New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-05

the eTect OF tnlS OIL Will De W Ieledso thO
securities from the carrying out of that
contract.
Mr.. Pinchback: Mr.. President, the SEN
ator is entirely mistaken; the bill has been
referred to the Committee on Commerce
and reported on tavorably by them.
The bill was read.
Mr. Ray: Mr.. President, that l am not
prepared to vote for; it will change Abe
contract and that will release the securities
without their consent being obtained.
Mr.. Pinchback; If there is any such
provision in the bill the Governor will not
sign it, but it seems to me it will not work
any such forfeiture
Mr. Ray: But am satisfied that il will.
Mr. Pinchback: / now move the adop-
ton of the bill.
Mr.. Bacon: Mr. President, understand
the object of the bill to be this: The New
Canal has not sufficient room to accom-
modate the commerce, and it Is grea.
drawback to the lumber and other trades,
and by this arrangement of building these
additional basins there will be wharfage
room on both sides. and | can not myself
conceive how this will release the securities
or any portion of the contract; they are
merely required to build additional basins.
and / can not see how that will affect the
contract at all.
Mr.. Campbell: Mr. President, under
stand that by the bill leasing the canal to
Taylor and others he bound himself 10
build sixteen basins, and this proposes to
cut 1t down to three.
Mr.. Braughn: No, just the reverse; he
was originally to build only three basins.
and this makes him build sixteen.
Mr.. Todd: move that this bill be re-
ferred to the judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Braughn: Mr.. President, | hope
that the Senators Will reject on this. Two
nights ago, or one Of the last nights OF the
regular session before the adjournment,
called up this bill in the interest OF my
constituents and the people Of the city OF
New Orleans. | conceive that the build
ing of these additional basins will with
draw from the New Canal III case Of high
water, and that it is DESTROYS to have these
additional basins in order to avoid the
dangers during the equinoxial storms. l
do not know who is furthering this bill or
who desires its passage, but | do know that
it will be beneficial to the people residing
in the vicinity of the New Basin, and in the
rear of Rampant street. and with that OBJ
bill at that time but it was some hing new
to the Senate. and it was referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Manufac-
lures, and that committee reported favor
ably on It unanimously without a dissent
ing voice. Under these circumstances, |
do not believe that there can be any OBJ
lection to it. The lessees wish to build
these basins at their own expense. | do
not care if they gain by it, so that tie
State can have these basins built at their
expense. | hope that there will be no
further reference, as it viii only serve TO
defeat the bill
Mr. CaInpbell: Allow me one question.
It is true that the General Assembly has
already provided for the building Of three
large basins, and this bill proposes to
make it sixteen. would ask, which is
the most expensive, the three large ones
or the sixteen small ones?
Mr. Braughn: Tie small ones, Of course.
Mr. Bacon: Mr.. President, | Will state
what the lessees propose to do. Not hay-
ing any vast capital at their disposal, they
proposed 10 add three basins, and make it
six, but the lower House required them TO
build sixteen, which was great many
more than they wished to buld, but they
reluctantly consented. The Senator from
the First District Is interested in this as
much as am, and it is an advantage to us
to have it dine. Now, for my part do
not intend to cope with the Senator from
Ouachita in regard TO the legal points in
volved, but / can not conceive how this
bill can in any way affect the validity OF
lease or a contract.
Mr.. Pinchback: I move to lay on the
table the motion to refer.
This motion prevailed, and the bill was
finally PASSED.
Mr.. Ray called up substitute for Senate
bill No. 81, ''An act 10 establish an add
tional District Court for the parish of Or
leans etc.
Mr. Blackman: Mr.. President, l rise to
point of information. Is that one OF the
subjects mentioned in the Governors mes
sage?
Mr.. Braughn: Yes; move that this bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Ray: do not suppose that this mo-
ton will prevail, because this is an i'm
portant bill.
Mr. Blackman: I call the Senator to or
der; the motion is not debatable.
Mr.. Braughn: If it is debatable, Mr..
President. l will state my reasons for
making the motion. This bill ostensibly
contemplaes the creation of an additional
court for the parish of Orleans, but there
is no necessity for an additional court;
the present number is amply sufficient. If
o man. institutes suit to-day in case
under $500, and answer is made he can
obtain judgment in the course of two or
three weeks. If he sues for an amount
over $500, the District Court renders iudg-
ment within a month after the answer is
filed, and if there is any delay at all it is
in the Supreme Court, and not in the Dis
trict Courts. Then the question naturally
arises, why propose to create an additional
court? In answer to that question it is
evident that there must be some concealed
motive, and that motive is this: 1t is to de-
prive the Sixth District Court of the iuris-
diction which it now has; il is to deprive
the First District Court of the jurisdiction
which it has, and confer it upon this
Eighth District Court; further, it is to de-
prige every District Court in the parish of
Orleans Of the right of issuing any writ of
mandamus, quo warranto or Injunction,
with the exception of this Eighth District
Court.
Mr.. Campbell: Mr.. President, rise to
point of order. 1t is that the city
charter bill was postponed till half-past
two o'clock. and that hour has arrived.
The consideration of the city charter
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Campbell: Mr.. President, as it
stands now it says that all that portion
situated on the left bank of the river shall
constitute the city of New Orleans. 1
propose now to insert after the word
'sriver," in the fourth line, the words
now included within the corporate limits