New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-12

Ouo IAouSd0u copies W L'Tlutcu lOr tAe
House,
Carried by vote Of fifty Sour to twenty
| one.
The special order of the day being the
consideration of an act to apportiOa the
representation in the General Assembly
among the several parishes and representa-
tive districts, and to fix the senatorial dis
trcts throughout the State and the repre-
sentative districts in the parish Of Orleans.
was then called up.
| The first section being read
Dir. Garstkamp, of Jefferson. offered an
amendment to strike out from the word
"Orleans." in tho twenty second line. to
the word the" in the twenty third line.
and after the word "Orleans," in the twenty
second line. to insert, "known az the Sixth
Municipal District, comprising the Twelfth,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Wards" and re-
marked as follows: As it il now, it says the
Twelfth Representative District shall com
prise that portion of the city Of New Orleans
formerly known as jefferson City That
only comprises the Twelfth and Thirteenth
Wards. In this il no mention of the -Four
teenth Ward. 1t is left out of the bill alto
gether. 1t was formerly k.sown as Burthc-
vile, and it is not mentioned here. BY this
bill the Fourteenth Ward would have no
| representation
Mr. Devices, of De Soto: The Fourteenth
Ward is included in tho Twelfth.
| MI. bowen, OF orleans. desire TO say
| that the term Twelfth Representative Dis
trict employed in the bill embraces the
Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Wards
| The Fourteenth Ward is not left out. hold
| in my hands the population of these three
wards. amounting TO l0.8G0, and the Four
teenth Ward is included in that The gel
tielnan is mistaken entirely about the Four
teenth Ward being left out.
| Mr.. WorraIl, of jefferson: think, sir.
that the difficulty in this bill arises princi-
! pallv from the use of the term formerly
| known ~ Jefferson City" They can not
be aware of the fact that when annexation
took place there were two other places. nav
three. one known as Bloomington and one
as GreenvLlle. They were all included
| when that portion known as Jefferson City
! took place. I move that the bill be referred
to special committee of five for correction.
Mr.. Bowen, of Orleans, offered an amend
| ment that the bill be referred back to the
original committee. but afterward withdrew
his amendment.
MIR. Devices. of De Soto. moved that the
| motion 70 refer to 4 special committee be
| laid on the table Carried-vcas #,
nays So.
The Speaker: Tho question before the
| House Is as to the adoption of the first sec
| ton of the bill.
Mr.. Worrail. Of jefferson Do under
stand tina. the previous question Is called
| for
The Speaker: The question before the
Hous. IS as 20 the adoption Of the first sec
ton.
On being PIT TO vote the House refused
to aLop: the first section by a vote of 63
to 70.
Mr.. Worrai.. of jefferson: move that
the first section be referred to special
committee of five. 1t will save the House
| Il great deal of trouble.
Of nrI T al, no
to favor the motion Of the gentleman from
Jefferson. The only mistake that has occur
red in the whole billiard have examined
it very carefully. indeed-has been simply
in the verbiage of the Representatives. of the
twelve representative districts. The entire
Sixth District has been properly repre-
sented. so far as representation is concerned.
and they have had given to them credit for
the Whole amount OF population. The Four
teen.l. Ward has been simply left out in the
verhiAge. let us have it referred to a COM
mirtce. SIMPLY TO change the verbiagc.
Mr.. Stevens, of Jackson: am in favor OF
referring the bill to a committee. do not
wish t" have the rights of the people de-
stroycd by legislation and l see no neces-
si..- for passing bill that will be vetoed
The main question was then put, and the
bill referred to a special committee
The Speaker: The next ia order is the
consideration or the veto message of the
Governor Oh the bill to incorporate the Mis-
sissippi Valley !evee Company.
Mr.. Gartskamp. Of Jefferson moved that
the message be read.
Mr.. Devices, OF De Soto, moved its post
ponement until one o'clock on Saturday
Mr.. Antoine. of Orleans, moved TO lay the
motion of postpOnement on tho table. and |
then withdrew his motion.
On being put to vote, it was decided that |
the message should De read which was ac-
cordingly done.
The Speaker: The question before the |
House Is, will the House. upon reconsider !
alton, agree to pass the bill. the veto of the |
Governor notwithstanding
Mr. Worrall of jefferson: Like his Ex-
cellency, have many grave objections TO |
this BILL am pleased to see that the mat
ter is brought fairly and square,v before the |
House. and hope the House 1vill bear pa
tently with me. as l shall not attempt to
violate the rules of the House in point OF |
time. I trust they will bear with me with
in the rules. while present for their grave |
consideration my objections. And the first.
sir. if may be allowed. and think may.
to say that the party to which belong is
pledged 20 economy, and I trust that |
when the members Of this House go back
to their constituents. they will not pale to
look them in the face, and say they did
their whole duty. |. for one. do not want
~. we XIV q SuAcltu, pcEuhHs, luOIc AIOiu
this cause than from anything else. We
have been charged, whether falsely or
correctly, as being corrupt pack; as voting.
without consideration, the money of the
people of this State into the hands and
pockets of individuals and corporations. l
fear, SIR that if we vote for this bill, our
constituents, when they receive us indi-
vidually, will point to us and say, "Thou
art the man. We have expended, as an
derstand it, from nine to ten millions OF
dollars, at least. in building and improving
the levees OF this State, and the first I'M
is, that We shall give all the money to the
incorporatOrs of this monopoly. Now. Sir,
am not here to vote, ON behalf of the citi
zcns of jefferson, from lime to thirteen
millions of dollars into the hands of
private firm.
Ny second objection to the bill is that it
is giving an important public work into the
hands of a private corporation. and the
question to be considered in this bill is this:
Is the State OF Louisiana competent to
attend to her own affairs, build her own
levees. collect her own taxes or appoint her
own officers! | think, sir, she is. The men
who vote for this bill, in my humble opinion,
say that she is not. l should not be sur
prised, sir ii some company should come
to us with bill providing that the Legisa-
ture shall vote into the hands of some
private corporation the entire control OF the
legislation OF this State. Why not do so!
Where is the difference, Ii the public
works are 10 be 2 wen over to private en-
terpriSe, why not this Legislature l think
we had better do so at once, and go home.
r Al - 4