New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-09

adopted.
Section four was read. ..
Mr.. lynch: MI. President, l move 20
amend this section by striking ou.' LII IL
mpncinp at the one hundred and thlrteentn
line after the word ''Rapides." commencing
With the word land and striking. all oun
down to and including the word ARKANSAS
in the one hundred n twentieth ilhe;
Mr.. RIackman: AS this IS an amehdmeI'
of Senator lynch, I will make an amend
ment that will include both his aud NINE.
MIR. Lynch: I object to any amendmenIso
my amendment. -,n
will accede to my amendment. ,o
rMr, Blackman proceeded to oppose me
dill which, at his request, IS oihitseo- nc
porter.l o dam
an interest in the section of the country 10
which the Senator from Claiborne aiindes,
thar if | supposed the effect would be as ne
prophesies, | certainly woaid agree
with him, but the argument he MAKES
is precisely the argument made IN LIMOS
when there were only two railroads IN the
state. NV experience of railroads is, that
the more YOU have, the more will be needed.
wherever railroads 60. population follows;
and T have 10 doubt that the building OF THIS
road to Shreveport will create a local trade
which will support it. One word apouS
charters and franchises being granted. L
am opposed to railroad franchises 10 partles
who have not the means to build them. /
now call for my motion to amend by striking
out.
Mr.. Dlackman: | now propose as an
amendment to strike out from line ~ the
portion relating 50 the construction OF q
branch railroad to Shreveport. l Wish 10
strike that out, and contine this company 10
its road from here to Texas, as originally
proposed, and in accordance with the rights
and privileges Of the original charter.
Tie President: I have not heard a second
to the amendment.
Mr.. Anderson: | hope the Senate viii not
strike out that part. That is the very thing
that makes the bill particularly desirable 10
me, and for which / support it.
Mr.. Lynch: | move to lay the amendment
Of Senator B!ackman on the table.
Tabled. Yeas %, nays 9
The amendment Of Mr.. Lynch was then
adopted.
Mr. Lynch: I have another amendment
to offer, to strike out from the word and
in line one hundred and forty-six down to
the word Arkansas in line one hundred
and f~orty.seven; also strike out from the
word I" and y in line one huudrei and sixty
three down to the word Arkansas " in line
one hundred and siXty-four inclusive.
Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch: l move the adoption OF Sec
ton four as amended.
M. DGCDl. L WISH W PlupooC GLo+hCl
amendment. Preceding that clause which
relates TO the construction OF railroads IN
the northeast, is a provision THAT there Is
hereby granted to the said company, the
right 70 construct and maintain a passenger
depot" etc. That is one sir, and then
again, I desire to strike out from line one
hundred and ten, to The end of the section,
and respecting this 1 desire to make
a few remarks. The first part
which I wish stricken out is that
which proposes that the State OF Louisiana
hall give to this company five hundred feet
in length and the full breadth OF the prop
erty which belongs to the city of New Or
leans and the inhabitants of New Orleans,
and does not belong, one inch of it, to the
State of Louisiana, which has no more
RIGHT to take it than l have to take your
property on which you live. and the State of
Louisiana can, with as much propriety, give
away your individual property as it can give
his neutral ground on Claiborne street TO
the railroad company. True, it is in public
use, but 1t is in public use for a specific pur-
pose, not for railroad purposes, but for the
use and recreation Of the people
Of New Orleans. It was dedicated for
that purpose Oy those who owned
the property in ancient times, and il re.
mains there for this use. Now, sir, she city
authorities might not undertake to give lt
away Tor this pu pose, but | believe that
they. through the Inhabitants OF that
portion of the city, could do away with any
such DEDICATION Of it tn a railroad company
OF anybody else by the city authorities of
New Orleans, whoever has the administra-
ton Of the pleasure grounds of the city IN
Ger their care; but. certainly, the State Of
Louis ana has 40 right 20 give it away-take
it away from the people of the city of New
Orleans and vest it in This incorporated COM
pany. Nc argument can be used in favor Of
any such undertaking as this. Although |
know tnat this appeal of mine viii not be
listened TO or heard, but | nevertheless
mus make my protest on behalf of the city
OF New Orleans 10 his undertaking to steal
this property from the people OF New'Or-
leans and give il away. Mr.. Ogden tin the
chair) goes on to say the language OF the
Senator is unparliamentary-
Mr.. Wittgenstein: | would like to know
what the gentleman Is speaking On. He
rose to make an amendment, but What ne ID
speaking on now l can not understand.
His amendments were not seconded, and /
co not thlnk he can speak to them until they
are
Mr.. Blackman: l seconded them.
Mr.. Bacon: Whether they are seconded or
not, the section is under consideration, and
| have a right to speak to it. Now, sir, IS
| have said, this property does not belong
10 the State of Louisiana nor the city OF New
Orleans, but is III trust Of the city for the
uses to which il was dedicated
by the donor. | wish that stricken
out. Then object TO that portion Of the
bill which proposes to give to this company
the second mortgage ponds of the State OF
Louisiana, for the construction of q road
toward Shreveport and toward Iberville.
AZ the last session of this General Assem-
bly, we passed II number of acts for railroad
purposes, in which we Incorporated certain
citizens of our own State, and authorized
tbem to construct roads, and assured them
that 5hcy should have such Endorsement SO
this for thar purpose. Now, sir, after We
had passed an act Of a similar kind in favor
OF this Chattanooga company, the Governor
signed that bill readily, but when these other
bills which we passed came before him, he
retained them, and never signed auy OF
them until nearly the beginning OF the
present session, and then signed one or two
OF them, upon the ground that we were ex-
tending ;he liabilities of the State too far.
Now sir, we are to come forward, and IN
der the p~retense of trying to have a road
in the direction OF Houston, Texas. YOU give
this same kind of a grant in this bill to two
additional problematical-merely problem
atical branches, to be made from the main
line OF this road in a northwestern dlrec-
ton. If the statements of those who favor
this bill be correct, this company will have
its hands fun 70 build the road, which you
say is the great object Of the bill. It Will
not have the means or the time to build
these other roads, and it is tTItilng with the
interests Of the people in that region TO put
forward this grant. which, having been
made to thisc company, will be an excuse to
the Governor TO refuse 10 approve CT any
other bills here for the next five years
to enable roads to be built in that
direction for the benefit OF the people
in that portion Of the State. do not object
to giving them the privilege of building g
road up there, but do object to ~mortgaging