The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-29
Hou.e of Representatives.

House of Representatives. |
The House met at II O'Clock. Speaker LoweH
in the chair. Fifty-two members present.
Pierce of Livingston, introduced resoiation
relative to the survey of Bayou Mancnsc. neso
luton read twice and referred 10 tne conini''eo
on internal improvements.
luton feRnve ID "tffs "fJbIice- Jdfes right bank,
parish of jefferson. Resolution went to nrst
reading.
ported on House bill No. 245 fsyorably. Report |
accepted. Bill ordered to be engrossed:
The oO ssDsss Hn SS e IA fbS and an
yorably on House bill No. 200.
Bills l44 and $50 were placed on the calendar
for third reading.
Nav of Orleans, moved to lay Senate bill No.
lOl on the table. Lost.
And three days were granted to the committee
on corporations to make areport.
The committee on commerce and manufactures
reported favoraby on House NO. Z45. Dill Or
dered to be engrossed.
Isabelle of Orleans, gave notice Of his intention
to introduce bill for the relief OF lndlgent or
pbsns OF the Third District.
Raymond of Jefferson, introduced JOINT resolu-
tion authorizing the governor to order an election
for mayor and aldermen in the town OF henner.
Resd twice and referred.
Ru,reIl Of St John the Baptist, introduced the
following which was read twice, and referred TO
the committee on judiciary:
AN ACT TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF rHIR-
TENTH ARTICLE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF LOU
IsIANA.
SECTION l. Be Il enacted by DE Senate and
House of Representatives. of the State Of LoutStd-
ma, IN General Assembly Convened, That all per-
SOUS shall enjoy equal rights and privileges upon
any conveyance Of public character and all
| places of business or of public resort, or for
which license is required by either State, parish
or municipal authority, shall be deemed places OF
| q public character, and shall be open to the &C.
commodatiOn and patronage OF oil persons, win,
| out distinction or discrimination on account OF
| race or color.
SEC. 2. And be ii further enacted, etc., That in
case of violation of any Of the provisions OF the
rts enth article of the Constitution OF this state
| as repealed and re-enacted in the first section OF
this act, any person injured thereby shall have his
remedy in the courts by action at law, and for the
| enforcement of speedy justice; any suit brought
under the provisions of this act shall be preferred
upon the docket of the court in which it shall be
instituted provided that the right TO demand trial
by jury in such case shall not be infringed.
SEC. 4. Be further enacted, etc., That all acts,
parts of acts and ordinances in force IN this State,
contrary to the provisions Of this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed and Of non effect.
SEC 2. Be ii further enacted etc., That this act
shall go into effect from and after its passage,
| 1t will be seen this is a modification OF Isabelle
IsAbsne o. ofieaua,-iptTO ducsd a hill ana re-
ferred to committee on claims.
The substitute for House bill No. l6l, relative
to slaugbterhouses, was taken up, after which the
House proceeded to the consideration of the gov
ernor's message, which was before the House at
the time of adjournment on Saturday.
| few minutes after one O'Clock, the hour ap-
pointed, Isabelle called the civil equality bill up
and on it moved the previous question. The mo-
ton not being seconded, Pratt, OF Claiborne, OBJ
tanned the floor and proceeded to lengthy dis
cussion of the bill, exposing its enormites and in
justice, stating that it could never be enforced
saying that we're each negro in the State police
man, every white carpet Dagger a soldier-nay
-L.r. 80 haro ~ uaar Ia
the State vast camp, the bill could not be en-
forced. The prejudices of centuries could not be
removed, the barriers erected by God himself
could not be cast down-predictng that II con
fict of races, the inevitable consequence OF an at
tempt TO enforce the bill, were to ensue, every
white man, North, South, East and West, would
unite under one standard. Being here questioned
by Radical how, If force were used to carry on
the BILL it would be met, Pratt replied promptly
"By force" Mr.. Pratt said further that he haC
: hitherto counseled submission to the laws, how
l ever oppressive they had been but now if this bill
were passed he would urge resistance to the bit
Ter end, and would advise every white man to 81
far consult his self respect as to join in the resist
Alce.
' been q Radical Republican. He spoke in favo
of sustaining the governors veto, saying he haC
been member of the committee to which tn,
bill had been referred before its passage, and tn
" committee had agreed to pocket it, but during hi
absence from the city the committee had reporte'
fsyoraby on the bill and it had passed. he thel
d.. proceeded to show how instead of being cvi
rights bill, it really bill to divest propert
owners Of any rights over their own propert.
whatever; that he might be read out Of the Re
q publican party for his actions in taking grount
d against the bill; that be was willing; that h
r would never ally himself 10 any party that woult
: so stultify itself as the Republican party wou
do if they passed the bill over the veto; that a.
long as he had drop of Anglo-Saxon blood Il
q his veins he would vote against and work agains
/ any such measure as this, designed for the degra
Il dalton of bis race.
q Murrel of Lsfourche, a colored ex preacher
- followed. He commenced by saying that tn
governor was his governor THAT great press
ure had been brought to bear against him by tn
Dmmicrats to get him to veto the bill; tina
for his part, upon consideration, he had come :
y the conclusion that the UeO should be sustained
s He thought this, not because he believed tn
statements of the Democrats that the bill coul
. not be enforced-not because he feared threat
and was influenced by prayers or brides, but be
II cause he thought Ii was the wisest course tina
O could be pursued, and " blessing 70 his race
IS He said that people would say "Murrell ha
. gone back on his party" but that Murrell ha
e not "gone back on his party but was simpl
y advocating those measures which he thought bes
for the party and best for his race; Ca ana =, =,
y most sensible Republican members, then spoke
l. favoring the sustaining Of the veto. He sal
(, members had accused certain Republicans G
e. being weak kneed, because on Saturday the
. had favored the veto; but that if the bi
10 should be passed, and attempted to b
u enforced, the knees Of the men who had advocate
IL would "tremble and shake like those of Beshai
a zar, the king, when he beheld the handwriting o
"a the WALL" Then in splendid speech, full of stroD
N common sense, advocating the sustaining of tn
"a veto, he said that 1t was the noblest aud mos
n religious act Of the governor to veto the bill ;
a that " the governor was the best friend that th
a colored people have, and showed it by vetoin
n the bill :" that II was one Of the wisest &C
r. he had ever done may, even that he slmo
"a thought vote Of thanks should be rendered Il
T. governor for his action In the matter" that th
bin directly confiicted with five articles Of Il
4, Constitution and closed with splendid peror
o' ton urging the coIored members to stand by Il
governor and sustain him in the veto which he hi
v. only given for their own good and their own be
n interests.
Morey, from Ouschita, an intense white Rad
: cal, then obtained the floor. houcing hrst tn
Of statements made By various colored men that an
man voting for the veto would be read out of Il
~ Republican party, he said that he for one, whs
y ever his action, would not be read out of Il
party by any one that the bill purported to be Il
r carrying out Of the provisions Of the thrteenl