New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-22

at the bsginuf6k II tk6 e1sas session, make
cegtAih bulls the special order Of the day.
Mr.. Campbell: But / do not think, tina
they can come in while another bill Is befor
the senate. ''
Mr.. Witgenstein I would ask further
whether it does not require suspension o
the rules to allow any committee to make
report, after the hour for the reception 9
such reports has passed. ~
Tie President: The Chair is OF opinion
that the resolution adopted by the Senst
allows committees to make reports on thos
bills which have been made the specia
order. ,-..s t.l--i 4
Mr.. Witxenstein: do not think tina
any committee can report at this tim'
without permission of the Senate.
Mr.. Lynch: Mr.. President, I will simply
say that when another bill was to bepassed
not only was the report made by the com
mittee, but when the bill came from thu
printer, without going through the hands O
the committee, the rules were suspended a
the suggestion of my honorable friend, thu
Chairman Of the Committee on Public Edu
Mr. Campbell: Mr.. President, rise to 6
new point Of order it is this, that though
this BILL is the special order, as soon as re
ported on by the committee, yet the report
Of the committee can not be introduced I'M
less by the consent of the Senate.
Mr.. Witgenstein: That was the very
point that / made. think the resolution
Introduced by the Senator from Ouachita
says that all these bills shall have prefer
ence as soon as reported on.
Mr.. Pinchback: will call the attention
of the Senators to the wording of the reso
luton: "These bills shall be the special
order as soon as received" bat / contend
that no bill can be introduced without a sus
pension of the rules.
The President But this resolution does
away with that necessity.
Mr. jerks: Mr.. President, would like to
give some of the history of this bill 1.-THE
appropriation billy. When the bill was re-
ceived from the House, had the honor, at
that time, to occupy the chair; motion
was made to take up this bill, and the ruling
of the chair was that it required no motion,
that it was the special order at all times. 1t
was taken up Immediately and referred to
the Finance Committee. That committee is
now ready to make their report, and the
question is now whether it is competent for
the committee to make their report at this
time.
Mr.. Lynch: Mr. President, if you viii allow
me, will just call attention to THIS fact,
that at the suggestion Of the chairman Of
the Committee on Public Education, when
the educational bill came from the printer.
it was at once taken up without any action
of the Senate. 4
Mr.. Campbell: That is true, because it
was done by the unanimous consent Of the
Senate.
Mr. Lynch: will further say that do
not oppose this bill, but we are losing a
great deal Of time. do not wish to occupy
the time OF the Senate, but want to get
through with the appropriation bill. l
withdraw the report Of the Finance Com
mittee for the present.
Sections seventeen and eighteen of the
levee bill were adopted without debate.
Section seventeen Of the printed DILL, to
be section nineteen, was read.
Mr.. Blackman: Mr.. President, l will
offer an amendment that one Commissioner
shall be appointed from the parish, who
shall be landhOlder In the parish, one
Commissioner shall be appointed by the
Governor at large, and one by the COM
pany.
Mr.. Lewis: / offer this as an amendment:
g That Red river and its tributaries above
the mouth OF Black river, unless it is at
fected by the overflows from the Mississippi,
shall be exempt from the provisions Of this
act.".
Mr.. President, this bill provides for the
Of the Mississippi Valley
Levee Company, and there is nothing
IN the bill requiring then to build
Ievees, except on the Mississippi river.
Now on Red river above the mouth of
Black river. there is no part of alluv ial
and that can be affected by levees on the
river. and if that is the case,
md the bill does not provide for the coliec-
ion Of toll, except in case the land is af
fected by overflow from the Mississippi
river. and this company does not propose to
protect any land, except against overflow
rom the Mississippi river, l ask, sir, that
he land overlooked by Red river alone,
hall not come under the provisions of this
general act for the protection of the levees
If the Mississippi river. Now, sir. this
can do no harm, and will not
affect the interests of the company at all,
,ut by putting it into the bill, will protect
he citizens on Red river that would be
liable to overflow from Red river alone.
hink it is nothing but justice. that. unless
hese people receive benefit from the levees,
hey ought to be exempt from a taxation,
which can do them no good, only to sup
'Ort an institution that affords them no
and is not compelled to build
ny levees for them. ask as matter of
Justice that that portion on Red river be ex
mpted from the provisions of this bill.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: There is one section of
he bill that provides for that.
Mr.. Lewis: Mr.. President, if it does. it
makes no difference: we want to be certain
nd if this amendment is adopted, then we
now that We are exempt; otherwise, under
he general confusion here, when it is impOs-
ible for any Senator to understand exactly
that is going on
Mr.. Wittgenstein: rise to a point of
rider.
Mr.. Lewis: have not taken my seat yet;
be gentleman was a little too fast. There
J such fuss in the house that it is impos- |
ible for any Senator on the floor to be GER
ain that he is protected from any prOvis- |
ms in the bill, unless he places something
here himself, which he knows is his; and,
If, II this amendment is embodied in the |
i'll, have no objection to the balance.
Mr.. Campbell: will say, if you will al |
wv me, that accept the principle Of the |
Mr. Lewis: Very we'll, only want to be
Mr.. Campbell: There is no objection to |
he amendment.
Mr.. Ray: Mr.. President, ask that the
'uachita river above Bayou Louis be also |
from this toll.
Mr.. Blackman: Mr.. President, the amend |
tent which l proposed is this, that one
commissioner shall be elected by the Police |
ury Of each parish, who shall be land
wner and resident in said parish, who,
18th one engineer, shall determine what |
lluvial lands are protected; and in case this
commission disagree, they shall call in a |
,ird party, and said commission shall then
ecide.
Mr.. Campbell: Mr.. President, it seems to
10 that it would then simply be political
uestiOn, to be determined according to the
Olitical aspect of the parish. do not see
nat it can be done better than by this
lgineer.
Mr.. Blackman 1t is well known that in
hat is termed alluvial lands by the sur
eys, there are many places that are never
vertlowed. The surveyors measure the