New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-18
DnaATEs OF THE sHSATk'

| IL now stands. all Il MA" ii'.e - -, 40 ~ ia
| .ro INTO n parish and live there TN a. ~
! sd tn he elected to an office. we -,
th.,t IA nat riobt. We desire TO change tia'
',,t;cIe Of the constitution 80 as to MAKE SD
months residence in tho parish requisite ~
wall a. one wears residence in the state;
do not suppose that any gentleman u. -, sli
floor will object to it. have heasu go
| ali say That it was not right tuA. d pa
! should 20 up TO tt parish ana III zen go
nn,,a h:,sl ,oa;n as o representative rom
that parish. A., yrd;.
! ,iary Committee. a,
! .ntion relative to the removal OF the St''. u
government from the city Cd Kew orleans
! 10 The town of Baton Rouge, remarked t'atV
, he did not desire Is resolution OF s'.n
! rreat interest to the people OF the stare 20
pas. hurricdlv: and, in order that IT mi.ie
! have due consideration. he moved lie fc'sc
! cnce 10 the Committee on Parks and PEthe
Buildings.
! Mr. RAY: II seems to n,e that the sense o.
! The senate might as well be taken on lha'
! resolution now us at any other t!nie' because
| so,:tLiuy should be- done relative TO the
.ltuation of the State House. which viii
| probably be built ut an early date. 1t re-
! u,iires y two-t'lirls vote to remove tie sf;sF
| Of Government from New Orleans to any
! other Fart of the state: and think tins
matter ought TO be acted upon by the LeS
| ;-Iature ut once. and not kept IN Inl~
! scc-saiwing uncertainty any longer. IN
! State House can not bc built in two. three
I, or even four or five years, and think II n
. TINS for us to permanently locate the
| State government and build 1t. AS q
| Senator representing an extreme porhon Oh
! the State, I am opposed to Baton Rouge,
! or any other part OF the State outside OF
! the city of New Orleans as the seat OF the
/ Sfie
! is the political rs well as the commercial
centre of the State, and / am decidedly OF
the opinion that the interests Of the State
will be better suhscrved by the State gov
| crninent being ut New Orleans than ut any
! other place. l would. therefore. like to
! have the sense Of the Senate on this qles.
! ton: and move, in order to test the matter.
to iav the resolution indefinitely On the
table.
Mr.. Todd remarked that the Senate did
not know what inducements might be OF
tered To purchase State House at Baton
Rouge. The probability was that it would
be cheaper for the State government to he
removed and the State House to be built
there. He believed the people had said
that they would contribute something to-
ward il.
Mr. Ray: withdraw my motion to pos
pone indefiLi tely.
Mr. Ca&lpbell: I renew the motion made
by the Senator from Ouachita, and do so
because think it is good one. From the
last news we had from Baton Rouge l
should imagine that it was not very de-
sirable place for us to go to. do not think
that there arc any inducements for rs to 90
there. do not think, anyhow, that Wa are
in any condition to have the seat of govern
ment removed. 1t ia my opinion that il
would not pay the State to move the Legs
!atllre away from New Orleans TO that little
ti,.
postpone the matter indefinitely.
Mr.. Ragan: will not occupy the time Of
the Senate but few moments. Il is rot nv
intention 10 90 into the merits OF the case IN
al it's details but as some remarks have
been made by Senator Campbell. in refer
ence to the news we have recently. heard
from Baton Rouge. might answer his OBJ
lection by saying that we have very basi
news from New Orleans too. IN reference
to its Quietness. l must say that at the
present time it bears q tolerably fair repu-
tation, and believe, with little encourage
ment, that Baton Rouge will hn the same
way. But this is not the point that is 20 ~
considered in the investigation of this sub
ject.
SO far Il. the argument made BY Senator
Ray that tlis is the most desirable place tor
the capital, as it is the great commercial!
metropolis oil Louisiana, 1t is answered BY
the history OF this country. There is search.
any State in the Union that adheres to tbt
idea brought forward by Senator Ray. I:
IL hardly necessary for nue. to take up th,
time OF the Senate in referring it IN tho fact
that in almost all the States OF the Union
the State government is placed ut "a town q
MINOR Importance, SO far as population and
commerce are concerned. 1t Is so in Iowa,
in New York, and in almost all the States o..
the Union. As to a central location. we all
know that Baton Rouge is in the centre OF
the Sf1fn and ~ ItS na s;< e -.
every advantage over the city of New Or.
leans. 1t needs no levees to protect it IL ia
high and easily drained. and it bears n rood
| reputation for health. There is no place IN
the State that is more healthy than the
town of Baton Rouge
Another consideration is that we have
State building almost erected there now.
1t has been estimated by the inhabitants
| OF that place that it would not cost morn
than hundred or hundred and fifty thon
sand dollars to put the State House in =
proper condition for the use Of the Genera;
Assembly. While it is in process of repara.
tion another building can be occupied by
will take these things into consideration.
ana that the test vote that is proposed to be
taken will be fair one. / do not think il
would be falr test to vote it down at this
stage OF the case. l hope that the Senate.
taking into consideration all the various
A".oAo'.S enaC are lnFOIteu. Will manifest it,
determination to give all the people of the
State chance by referring it TO the proper
committee tor the purpose of Investigation.
Mr.. McMillen: fully concur with ths.
senator from Baton Rouge in his desire to
nave this resolution referred to some ammo.
pirate committee of the Senate. This i. :.
SUBJECT on which very much can be said pra
and con. believe that the argument nre.
pohaerates III favor of removing the seat of
government from the city Of New Orleans
70 ono OF the interior towns of the Stat.
and IN my opinion the town Of Baton Rome.
ls the proper. place. l should like to h.,I,a
the matter fully considered bv the apDronr;.
ate committee of the Senate, do not Ia
sire at this time to enter into the merits ~
the question, or to give the reasons that
prompt me to believe that the capital shonld
DC taken away from New Orleans: hut
nope that the motion to indefinitely N.Y..
pone will not prevail, and that the ronns't
OF the Senator from Baton Rougs will he
granted. ""' oe
Mr. Campbell: insist upon my mot;,r
anu Will state my reason for doing az re-
II Is desirable that the Capital sfonld b,
removed away from this CITY. thara -
many points i'll the State which avn az
equally entitled to it as Baton Rou". az,
which Will probably be better points 81 "''''
Mr. biackma remarked that he thou,,,
TINS resolution should be referred to the an
Proprlate committee to be pro,rrlv COW.
sldered: SO far as he was concerned ~.
would Ike very much to see the capit,i
removed away from the city of Now Orjfars