New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-02

ascertain whether or not the poor peopl
were availing themselves of the benefeen
law OF the United States in their favor, an
it Is great mistake to suppose that the
VIII not take advantage of a law of this kind
NOW the simple object of this bill is to Civ
to actual settlers one hundred and sixt,
acres or less of landat twenty five cent
per acre. This viii only pay the ordinary
expenses of the State in making the trans
Ter. 1t is in reality giving them the land
they paying only the expenses necessarily
incurred IN the transfer. | hope the bill
VIII pass in its present shape
Mr. Campbell said that under the law az
ieIt by the last Legislature any Spectator
| by taking false oath, could buy every acre
| OF public land in the State at one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, while poor
man who wanted a hundred ard sixty acres
| or less TO settle on would be obliged to pa
the same price. He wished to amend the
law so that the poor man could buy the land
az twenty-five cents per acre and the specu.
| iator be compelled to pay one dollar and a
| quarter. He, therefore, moved to Law on the
table the amendment offered by Senator
Blackman. Carried
Mr.. Sypher moved to make the price
twelve and a half instead of TWENTY-FIVE
cents adopted.
The first and second sections consolidated
second, third, fourth, and fifth sections.
AFTER further. Unimportant debate the re-
naming sections were adopted, and the bill
passed as a whole.
LOCATION FOR A NEW STATE HOUSE.
Mr. Campbell called up House bill No.
2IV, creating commission to locate the site
Tor new State House in the city of New Or
leans ana making an appropriation there
Tor, which was adoptedon It's second readino
Mr.. Campbell then moved to suspend the
rules to place the bill upon its third -
final reading.
: Mr.. Blackman l would like to have the
further consideration OF this bill postDonnd
untn tomorrow. | have been informed bv
the Auditor of Public Accounts that the
dept OF the State has already reached the
sum OF twenty-eight millions of dollars: and
his exeellency states, | believe, that tits
twenty-slx millions. Now, in the name of
common sense, what is the use of apl)ro
prlatng this sum Of money when the coIilsti-
tutional maximum to the State debt has al
ready been exceeded | now call for the
yeas and nays on the motion to suspend the
rules. nv 'ii0
The rules were not suspended
SOUTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
The Senate having under consideration
House bill No. SO, to amend the act moor. |
porating the Southeastern Railroad Cam |
pany-
MI Pinchback said l would ask the |
supporters of this bill to consent to IFS most. |
ponement in order that the Senate NAV he |
informed otits purport. This Southeastern |
railroad Is the old Mexican Gulf railroad.
which has been rebuilt by the State two or
lHree times, and which is now laying there
ule. Every taxpayer in this State has been
ia xed two or three times for the supnort of
mat road, and yet they come in now. under
new name, and ask for twelve thousand
i've hundred dollars mile.
MT. lngraham This railroad il shso- |
uteiy necessary for the transportation of a
arge amount OF sugar, cotton, molasses and
'thef products from the parishes of PLAQUE
Alnes ana ST. Bernard to New Orleans. |
AVE supported several bills in favor of
in other parts of the State. and
low ask the Senate to assist me in getting
N appropriation to aid railroad in nv
enatOrial district ny
MT. Pinchback: The only argument used nv
ny distinguished colleague from the tbird
district IN order to obtain the passage of
ms Dill Is that he has voted for approDria-
lonS 10 raiiFoad5 IN other sections of the |
Ldte' ana ne therefore, calls upon the Sen
te 10 grant this aspiration in aid of a rail
DAD IN his district. He says there is a
feat dSaI OF sugar, molasses, cotton and
tnef Things which are dependent upon this
abroad Tor transportation to New Orleans
low, 1t Is well known fact that the coun.
y through which this road runs is so poor )
lat Ii mas never been able to maintain f
sell, ana yet they come to the Legislature
'r Vhe tnird Tune and ask for aid to build !
up, they want the enormous sum of b
Telye thousand five hundred dollars a b
lie for only laying down the rails. The Il
ladbed is still there; it may have gone ;
lightly into decay, but there il Yerv il
tie work to be done upon it, The 7
ain work 10 be done is TO rpnlare a
e cross ties and iron, unless they want tbe q
ate TO furnish them with rolling stock. IF B
al Is the OBJECT III view let the gentleman j
II. - lhgrahaml come out frankly and adj 9
u lhat these parties are too poor to buy
elr own rolling stock, and want the Staff,
buy 1t for them; ii would certainly be a
tter argument than that which he has | v
ready advanced. | also have voted for
preparations IN aid of railroads to be built n
rough different sections of the State. and
I'D so because | thought they were neces- TO
~ TO the development. of the country | ID
ted IN favor of the North Louisiana and a.
Xas railroad and the Alexandra P.
'mer and Fulton railroad. I vot ,l,i- ' ;n tvv
'or of the latter because it was stated Di
the able champion of the bill he
'nator BIackmaT) that it was intend..
10 run through a productive Dor
n OF the State, and that the peonIe of
1t section had no other means of trans -
'tatlon for the purpose of bringing their IT
'duce to this market That Is not the
Q with this railroad. 1t runs through Il
p OF country which is not | believe. 10
II mile in width. In its front is the d ~,
slssippi river and in its rear the Lake he
ltchartrain. Where, ask, is the npces- Ex
Tor railroad there! The people of the to-
lon nave only short distance to 90 on ~
Ter side in order to secure annie trans. "a
tation for their produce to this market hui
an easy mode of conveyance. do NOT the
ose this bill in spirit of captiousness. ri ri
the contrary, would cheerfully vote for Cal
ould be convinced that the amount fee
roprlated in it would be expended for :
benefit of the nennle of the Statn !