New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-25
DEBATES OF THE HOUSE.
FRIDAY, February "a, 1871.

privilege, Mr.. Speaker OF introducing at
| this time a bill which every member on this
floor certainly is interested in, and l hope
this House will grant me the privilege. The
| Senate and House have authorized the an
| pointnent Of commissioners to locate and
purchase grounds for a State Capitol. Now,
| it is the desire to present Il bill, as an add
| junct, authorizing that commission to select
farm in which the citizens can take an
honest pride.
['The honorable gentleman gave way for
| the introduction of 4 report from the Com
| mttee on Commerce.
The bill is simply this The House and
Senate have passed bill authorizing the
appointment OF commissioners to locate and
| purchase grounds for Il capitol This is
! considered to be Il necessary adjunct to en-
power the commissioners simply to locate Il
park, without interfering with any of the
other parks in the city, but simply where
the site of the State Capitol is located.
| Therefore, l ask the privilege at this time
to introduce this bill.
On motion, the rules We're not suspended.
The Committee on Commerce reported
tavorablv on House bin No. l56. an act to
incorporate the Louisiana Steamship Com
| pany Of New Orleans
! Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell: ! believe this
bill has been considered as engrossed; but
| as il authorizes the issue of bonds to aid this
|
by which the bill should be considered in
| committee of the whole.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of jefferson. moved that
the bill be considered tonight.
Motion tabled by a vote of sevcnty-seven
| to sixteen.
On the question of suspending the rules
| to place the bill on its third reading
Mr.. Worrall, of Jefferson: l understand
| that no remarks can be made upon this mo-
ton TO suspend the rules. Let me then
urgently request the gentleman to with
draw that. hope the House will not per
nit a bill of this kind to pass without dis
cussion. l call for the yeas and nays.
The rules were suspended by a vote of
eighty-one yeas to thirteen nays, and the
bill was read for the third time.
Mr.. Worr.ll, of Jefferson: l protest
against this sort of thing, sir.
The Speaker: Take your seat, sir.
Mr.. Worrall Ii we can not get it by fair
means, we propose to get it by refusing to
obey. [Criesiof ''orler."l
The Speaker: Ii the House has not sufi-
cient sclt-respect. and every defeated gen
tlcman gets up to abuse the Speaker, it don't
hurt me: can stand it.
Mr. Worrall, of jefferson: rise to IL
privileged question.
The Speaker: Take Your seat. sir.
Mr.. Worrall, of Jefferson: | rise to a
privileged question.
The speaker: lake YOUR seat. SIT.
Mr.. Faulkner, of CALDWELL Imove now,
sir, that the bill do finally pass.
Mr.. Worrall, OF jefferson: | move we
adjourn till seven o'clock this evening.
Several members speaking.
The Speaker: just be seated: do YOU OK
pect me to hear forty OF You at once!
Order heln. restored
Mr.. Worrall, of Jefferson: ! now move
We adjourn.
L.. T..
son is out of order. and will please keep
his seat or shall be compelled to have
him arrested for disorderly conduct.
Mr.. WoTrall: l should like to be az
rested on such a charge
The previous question having been called
for. and the yeas and nays being de
handed
a long time in the House and never heard
the yeas and nays called on the previous
question before in my life.
The name of Mr.. Worrall having been
reached, Mr.. Worrall. OF Jefferson Mr.
Speaker, would ask to be excused from
voting on this bill; will You allow me, sir.
simply to state my reasons
Cries of NO no."
Well. then. | vote YES" under protest
Mr.. Carr. of De Soto would like to ask
if there is rule by which the gentleman
can vote under protest for a bill.
The Speaker: am not aware of any.
The bill finally passed ny a vote of eighty |
three yeas to ten nays.
Senate bill No. POI entitled an act to amend |
and re-enact an act creating the Mississippi |
River Packet Company, being before the |
House
Mr.. Burch, OF East Baton Rouge wish |
to .nake few remarks relative to this bill. |
introduced to the House at this time We
are trying to make the future of this State,
not politically nor socially, hut by the
matter of dollars and cents. This act is for
the purpose OF putting us III a position that
we may, without the civil rights BILL obtain
the rights which are accorded to every
citizen of this State equally and alike.
The steamship company is composed OF
colored men who are striving to place
HpOn IL commercial footing with |
the rest of the more fortunate people in
this State. They wish to open a line OF
steamboats, on the Mississippi river the
same as other lines We have been irving
for a year to effect this organization. The
last Legislature passed this act in both
Houses, but we have not been able to carry
out the whole matter rs originally intended;
therefore. we appeal to the Legislature to
assist lis in our undertaking.
This bill asks for the State to he allowed
to subscribe for shares in this enterprise
The Governor has the privilege of appoint
the State. | believe we come in with clean
hands, and ask every person to assist us in
this undertaking. All the gentlemen con
nccted with 1t and its representatives on
this floor. have rendered the olive branch to
every citizen OF this State who ask anv
right to which they are entitled. and we
ask for those particular and peculiar rights.
We hope they will place themselves on
record on our side, as we placed our
selves ell theirs. 1t applies only to us.
We are anxious to promote the welfare and
prosperity of the country, and wish to place
ourselves not only politically before this
people, but commercially. We wish to
show we are up and doing, and are ready
and willing to assume all and every issue
necessary to elevate lis to citizenship. |
believe there is no question but that we
should have our banks. our commission
houses. orr steamboats,, etc. Every branch
of business comes before the House and re
ceivcs its sanction. and now we come and
ask that sanction and assistance. believing
that the enterprise is one worthy of assist
1nce. We know very well that upon the
river it is hard work for IL man OF
color to obtain decent accommodations.
As one of a committee of this honor
able body appointed to visit one
If the State institutions, d short time
since, Ihad great deal of trouble, and some
Of those who were with Inc, whose skins
we're like mine, had q great deal of trouble
n obtaining decent accommodations. five
establish this steamboat company YOU can
ravel on our boats if you pay full cabin
are [LaughterI We don't discriminate
III account of color. We will let you
20 in the cabin if you pay cabin tare, and