New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-03
NEW ORLEANS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY: 3, 1872.

be held in custody by those officers until
| the Senate meets again, in case We shall
have adjourned in the meantime. | Will
| say. by way OF comment, that | hope the
| Sergeanr-at-ArIas aud his assistants Will be
| prudent. and will not encroach unneces-
sariIy upon the jurisdiction Of the United
| States government. That is a greater
| power than the Senate Of Louisiana; 1t is
! backed here, | am told. by gallant soldiers,
and rumor has it that those soldiers are au-
thoriZed and instructed to protect these al
! s4uatulating Senators III the course they
! Lave seen Il to follow in case the State of
| Lou si3ua shall attempt to enforce her
| rights and perform her duty in the premises.
| l would. Therefore, warn our Sergeant-at-
arms against any iInp,udcnt steps. He is an
Old man and venerable man, and | would
| dislike TO see him hurt. The United States
| is in the habit of hurting people that run
against her. The people Of the South have
certainly found that out. and. perhaps my
| friend, the sergeantat-Arms, knows II too.
| Therefore, he prudent: don't be rash: use
strategy, my boy, and do your best 10 bring
| these absquatuIators before the Senate.
The motion of Mr.. McMilien was re
duced to writing.
MI Lvrch-I,efore the motion is acted
upon, | would Ike 10 make IA few re-
marks upon this subject. It is hardly
necessary ior LIe 20 add anything 10 what
has been said on the question of reform
| and economy; bat when we remember what
a Lue and cry was raised when We met
here il extra session by certain Senators
who are absent today. on account OF the
extraordinary expense Inflicted upon the
State by his eXveliency the Governor II
calling the Senate together, 1t seems to
| ne that Il word or two further viii no. be
out OF place. You will remember, Mr..
President. that certain Senators whose seats
--lt+ Ia
the subject. and growing pathetic over the
extra expenses incurred by that session OF
tie Senate, went SO tar ts to say that the
finger OF scUrn would be pointed At the
| Governor Of the State by every good citi-
zen because OF his uncalled for action i'll tie
premises. Il seems to me most eXtraOrdl-
nary, sir. that Senators who feel so patriotic
and whose feelings are SO deeply enlisted III
this question o1 economy should absent
themselves from their seats dar after day,
for purposes known best to themselves III
curing this additional and unnecessary eX-
pense 10 the State. Iou will also remem-
Der. sig. That one senator claimed that the
whole thing was unconstitutional, and. in
strong language. denounced his eXcellencC
because he had had the temerity 70 call the
Senate together ii extra session, 70 share
with him the responsibility OF uIIing
the important office made vacant by
the DEAN OF our late preceding
officer. v here isthat Senator to-dari Is
he on The revenue cutter. TOO Are the lion
and tie ,aInD wing down together! Where
i lie l. Eal-c AIS voice II behalf C1 cc"no-
ny to-day l. seems to Iii, that VIC lave
reached tie point where We can draw
tie line o. division hcoWtcn tAose who
mean what hey say and those VINO do not.
While | occupy NY sat here as 4 Senator.
| shah Lut Hesitate 70 GcnUuuce ali such
proceedings as Ibis. IL matter whose feel