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

Rouge the night following the election
there would have been no excuse for gath
ering the heterogeneous force durin.
whose presence at the courthouse two o
three men were killed, by ,5o6oGy, accord
ing to the evidence.
An elaborate report was made by
special committee appointed to invest;
gate certain allegations against the mem
be- from Cameron (Mr. Carter, nov
Speaker Of the House,, concerning some
thing which he did or did not 90 Will,
holding the Office Of live stock inspector
at the Crescent City .,laughterhoUse Com
panys premises in the Fifth District The
report. which is very circumstant:ai. en-
tlreIy acquits the gentleman Of any sus
picion OF doing the things that he ought
not to have done, or of having left ,.ndone
| the things which he ought to have done,
Ihe remainder of the morning session
WAS occupied w;tl the rapid passage of a
number of bills, among which was one
authorizing the Secretary of State to pur-
chase two Thousand copies of the Louis
| lana magistrates Guide one for deeDen-
ing Atchafalava oay, for which purpose
! the Atcha.alaya Bay Company is incor-
porated, and bill to relieve W. Jasper
Blackburn, by paving him six thousand
dollars As an Naturalization for thc loss
Of his newspaper, winch was destroyed
by some of the elite of tue State. while
suffering under lit of chivalrv
In the evening session OF the Senate
there vi, Al evident disposition to make
the most of the time. and complete a, lar
rs possible the unfinished bHsinc,, on
hand
Governor Warmoth sent a notification
to the Senate that be bad approved the
bill for lncrea,lng the salaries of the judges
Of the supreme Court. We have already
made some remarks in relation to this sub
jet, and rs the highest legal talent in the
State should be engaged in the highest L.
gal tribunal known to the law, such talent
can be obtained only by an adequate COM
pen,ation. Governor Warmoth has there
fore displayed his usual acumen in sane
tion;ng this bill
The most important bill of the evening
WI, the appropriation bill; this was
passed with little debate or comment
IN fact, there WAS no debate needed as
the bill was too necessary to the interests
Of the State to be g;,insaid
There was considerable amount of
other business done, but nothing of gem
eral importance. At a quarter to eleven
o'clock the proposition to adjourn size die
was moved and carried. In announc;n.
the result, the President of the Senate.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn. made few
appropriate ana dlgnifed remarks, eX-
pressing his satisfaction at the jecorous
manner in which business had been con-
Quoted. We concur in the remarks of
Lieutenant Governor Dunn.
In It's eTening session the House emu
it'-SNi NAit ''CLiist ~ 80 tt.cutiO.l ~ Duol-
ness. Among a variety of bills passed
was the em;grant bill, which we have
already spoken of. A number of other
bill, of no particular public interest
passed. AS eleven o'clock approached
motion II adjourn sine die was made and
carried.
la announcing the result. the Speaker
alluded TO the characteristic stormy com
pleHion O. The various proceedings IN the
House during the session. He quoted
scripture. abiding to drove OF wild
ts,e>, difficult to guide. but not nearly as
difficult As the Louisiana House OF Repre-
,entatives.
We make one remark upon the Speaker
himself: As the presiding officer of the
House ne has shown unsurpassed ability
,nd al lmpartiality worthy of all praise.
1t would be unjust to omit remark in
:elat:on to Mr.. Carr, the predecessor of
NJ. Carter. As Speaker this gentleman
showed talent OF the highest order, and
:egret at his resignation must be modified |
~ the reflection that the floor Of the |
House gained an addition of talent and |
,lear-headed BUSINESS ability that would |
effect high credit upon any Legislative
BODY i'll the Union.