
| full discharge of the duties imposed.
| Iwould recommend the election of State prin-
ter by the joint Houses of the legislature as has
been the custom for time immemorial.
| 2. cannot agree with the committee in the
charges allowed by the bill. They are excessive.
| exoTbitant and outrageous. / would recommend
| a reduction Of one.half in all of the items, as
know the work can be done at this reduced price
with immense profit to the printer.
3. ] cannot concur with the majority in giving
| to the State printer all the municipal, parochial
and judicial printing OF the city and parish of Or.
| leans thus creating the most gigantic and unjust
monopoly that ever existed. | recommend that
the State printer be restricted to the printing
qured by the officers Of the State and the Gene.
raj Assembly.
4. cannot agree with the majority to allow the
State printer to charge the city of New Orleans 81
per square for its advertising, when it is now being
| done for 40c. square.
5. cannot agree with the majority to give the
| appointment by their triumvirate of fifty official
| printers in the various parishes at cost to the
State OF ten thousand dollars each, and to the
utter disgust OF the tax payers and citizens of the
| country. would recommend that all the State
| printing be confined to one paper, as has always
been the custom. Finally, believing this bill to be
illegal, unconstitutional unjust. oppressive, in-
| iqpltous, designed TO compel the tax payers to
| support q class of men and the principles Of
| party that are both abhOrrent to every communi-
ty, and it's passage should be opposed by all who
have at heart the interest of the State and the
people at large.
Mr.. Campbell, in order that the Senate might
have time to consider the reports moved that they
| be made the order of the day on Wednesday at
| O'Clock. Carried.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr. Campbell called up the majority report Of
the committee on elections.
| Mr.. Bacon did not think it was the proper time
| TO take up the bill.
| The chair ruled otherwise.
| Mr.. j. Ray said that as the matter was an inn
portsDt one, and involved judicial questions re-.
| curing time to be considered, he moved that the
report be made the order Of the day for Thursday,
at II O'Clock.
Mr.. Smith moved to lay the motion on the
| table. Lost by a vote of yeas to IS nays.
Mr. Campbell moved that the bill be made the
special order of the day for Wednesday, at half
| past IL O'Clock.
Mr.. R. N. Ogden called the attention of Mr..
| Campbell to the fact that the printing bill was
| fixed for Wednesday, and that the report of the
committee on elections would occupy at least
| two hours.
The report was then made the order of the day
| for Thursday, at u O'Clock.
Senate bill to regulate proceedings in cases of
persons claiming the benefits of article ninety nine
of the Constitution, came up for its second read
| ing.
The bill was read.
Mr.. Ray moved the engrossment of the bill for
| third reading.
The bill provides that persons who NAV have
been disfrsnchsed by act ninety nine of the Con.
sttutiOn Of the State, can take the recantation
| oath.
Mr.. Foutes motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. j. Ray, the bill was made the
order of the day for Friday.
House bill No. 8, relative TO all disbursements
| of the State, reported unfavorably upon by the
committee on finance, was indefinitely postponed,
| on motion of Mr.. 7. c. Anderson.
Mr.. J. Lynch called up a bill authorizing the
| governor TO request the general commanding the
armies Of the United States TO furnish military as
sistance in whatever part of the State that the
same may be deemed necessary. This is the bill
which gave rise to so much debate on the pre-
yious day. and was presented in consequence Of a
memorial from citizens of Franklin fensas, Ra-
pides, Caldwell and other parishes, complaining of
lswlessness in those parishes.
Mr.. Bacon offered a substitute.
The Senate refused to receive il.
The bill then passed third reading.
Mr.. Lynch moved the final passage of the BILL
and in reference to the discussion on the bill on
the prev day, introduced letter from A. w.
Moore, Ia Democrat,) sheriff of the parish OF
Franklin, to the governor, rendering his resigns-
ton on account OF the condition of affairs in his
locality.
Mr.. Bacon wished to know whether he was the
same sheriff who put arms in the hands of
young man and assisted him in charging the parish
jail in which the murderer of the young mans
father confined.
Mr.. Lynch would not be astonished, since he
had been elected by the Democrats.
The bull then finally passed.
Mr.. Campbell called up joint bill for the ap-
pointment of committee Of two senators and
three members of the House to investigate law.
lessness and crime in the State.
The bill was passed on its third reading,
adopted by its title, and sent to the House for
concurrence.
A message from the governor was announced.
Mr.. Todd moved TO go into executive session.
Mr.. Bacon objected. Did the message require
consideration in executive session?
Upon Mr.. Blackman's inquiry, the chair de-
cided that according to the rules any member
could ask that the Senate go into executive
session.
Mr.. f. L. Jewell said that when senator arose
TO ask that the Senate go into executive session. il
should be presupposed that the senator was in
possession Of some business that should be con.
sidered with closed doors. But members had
asked for executive sessions simply because a
message OF the governor was announced. This
wunu all IL
erDor did not require consideration in executive
sessiOn.
Mr.. Todd then withdrew his motion, which he
had thought proper to make from rumors that
he had heard.
The governors message was read, and Is as
follows:
81 return TO the Senate an act entitled an act
transferring certain funds in the State treasury to
the general fund without my signature for the fol-
lowing causes:
Il. The money which is by this act proposed 10
be transferred, was collected by special tax on
real aud personal property, for the purpose of
meeting the annual interest on, and liquidating