New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-16

THE SLATE YESTERDAY.

SENATE CHAMBHR,
Monday, January Is, 1872.
The Senate It at II NJ, pursuant to ad
journment.
Present-Ho p. B. S. Pinchback, Lieu
tenant Govern and President Of the
Senate, and essrs. Anderson, Barber,
Butler, Campll, Gallup, Harris, Hun
saker, jerks; xelsO, Lynch, McMillen,
holland, RagaSwords, Thomas, Twitchell,
Whitney-l8.
The Preside announced that quorum
was present.
The Secrets was instructed to inform
the House Representatives that the
Senate was ornized and ready to transact
business.
On motion Nr. Anderson committee
of three was aointed to inform the Gov
ernor that thSenate was organized and
ready to recei from him any communica-
tons he mig desire to submit to the
Senate.
Messrs. Ancson, Thomas and Butler
were appOintas such committee.
The connie reported that the Gov
ernOr would so submit his annual message
The report waeceived and the committee
discharged.
The annual essage of the Governor was
presented to Senate.
The fOllowi veto messages received
from his Excency Governor H. G. War
moth, on the 1t instant were considered
and laid upone table, subject to CALI
STATE OF LOUIsIANA,)
Executive Department., ,
New Orleans. January l. 1872.
To the HonorabPreAident and Members of the
Senate:
Ireturn heDith. without my signature,
an act entitletan act making an apprO-
priation to Gle KimbalIs bayou, in Con-
cOrdia parish.
This bill mas an appropriation of sew
enty thOusandOllars, tor the purpose of
closing bayC without any survey or re-
port by the Sic Engineer, as to the neces-
sity or importce of the work.
The princiI objection to be urged is,
that it calls fthe expenditure of a large
amount of puic money, which, however
important. CT for the present be i'll
afforded. H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department., ,
New Orleans, January l, 1872.
To the HonorabPresident and Members of the
Senate
return to Senate. in which it origin
ated, the bill TITLED Gan act to facilitate
commerce by tablishing the New Orleans
Levee Shed Cpany, and to vest in said
company the hit and authority to erect.
maintain and)erate Sheds" ETC., without
nv approvaland submit the following
objections to said bill becoming law:
The grants privileges upon the ripa-
rian front of city OF New Orleans have
been so exnsive of late years as
to make it. question whether there
is room fl any further legislation
In that direct1. The establishment of the
sugar sheds b many advocates before be-
ing carried It, but it is very doubtful
whether the sasure would find SO many
friends were question now an open one.
The grants b,he former City Councils for
railroad purpes, depOts. etc, are now be-
ing contesteby the city itself: and the
grants by theegislature for such purposes
are the subject litigation which may be
protracted my wears. The corporation of
New Orleanand many of its people.
including lie proportion of its COM
mercial interts, earnestly oppose further
levee incumances, believing it best
designed forhe benefit of commerce by
being kept ash open locus publcuS for the
landing and lortest possible temporary
deposit of pduce and merchandise. |
do not deny ht some commercial interests
desire the rejection of levee sheds
such as are 1dicated by this bill, but
do not lderstand the preference
for them to decided. or by any means
general. thk it best that the litigation
at present suDunding the levee questions,
the status of Il publici the riparian rights
of city cOrpotions, and the powers of the
Legislature er such questions, be better
settled or inaliy determined before
further actiO The state of the issues
pending is nofavorable to encourage ade-
quate investants and improvements by
business men There are further criticisms
more in detaiO which this bill is subject.
such as the over of the few cOrpOratOrs
named to chloe directors to act with them
selves for soOng a period as two years
after stock subscribed. when the power
should revertO the stockholders at large.
And am noatistied that the mere legis
lative declarDn in the bill that the dedi-
cation of thdevees to the storage and
shelter Of gots in the manner indicated
Is pubic &c ana purpose OutranklnS
other existinservitudes and dedicatious,
as establishg the question beyond
judicial inquy. There is a growing
disposition irthe judicial mind to watch
jeaiously the TasiOns of legislative power
upon pre-exHng and conflicting rights;
and expropriions for public use must
stand the tie of necessity and utility in
the view of tit coordinate branch of our
government Vose function it is to restrain
and keep us thin due bounds. if these
be exceeded the executive or legislative
departments.
II. G.. WARMOTH.
Govern of the State of Louisiana.