New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-30
Legislature should lavish their money in Sns

Legislature should lavish their money IN Snv
slch manner. Ii this bill passes 1t opens tn,
doors to others of the same charac' er, and
the State Of Louisiana will be called on To
pay, perhaps, a million of dollars in twenty
i've thousand dollar appropriations
tor individuals who come before us
and claim that attempts were made
to assassinate them, and that they
were robbed or assaulted. Now, as
said before, this party is before the Dis
| triC Court of the United States N q suit for
some $50, 900 damages. sustained oy MN IL
| property as wei as il person. II that be
| the case, and those gentlemen being en-
! tirely solvent, and able to pay the sum sued
| for before the District Court, that is the
proper place 'or Mr. Honeus to get an in
uemnIti anon TO HI, property.
| Mr. Whitney: Mr. sHoneu5 is poor man,
| ani be needs I'll is money 10 prosecute those
assassins aud murderers up IN that parish.
| HIS property was destroyed and he WIS left
| for dead He was shot for no other reason
ran out OF the parish. ] think he is justly
| entitled to if, ard should be in favor OF max
| ing it $50 000 inst 'ad OF $1,000.
! Mr.. Foute: III regard 10 this case happen
| to know something.
Mr.. Whitney: And I happen 10 know
something. Mr. Foute is counsel for the
| defendants in that case make point o.
! is not entitled 10 vote on the subject
| The President: Your point IS not well
| taken.
Dir. Foute: l was employed by some OF
| these gentlemen. Colonel S. Ray, who en-
| p.oyed me. was arrested and brought down
here from what the gentleman calls the
! swamps Of Red river. | went before ths
| commissioner. forget his name now, &uG
| explained TO him the law, which he did not
know before, and had this man released On
| bond. AncrWsr5, there was an indict-
ment found. This man, Hone us, has
! no right to State ala to carry on
s private suit Tor private purpose.
| against these people. They have given bond
under the laws of the country before the
United Sta es District Court, recognized by
the judges Of that court as competent to
! give such bond This Legislature has
nothing to 60 with it. this bill is neither
righteous, nor proper nor legal. Let him
! carry on his private qUarreis, and let him
| recover damages if ne can before the courts
Of his country. I submit, therefore, that
this bill should be indefinitely postponed
and make that motion.
Mr.. Beares: second the motion.
Mr. Whitney: move TO lay that motion
on the table
The President: The Chair has heretofore
decided that motion to iudehoittly post
pone can not be laid OF the table. TheTote
must be taken direct
The bill vas indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Wittgerstein'a name having been
called, he called up House bill No. AZ, IAN
set TO regulate puhlc education in the State
OF Louisiana and TO raise g revenue for that
purpose"
Mr.. Campbell: move that this bill be
! taken up s, elton by section.
The motion WIS adopted, and section one
was read.
Mr.. Campbell: move the adoption of the
amendment reported by the minority OF the
! committee for that s. Ctlon.
Mr.. Blackmau: This bill has just been re-
ported by the committee. 1t is 3 very i'm.
| portant bill TO ali the people of the State,
| and both on account OF the education of the
people and the distribution of the public
money, | an IN 10. es that II VIII Oe acted
upon tonight.
Mr.. FouIe: Mr.. President, am in favor
! OF education in It's most general and catholic
! sense. BY catholic, mean universal.
| think everybody ought to be educated, both
| black and white.
The following substitute CT the committee
| for section one was read, IS follows:
THAT the common schools OF the State,
! and such hiGh and normal schools as may
| be established and maintained by the State,
! shall be under the II auagt ment of a STATE
| Board of Education, which shall consist OF
/
and of six members, 20 be appointed as is
! hereinafter proViGet.'
The rec 5mmeGdatioE of the committee
was adopted.
The next amendment Of the committee
| was read, as follows:
That section one OF the House bill be sec
| ton two" AdoDtel.
! Section two OF the House bill was read.
The amendment 0. the Committee Was
! read as follows:
! ITO amend section two Of Rouse bill by
| striking cut IN lines four, fise and SIX, all
| after the word 'shai! to the word appoint.
/ and IN line twenty-one to strike ont the
! word the and insert the word EACH and
| in lines twenty-8eyea and twenty-eight 10
strike out all after the word upon and in
scrt the words bis own warrant and that
| section twuoi the House bill so amended be
| section three"
Mr.. Campbell, on behalf Of the committee.
presented the following majority and
minority reports, which were read:
MAJORITY REPORT.
The undersigned, majority of the Com
| mittee on Education, concur in all the
| amendments proposed by the committee as
presented by the chairman of said com.
| mittee. JOHN LYNCH,
| J. l.. EGAN,
L. Q. JENk5.