New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-18

cludcd all the taxes, for he is as much en-
titled to o fee for the collection OF one as
the other.
It NAV be we'll to refresh the memory of
the members of the General Assembly with
the fact that this officer brought suit against
the Auditor to compel him to issue war
rants OF the Treasurer, not for fifty two
thousand dollars as he modestly claims in
| this bill, but for pnc hundred and twenty
Thousand dollars, nearly one thousand
times the sum Of which collection WAS re-
sisted by the plaintiff i'll the injunction, and
he recovered before his Honor Judge
William II. Cooley, sixteen thousand
dollars
This decision was SO manitestly I'M ust,
either to the Attorney General OF the State,
that appealed from the Judgment OF the
district court to the Supreme Court Of the
State. This was twelve months ago. 1t has
not been called up by the Attorney General,
but allowed to rest there without trial or
decision. If the Supreme Court decides in
his favor. it will then be time enough for the
Legislature to appropriate the money to pay
the judgment: but it seems to me very much
like determination on the part OF the zen
eral Assembly to take the case out OF the
/ hands Of the Supreme Court. Jnquesti"n-
ably the matter should be left " here IT now
IT, with the Supreme Court; and the Legs
lature should not PREJUDICE the case by max
ing this enormous appropriation.
Let inc further suggest, that If this hlli IS
correct in principle it applies to all taxes.
1t would follow, therefore, that resistance
to any tax. on the part OF any taxpayer.
would be signal for the Attorney General
to claim five per cent OF the whole tax Levied,
and his annual claims would count up by
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars.
II. c. WARMOTH.
Governor of Louisiana.
And tie Speaker put the question: Evil!
pass the bill. the veto Of the Governor to
the contrary notwithstanding Z"
The roll was called. with the following
result:
Yeas: Abel, Adolphe. Antoine. Barrett,
Bentley. Blunt, Bowen, Brown, Burch,
Crawford, Darinsburg, Davidson, Davis,
Demas, Devices. Faulkner Floyd. Gaddis.
Gardner, Garstkamp, z. Harper, W. liar
per. Hampstead. Huston, johnson, Kear-
son, kenner, La Sa!iniere. Laurent. II. Lott
J; Lott, Mahoney, Marie. Marvin, Matthews,
McCarty, Moore, Morphy. Morris. Murray,
Ong. otto. Overton, Raby. Riley. Ring
gold, Sartain, Soucr. Stanton. TatInan.
Tounoir, Cllman, Nerrett, Washington, of
Assumption. Washington. of Concur,lia
Waters. Wheyland, f. Williams. H. Will
liams, Wilson, Worrall. Yorke. Youns-63
Nays: Baker. Barker. Bicsllim, Brewster,
Bryan. buckingham. Chachere, Cochran.
Durio. Ellis, Fontclieu, Hvams. killen,
son, Oplatek. Pond. Schumacher. Smith.
Stamps, Thompson, Turcaud-25.
And the bill passed over the veto.
Mr.. Moncure. of Caddo, in the chair.l
The committee on railroads, through its
chairman, submitted areport relative to the
affairs Of the jackson railroad, which was
laid on the table subject to call. on motion
of Mr.. Carr, of De Soto.
Mr.. Faulkner, OF Caldwell offered the
following resolution, which was read and
adopted
Resolrea. That the Speaker of The House
be authorized to appoint a committee OF
i've TO confer with like committee OF
three, to be appointed by the President of
the Senate, regarding the various bills in
the Senate and House with view of eXpe-
diting the passage of all such as may be de-
sired by the members of the respective
houses: provided. that this committee shall
introduce no new bills, nor any bills upon
any subject which has been passed upon by
the House.
Mr.. Carr. of De Soto, moved that the
Clerk make on: a list OF all bills upon the
calendar. with their names and numbers.
stating what are their condition. and have
the same ready for tue committee bv ten
o'clock tomorrow: and that the chair,nen
of all standin. and special committees be
directed to deliver all bills il their possess
sion to the committee by ninc O'Clock,
Carried.
Mr.. Ringgold. of Orleans, called up House
bill No 1872, an act to provide for the deepen
inSof the water on the bar existing at Pass
aIOute, at the mouth of the Mississippi
river, etc, which was returned from the
Senate with amendments. The amendments
were concurred in.
Mr.. Devices. Of De Soto, called up Senate
bill No. Ia, to amend and re-cnact section
two of an act to provide for the payment or
funding of the floating debt of the State,
etc, approved March Is, 1870. which was
put on its third reading and final passage,
its title adopted and notice OF concurrence
ordered to be sent to the Senate.
The special committee, appointed to iEvcs-
tigate the Donadsonville riots, submitted
the following report which, with the accom-
panying evidence, was ordered to be printed
in pamphlet form:
New ORLEANS, February 90, 1871.
Hon. G. w. Carter, Speaker Of the House of Repre-.
sentatives:
SIR-fOur committee selected to invest-
gate the Donaldsonville and Baton Rouge
riots respectfully present this preliminary
report. with the evidence thus far obtained.
and request that it he published in the Off
cial journal. for the information Of members
Of the House.
Your committee. for the present, refrain
from either analysis of the evidence or
comment. believing that the published tcsti-
monv itself carrie with it the clearest proof
and fixes the responsibility OF the riot and
murder at Donuldsonvllc where it right
fully belongs.
d. W. c. BROWN.
Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Moncure. of CaddO, the
House adjourned until twelve o'clock to-
morrow.
WILLIAM EIGERS,
CHEZ Clerk.
Fi1tieth Days Proceedings.
Hor-E OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Thursday, March 2. 1871. 5
The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Carter in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs Carter, Abel, Baker, Barker
Bentley, Bickham, Bowen, Brewster, Brous-
sard. Brown, Bryan, Buckingham, Burch,
Chachere. Cochran. Crawford, Darby Da-