New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-09

that the tax is levied only on the parish
The parish builds its own courthouse, and
it has nothing to do with the rest OF the
State.
The biz. Wa passed.
The Committee on Parochial Affairs re.
ported f,vorah!y on House bill No. l'o au.
t:,oliz;ng AZ, election in the parish OF Liy-
iccston for the purpose of changing the 10.
cation OF the courthouse.
Mr.. Garstkamp offered an amendment. to
.lc effect ;ilat the expense of said election
should be borne by the parish
Mr. Carr OF De Soto: l would like TO
inquire under whose supervision the cleo
ton is 20 be held. and 20 whom the returns
axe to- be matic.
Nj. Davidson. OF Livingston The sheriff
% lie parish.
Mr. Carr OF DeSoto: The reason ask
that question Is to call the attention OF the
gentleman from Livingston to a certain part
q: the election law which, states that al!
election. sila;. be held under the supcrvi-
sion o. the officer appointed under that law.
If the gentleman from Livingston has exa-
mined that Jaw, and il tAi5 does not cOntlic.
wifi, il, i; is al :!.ht::
Nr. Davidson. o.. Livingstone Il does no.
conflict. Ii simply aut .iorzr- tEc.ntc change
:hn location .: tAeir courthouse i. !. ma ovitv
see il:
The bill was passed.
RI. same committee reported !,vcraoiv
~, Eou,, blk No. -. erratlH. thc PARISH o.
Webster. :.
Mr.. Meadows. " Ciaii."rne: am ois
,,os,.t i, .l;s bill. because my cohs'HucntS
have u.vel. authorized. instructed. Cf . ke'!
a., tl,is .,a,;.i,. come down her" and tnt
,,,.n,'.u,.u a,k;u. for ;ire" parts o: my
u,r;.h To create another. Until the v".c" u.
he uron!e has been heard upon tins matter
think i, j. too iuu.h :" say t!la' my pa!''h
shah surrender This bill asks for a !;rS'
and wealthy portion ot C.aiboru". Now
there i, anothc: Hi! oetorc the House. "ilcn
requires that tie voice ~ the people III tA'
nt:isllr. out o: which :lie new parishes are
70 hc mad. should Ne taken. before tA:S
Legislature preslne> TO act AT al; ana IL
seem. to NE. Nix. Speaker. that, II the pee
rIp had desired il, !. their representatives
would have been consulted or spoken to
aDou: II, SO far from that being the case
heard nothing. scarcely. until il day or two
before | came down. Since my ARRIVAL l
have received many messages from leading
citizens. ins,st:n. that that parish shall not
be divided ut this time. In consideration Ut
these facts. I would ask that this bill be liz
definitely postponed.
On motion Of Mr.. Harper, of St. Charles,
that motion WAS laid upon the table bYa
vote OF Is! to -.
Mr.. Faulkner. OF Caldwell: l now eau
Cor the main motion.
Mr.. Meadows. OF Claiborne: l think the
gentlemen are acting hastily i'll this matter.
1t affects very seriously the interests OF my
people. and | think. it is only justice to
allow the people OF the parish to Say
whether they wish to divide their parish or
no.. This is nothing but Justice; we could
MAKE one thousand parishes if we listened
to !. few interested men and increase in
definitely the taxation Gentlemen here
are pledged to their constituents to retren(k
.nen, Does this look like retrenchment
IL j. Il gross injustice to my people, until
they can he heard from. l move that the
bill he Laid on the table subject to call
Mr.. Faulkner. Of Caldwell | do not
think TIL. House desires to do any injustice
- the gentleman from Claiborne.
One o'clock having arrived, the special
order of the day was called up. it being the
consideration of House bill No. l6. an act
u amend an act entitled Ian act to lncorpO-
rat. :le nayou Rapi,ies Navigation Com
pany. approved February Il. 1863. and to
..a.., state aid to said company.
A motion 70 postpone FOR twenty minutes
WI, lost
On motion OF Mr.. Faulkner. o. Caldwell,
:.le House resolved itself into Il coln.nit.ee
-: the who's. 70 consi'ic: House bill No. It,.
NJ Faulkner. %: Caldwell. il the chair.
NJ, UlImsn. Is Orleans. called for til,
minority rc;.or: ot :.lc committee TO whom
IN. bill had been referred.
!.
,e.din. any further. lie: us take the bill up
aud .iIc,. have both reports read.
Ate: the reading o. the reports. Nj.
Wauds. OF. TangipalOa: We have now
heard both reports read. and ! would move
:la. the consideration ot the BIZ! be post.
poued until Saturday. and made the special
order OF the day.
Nj. Bryan. OF Caicaseu: Some of the
mos: reliable and responsible men from the
parish. If Rapides will be here to-day or to-
morrow. Ii they tell me chat bili is good
one calculated to do good to this city and
~, parish, OF Ra?i,ie> will withdraw my
opposition.
w. Wanis. Of Tangipahoa. moved that
:l.e committee rise and report progress
M. Garstkamp. OF Jefferson: l would
stat. one word before that motion is put,
| think this committee might sit for another
,ali' hour. / have no objections to the gen
..emans motion SO far. but l think we
IN .lt 81: FOR half an hour or so and take
up other minor matters.
The Chairman: | would simply remark
that this House is in committee OF the whole
in reference 20 the consideration of this bill,
and it takes some motion
The motion to rise and report was lost
3 yeas 10 % mays.
\ motion by M. Uilman 70 recommend
:'le adoption OF the minority report was q
lost. and the majority report recommended
lof auoDtlVus
On motion of Mr. Hampstead, of Iber.
vile. the bill was read section by section.
The first ton was read and adopted.
The second section was read.
Mr.. Bryan. of Calcasieu. moved TO STRIKE
il ont Motion lost and the section va;
adopted
Mr.. Johnson, Of Orleans: rise TO a point
o: order. l made :. motion and l think
have the same right to be heard as any
other member
Mr.. Worrall, OF Jefferson: The gentleman
made a motion to strike out forty. i'll line
fortv-two. and insert twenty five"
Mr.. Garstkamp. OF Jefferson: The section
has already been adopted. and we must re-
consider the vote before offering an amend
mcnt.
The Chairman: would state that the
Chair misunderstood the motion Of the gen
tleman rom Orleans. thinking i: was EN-
brared in the previous motion.
The thir,: section having been READ
Mr.. Carr. of De Soto: | think it would be
vel! Tor The House to decide Il limit to
which this company may increase theI
!. 1T al. the stakeholder, being at liberty to
increase It to any amount they may see fit
l, Is usual tn Tx limit. and |. therefore
move an amendment to strike ont all atteI
the word capital" in the sixth line, and
inser: mo: - exceed seyon millions Of
dollars.
The amendment and the section al
amended, We're snccissivelv adopted.
The fourth section WAS then adopted and
:i. fifth read.
Mr.. Carr. vi De Sotw I move another
amendment. 1t reads that the property
..hail become the property Of the State o.