New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-04
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SUNDAYS FEBRUARY A. 1872


The Senate was called to order yesterda
at twelve o'clock by Lieutenant Governor
Pinchback, and twenty-one Senators an
swered roll-call. Mr.. Campbell rose to a
privileged question. He said certain news
papers Ut this city had attacked his con-
duct as Registrar of the State Land Office;
that false charges had been preferred
against him. He said the Office had been
managed strictly in accordance with law;
that the money t$l5OOO) appropriated for
It's reorganization had not been misspent
that the small portion which had been
spent-about three thousand dollars-had
been used to the best advantage; the bal
ance was on hand.
lie had prepared at the commencement
OF the session a detailed report, with vouch-
ers, of all the expenditures, both of the con-
tlngent fund and of the various appropria-
tons. Mr.. Campbell said it was his inten-
ton to have this report at the commence
ment OF the present session of the General
Assembly, but owing to the troubles Of the
Legislature had been prevented from doing
so. He pronounced the charges of his mis-
management of the State Land Office utterly
false.
The following resolutions were then Of
fered by Mr.. Harris:
ResOtced That a committee of three MEM
bers OF this Senate be and are hereby ap-
pointed to investigate and inquire into the
State Land Office, particularly as to wheth-
er the registrar of the same has in any
manner drawn from the treasury any mon
eys appropriated under the act passed in
1871 making an appropriation of $4,000 to
provide for the reorganization of the State
Land Office; whether the money has been
properly applied, with power to send for
persons and papers.
Resolred, further That said committee
be and they are hereby authorized to in
Iulre whether the act passed directing the
said registrar to cause certain surveys to
be made of the section lines of each and
every section of State land. selections to
be made, how made. and who made the
same. and whether any moneys of the ap-
preparation of $4,000 has been paid, to
whom paid, with power to send for persons
and papers.
The revolutions were adopted
Mr.. Blackman then asked to be heard ON
question of privilege. He said the New
Orleans REPUBLICAN, of Friday, the second
instant, contained statement in regard to
him which he must denounce as false and
malicious. The editorial stated that Mr.
Hunsaker had made charges against him
(Blackman) in open Senate. He had writ
ten note to Senator Hunsaker asking
whether he had made any such charges
against him (BlackmanJ in the Senate or
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piled that he had not, and had seen no such
voucher as referred to by the REPUBLICAN.
House bill No. $780, entitled an act to
amend section seven of an act entitled AN
act to provide a revenue, etc." approved
March 3, 1871 TACT No. 49, 1871 to author
ize the levy and collection of tax for the
maintenance and support of the free public
schools in the city of New Orleans, and to
limit the amount Of the tax so to be levied
and collected, was taken up and considered
By the Senate section by section. 1t un-
derwent several changes. the most material
of which was the reduction of the amount
of tax fixed by the House. The House
authorized tax of tive-sizteentbs OF
one per cent, based upon the value OF tax
able property in New Orleans. The Senate
changed this to One-slxteenth of one per
cent, which it is asserted virtually kills the
object of the bill. The bill finally passed
the Senate, and will be sent back to the
House for concurrence.
1t was the cause of considerable dis
cussion in the Senate during which the
President Of the Senate took occasion to
say few words in defence of Mr. Conway.
the Superintendent Of Public Education.
He said the Democratic abuse heaped upon
Mr.. Conway had caused him Pine hback to
have good opinion of him.
AS the House adjourned on Friday to
meet again tomorrow there are no proceed
ings of that body yesterday to report.