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The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-12
Thirty.Si1.h Days Session.

Thursday. February 13. 1871.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Hon. o. J. Dunn. Lieutenant Gov.
ernor and President of the Senate; Messrs. An
derson Antoine. Barber, BlGckInrn. Bowman.
Butler, Campbell. COPELAND. Daigle. Fish.
Futch Gallup. Harris, Herwig, Hunsakcr, In
graham, jerks, Kelso. Lewis. Lynch, McS1il-
len. Noland, O'Hara Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan,
Ray, Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson
Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox-36
Prayer by the Rev. ]. II. Young.
The minutes of the previous days session
we're corrected and their reading dispensed with.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE
The Secretary asked the concurrence OF
the House in the following entitled bills:
Senate bill No. 4, for the relief OF
Seopial & Lottier;
Senate bill No. 26, in relation to the
Louisiana Warehouse Company;
Senate bill No. 81, for the Improvement
of bayous dArbonne and Cornie;
Senate bill No. SO, for the relief Of
Mrs louisa Bourgeois;
Senate bill No. 40, to create an addi-
tional justice courts in the parish Of Or
leans;
Senate bill No. 43, to create an addition.
| al justice court in the parish of Jefferson
Senate bill No. SO, to amend laws re-
lative to banks.
Senate bill No. 147, in relation to the
floating debts of the State.
Also, informed the House of the con-
currence of the Senate in House bill No.
8. in relation to records of Morehouse
parish; and House bill No. 81, for the re-
lief of John L. Lewis.
Also, that the President Of the Senate
had signed the enrolled bill, changing the
venue in the case of the State vs.. Fishe,
ct al, from st. James to Jefferson.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Office of Chief Clerk, Z
New Orleans. La, February IL, 1871. }
To the Honorable President and Members O
the Senate
GESrLEMEN-I am directed to ask the
concurrence of the Senate in the following
bills:
House bill No. 2O4, an act entitled ar
act to amend and re-enact sections 184s
aud 1910 of the Revised Statutes Of 1870
Also, to inform the Senate that the
House has concurred in the resolution
relative to the appointment Of q join
committee, to examine the petition O
Charles Delamarre, and others: and tha
Messrs. Tatman, Davis and Fontelier
have been appointed as the Committee OF
the part Of House.
Very respectfully etc.
| ll WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk House Of Representatives
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read its third and las, time, and fiually adopt.
ed with its title.
Mr.. 1ngraham called up Senate bill No.
So. to be entitled an act to incorporate the
Young Veterans of 1926 Benevolent and
Mutual Aid Association of New Orleans,
Louisiana.
The bill was considered engrossed for
third reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspend
ed by q four-fifths affirmative vote, the bill
read its third and last time, and finally adopt
ed with its title.
Mr.. Kelso called up Senate bill No. GO, to
be entitled an act to aid the Navigation
Company of Bayou Beuf.
The bill was considered engrossed
| On motion of Mr. Barber the bill was
postponed and made the special order for
next Friday.
M. Raglan called up Senate bill No. 81, to
be entitled an act to establish an institute
for the. instruction of the blind, and an In.
dustrial Home for the Blind at Baton
Rouge.
Mr.. Todd called up Senate bill No. 40,
to be entitled an act creating an addition
al justice court in the parish Of Orleans,
The constitutional rule was further
suspended by a four-ffths affirmative
vote the bill read its third and last time,
and finally adopted with its title. "
Ar. Campbell called up Senate bill No.
62, to be entitled an act to amend and re-
enact an act entitled IAN act to reorganize
the State Land Office, and to provide for
the disposition Of public lands, and for
the survey Of unsurveyed approved
swamp lands. and to make appropriation
therefor" ...-I.... .ot.-.
The bill was fixed for Tuesday at one
o'clock
Mr.. Ray called up Senate bill No. III
to be entitled an act to amend and re-
enact certain articles of the Revised Civil
Code.
The bill was considered engrossed fol-
a third reading.
The constitutional rule was further
suspended by four-6fths affirmative
vote, the bill read its third and last time
and finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Pierce called up Senate bill No. %
but before any definite action was had
the Senate adjourned leaving that bill
the unfinished business
Mr. O'Hara moved to adjourn to Mon
day IL N.
Adopted.
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned until the thirteen
tn instant ut twelve o'clock NJ
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
| Secretary of the Senate.
