The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-20

read third time and finally adopted with iss title
Mr.. o. ara-I ask for suspension OF the rules
to take up House bill No. 101. an act for the relief
of ]. G. Ksthman, late chief Of bureau OF i'm
migration. Rulss suspended and bill read.
Mr.. Bscon-I move to reconsider the bill.
Mr.. Wittgensten-l move to postpone until the
second Monday in January nexs, 1853. Adopted.
Mr.; Bscon-l move to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate refused to concur In House
amendment to Senate joint resolution No. 81.
relative to the adjournment Of the General As
sembly. The vote wss reconsidered.
Mr.. Braughn-I move to concur In the House
Mr.. Todd call for executive session. The
Senate went into executive session.
The executive sese;on being raised, Mr.. Lynch,
from the finance committee. reported favorably
for the clerks and employees Of the Senate chamber
with amendments as follow: Secretary $500 in.
stead Of $500; assistant secretary $500 instead OF
$500; chief enrolling clerk $3.50 instead Of $500;
enrolling clerks each $3.50 instead Of $500; re-
porters Of the New Orleans Picayune, CsssoENr,
Republican and German Press, each $3.50 instead
of $3.50; clerks committee on peace aud good
order in the State $3.50 instead Of $500; strike
out clerk Of contingent expense committee and
add night Waterman $50.
Mr.. lynch ask for suspension Of the rules
to take up the resolution.
Rules Suspended and the amendment read.
Mr.. Lynch move the adoption of the resolu-
ton a. amended by the committee.
Adopted.
Mr.. Couplsnd-I ask for q suspension Of the
rules to introduce q resolution.
Rules suspended and the following read:
WHEREAS, There ID much unfinished business
for the committees on auditing and supervising the
accounts Of the Senate to do in order to close up
the accounts with view Of making report of
the expenses OF the Senate at the next session Of
the General Assembly therefore, be it
Res0lued, That the chairman of said committee
be authorized to pursue the duties devolving upon
him during the time to the next session Of the
-
vene the said committee whenever II is deemed
necessary during the time to decide upon any
questions that pertain to the duties Of said com.
mittee.
Mr.. Coupland-I move the adoption Of the resO-
luton.
Adopted. EV
Mr.. Ogden-I ask for suspension of the rules
to introduce resolution.
Rules suspended and the following read
Resolued, That In order to pay the per diem
and mileage Of the members Of the committee on
public buildings, for the time they are authorized
10 sit after the adjournment Of the Legislature, the
warrant clerk of the Senate Is hereby authorized
TO draw his warrant the auditor of the State in
favor Of the member to whom it is due, on the GER
tifcate of the chairman Of said committee that the
amount is correct and that this apply to all com.
mittees authorized to sit during the interval.
Mr.. Ogden-I move the adoption of the resolu-
ton.
Adopted.
Mr. WittgenAtein Il ask for suspension of the
rules TO introduce resolution.
Rules suspended and the following read
BE 4 resoIeed oy the Senate Of the State Of
man of the committee on enrolment be allowed
to sit q sufficient length OF time, after the ad.
journment of the General Assembly, to complete
such business as may remain unfinished, and that
they and such q number Of clerks as may be ne
necessary be entitled to their per diem, to be
paid on the warrant Of the warrant clerk, sp-
proved by the chairman of the enrolment CON-
mittee.
Mr.. wittgenstein-I move the adoption of the
resolution.
Adopted.
Mr.. Braughn-I move that the Senate adjourn
to meet again at o'clock this evening.
Adopted.
In the Senate Thursday, October Is, 1868,
Senate bill 279. ''AE act to regulate the appoint.
ment of deputy sherifs in the parishes of Orleans
Jefferson and st. Bernard, and to restrict the
powers Of sheriffs In the metropolitan police dis
ict to the discharge of the duties imposed upon
them by law" being under consideration.
Mr.. Todd move TO strike out the word "Jef
ferson" wherever it occurs In this bill, for the
reason that We have sheriff there who was elect.
ed by the Republicans and Who served in the
United States army, and whenever you take away
the powers which are delegated to him by the
laws OF the State, you psralyze him. He can
scarcely make support as it is. II you strike
out Jefferson have no earthly objection to the
bill.
Mr.. Ray-It seems to me the reason assigned by
the senator from Jefferson is not good one.
Whether the sheriff of any particular parish is q
Democrat or Republican is no reason why the
law should be passed. There il little or no profit
derived by the sheriff from experimenting an
election at any rate, believe the election law
we have passed and the registration law take the
whole subject Of elections out of the hands OF the
sherfs throughout the State. This law Is to place
this subject of elections within the control OF mu
nicipal officers In this parish, Jefferson, st. Ber
nard, and the same as In the other portions Of the
State. They have abused the privilege 30 much
heretofore that il Is regarded as better to take it
out of their hands altogether. move to lay the
motion to amend on the table.
The motion to table was adopted, and on motion
of Mr.. Ray the bill was taken up section by
section.
Mr.. Pinchback-Mr. President, am glad the
bill has been taken mp section by section. heard
the senator from Jefferson say that 1t was taking
away the constitutional rights of sheriffs and I
want, to examine it, and hear 1t discussed to see
whether 1t does 90 or not. find, however, moth
ing of the kind in it from reading 1t over.
Mr. Bacon-I move to strike out section second
and now wish to say here. that il it be the de-
sign Of this Legislature to deprive the parishes of
Louisiana of the right to choose their officers, aud
to invest it in the governor. whose appointments
are to be confirmed by this Senate and to impose
upon the people of those parishes officers not
elected by them, who are to hold in their hands
almost the lives and liberties of the people, l. for
one, as q representative OF this parish, Will tell
you that II should not be submitted to.
Mr.. Campbell called Mr.. Bacon to order as using
infsmmatory and unparliamentary language.
The president called both senators to order and
requested Mr.. Bacon to confne his remarks to the
discussion Of the merits of the section.
Mr.. Bacon-I say this, sir, as to the unconstitu-
tional exercise of power by this Legislature: 1t
is robbing the people of those rights guaranteed
Them by this Constitution, and az the Constitution
is higher than any law which this Legislature can
make, when say that the people will not sub.
nit to such laws mean that the Constitution IL
higher than any law which this Legislature can
enact. do not say, sir, that the people will not
obey the laws, but say they will not obey un-
constitutional enactments falsely called laws
and, sir it is idle for to talk here Of any quiet
ude In this community, or in any other; to pray
for 1t, to work for 1t, to counsel it, to urge men
not to indulge In violent feelings, to do violent
acts, when every provocation Is given to act
otherwise. And the gentleman presumes to call
this law. say, sir, it has none Of the character
istics Of law it is merely partisanleort at usurp
alton 1t Is usurping power and then calling II
law. The Constitution of the State declares that
there shall be sheriff elected in every parish.
What ia that sheriff for? His duties have
been defined from time immemorisl and they are
defined now in the existing laws. In England,
and in every other State and in this State since its
first existence, there il the grand conservstor of
the peace, the sheriff. He Ia at the head of the DO