The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-27
House of Representatives.


House bold two sessions q day. Calendared.
By Hill of Ascension-That owing to the fact
absent without leave, the Committee on elections
declare the party who contests his seat as entitled
to the seat. Calendared.
By Wren of Bossier-Provding for the appoint.
ment of a committee Of five on the part OF the
House to investigate the action of the Board of
Registrars, and ascertain if it has exceeded its au
thority under the law, and il so, to suggest the
remedy for the same. Calendared.
BY Yorke-Thst the House rescind its action
allowing CASTILLO, a contestant OF the seat of Mr.
Prescott, of st. Landry, per diem and mileage.
Adopted.
By Murrell of Observation-Disclosures the chair
man of the committee on public landsiand levees
to sit during the recess of the Legislature for the
purpose of investigating the condition of the same,
Adopted.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Elections. signed by Messrs. Yorke, Kent and
Matthews, in the contested election case of the
parish of East Baton Rouge, in v NJ. LANCE VS.. %.
Z. Clancy and John s. Huguet, which recon.
mended that the latter named gentlemen be con.
frmed in their seats.
Lott and Antoine submitted minority report
recommending that the seats be given to the
Aessrs. LANCE upon the ground that there was an
unfair election.
Burell submitted another minority report. or
recommends the holding of a new election.
Desday next.
A bill sppropriating to Mrs. Martha Waters
$3.50, for damages sustained during the riot of
July, 1866. Postponed until Monday.
Judiciary-Uniavorably on House resolution in
creasing the number of the committee TO revise
the statutes of the State.
Unfavorsbly on Senate bill TO create an add.
tonal court for the parish of Orleans to be known
parish.
UnfavOrably on House bill changing some mans
name.
Favorably on House bill relative to attachments.
49,
Setorg the social equality bill for the reasons
set forth below:
EXECUTIVE DEPT, STATE OF LOUISIANA
New Orleans, Sept. 25, 1868.
the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House
return to the House of Representatives an
act to protect all persons in their public and civil
reasons, 10 wit:
1as spBS aha Sought to be enforced there.
by are fully and explicitly recognized ana estah
iished in the Constitution of the State. Even a
foreigner, not citizen, has the same right TO |
laveI ana be entertained as citizen, and there is
nothing In our jurisprudence which makes distinc |
lions on account OF race or color except in so far
as relates to slavery. The organic law of the land
gives 70 " all persons" perfect equality of civil /
ana political rights, including the privilege of en-
forcing these rights in the courts and emploving
all the legal remedies which have beretofore bea55
found requisite to secure their rights to all oer
sons TIE means, however, proposed in the fourtb |
eepen OF the Dill for enforcing these rights are,
. my Judgment, not merely novel and 1nnrecs |
tented but impractcable and pernicious. ri seeks
% make that crime which has never 10 INV
knowledge been so considered in those communi.
les TheIe ths highest regard is paid to the per.
There is and always ought TO be. a broad line
u oemarcaiion fixed between a crime and the
lreach OF obligations growing out of civil con.
Iaels, ana we demoralize the public conscience
I'd confuse its conceptions of right and wrong |
Ehep we seek TO Obliterate SO evident a dist;ncs'
ion. Our statute book is filed already with |
rlmlnal laws that are never enforced and never
nil be, until public opinion rises to their respect
Ie levels The history Of the world is full OF ex.
mpies OF this sort. When acts not in themselves !
rlminal have been vainly declared So and In this
'ay levity OF teeling,in regard to real crimes !
roonced, we relapse into the legislation of less
n d period, when we try to convert an
CT winch is properly question Of civil damages '
10 an ohense against the peace and dignity of | !
re state And IL ought to be carefully borne in | :
ma That we cannot hope by legislation to con. :
ol questions Of personal association much les,
IN we hope to force on those who differ from ma
ar views of what is humane, or courteous or | a
nristan IKE. Mutual forbearance and kindness | q
I'd the noble belief in the brotherhood of man
ust spring from higher source than the fear of :
? pains and penalties. .
Again. so far as railroads and steamboats, are y
ncerned, It must be borne in mind that the re. | o
liailon OF commerce between the several States n
| N
nlted states, to the national Congress. The OBJ y
CT OF this grant Of power was clearly to preyent
Q confusion which would arise from oonflioting
gsianon on such subjects by the different con, n
'uous states and the wisdom of the provision G.
pears more clearly every day as the means of n,
insportauon are increased and improved Bv W
Q second and third sections of this act no dis A,
euon - clearly made between railroads and N
ate, and those whose routes are bevond i7nii a.
urse our criminal jurisdiction cannot 20 beyond h,
state lines, and In this respect the aet Seams o.
IOuc ana liable to produce unnecessary con- Re
non ana lugaton. For experimental legisla "
y OF this kind, for which the sanction ofno snc m
ssiui precedent can be adduced a more unfa "a "a
rable occasion than the present. could hardly IL,
caI sano; IN me midst OF most exciting po
mosluee, and resentments consequent upon a | ~,
at war, and attendant upon great and w
ioen changes in affairs, are reused to the IN,
meet pitch Of intensity, and when the D'
JUDGES regarding race are inAamed 10 l..
utmost; u Is here proposed to enforce by | cd
lal remedies, what Is practically class eQisa. co
J, anq 70 maintain and confirm class distinc- ar,
IS. The effect, in my judgment. of sncb an 81
would be to defeat rather than 10 pronote az az
en1s apparently had in view by the author of --S
oill. The barriers Of race instead of being =
Ieoy removed, would be increased in height
hss ea b, N nrmness and strength. So long se'
hese barriers are maintained so long will be of
IIeo inc era OF peace, order and prosperity in TIL
otate, 10 which mutual harmony and good | a.,
:. are Essential, and SO long viii the 81,
Us OF the lately enfranchised lnger In anc
condition of doubt and insecurity The sur
ualces upon which these barriers are | bea
loed have no foundation ia reason or ar
re, and will surely give way to the softening me
ences OF time, unless they are constantly fret OF
INTO activity. In the meantime any person. pay
req as well as white, is equally secured by the nav
sutnuon In the enjoyment Of political and =
rights, and in his remedy for their infringe. boy
!, Inc courts are open to all alike the same int
obtains in national and State courts. Tho and
es OF the State courts and their officers are vor
1able to and dependent upon ali citizens "oO
/. Colored and white alike Constitute iurise
q OF the lately enfrsnchised who Are &Tl
and rejecting will not ask for sale
|. They viii rather deprecste a frei,
OF 5 legislation which, instead NJ s'e
ncing their present condition, only renders r,