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f,,:s,os, Wilson, Wheylaad. Worran,
=. Young-93. '.--.. '' '.-
,,,e- by the Chaplain.
r e.. notion of Mr.. Garstkainp. of
W. the reading of the journal was
"a Nth, and it was approved.
I ,c.,;nued in our merit Number
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isl,,y.Pifth Days Session.
:. ,suv,d from Our last Number

iIPOkfS OF COhMITTkkS
Il ra.ch, from the Committee on
:,,tsssss, reported hv9rably upon
sEryo. las, to be entitled IN act
,,d;,pL g.. Warren and I. w.
NM dthe parish of ST. Landry,
u. d keeping a ferry across the
lssaskys, near the mouth OF
a. Rouge, on the road leading from
,urs.a in the parish Of Pohte
,u % Opelousas, in the parish OF
Isr.
Min was considered engrossed.
4 constitutional rule was then
.,aed by q four-ffths affirmative
The bill read its third and last
md finally adopted with its title.
ls, kvorably upon Senate bill No.
to be entitled an act granting to
Lcuisa F. Collins the right ofkeeping
nv srross the Atchafalaya river, which
considered engrossed. 5 "a
rb. constitutional rule was further
pended by a four-ffths affirmative
h The bin read its third and last, time,
finally adopted with its title.
w. Harris, from the Committee on
cossment, reported as having been
mgrossed, bills numbered as follow
Y, 50 and 20. RI,
NOTICES OF BILLS.
lr. Sypher:
10 bill to be entitled an act for th
iof Albert Z. David, of the parish o
Nary.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
lA following bills were introduced
Frdng to previous notice:
Mr. Camphll:
&N 70 De entitled an net TO incor-
Isss thu Mississippi Valley Railroad
Fnpany; 70 define the powers Of the
poaton, and provide for the con-
lletion Of Tie road
i~ed its first reading.
b Constitutional rule was then sus-
bed by four-ifths Affirmative vote,
'1 put on its second reading and
ned to The Committee on Railroads
\ W. Kelso:
S'hll to be entitled an act for the
Of Miss Mary Barlow.
ssed its first reading.
/" Constitutional rule was then sus.
o'd BY four-Afths Affirmative vote
0'A put on its second reading, and
|7d to the Committee on Claims.
VI. Wilcox: .. o..
OIL to be entitled an act for the
'a'ne heirs andlesal representatives
.a"phu' DAVID, Of tho parish O,
Baton Rouge.
'''sd its irst reading.
constitutional rule was then sus.
~ 0!' iour-afths affirmative vote
y, put on its second reading g, and
Nv T" The Commute on Levees.
Mr. Anderson: sf
Wy !. 10 be epdtled an act to remov,
.'"0ns In the Bayou Courtableau
improve the navigation of the
approved march %, 1867. 2
s''sa ITS first reading.
'oo''i'utlonal rule was then sus
10 o! four.6fths affirmative vote
:. put on its second reading, ant
+" the Committee on Drainage
and Inland Navigation.
"u0"lne bills were introduced b,
,aua Consent:
H. Ingraham: ''-''
~ to ts entitled AN act Of the relic
Gertrude Lpshuts.
I'd its first reading.
;, institutional rule was the,
80 BY tour-6fths affirmatiy
=, ~0'll put on its second reading
''sd to the Committee O,
y, Bowman:
\, S : entitled an act to incorporat
~, : orleaus Building Association
% i. first reading.
N sS'0tntional rule vas then sps
~ iour-6fths affirmative vol,
fa~ upon its second reading, an
u a's COMMITTEE o. Corporation
Sst. ~ .'s relief of Victor A. Frev;ll
tight hank. ~ 'DF pA''sa
"a' a'st reading.
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orrIClAL JOURNAL.

II o,F~L I0LI
.oeffC,NCS OF THE SENATE
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OF THE
seanp GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THU

.. or THE
srATE OF LOUISIANA.
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The constitutional rule WAS then suspend
ed by four-ffths affirmative vote, the bill
pot on its second reading. and referred to
the Committee on Claims p.
By Mr.. Kelso: ~
A bill to be entitled an act to encourage
the establishment of manufactures of raw
materials in the. State; and to provide for
tho settlement Of taxes thereon.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspend
Cd BY fosr-fifths affirmative vote, the bill
put on its second reading, and referred to
the Committee on Agriculture and Com
merce.
