New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-30
DEBATES II THE SENATE.

Uctu leu W UclNNC was COTItCt. HhNN
seen the gentleman alluded to tMr. Lucien
Adams). and he assures me l was mistaken.
l do not wish to do him any injustice. and
if any has been done, he is more to blame
for it than myself, as his attitude and man
ner appeared threatening to me. He assures
me, in the most solerLn manner, that he was
not armed, and that he had no hostile IN
tentions toward me. l make this statement
in order to set the gentleman and myself
right before the Senate.
FREE ACCESS TO STATE HOUSE.
MI Sypher-If am in order. will make
a motion that the Senate take IA recess in
order to give the President time to have the
front doors of this building opened.
pledge myself to protect any one or two
Senators on the floor who are afraid.
Mr. Campbell made the point of order
that the motion was frivolous and out of
order, the Senate having no jurisdiction
over the front entrances to the State House
unless the free egress and ingress OF Sen
ators should be interfered with.
The President said the rules gave him
jurisdiction over such parts of the building
as the Senate used or occupied. If the pas
sage way to the Senate Chamber was Oh
structed in any way, he would order the
Sergeant Arms to remove the Obstruc-
tons.
Mr. Sypher thought it unreasonable and
unnecessary W udse III lHt ut''S
closed except one small one, through which
three or four hundred persons passed daily
after the adjournment of the Legislature
The President remarked that the front
doors were used by the House vi Repre-
sentativcs and the executive, as well as the
Senate.
Mr. Sypher-Has each department a door
for itself!
The President-I am not aware that such
is the case.
Mr.. OHara-On may way to the Senate
Chamber this morning was stopped al the
corner of Dryades and Canal streets. l see
the Hobbies filled with citizens, and yet two
or three of my personal friends were
stopped and prevented from coming to the
State House.
Mr. Sypher-I was stopped by police Of
icer this morning ON my way here, and
asked whether belonged in here. | told
him did not know, but that my constitu-
ents elected me to come here.
NEW ORLEANS, BATON ROUGE AND yICKsBURG
RAILROAD COMPANY.
Mr. Thompson. on introducing bill in
reference to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge
and Vicksburg Railroad Company. said:
1t is nv desire to pass this bill finally to-
day. Under the original charter Of this
company, the starting point OF their road
was fixed at some point on the jackson
railroad, ana TINS Dlll dutuollLtS tucul ~
start it from New Orleans. A change Is
also made in the fifteenth section OF the
original bill. which authorizes the State to
subscribe $40. 500 per mile on their second
mortgage bonds This bill proposes to re-
lieve the State from that subscription, and
they ask permission to issue theirOwn bonds
to the amount of $50, 900 per mile. Another
section provides that they shall erect tele
graph wires along the line of their road.
which, suppose, no Senator will object to.
Mr.. Lynch thought bill of so much i'm
portance should not lee passed hastily.
Mr. Thompson said it was really reform
Measure, MS it reduced the liabilities of the
State by six million dollars.
Mr. IIunsaker was not willing to allow
any railroad bills to pass without being
thoroughly acquainted with their contents.
The bill passed its second reading and
was referred to the appropriate committee,
when appointed.
STATUS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The order of the day, the resolution pro
vidiDg for the appointment OF committee
to notify the Governor and House of Rep
resentatives of the organization OF the Sell
ate. being under consideration
Mr.. Campbell resumed his argument
When the Senate adjourned yesterday. Mr.
President, had just arrived in my argu-
nlent to the point as to the existence. be-
tween members of the Republican party
and of the Democratic party, of a compact.
in the carrying ont OF the terms of which.
and as an incidental part thereof, have
been enacted the revolutionary scenes
through which we have lately passed. The
memorandum which the discussion yester-
lay drew from the Senator from Claiborne
(Mr. Blackman) is not at all interesting 10
me in the examination OF this question. and
| only refer to it now for the purpose of
showing how far members of the Repub-
lican party were willing to go with members
of the Democratic party IN carrying out
the part which the Senate was to perform
in this revolutionary programme. l |
wish estate distinctly that the compact de-
sire to get the particulars OF is not that one |
10 which allude as having been produced |
by Senator Blackman. | do not intend to
charge upon any Senator any action revo-
luti0nary in its character nor any dishonor-
able motive. The thread of my argument
shall be simple statement of the facts as
they occurred. and then Senators may an
swer for themselves. l charge no Senator
with being party to this revolutionary
plot, which, rs l will now proceed to
demonstrate, justified the call for an extra
session of the General Assembly. 1t is a
matter between themselves and their con-
stituents and not matter upon which am
called to Judge. The Ringing point of this
question is the constitutOnality of the call
of the Governor of the extra session. II |
that act was justifiable under the constitu-
ton. if the session of the House of Rep
resentatives under that proclamation was
legal and constitutional, then all the other
points made by the revOlutionists fall to
the ground, as the Senator from Ouachta
, lMr. Raw, with lis usual asuteness, so
SSYly observed and admitted. Hence
the distinguished Senator threw the whole
force of his argument against the con
stitutiopality of that call and the legal.
ity of the extra session of the Legls-
Iature. Now. sir l charge distinctly upon
this floor that there has been IRON
fine commencement of the extra session OF
the Senate on the sixth of December up to
rhe present time compact between the
Democrats and a portion OF the Repub-
Iicans. headed by Mr.. Packard and MIR.
Casey. and other officials here, having TOR
its object the overthrow or revOlutlonlzlng
of the State government, and the placing IN
It's stead another administration.
Mr.. Thomas-Will the Senator allow me
to interrupt him one moment! SIMPLY
desire to saw that so far as l am concerned
have no knowledge of any compact eX,
. cept that which was placed upon record
Yesterday, and do not wish to be included
in the charge of attempting to revolntlohiZe
the State government, nor OF having any
other object in view than the relief OF the
people by the enactment of certain reform
measures which have been promised alike
by both wings of the Republican party.
Mr. CAMPBELL am glad to hear the Sen
ator make this denial. and will take occa-
sion to say right here that, from my inter
course with him, have not the slightest
idea that he would be party to any such
conspiracy. There is not a gentleman upon
his tioor. or elsewhere, in whose patriotism
I'D fdelity 20 Ais State place more i'm
CIT confidence, or who stands higher in
Pos+;matiou than Senator Thomas. l re-