New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-11
DEBATES OF THE SENATE.
TUESDAY, March Is, l87


The general appropriation bill, House
bill No. 237, being under consideration.
items one to forty-four were adopted with
out debate.
MIR. Wutgenstein moved to strike out
$500 in item forty-five appropriation for
the State Library and insert $500.
The amendment was subsequently modi-
fed to $1,000, and so adopted.
Item seventy, approprialing $4,000
for the State printing, being under con-
sideraton, Mr.. Smith moved to strike out
$40, 900 and insert 0,C00-one-haIf
for the State Printer, and the balance for
other public printers throughout The State.
Mr.. Smith: This is a very important
item, and / ask some of these liberal
hearted gentlemen, who are acting upon
this bill, to open their hearts a little
wider, and take in every official journal of
the Stale. The bills OF the State Printer
will absorb this appropriation and he will
get it all.
Mr.. Lynch: I will state on behalf of the
committee that We asked all committees
to send us their estimates for the appro-
priation bill, which they have neglected,
and this appropriation was made accord
ing to the best Information we had.
The amendment of Mr.. Smith was
adopted.
The items with reference to charitable
associations being under consideration
MIR. Foute: Mr.. President. while these
appropriations are under consideration,
wish to read from an old English author.
l wish the reporter would phonograph my
remarks on this occasion. We are work
ing up the enrichment of certain corpora
tiOns-certain officers of the State ct an
immense rate. and stand here simply as
the advocate of charitable Institutions.
Mr. Lynch: Who is the author!
Mr. Foute 4: Leigh Hunt. 1t reads as
follows:
ABOU BEN ADHEM.
Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase y
Awoke one night from deep dream OF
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like lily in bloom,
An angel writing in book of gold:
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the presence in the room he said,
What writest thou 9"-The vision rais'd it's
head,
And with look made of all sweet accord.
Answered, "Fhe names of those who love
the Lord"
Sand is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not So"
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,
But CHEEKY still and said, II pray thee
then,
"Write me as one tnat loves his fellow men,"
The angel wrote, and VANISHED. The next
night
1t came again with great Weakening light
And shOw'd the names whom love of God
had bless'd,
And 10! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.
Mr.. Foute: desire to put that on record
as my speech upon the appropriation bill.
Laughterl
Mr.. Lynch: l move the adoption of the
item. [Laughter.l
Mr.. COPELAND lin the chair: The item
Is adopted. [Laughter].
The item of appropriation for the State
Insane Asylum being under consid-
GRAFTON
Mr.. jerks moved to strike out $50, 900
and insert $4,000, and said: The decay
Of ten years has now to be repaired.
There are nearly two hundred patients
there, and the entire cooking arrange
ments must be built anew; 100000 would
not be enough to complete the repairs of
the institution as they should be, but
it is thought by the superintendent that
$50, 900 in greenbacks is all that could be
judiciously used this year. The superin-
tendent expects to make the institution
self-sustaining after it is properly repaired.
| have the items of expenditure necessary,
and can read them if desired.
Mr.. Lynch: Last year you asked for
$4,000. Will the expense be greater
this year?
Mr.. jerks: Not with the same number
of inmates; but they have increased.
MIR. Lynch: Some of them are paid
patients.
Mr.. jerks: There ale some on the books
as such who have never paid any money.
The amendment of Mr.. jerks was
adopted.
Mr.. Campbell offered proviso that no
appropriations for chart able Institutions
should be valid until after the organiza-
ton or association shall have been exam
med, and the appropriation approved by
joint committee of the General Assembly,
and an approval of said committee fled
with the Auditor of Public Accounts.
Mr.. Smith: / rise to second this proviso.
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