Mr.. Todd raised question of privilege
concerning the chairman ofthe Committee
on Corporations, complaining that he had
not been notified OF any meeting of said
committee, and that Senate bill No. 81
was reported by the chairman without
consulting with other members of the
committee.
The Chair decided that the bill should
he committed to the Committee on Cor
porations.
~ .,,..
JOINT RKS0LCHONS.
BY Mr.. Harris:i
A joint resolution to grant leave of alb
sence to Thomas Reber, Parish Judge Of
the parish of Concordia, Louisiana.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspend
ed by four-ffths affirmative vote, the bill
put on its second reading, and the joint
resolution was considered engrosscd for a
third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the joint resolution was put on its third
and last reading, and finally adopted
NTH its title -.<"
- g. H
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PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.

Mr.. Ingraham presented petition Of
the Halfway House, for the poor and
friendless, asking for aid, which was re.
ferred to the Committee ON Charitable
Institutions.
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levylnG ana draining the city OF new OrleaoS anu
Carrollton, to provide the means to defray the
expense thereof, aud to repeal act No. 4, approved
March It, 1870. authorizing the drainage to be
executed by the New Orleans and Ship Island
Canal Company.
Passed its first reading
The constitutional rule was then suspended by
a four-ffths affirmative vote the bill put on its
second reading, and referred to tine COMMITTEES
on Drainage
By Mr.. Sypher:
A bill TO be entitled an act for the relief o!
Albert Edwin Davis.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule WAS then suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote. the bill put upon
its second reading, and referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
The following bills were introduced by unani-
nous consent:
bill to be entitled act to facilitate commerce
by establishing the New Orleans Shed Company
and to vest in said company the right and
authority to erect. maintain and opsrnts sheds.
or building, on the banks and levees of the
Mississippi river. in the city of New Orleans. fol-
the protection and Shelter of goods. merchandise
and articles of commerce. and to regulate the
same, which was put ON its first reading, and
ordered to be printed
REVOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Harris:
Resolved, That the journal Of the Senate be
published in the Sparta Times and Vidalia Herald
and the same be paid out Of the contingent fund
of the Senate.
BY Mr.. OHara
Resolved, That the journal Of the Senate be
published in the Terrehonne Patriot and the
same be paid out of tho contingent fund Of the
Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-16
49, TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.
Aspu;2lork Dailp gribmm&.
THURSDAY. MARCH 10, 1871.

The Paris authorities intend to enforce order in tho
Aiontmartre district today. - The Emperor W lillian
passed through saarbruck and Frankfort yesterday ON
His way TO Berlin. == A compulsory military law
s. published I'm France. The Germans in vienna
have been prohibited from having peace celebration
In the Senate yesterday Supplementary Soldiers
Bounty bill was passed. but subsequently reconsidered
No action was taken the Hill TO limit business TO egs-
lation on the South In the House, resolution
was introduced locking to the annexation OF Lower Cal
5fornia resolution was passed appointing a Commit
zee of 10 10 investigate the Southern ourages during the
recess of Congress, and report in December.
Eight horse thieves have been disposed Of By lynch
Jaw in Kansas =- A terrific gale caused grfat dam
age in Memphis. Fikins, the Albany express rob
her has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment -
The new paid Fire Department went into operation In
Philadelphia yesterday. =- The act OF the Kansas
Legislature practically abOlishng capital punishment,
failed for want Of the Governors signature.
Tho Aldine dinner party at the ST. James Hotel was
addressed by Messrs. Beecher Bryant, Greeley, and
Tilton. =-= Henry Bergh lectured before tho Union
League Club on the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals
60 Charles Purdue, who set fire TO the Robert Ed
wards is sentenced TO be hung May 10. = Sentence
Is postponed in the case Of the forger Chadwick ==
Gold, ma, n1., llls Thermometer $50, 40, 400.
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We can hardly conceive of any greater
political mischief than that which would
probably arise from general Demo
cratic" triumph next year. 1t seems to
all of us now impossible, yet such political
revolution would hardly be greater than
the very decided ono of 1910. With or
binary wisdom, with reasonable and not
very great degree of concession, and with
strict adherence to the settled principles of
the party, we need have nothing to fear
without these we may anticipate reverses,
which, however temporary, will put back the
work of reconstruction for many years. The
only wise course, aud the only one which will
have much chance for success, will be for the
youthful Democracy to accept the situation,
drop the ancient issues to which the old To-
ges are inclined to cling, and raise new ones,
especially upon points of finance and revenue
points which, in the hands of demagogues,
afford ample opportunities for misreprescnta-
tation and cheap demagogy. This appeal to
pocket prejudices will be made, and figures
manipulated with fraudulent dexterity. The
effort will be a desperate one, for, should it
fail, there will never be even the pretense of
repeating it. But with the Republican party
united, we have no great cause OF apprehen-
sion
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NEW,JERsEY LEGISLATURE.
