New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-11

this is one of the most important dOcu-
ments we can have printed, so call for my
original motion to have five thousand
copies printed.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. Johnson's bill, in reference to invit-
| ing the Grand Duke. He said:
| Mr.. Speaker, l offered this resolution
simply because l thought it was just and
| due to the people OF Louisiana, to invite
his majesty. l don't mean that it shall cost
| the State one cent, but l want committee
| appointed to receive him in the State of
| Louisiana. wish to show that the people
| Of this State are no less hospitable than
| those of other States in these United States
of America, and think it only just and due
| that the Legislature should extend to him
| the hospi.alities Of the city.
don't see, Mr.. Speaker, how any honest
| gentleman can oppose this resolution, as 1T
| will show, what the people OF Louisiana are.
| Most every CITY in the Union has invited
| him, and why can not New Orleans do the
same. The City Council have appointed a
| committee of citizens to receive HIM, anu 1
| think the Legislature should do the same.
Mr. Oplatek-I object
Mr.. Johnson-Well, do not expect any
| thing but objections from you, tor l know
you arc not a Russian. .,...
After voting upon the resolution the
House adjourned until tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY, February 6, 1872. >
| After the usual routine of business Mr.
Cain Sartain, of Carroll, rose to a privile ged
question, and said:
Mr.. Speaker-My attention has been
called to d speech made by me, and reported
in this mornings papers. Now. want to
say only few words. l have no fault to
| find with the speech, but that the words
are incorrectly spelled, and also that num-
Der of words are left out.
Mr.. Yorke, of CarrOl-Mr. Speaker,d de-
sire to make a personal explanation. re-
greet much that am forced TO take the time
of the House for personal object but, as
my colleague Mr.. Sartain) has seen proper
to attack my motives in presenting pet.
ton of one of nv constituents, feel forced
to reply. Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen OF
the House, in presenting the letter OF IL.
w. Tyler, president of the school board of
| the parish of Carroll, to your honorable
body, / dld SO as deemed il petition adj
dressed to me in my official capacity as
Representative OF the parish of Carroll. The
document saws that OUtrages have been eoln-
mitted in and around the parish OF Carroll.
That they are threatened if they attempt to
establish public schools; that colored people
are shot down; that the white people are in
rebelliOn-as much so as when the war was
going on. He cites an instance where
colOred man received 5000 lashes from
sentative, for Gods sake, to get the Legis-
lature to send these people some help. Is
not this petitione II not, what is This
petition, Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen, pre-
scented to this House in good faith, not to
show to the people of this State and the
country at large the ignorance or want OF
culture of the men who are appointed to
carry out the school laws, or to get laugh
on Mr.. Conway, the Superintendent OF Puo-
lie Education, but because felt it MY duty
to present this statement implorinS help
from your honorable body. l have always
done all in my power to advance the cause
of education in our State. l have been
anxious to extend this great blessing to our
people: but in the face OF this, which IS well
known, was not surprised TO hear OF this
attack on me by Mr.. Sartain, knowing, as
do, that it was instigated by Mr.. Conway,
under whose bureau Mr.. Sartaln holds, or
held. position as school teacher.
But outside of that l am surprised that
Mr.. Sartain should attempt to impugn my
motives in the simple attempt | made to
give aid and protection to the good people
of Carroll and surrounding parishes. de-
sire to be understood once for all, that my
action in this matter has been, as far as l
can understand, for the good of the people
did not desire to tlatter Mr.. Tyler by pre-
senting his letter as petition from repre-
sentative man, as Mr.. Sartain charges, for
am no partisan OF Mr.. Tyler, and DO not de-
sire to be so unkind as to attempt to under
mine Mr.. Sartain, before the people OF my
parish and State, by bringing his rival tor
legislative fame, Mr.. Tyler, before their no.
tice. / am confident, Mr.. Speaker, and gen
tlemen of the House, that my constituents,
the good people of Carroll, will bear me out
in my course in this matter, and upon my
return to them will say: .'Well done, good
and faithful servant, who dares attempt, on
the floor of the House, to give aid and pro
tect the people who elected him. Thank
ing the House for their courtesies in listen
ing to me, now close.
Mr.. Thompson, of st. Tammany, offered
a resolution requesting the committee WHO
were examining the election and registra-
ton bill to return it to the House On Tues
day. He said:
Mr.. Spealler-In Offering this resolution.
l ain simply acting upon the suggestion
made by the executive of the State IN his
message, which was read to the House yes
ter,lay. Now, Nj. Speaker, we are all
pledged, to a certain degree, TO modify these
Objectionable laws; to repeal and modify
the Objectionable features of this law. In
the Governors message, Of yesterday, he
says:
There are laws on the statute book
which must be modified, and which you are
pledged in the most solemn manner to mod
ity in way that will make them acceptable
to the great body of the people. The public
voice has spoken in this behalf with no IN
certain sound, and it is your duty, as repre-
sentatives of the people, to give the force OF
law to the popular will without any further
delay l will be candid with you, and state
that your plighted faith is suspected on this
subject when SO much time is wasted In de-
lay. Every consideration OF justice to the
people, to yourselves and to my self, whose
friends large number Of you are, requires
that the modification of these laws should
receive your prompt and undivided atten-
ton
have been endeavoring for two weeks
back to get this bill before the House in
tangible manner, but without success.
There seems q fixed determination on the
part of some members to keep it from the
House, and in order to bring it before the
House l offer this resolution and hope 1t
will be adopted by every member on this
floor, and want the yeas and NAYS called
in order to show who are for reform and
who are not,
Mr.. CARR wish to state to the gentle
man from St. Tammany that the Senate Is
now considering similar bill, and l think
it would be better to wait until we see
what the bill contains AS for the bill that
this gentleman wishes to act upon now, L
have not read it, and am not prepared to
vote upon it. l think it would be better
plan to wait until we see what measures
the Senate has adopted. l do not believe
in acting too hastily in passing bills and IN
hasty legislation, and / do not think 1t Is
right that the members who are not pre-
pared to adopt the report should be com
PEELED to do. l want to examine the Dill,
and l know that there is not thirty MEM
bers present who are prepared to act or
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