New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-17

brought forward in the discussion Of the
question as to whether the people
of the northern section of the State
shall or shall not receive their
| pro rata share of the funds Of the State, to
which they are entitled as much as the pcO-
| pie of any other section. If this were a po-
| iitical question, l would expect the Gues
| ton of pOliti{s to be raised, and l would
| also expect to see Senators vote according
to the wishes OF the people by whom they
| were elected; but this is simply question
whether or not the commerce Of the State
| shall be promoted by the cleaning out OF
| certain bavous and improving their naviga-
ton. If political prciudices are to hang as
dead weights around the neck of the
| commerce of the State, then we are
in deplOrable condition indeed. II
| such state of feeling is allowed to exist,
| then it is time that we should cease all leg
| islation. and instead of acting as progress
| sive beings i'll an enlightened age, go pack
| to the heather darkness OF savage s'ate'
| AS tho Senator from Claiborne said. only
| two or three days ago three hundred thou-
| sand dollars were given to a private cOrpo-
ration to enable them to build warehouse
| i'm the city Of New Orleans, aplace where
| private enterprise has always furnished a
sutiicicncy of capital by which such pro
| iects can he accomplished. The individual
| interests of the merchants of New Orleans
|
| company in New Orleans land there are
many substantial companies here) that will
not to-day make the proper advances upon
| produce that is sent to them, because
they know that when they get the produce
| they can reimburse themselves from the
proceeds Of its sale. They are always
ready and willing to make the necessary
advanced not tor the benefit Of the State
| and city, but for the benefit of themselves
| t),n,c h,,, bo .tin i,t.,y
is ono in which the whole State is Interested.
| The Senator from Jefferson has manifested
| his surprise that Democrats on the floor OF
this Senate should be in favor OF this bill.
| after all that tho Democratic papers have
said about retrenchment and reform. l
think that prnci pie to be correct think
we ought TO retrench and reform as much
as possible; but that does not mean that
common Justice should not be extended to
all men. and to ali portions of the State. If
| am shown any portion of the State i'll
| which the people do not pay their taxes,
| then | will acknowledge that that section is
not entitled to any portion of the benefits to
be derived from the distribution of the
public money. But where the people of a
| section are taxpayers, and pay their taxes
promptly and willingly, think it is just
and right and proper that they should re-
ceive their fair proportion of the public
funds for the Improvement and develop
| ment of their portion of the State. Upon
that principle, and upon that principle
alone, ask that this bill be passed.
The question then REQUIRED on the motion
of Senator Whitney, to reconsider tho vote
by which the bill finally passed.
| The Senate refused to reconsider.
PRINTING BILL.
| Tho order of the day (the printn, bill)
having been called for
| Mr. Campbell moved to postpone TIE
order Of the da- thirty minutes
Mr.. Pnchback: l object to this post
| pOnement- This practice of pOstpOning the
order of the day when the printing and
| registration bills come up, is assuming a
| serious shape. do not think it is fair and
right that they should be made the special
order OF tho day week or two
ahead. and when we approach tho time OF
taking them up, to postpone them for the
purpose Of considering bills of minor I'M
| pOrtancG. | stated when this bill first came
before the Senate my Impression that it
was the intention of certain Senators to kill
it by the lapse of time. Certain gentlemen
rose in their seats when | made that aSser.
ton and denied the truth OF the suspicion
They said that | Wa. mistaken: that they
only wanted time TO consider the bill: that
they had Just seen it for the first time. and
therefore, they asked that it be postponed
to some day certain i'll order that they mi eh,
have an on,,ortunity TO lool: OVERT The time
they asked for wa, granted The bill wa.
made tI,o aueci,I order of tIn I,v for Mon
day \ week 400 and from that time m 70
the present it has been continually post
poncd from day to day. If they do not di
rectlv nostnonc the iil) itself they most
rone tbn order of tho d,v on everv Law fla,
+ is 6xcd for consideration Yesterday j,
was tha s,me way and to-day tI,c SAM
course il Ia ho followcd Jo,, tha Senate
TO detcrminn to.dav wbethrr they shall vol,
unon this hill or not II if is thn desire ~
the majority tl,at if sbouId NOT nass, lrt II.
take # nm now and INDEFINITELY nostnon,
il Iet M act deccntlv on tLia rres.;on
and not whip the devil around the SUM,
in tia way LAT va t,I,n nm ho+I, tbi
,r;ntim, Iii and reoistr,tinn III, and IA -
iowa t,,,n, ;,doGn;+7Iv ~ onca ~ +ba I,,..
inr;tv Jaw st,nI tho i,vs on +ho.a s,,i.;ant,
a. tLav nav ex;st can have no snc,i,
re.sons FIR desiring tho n,ss,ga of +bnsf
amend,torv acts ih,ve Le,,I them s.,y
th,t tIo n,;nting hill was ona of thc mos,
;mnorf,nt Lctorc the General AssnmhIv
flat thc nrescut nrintinp law was onaW
in" ut thr v;tals If th. ncoI,lo
that il was draining the treasury
| Of tho State and vn+ When tha hill comcs
hafore the senate mntihna ,ftor motinn.
ara made nv thc came gentlemen to rnst
Mona il I ynn,,,rn tn soy tLa+ in No Snn,t.
IN the Unitcd states has the o,der of the
dav heen uo.t,nned ne ofton nc 4 has ben,
nnstnoncd here When these two measure.
have been called m Yesterday they were
postponcd in order that the Senate couId
nass = bill in reference to an individual
claim which has been t,uthfuIlv charactcr
lied by the New Orleans Times as one .o