New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-27
sMr. Blackman offered the following

"'PrOvlded that the Legislature Will max
the necessary appropriations to pay all per
len, the proceeds Of which were applied t.
the purchase of supplies for the people OF
the State, and tc whom the bonds Of the
State were issued for the same.
"Mr. Snider moved the previous ques
ton, which was seconded by the House
and the amendment offered by Mr.. Gage
was adopted, and the amendment offered
by Mr.. Blackman was rejected; and on the
engrossment of the bill the yeas n nays
We're demanded by Messrs, McCloskey ant
| Edwards, with the following result:
"Yeas-Messrs. Samuel Anderson, of Mad
isen: J. E.. Austin, Of Orleans; f. Alverson
of East Baton Rouge; j. c. Barry, of st
Landry; Alfred Bourges, OF Orleans: II. 5
Brown, of Iberville; b. 4. Chinn, of West
Baton Rouge; H. w. Drake, of Tensas; l..
Depoorter, of st. James; II. A. Drew, OF
Claiborne; w. l.. Ditto, OF Catalonia; }. b
L. Dugas, of Assumptions: c. A. Eager, OF
Ewing, of Lafourche; A.. S. Feith,
of Jetferson; G.. A. Freret, of Orleans;
E. CAN'T, of st. Landry: j. I. Hanlon, OF
Orleans; J. II. Halsey. (thenl Of Pointe
Coupee: 6. w. Uudspeth, Of st. Landry;
B. +. Jonas. of Orleans; Amos Kent, OF
st. Helena; j. Kile, of Natchitoches; Z. E.
Leblanc, of Lafourche; +. Martin, of La
fayette; James Mcconnell, of Orleans: l..
NJ. Mutt, of Caddo: L. d. Prescott, of st.
berg, of Union; NJ. Richardson, of st. Tam
many: n. Richards. of Orleans; f. Rogers,
of ~Latourche; w. Ii. Rogers, OF Orleans; j.
Ryan, of Calcasieu; A. B.. Seger, of Algiers;
l.. Z. Simonds, Of Orleans; j.. A. Snider, of
Bossier; L. B. Stille, of Sabine; j. Texada,
of Rapides; F. Theriot, of Terrebonne; A.
l.. Tucker, of st. Mary: W. w. Whiting
ton, of Rapides; H. Y. Waddell. of Winn;
j.. G Weeks, Of VIM, W. II. Wells, OF Or
leans-49.
"Nays-Messrs. N. E. Bailey, of Orleans.
w. +. Blacklnan, of Claiborne; w. ID. NJ
Bruton, of Union: j. T. Decker, Of Plaque.
mines Marie Dodart, of Orleans; X. j.
Eastin, of st. Martin; G. w. Eldridge, of
De Soto; j. NJ. Edwards, of Avoyelles-
Charles L. Fenner, OF Orleans; p. Fish
burn, of East Feliciana; y. X. Head, ofBien-
vile; J. Holt, Of East Baton Rouge; j. Nc
Emery, OF Ouachita: II. McClOskey, of Or
leans; +. +. Montgomery. OF Carroll; p. NJ.
Peterson, of Orleans: James Phillips, of Or
leans; Alfred Phillips, of Orleans; j. A. Pow
ell, of Bienville; w. S. Scott, OF jefferson:
+. A. Tete, Of Assumption: T. +. Theme
man, of Orleans; A. w. Walker, Of st. Ber-
nard-23.
And the bill was ordered to be engrossed,
"On motion of Mr.. Cage (Mr. Leeds in
the chair, the rules were suspended, and
the bill was read a third time. passed, and
ordered to be sent to the Senate" [See
journal, page l14.]
The opposition to this bill in the General
Assembly was not on its merits, but for the
reason that the opponents were unwilling
to open SO large a class OF just claims in the
existing depleted state of The treasury.
The bill was very thoroughly debated
and examined. and was as fully canvassed
before the committees as if it had been in
litigation before a court OF justice. The
value of the goods was established: their
for reliet was fully proved: the
fact of non payment made clear and placed
beyond any chance of doubt: and the con-
~sistency OF the claim with the provisions OF
the constitution of 1864 was affirmed by ali
the lawyers in both houses. that article be
ing the same as article l29 of the constitu-
tisn of 1868, which is as follows:
The State of Louisiana shall never as
suIne nor pay any debt or obligation con
or incurred in aid of the rebellion
The favor with which the bill was. re !.
ceived in the Senate and the reason why it
failed. in spite of a majority of seventeen to
light in that body. Will appear from the fol-
owing extracts from the journal of the
Senate for 1867:
On Tuesday. March 10. 1867, in the Sen
tie
Mr.. 7. L. Maxwell. Clerk of the House
If Representatives informed the senate that |
he House had eoncurred in Senate bill
.tc.. and requested the concurrence OF the
in House bills entitled An act rela-
i've to public schools in the city of New Or
cans.
AN act for the relief Of We'll & fanny
nd several other acts. See Senate journal
Il 1867, page rs.
On the same day
"On motion of Mr.. kelso. the rules We're
suspended. and the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of House bill entitled
An act for the relief of We'll & fanny.
Which underwent its first and second
eadings by its title, and it was ordered to
re referred to the Committee on Claims
On Tuesday, March 70. 1867
- Mr.. Munday. from the Committee on
'laiIns. to whom were referred House bills
Dtitled
An act for the relief OF Thomas P. Han
ock; and
Z" An act for the relief of We'll & fanny.
Submitted a favorable report on said
ills" [see Senate journal, page ISL.
The Committee on Claims of the Senate
of Senators George w. Munday, of
Feliciana. - Lott. of Carroll; T. C..
Of st. Landry; Henry Wi!coxon,
f st. Martin and Nermilion: NJ. ID.
lavanagh, OF Orleans. - Bell. of Or
.ans. Daniel Newton. OF Morehouse. Jack
1n, Ouachita and Union.
On the same day
MIR. Coco moved to suspend the rules
it'll the view of taking up at its second
House bill entitled an act for the
elief of We'll X fanny, which being OBJ
to by Mr.. kenner. who called for the
cas- and nays.
They We're ordered. and being taken, re-
as follows. to wit:
''ieas-Hon Victor i}urthe. of Jefferson,
the chair. and Messrs. Anderson, Barrow,
ell, Brownlee, Burthe. Coco. Cooley. Du-
Igneaud, Egan. Fellowes, Foute, kelso,
Nelson, Pache. Scrugss and Will
,xson-l7 Senators.
Mays Messrs. Gibson, k%avanagh, Ken
ar. Lapeyere, Newton, of jackson, and
Senator'S.
so four-fiftis Of the Senators present not
,ting in tie affirmative, the rules were not
and the bill was not taken up"
zee Senate journal 1857, page l5i.1
On Wednesday, March u, 1867
'On motion of Mr: Coco the rules were {
appended. and the Senate proceeded to J
,e consideration of House bill entitled I
/ act for the relief of We'll & fanny,
hioh was taken up at its second reading,
ID which reads as follows: ,
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the Senate d
ID House of Representatives of the State .
Louisiana, in General Assembly con I
ned, That the sum of one hundred thou
nd dollars be, and the same is hereby an {
opriated, to pay Benjamin We'll and Gus =
We fanny, constituting the firm of We'll Il
Jenny, the amount of fifteen certificates
Indebtedness, issued in pursuance of {
W by the State Auditor. on November %, r
Sc. I
SEC. ?. Be it further enacted, etc, That c
is act shall take effect [sic.]
Mr.. Kenner moved TO strike out the "
acting clause of this bill, and upon his
he called for the yeas and NAYS. h