BoLp CHARGES AGAINST JAY GOULD-A oo I'm
MISSION TO NYEsfIGATL-rHE JEkshi N
AM PATTERSON CIAErEIs.

NOM CuARGRs AGAINST JAY GOULD-A Ooh-
MISSION TO uYEsrIGATE-rHE JERSEY onh
AND PATERSON CHARTERS.
TRENTON. March 15.-Seyeral important mat
,ers have engrossed the attention OF the Legislators
todav In the Senate, "A memorial from Gen. TnonAs
n Uoxsey OF Paterson, making some startling enaiso.
Nos nresented by Senator Williams and read Dy '"'
Clerl If asserts that the Erie Railway Company si%
nv the arf devices Of Its agents, rctaners and omeo
dofrouding the state OF NewJersey OF more than 'Oo
nor annum due for taxes The document further an"'
that by the law Of March IT, 1870 the Enc Railway oO
many should e in the Office the Secretary OF TINS es
a man and plan OF all the lands Improved ana ui'
improyed), railroads, docks, piers, ana "hai'e'
owned leased, used, occupied by '+
"and that the Erie Railway Company nav.
executed and filed such pretended maps p.'
the same does not show, even approximately SuS 10
improvements; and that both the said map ana 'ns ~
davit are Intentionally false aud fraudulent, anu n
been desiguedly made so for the purpose OF ueirA"
the people OF this state" The memoralst iur'u'
resents that no islands at all times ready 10 pro-, -
show that the property which Jay Gould IN :,
swears has cost but Sl33os7 Is worth, ana mas oo "
Ieast SO Ooo co., and that by this Fraudulent w
Erie nays TO the state only $685. when' IN iae' ',,
sbould have Maid $50 900 per annum The meinOrai 0
the attention of senators Jarrard and BEETLE 70 'no
nent ~ I W scudder before them, in Commyiee' AZ 10"
-, sss,on ~ the Iagisature in which argunhs IL
er then representing the Erie, s 90 IN IN
way company had eNpendrd hiy'o nytx The memo
~ ber alleges that the Erie Company mas nSso na-
s snon a NJ nroperty In the state, olher thih tno
Dock Company property, upon WIN" NV w
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Erie still rules the Assembly. The bill re-
pealing the Directors Classification act, which
keeps Jay Gould and Fisk, jrr in control of
that railroad against the wishes of its owners,
has been for some time under consideration
in the Railroad Committee, and to all appear
ance is likely to remain there, unreported
upon. until the end of the session. Mr. Good
rich yesterday made a motion to discharge the
Committee, but Tammany, with one honorable
exception. voted in solid phalanx against it,
and the bill continues buried. There were
nine Republicans absent, any five of whom
would have sufiiced to bring the bill before
the Assembly for action. We can under
stand why Tammany, at Mr.. Tweed's direc-
ton, voted against the resolution to call the
bill from the Committee which smothers 1t Id
Ere's interest,"; but the nine Republicans owe
it TO themselyes-not to mention their con-
stituents-to explain the cause of their absence
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THIS is rather nm argument in favor Of uniting
them. Their joint Shakesperiana for example,
would probably surpass anything OF the Kind
in this country in completeness; and in this
instance, "a in Others, where duplicates might
abound, they would furnish the basis Of OK
changes which would greatly enrich tho con
solidated library. BE this as 1t may however
and we do not pretend to decide on the expo
diency of uniting the two collections, we are
firmly of the opinion that the Barton Library
had better be- divided at auction than pre-
served to interfere with Mr.. Lenox'S plans.
For the rest, the public would doubtless be
pleased to learn what progress these plans
are making, and how soon it may expect to
profit by them.
