Evening star., 1870-02-03
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR,
This Afternoons Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS,
THE CHARGES AGAINST THE u.nr-
ISIANA LEGISLATURE.
GOV. WarmOuth's Reply 10 the Citt.
yens Of New Orleans-He Tells Them
Some Wholesome rutlss-The Cause
Of the ImprOvident LegislatiOn.

Some Wholesome Truths-The Cause
Of the 1mprovtdent Legislati0n.
Tslegraphed Erolusirely 10 The Evenfng Star.
NEw ORLEANS, Feb. 3.-The committee ap-
pointed by the citizens at the meeting on Lafav-
cite Square, on Monday night. waited on GOV
ernor Yarmouth this afternoon, and presented
resolutions. The Governor, in replying. said he
was glad personally to see them. He desired,
however, to say something relative 10 that meet
ing, in justice to himself and the Government
he represented. lie stated that he had vetoed a
great many bills making subsidies and grants TO
individuals and companies, which i'm a few IN
were many i'm the Legislature ignorant of the
manipulations Of the lobbyists; men who
had recently been enfranchised. They have
to be taught and instructed. 81 think.
gentlemen, that il you win give me
the support and assistance which You ought
10 give from your standing in this community.
we shall he able to restrain these people from
running into the excesses complained OF in these
resolutions. Let me make one complaint against
you, gentlemen, as the representatives of those
in whose behalf you appear: You charge the
Legislature with passing corruptly many bills
looking to the personal aggrandisement Mt Of indi-
viduas and corporations. Let me suggest to
you that these individuals and corporations are
your very best people For instance, this bank
bill that is being lobbied through the Legislature
now by the hardest kind of work. We have
been able to defeat that bill twice in the House.
and now II is up again. Who are doing it !,
Your Bank Presidents. The best people of
the city of New Orleans are crowdng the
lobbfes of the Legislature, continually whis-
pering bribes into these mems ears to
pass this measure. How are we TO defend
the State against the interposition of these peo-
pie who are potent i'm their influence i'm this
community. The Governor went on at length
making disclosures as TO how various measures
were engineered through the Legislature by
these same good citizens, to sign one of which
he was offered so ,00a by one party. and in ad-
dition, Mayor Conway, of this city, had offered
him any consideration TO sign it. The bill was
vetoed. The bill here referred to was the i've
million gold bond hill for redeemins the CITY
money. He was also offered $4,000 to sign
The Governor complained of the refusal of the
leadlng men OF the state TO counsel with him.
although he had invited them TO do 50. He
said he made this complaint TO them as an in
dlyidual. 81 make il as a citizen of Louisiana
came here to settle among you and by accident
have been elevated TO the position 1 now oc-
cupy, and If you and the twenty-five hundred
citizens who were present at the meeting which
cent you here would only give their support to
me and the honest members of the Legislature
there would be no difficulty in restraining inn
provldent legislation. l think I have a
right to ask il and il YOU will give il I
assure you that many of the evils complained OF
will be avoided" In the course Of his remarks
the Governor stated that Auditor wyckliff had
robbed tn Estate of half a million collars He
said, in conclusion, that il was his purpose to
administer the affairs of the government Of the
State to the best of his ability for the interest
and welfare of the people, and he invited the
assistance and cooperation of all good citizens