New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-31

III tho Dill. ask the Senators TO observe
that yesterday little bill was introduced
with two little sections which the Senate
refused to pass and about forty Senators
sprang up and insisted on it going to q
committee, and here 10 long bill, DOM
know how many sections, proposing to
give $12, 500 per mile Endorsement or
second mortgage bonds. l don't know
how much the State is paying for interest
on such mortgages, but it is millions upon
millions, and yet here the gentlemen come
forward and ask Sl2,500 per mile, with
out the bill even going before q commit
tee. ask that the bill be referred to the
Committee on Railroads, and if the chair
man reports favorably, then have no OBJ
| lection, but let it take its regular course.
Mr.. Blackman: Mr.. President, have
| only one word to cay. It is that the bill
asks nothing from the State. 1t is only an
act of incorporation, asking only the in
dorsement on the second mortgage bonds
to the extent of SIP 500 per mile; but the
| company itself pays the interest, and the
| very moment the company fails to do that,
that very moment this act of Incorporation,
and all the rights and privileges, are done
away with.
Mr.. Pincnback: Then let it 60 before a
committee.
Mir. Blackman: 1t will be utterly impos-
sible, then, to pass the bill this session.
This bill is to benefit that section of the
State, aud will not ask one solitary cent
from the State. The company pays the
interest on the bonds; but we simply ask
that you give us the same benefit that you
give to other sections of the State. do
hope that the Senate will not refer the bill,
but pass it through at once.
Mr.. Bacon: Mr.. President, will state
my reasons why the bill should pass. 1t
is carrying out the objects of a bill which
the Senate passed over the Governor 8
veto, and it failed in the House. 1t is be-
lieved now that the House will pass this
bill, and it being for the same purpose, 1
see no reason for it going to committee.
when the Senate has already deliberated
upon it.
Mr.. Foute: Mr.. President. do not de-
sire to speak on this bill, but would like
to understand it, and to hear the title of it.
do not entirely approve Of this. have
several times voted for appropriations Of
money, and my principles and ideas and
feelings are such that would like to I'M
derstand what I vote upon. | do not un-
derstand this bill. If the gentlemen wish
to pass it, of course can not help it; but
it seems to me that reference is very
proper. and a reference is asked for. |
certainly can not, in this way, support q
bill which is not explained to the Senate
and explained to the public. Not that l
care what people may say who do not un-
derstand what we are doing. but we ought
to understand ourselves what we are doing,
so that when we go before the people we
ought at least to give some reason for our
action here. l do not like the bill, be-
cause nobody understands it, not even the
title Of it.
The yeas and nays were called on Mr..
Pinchback's motion to refer, and it was
lost by yeas to 21 nays.
Mr.. Wilcox: move that the bill be con-
sidered engrossed.
Mr.. Pinchback: Mr.. President, in order
to give these gentlemen an idea the way
we have to work sometimes against thu
little foolish opposition on bills that we
are interested in. l move to indefinitely
postpone this bill, aud call for the yeas
and nays.
This motion was lost by q vote of yeas
to Is nays.
Mr.. Poindexter: Mr.. President, I call
for an additional section under the thir-
teentk article of the constitution.
Mr.. Pinchback: Mr.. President, / move
now that we proceed to the consideration
of executive business.
Mr.. Blackman: accept the amendment
of Senator POindexer. [ have no objec-
ton to Incorporating the principles of the
thirteenth article of the constitution.
Mr.. Pinchback: Mr.. President, / have
moved that we proceed to the considera-
ton of executive business.
Mr.. Todd. in the chair: decided that
there was motion before the Senate at
the time.
Mr.. Pinchback: I shall have to appeal
from the decision of the Chair, meaning
no discourtesy to the Chair.
D1r. Bacon: must say, Mr.. President,
that think that ruling of the Chair is
contrary to previous rulings of the Chair.
Mr.. Bacon read rule sixteen of the rules
of the Senate.
Mr.. Todd, in the chair: find out from
the rules that the Chair was mistaken.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: rise now to point
of order; it is this: Mr.. Poindexter had
the floor at the time Mr.. Pinchback made
the motion.
Mr.. Todd, in the chair: think that
point we'll taken.
Mr.. Pinchback; I think that point is
not we'll taken. think, whether techui-
cally or not, was entitled to the floor;
had right to make the motion, and it
takes precedence. Now, the Chair has
corrected an erroneous decision that he
made.
Mr.. Wilcox: would like to inquire of
the Chair, whether we have any executive
business.
Mr.. Ogden: l would ask how the Chair
decided the question.
Mr.. Todd, in the chair: The Sergeant-at-
Arms will clear the lobby.
She Senate went into executive session,
but after few moments the doors were
and the consideration of the bill
Mr.. Pinchback: would like to amend
the bill SO as to incorporate clause
similar to that in the Chattanooga Rail.
road bill
The additional section proposed by Mr
Poindexter was read.
Mr.. Pinchback: do not like that as
we'll. In order not to take up the time of
the Senate I would simply say, mine is
exactly similar to that in the Chattanooga
bill
The President: You are wasting a great
deal of time;. this question has already
been decided.
Mr.. Poindexter: My amendment has
already been adopted.
The proviso of the Chattanooga bill was
read.
Mr.. Poindexter: That is not bit better
than NINE
Mr.. Plnchback: The difference between
them 10 THO. Nina nnaa a frroak daal