New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-27
rant Clerk, J. Pinckney Smith, was re-

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ferred to the old committee.
The veto messages Of the Governor, re-
ceived by the Senate on the fifteenth IN
slant, were then acted upon. The first
was his veto of ''An act making an appro-
priation to close Kimballs bayou, in Con-
cordia parish" The bill makes an appro-
priation of $4,000 for this purpose, with
out any survey Or report by the State
engineer as to the necessity or Importance
of the work. For this reason, and the
further one that the State is unable at this
time to expend money in that way, the
Governor refused his signature to the bill,
| and the Senate sustained his veto.
The next message read was his veto OF
can act to facilitate commerce by estab-
fishing the New Orleans Levee Shed Com
pany, and to vest in said company the
right and authority to enact, maintain and
operate Sheds" etc The Governors rea-
sons for not signing this bill are given at
length, and were sufficiently influential
with the Senate to cause that body to srs-
tain the veto.
The Senate next considered the Gov
ernor's veto Of can act entitled an act to
extend the commission appointed by the
act entitled an act to amend and re-enact
sections one and two, and to repeal section
three of an act to provide pensions for the
veterans of 1914 and 1915, or their widows
according to the requirements of article
1874 of the constitution of 1868, approved
October 13, 1868, and to create commits
sion to ascertain who are the widows OF de-
ceased veterans Of 1914 and 1915, and who
were veterans in those years who have not
heretofore been awarded pension by law,
| and providing compensation for said COM
mission and their clerks, approved March
16, 1870, and making an appropriation
to pay expenses and to pay pensions.
| The Governors reasons for vetOing this
bill are: First, the commission COM
completed its labors before the last session,
and that no necessity exists for the large
outlay that would be required for its sup
port for sixty days Of extra service. Sec
ondly, if the passage of such bill was
necessary the commission appointed by 1t
should report to the General Assembly,
| which report should be received and APP
proved before any award Of pension should
be paid; and lastly, the Governor thinks
it throws the door wide open to fraud upon
the treasury. This veto was also sustained
by the Senate.
The next veto acted upon by the Senate
was can act authorizing the Secretary of
State to purchase two thousand copies Of
the Louisiana Magistrate and Parish Off
GERS Guide" The Governor does not
believe that any necessity exists for the
use of such books, even if the State had
the money required for their purchase,
| and, therefore. refused to sanction the bill.
His veto of this bill was also sustained
The next veto read was that of can act
to purchase five hundred copies each Of
the Revised Civil Code of Practice Of the
State of Louisiana, edited by Albert
VOORHEES," The Governors reason for
this is that there exists no necessity for
the purchase of these books, as the State
has already more than enough to meet its
demands. He states that large amount
of money has been recently spent for
works of this kind, and the finances of
the State are not in a condition to war;
rant the expenditure of money unneces-
sarily. This veto was also sustained.
The next veto was that of can act to
provide for the preservation Of the records
and documents of the late First Judicial
District Court of Louisiana, parish Of Or
leans The Governor considers that the
expense of this work properly belongs to
the city of New Orleans, and that the
appropriation made by the bill, though
small, can not be spared by the State at
this time. The veto was sustained.
The next veto was that of an act in aid
of the New Orleans Academy of Sciences.
The Governors reason for vetoing this bill
is that it proposes to give $4,000 in aid of
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under the control of the State. Veto sus-
stained.
The next veto was that of IAN act to pro-
vide for recusation by the defendants in
the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and
Eighth District Courts for the parish of
Orleans, and prescribing the duties of
clerks in such cases." The Governor
thinks there is no necessity for the pass
age of this act, and that. if passed, it
would lead to much confusion in the adj
ministration of justice. This veto was
sustained.
The next veto was that Of can act grant
ing corporate privileges to the inhabitants
| of the city of Baton Rouge, in the parish
of East Baton Rouge, and to provide for
the government of the affairs thereof, and
to repeal an act entitled an act to amend
the several acts relative to the police and
government of the city of Baton Rouge,
approved April 2, 1853, and to repeal all
acts amendatory thereto, and to provide
for the government Of the city of Baton
Rouge, approved March s, 1856, and to
repeal all acts amendatory thereto" The
Governor assigns several good reasons for
vetoing this bill, but the principal one is
that it is the almost universal wish of the
taxpayers of the said city of Baton Rouge