The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-04-20

preme Court at Washington, I therefore
procured the services of these gentle
men in the case, because of their familia-
rity with the laws of this State, the
thorough knowledge that James K.
Belden had of tho facts of the case, and
the ability of Mr.. Durant as practition-
er before the Supreme Court at WASH
ington.
Their selection on behalf of the State
seems to have been proper, as success
attended their efforts. The case is a
very important one to the State, and
ask that You appropriate the amount of
their claims.
Respectfully submitted,
SIMEON BELDEN,
Attorney General.
Which was ordered printed in the
journal.
MIR. Anderson, from the Committee on
Charitable Institutions, submitted the
following report:
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
The Committee on Charitable Institu-
tons, in the discharge of it's duties
having visited the Louisiana institution
for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind,
located at Baton Rouge, respectfully
submit the following report:
1t is with pleasure we are permitted to
say that the institution, under the su-
perintendence of John A. McWhorter, is
in a most prosperous condition, and &C
complaining, to the full extent of the
means at the disposal of the superin-
tendent, the charitable purposes of its
establishment.
The management, SO far as your COM
mittee could discover after careful ex-
animation and inquiry, has been excel
lent in every department properly sub
ject to their cognizance, and proper
care has manifestly been given by the
and his subordinates to
the health and happiness of the unfor-
tunate inmates.
The Sanitary condition Of the institu-
ton deserves the highest commenda-
ton.
Some repairs, however, are needed,
both for the comfort of the inmates and
for the preservation of the building. In
this connection your committee have ex-
amined the estimates for current ex-
penses, as detailed in the annual report
Of the administrators and superintend-
emit, and We respectfully recommend that
the appropriation asked for, amounting
10 fifty thousand four hundred dollars
sc, 4OO) be made.
Among the many things of interest
that came under the observation of your
was the printing Office Of the
worked and managed exclu
sively by the inmates.
The President and members of the
Senate will find in the printed annual
report of the institution very credit
able specimen of their hand-work.
In the same Institution for the Deaf
md Dumb and the Blind is, also, locat-
I'd the Louisiana State University.
Although there is at present sufficient
room to accommodate both of these in
still it is desirable they should
De entirely disrnited as soon as the re-
sources of the State will permit, proper
buildings to be erected, or otherwise pro-
rided for, for the use of the university );
md your committee recommend that
hey be continued as they are until that
IAN be done. The institution is one of
great importance to the people, and in
which they and their representatives
should take great pride, and it should
De fostered as indicative of the iberality
md charitable purposes of the State.
Respectfully submitted,
THOS. G. ANDERSON,
S. NJ. THOMAS,
SAMUEL BOWMAN,
J. B. LEWIS.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Anderson
OF bill to be entitled an act for the