New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-18

reach for twenty-ole years, and de-
bar ourselves of the privilege of
changing this system, and of making any
melloration in the condition of these con-
victs IS wrong. / think, sir, that We ought
not to pass any such bill as this, and place
the institution Tor so long time in The
hands OF a mere money. making partuerehip
or combination.
Err. Fu,ch Mr. President, move to lay
the amendment OF Senator Lynch on the
4 table.
THIS motion prevailed By vote OF 20 yeas
to nays.
Sections three and four were adopted, ard
the bill adopted as u whole on its second
reaaiDg.
Tie Senate refused to suspend the rules
to pass it to third reading, aud the bill was
hxed rs the special order for tomorrow i'm
. nediately alter the reading OF the minutes,
In preference to all ether business.
This motion was adopted.
Seuate joint resolution No SO wss called
mp being a joint resolution au.nori zipg the
Yoyernor and State Treasurer. i'll copjunc-
Gph with the pledges to negotiate a sale Of
Fstonds, pledged ia accordance with joint res
oiution en- tiled "Joint resolution author.
Izing the Governor and Treasurer To nego-
tiate loan to supply any deficiency that
may exist, to meet payments OF interest due
and coming due on bonds Of the State, when
ever deficiency exists, the interest there
on not to exceed seven per cent per annuEn,
\ M. Lynch: Mr.. President, st the last
session of the Legislature power was
,rsHted 10 the Governor and the Treasurer
20 negotiate loan to meet the current Al
.erest due On State bonds, and the Citizens
Rank was made the depository: but owing
TO the confusion in the Auditors office, it was
found impossible to meet these payments
The Citizens Bank has already advanced
$500 600, and this measure is to allow the
president OF the bank to act IL conjunction
] r A..
State to make provision to meet these pay
ments. The bill has been referred TO the
Finance Committee, and the committee
unanimously recommended its passage. 1t
Is very important that we should act upon
it Immediately, rs the bank can not act
without having this authority conferred
Npan it. hope, therefore, there will be no
objection; and move that the joint resolu.
Gon be considered engrossed.
The bill was finally passed with en- amend
ment to the title. (See journal
Mr.. O'Hara: Mr.. President, l ask sus
third reading.
The rules were suspended, and the follow
\ ing bill was taken up:
House bill No. 24l (fle of 1882, an act to
authorize the State of Louisiana to sub
scrlbe for one thousand shares Of the capt.
tai stock of the Mississippi Valley Naviga
tion Company of the South aud West, and
to provide means iOr the payment of she
same.
Mr. Wittgenstein: move that this bill DO
finally pass.
Mr.. Bacon: Mr. President, rise to a point
of order. According to my recollection,
this bill passed the House in 1869. and the
same bill came before tie Senate On the last
Njay of the last session, before they al
iourned. 1t was on its second reading, and
q motion TO suspend the rues'was made:
the rules we're not suspended. Now. how
t,.Et IN. hill CT st,Gr
the Journal Of 1859 be read.
The Secretary: This bill was received at
the Last ses sion OF the Senate, referred 20 the
Committee on Unfinished Business of this,
session. reported on favnrabiy By that COM
uitsee, referred to the Finance Committee,
aud reported on fayorably by majority OF
the Finance Committee.
Mr.. lynch: move, Mr. President, that
this bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: move to lay that no.
ton on the table.
The motion to table prevsiled by vote Of
10 yeas to II nays.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: l move that the bill Go
finally pass.
MIR. Bacon: Mr. President, will state that
Monday evening after the debate OF this
bill, member ct the Chamber of Commerce
informed me that their recommendation of
this scheme, two or three years ago. was
made simply for the purpose Of get
ting rid of this subject, and that
no one connected With the ship
ping interest favored this scheme, and
that the recommendation was made
very foolishly 20 get rid Of the subject. so
that the Recommendation Of the Chsm6er of
Commerce seems to he of 10 value in itself
hlr. O'Hara: Does the Senator say that
the Chamber of Commerce made foolish
recommendation
Mr.. Bacon: ] think it very foolish on their
part. I will also call the attention of the
- +sa1 I'M
ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, Wednesday, February
3, 1870, in which the Mississippi Valley Nav.
5gation Company set forth that they have
capital stock of one million dollars. of
which the State owns oDe-tenth, go the state
~yill have very little iutinence IN it. And
Ewili also call attention to a statement
made editorially by the official journal of the
State of Louisiana on the rex pqge; where
:. 1t SAYS that the Mississippi Valley Navigation
Company offers certain advantageous
terms. and that they have lands
which they. propose to give away to
actual settlers in alternate portions
/ cali the attention Of the Senators to this
III order that they may understand the
nature of the company to which they propose
TO denote this 100000.
The yeas and nays were called. aud the
bill finally passed by vote of Is yeas to IL
nays.
Mr.. Smith: Dir. President, I would like to
INQUIRE whether resolutions are now in
order simple Senate resolutions , Then /
ask a suspension of the rules TO introduce
Senate resolution.
The following resolution was then read:
fesolUed That g committee OF three be
appointed By the President OF the Senate, 10
inquire into ard investigate the manner Ia
which the gambling clause was inserted into
the revenue bill OF 1869, and that they be
authorized to send for persons and papers,
and that they be authorized to employ
clerk.
ar Smith: Mr.. President. Will explain
vLv have introduced this resolution. l
do not want to make any long-winded
speech, but / have the privilege OF explain
ing nv reasons for introducing this resolu-
ton. will say this, that it is d matter OF
the greatest importance for Us to know, as
Legislators, how this clause catGe to be III
serted Here we have positive assurances,
! and know that it was not III the
Nbi,l when We passed it. We have
The word Of men that nobody can dispute.
The chairman of the Finance Committee
Tells us that this clause wac not in the bill
when we passed it, and | shdGd like to
know how it got there.
Mr.. Ogden: Senator Pinchbacl was the
first Senator who stated this fact, that this
clause was not in the bill when we passed IT.;
! can swear to that.
Mr. Smith: Well, demand, IN justice 10
ourselves, that this be ieTreted out; Il Ger
tainly was inserted in the bill after 1t Iefs
the hands Of the Finance Committee, and
before it reached the Governor for his sigma
ture, and there is some guilty party III De-
tween, and We want to fad out who 1t Is.