New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-22
IN TEE LEGISLATURE.

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The Senate held very short session
yesterday morning, and there was no
other business done except the presenta-
ton of notices and introduction Of bills.
The most important Of these latter was a
bill by Senator Ray, of Ouachita, for
the promotion Of immigration to this
State from foreign countries, the object OF
the bill being to secure an increased sup
ply Of agricultural labor. The bill creates
and defines the powers Of company, to
be called the Louisiana immigration
Company, to have capital OF two hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars, divided
into shares of one hundred dollars each.
The subscription books to be opened
Immediately after tie passage OF the act,
under the superin.endence Of J. L. Brent,
Y. Olivier, il. S. P. Griffin and b. II.
Vinegraw. who are to constitute the first
board of directors. The company is en-
dowed with the usual corporate lowers,
and has exclusive franchises for twenty
five years. The State is to pay to the
company two dollars per head for every
immigrant introduced by it into the
State, the bill expressing that this is in
consideration of the benefit that must ac-
crue to the State from the increase Of
labor power. There IS nothing said in
the bill respecting the permanent resi-
dence Of the immigrant among rs as a
condition Of the bonus hy the State, and
in this respect the bill appears to be de-
fective, and needs revision.
A clause in the bill provides that i'm
migrants coming into the State under the
provisions OF this act will, in any contract
thew make for labor, have lien upon the
crops, or upon any other product, directly
or indirectly, Of their labor; the said hen
to secure any wages due the laborers at
the termination Of their contracts.
Senator Campbell introduced a bill
regulating the sittings Of the First and
| Second district courts, and giving them
| a recess from the fourth Of July to the
| fifteenth of September, and from the
twenty-ffth of December to the second OF
| January.
Senator Pinchback introduced bill
| which, if we mistake not, will when passed
have tendency to 'abbreviate e certain
class of law reports, as well as a large
amount Of legal fun and fees. This is an
act to restrict the power Of courts to ISSUE
writs Of injunction and all othel
legal process that will directly o.
indirectly interfere with the city OF New
Orleans or the officers thereof, while pre-
serving the public peace, or taking prope,
sanitary measures. The bill, however
reserves to any one wrongfully injured
by such acts of the city through it
officers, the right to recover damages b.
ordinary action against the city. W.
suppose this bill is intended to promot
the ends Of justice by putting 1t out
the power of the dangerous element Il
the community to evade the law by re
sort to the various writs, which, for som
time past have been SO much IL vogue
We think, however, that the bill IS nc
sufficiently definite, and should it becom
law in its present shape, there will, W
opine, be little difficulty for an expel
LAWYER to drive a vehicle through il
peshes.
Senator Pierce has introduced q memo
rial for aid from that most mer1tor1or
institution, the New Orleans Orphan
Home. on Seventh street. There certalnI
could be no more worthy object OF legisl'
tive aid.
Senator Swords has given notice OF
bill for the establishment OF Sailor
t Home. 4 bill of this kind must be vel
iniudiciously framed, indeed, ii 1t be III
of benefit to class that needs protectle
: more than any other. We have had 1
7 opportunity to examine the proposed ol
: of Senator Swords, but we must suppo
v that in some way it is intended to stret<
the power of the State over the conten
y plated institution, SO as to protect seame
$ landing Oh cur shores from the many II
d positions to which they have always be-
y subject.
e A petition was introduced into the Sc
# ate from many citizens Of Jefferson paris
;, right bank, in which they set forth, tina
: although separated from the parish
: Jefferson, left bank, in some respect