New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-04

which were authorized TO sit over. he
resolutions as passed and reported by the
| clerk were sustained bJ every man
| whose name appears as having made
a n,o+;on, Before signed them,
| I asked Dir. Iigers: Did they pass He
SAID they did. with one single exception. |
| then called upon the gentlemen who of
| f,rcd those motions. and they all testified
in presence of Mr. VigeIs that the resolu-
tons had passed, and | remember per
| lectly pronouncing it passed That
amounted to $4,000 in vouchers not in
money. One of those committees were
created on the motion of Mr.. Davidson, for
the purpose of disposirg Of a million
| acres of school lands to which the title
could not be perfected until the committee
went to Washin gton. These lands have
been sold by the State, and the State is re-
sponsibe in gold for them to the
parties holding them. Yet there are
no titles. This committee could not
do lis work during the session, of course
and the committee had to be continued
over. was chairman OF l. but ! did not
draw any vouchers. That was an inpor-
tant committee. and it was All advantage to
the State that it should perform its duty
The Committee on Charitable Institutions
and the Committee on Lands and Eeyees
were continued over III the same way. 1t
would have been a good thing for the State
TO have paid that committee tive or ten
thousand dollars. They would have exam
incl the leyees of the State. and forced the
Lryre Comnouv to do i,s ,lr+v .,d haxo
saved thr state nroh,hIv n LaIf 1,iiI;nn y :.
dollars lost Inv nvnrt,nws Thn Cnm,nit,oa
on Corporations was to meet a CRYING de
mand of the State. The people com
planned that the various corporations in the
State had violated their charters The
Co,nmittee ON Commentaries wng annoi,+nd
to lnyesfigate the ruth ot' ,beso cnn,,Ta;ts
and ranor7 Ma ra.,,l, ~ tIa iIrso T. ,l.,,
NOT Intended IN hIool- nail ,n,-ll 49,
sin,rIr 10 Isno,-ar ~ a pS $500 ~
y.ioI,fad ,b,;,. ,,to,.l T. ~ ,,o 49,
white ,rirt;,r ,ntbnr;1ad ~ ro-,l,,t;a,,.
tooly ! - 0On 80 ,Laea 49,, ,.;.. H.
vera sir ovar. TOOL, n O0S a,,tI-,r;,a H.,
W., .I' to"M :,o'o20 r"tho--@t" ny
quired to travel: it took SI2.G0O for extra
CONDENSATION. Iou nassed +LeI,, Add Il
up. | believe that ali OF these items With
the exception of the printing item. AYE still
lett uncOllecteG-unnaid hu+ still Won an
thorized them. Itake my share of,Le blame
as a Il emher of the House. for .,jrrlirtion thar
did not watch and oppose them. But
| voted for none OF them end dom nronnsn
to take the responsibility of tbr 4x+raya
| oanrn of the ,,reredinr sln,ini.trat;nn T
| don't think Won want me to ,io 80 Yon
| don't wish tn make me resnonsih1a az ~.
| journal does. for tl,e eytrayauan.a If thr
Ieuislaturo of +',e State 60 J,uis;,na
| They make further chnrges +ha Lo,a ,-ir.
! lated tbe law in issrint, ,y,,,.1,t. r.;.,,r,,,
an appropriation. I'VE Weren't ClarI[ in.
| Termed me that thera has hsaI =, c,,s,o,n for
| many years und,r Dnmon.a+s IN ,,,aZ;r,,s
| LEGISLATURE. ami rs thar,l = NO ~ ,,,,n,
| the subject. cusfon cavern. avn + vas
| done And the fact If r,,,.;oI, fnr scr.
| vices in advance II ;.rnf frarI,.
! lent tbouoh hn.b of +Lasn ,hinos
are cha-rnG a. franjn,o,,+ r. ~ +lo , llneo
| of the session commitrers ors a,,n,,ir.nI 70
| do work after tha session !; ot-nr nttic.r-
| must assume that the work will he done
| and they are maid in advance. ,,-borv;.c =
would co,nnal these mon - v-n,l, an araI;t
for the STATE That n,rIc!, I sav ~ r,,u,, da
Tense
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en"i 80 ma 49, t'if rActUtlfe me- t!!IN attack
Il,'il n.y. l Sue T,it - :aE "lCtlhc'N thal
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us.,iir'a ul1t!ain. any ae'a'h upon tAe
-, IT,. IL t'.,' '-'oi.ti A'i"na
man Who saws that .ignnS ,r,rro ~,
frauduIrntlv. as the editor of tri. 1,,,ar
say, did. saws vha. ! ,Intr,,i.
do mean to say that tla MAJ, WIN, ...,- o,,,
respons,ble for tbi, ! % 600 cyn4n,n. If tha
House OF REPRESENTATIVES. t,ii. an mn
truth. do mean 10 say r'.at The mn,
who say, thar I 1na,lc . ,.l,,i ;r.ri,,'.
will Drrnoor:,ts o., Ea,,rrIr:,.,n. r,,. ,,I3+i,i
o, narsonaI nrrnnses ~ ,1..trarJ ~. St.,+n,
that say, I SACRIFICED M ,,,inc;-.lc. 90 ,
Republican in any cn1nhin,.iol, t1,It
hni.n made n any tirn tL.,t ,.,r, t,,iIs ~,
nntrrth ! do ,nc,n IN a,y +ha+ tl-o ,,I,,,,,,l
If this aaer ostcnsihIv ttr;La ~ ,na. -
gentlemen if these CHARGES arr ti.;c tba,,
Strike At every man wLn Ia. vnt,J f., ,.,,to
this d@bt and 7 demonI o., t1,a H lJ,,,0
while I make no cL.rgcs anoirst i ,,n,a
ti,an I wake aoainst mTsert IF hn;,'J
o,+r,,.,,,art al .rI,s,,r V: ~
ernnnd;rmr4 81 rbe Inhn ,an"ar ~ rh ,o
oxni,,Ja a,, Ill -, :, 1 'a-to
OF sin as fully a. | do myseif
| demand, as an act of manly JUS
tce. that YOU share in nv burden. G4ntIe
men, if l have violated any ra.e Of pro
priety in what have said, am sorry. |
have said this, gentlemen, IL justice 70 my
self. in Justice - the men that have been
asSaiicd, without attempting to vindlcate
the justice OF the expenditure Vi he wisdom
OF our legislation.
We need substantial ar,,1a r.r-,, f,or-
cial ara uolitjcal To .av that tIe IngisIl.
tion was fraudulent in its character, rs far
as M knoyledgc GOES. i moi trna. ncr am
| re- ponsible for all of the expenditures
that were made. | thank You for the pa
tionce with which You have listened to me.
Mr.. Wands-I am the man that made