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az. o.;.;o, of The lxindn But he and all
~ ,opas,oro have listened with attentive ears
| IN all that has been said on the subject wash
;,otop Irving once said chat Cabinets changed 10
q" often in Spain, it was as impossible 10 conduct
90 so,ious negotiation with Minister OF State
"as In make a bargain at the window OF u rail-
" wov car; before you get an answer the whistle
90 blows and your man is off, Gen. Sicllles has
srocessively discussed the Cuban question in
all its bearings with the courty and loqua
cious Silyela, the brusquc and phiegmatic
Beccrra. with The Democrat Martos, the most can
did and honorable of the politicians of Spain,
and with the crafty and slippery Sagasta. the
Castian Mephistopheles. Martos is now for the
second time in the State Department, and no
man in the kingdom is better qualified to see
the advantages which would accrue to Spain
by resolute amputation of her now chronic
revolt and there are few who would be less
liable to reject course cOunseled by sound
policy at the dctation of Quixotc yain-glOry
The island has ceased to be productive. The
"Milch Cow has to be fed instead of feed
ing. Not only does the national budget
suffer from the increased expenses of the
ever-faithful island, but the pleasant
fruits Of corruption which were once so con-
venient to every Cabinet in Madrid, have
turned to Apples OF Sodom in these latter
days. Both Caballcro and Valmaseda after
him have been infinitely moro careful to pro-
pitiate the brutal blocd-thirst of the VOlun
teers than to make capital in Madrid by shar-
ing their plumber. Cuba has ceased to be pro-
ductivc either to the national treasury or to
the pouches of the Ministers and Pro-Consuls.
1t il therefore not surprising that the Spanish
Cabinet should look upon the question of ces-
sion in a reasonable frame of mind.
As to our point Of view, that is another mat
ter altogether. The sum reported to be de-
handed is not exorbitant in case we really
wanted the new territory. We have among
us many ardent souls who would Ike to see
the country drift into war upon the Cuban
question, and the first week Of war would
swallow up the whole of the rumored pur-
chase money, to say nothing Oh the
blood wasted, and the paralysis OF trade
that would accompany maritime conflict.
But there is an abiding faith in the public
mind that we are in danger of possessing all
the Islands of the Caribbean Sea, much sooner
than we are ready for them, by the peaceful
and inexpensive operation of natural influences
and causes If Gen. Sicl,les has brought the
Spanish Government to making us the offer
indicated, it is a new proof of his diplomatic
skill and tact IT is well enough to have the
refusal of such apparently eligible property;
but it is by no means certain that the senate
would ratify or the country approve any bar
gain made for the purchase Of the Antilles
from the Government Of King Amadeus.
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The latest dispatches from New Hampshire
leave us some little ground for hoping that
the defeat is not an utter one. In the LIST Dis
tict, Mr.. Small, Republican candidate for Con-
gress, has run ahead of the Governors vote;
and although the chances are against him, there
Is thought to be still possibility that inc
official count may show his election. There Is
also possibility that the scattering of the La
Dor Reformers may send the choice OF
Governor to the Legislature. But ior
anything that is yet known, it seems wiser
and safer to count that tho Democrats have
made a clean sweep of everything from Gov
ernor down to, but not including
the lower House > in the Legs
Iatrrc The general tone of comment in the
New Hampshire press, as well as throughout
seems to Indicate the belief that
the removal of Senator Sumner was more
largely than any other one thing the immediate
cause of the disaster.
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Mr.. Pelham w. Ames delivered lecture in Boston
last Monday evening, apparently the fruit Of per-
sonal observation upon The Chinese in California"
He described them rs "docile and willing, sober
frugal and ndustrous"-which is more than can be
said of good many people who loudly revile them
They are to be found in most of the professions and
trades, in pretty nearly all the aundries, on the
farms and in tho mines /" and their number is esti-
mated ut 7000O The worst that can be said of them
is that they do not invest their savings in this coun
try, but send them to their old home. The same is
true to certain extent of immigrants of other
classes, yet tho practice in these we have never
seen denounced as fiat felony" But some parts Of
the report of Mr.. Pehsm's discourse are decidedly
unpleasant reading. He says that the Chinese in
California are robbed, murdered, beaten with i'm
punity." "The cruel wrongs" he adds,." inflicted
upon this people are blot upon our national record
but in spite of all hardships, they continue to plod
on" Their great crime seems to BIO desire, after
scraping together little competency of returning to
China nor do we think that the indignties to which
they are subjected will have tendency to diminish
this craving. No mob assaults German or French
man who comes to New-York TO make money, and
means to 60 back to spend it but with heathens, we
suppose, tho case is different.