New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-19

Mr.. Braughn: Mr.. President, look upon
this section as one of the best in the whole
bill. The Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs will
perhaps object to the smallness of the fees,
but the summary manner of collecting the
costs every six months is certainly very
excellent one.
Section seven was adopted.
Sections eight and nine Iwere read and
adopted.
Mr. Ray offered an additional section as
section ten.
The section was read and adopted.
Mr.. Ray offered an additional section as
section eleven.
The section was read and adopted.
Section twelve was read.
Mr. Ray moved to insert at the end Of
line two, Recorder or Notary Public
The amendment was adopted.
Section twelve was adopted as amended.
Section thirteen was read.
Mr.. Ray moved IN line six to strike out
the word and and after the word
| eighteen to insert the words "and
nineteen
The amendment was adopted.
The section as amended was adopted.
Section fourteen was read and adopted,
On motion of Mr.. Ray the vote on section
two was reconsidered, and the words Eek
cept the parish Of Orleans" inserted at the
end of line one.
The amendment was adopted, and the
section as amended was adopted.
The bill was then adopted as a whole.
! On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was consid-
cred engrossed, and the rules suspended for
a third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was finally
adopted.
An amendmentto the title was adopted as
the title adopted
Senate bill No. 50, ali act providing for the
election OF Justices of the Peace, and pre-
scribins their powers and duties in all the
parishes of this State except the parish of
! Orleans, was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. O'Hara the bill was
made the special order of the day on Thurs.
day next.
Mr.. Blackman called up Senate bill No.
l26, an act to incorporate the Louisiana and
Arkansas railroad company,
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was taken
up section by section.
Section one was read.
Mr.. Ray Probably the Senate will desire
some Information in regard to this railroad
bill. 1t is very important bill when prop.
erly understood II is intended as one oil
the links Of q chain of railroads from St.
Louis to New Orleans. 1t is intended to
connect with the Opelousas railroad. This
is the only link in the road which has moi
been chartered and upon which the work i;
not already going on to make complete
connection between st. Louis and New
Orleans upon the west side of the Mississippi
river. 1t is one which must be considered
important and desirable by every one VIII
looks forward TO the public interest in tn
State.
Mr.. Blackman moved the adoption of tn
: first section.
The section was adopted.
Sections second, third, fourth, and fttl
were read and adopted.
Section six was read.
Mr. Egan moved to insert as names Q
commissioners E. Il. McGinty, A. B. Reagan
and r. B. Williams, of the parish of Winn
The Chief Clerk OF the House of Repre-
, sentatives appeared with message fror
| the House asking concurrence in the follow
ing bills:
House bill No. Sj, an act for the emanci
3 patton Of George Crockett Phillips.
House bill No. 81, an act providing tina
the flag Of the United States shall wave owe
all public offices and institutions.
House bill No. 70, an act fixing the salar
{ les of District Judges in the State.
l House bill No. 99 an act to amend an &C
entitled an act, and the amendment thereto
J. concerning the town of Bastrop in til
) parish OF Morchouse.
J.; Sections Z, s, 0, 10, II, II, 10, II, wei
: read and adopted.
Mr.. Egan offered substitute for sectio
: fifteen, which was read and adopted.
Sections sixteen to twenty-three, inclusiv
were read and adopted.
Onmotion of Mr.. Ray the bill was adopte
e as a whole.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the bill was CO.
g sidered engrossed and the rules suspende
i for third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Ray 1.-THE bill was inall
e passed and the title adopted.
Mr., Campbell called up bill No. 20, IN az
i to establish metropolitan police distriC
and to provide for the government thereo
on its third reading.
Mr., Braughn: Mr.. President, from til
{ time hat this bill was first introduced unit
s now have been indulgently waiting fc
o some argument, some reason to show us I'll
utility, object, or the necessity of this bill
We have system now, sir, which hG
e worked we'll. 1t has been tried for nun
q Der of years, and through all has given sa
isfaction. Having system that answer
all our purposes, that affords US ample pre-
lection, l can not conceive why a chang
|. should be made. When there is law
operation there can be but two motives 70
changing or repeating it-one that the lay
in operation is defective, or that it is unneC
essary and second, that the new law to b
n presented is superior to the other. Now
q Sir, can not conceive that the bill now bC
fore the Senate answers either one point 0
the other. The only other motive l coul
have surmised why this bill was introduce
/. was, that the Board of Commissioners, an
the control ofthe affairs contemplated by tn
. bill would be, as it were, placed in tn
! hands of the Governor of the State. Bu
y that surmise is destroyed and remove
when | contemplate the fact that the pre-:
ent system has been changed to such an ex
tent as to place the appointment of tn
Police Commissioners in the hands of til
@ Governor. Then, sir, why l ask, is it, il
E view of the fact that we have police sys
TEN which has satisfied all the people G
New Orleans, of all colors and all part
proclivities-a system which is now con
f trolled by Board of Police Commissioner
appointed by a Republican Governor of tn
: State--a police force on which both polite,
e parties are represented and where the col
I pna hox-a or alnAna ,