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DEBATES IN THE HOUSE.
SATURDAY, February II, Is

SATURDAY, February IL, 1872.
After tie usual routine, Mr.. Worrall
offered resolution relative to examining
into the affairs Of tho State University at
Baton Rouge, and said: Mr.. Speaker, have
offered this resolution at the request of the
leading citizens of this city. A number Of
the cadets have been expelled, and the
parents of these cadets think that they
have been expelled for partisan purposes,
and thew want the matter thoroughly in
vestgated This resolution calls for an in
vestigating committee, and shall be very
glad if the charges are untrue.
The institution is labOring under dlsad-
vantage, owing to the expulsion OF these
cadets. and if the matter can be cleared up
and relieve the incubus from the principal,
it will add greatly to their advantage, and
restore the confidence of the people OF New
Orleans in that institution. We do not
want anything but a calm, judicious investl-
cation. Personally, l am not interested In
the matter, but simply offer this resolution
hoping that it will be adopted, and the
cloud now resting upon the institution will
soon be cleared, and the patronage and con-
fidence of the people fully restored.
Mr. stamps think the resolution offered
by my colleague (Mr. WorralI) is one that
should be adopted. have heard several
unfavorable reports about this institution,
and think it would be well to appoint an
investigating committee to inquire into the
affairs of the institution. have heard the
fathers of some of the cadets who were ex-
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for = and what it was put there for, and
for what purpose. l move that sPecla.
Committee of three be appointed, anu tIo'
thew report back to the House lmmediateiycc
MIR. Garstkamp-I rise to 9uestiGn u
privilege. Yesterday afternoon renai1ou
here without my dinner. To-day, l unue.
stood there was lunch IN the oess Snd
= true: there was lunch. Champagne
and yery Door at that; but, sir: dld nos
get enough. l was not satisfied: NOW, l
va Tant to know if the State provided thas
lunch. OF whether it was for the purpose OK
getting through the State House Dill VI VI
fluencing legislation. II the state paiu ~.
it I want nv share, but If not insist tna'
this committee shall be appointed TO 1nfeS
tigate the affair.
EVENING SESSION.
Some discussion arose in reference to the
adjournment. The Speaker said:
Gentlemen, some discussion has arisen II
reference to the adjournment 10 tnis eve,
ming. and will state, for the benefit OF the
members. that understood Mr.. Thompson,
of st, Tammany, to move to suspend tne
call of the roll, and moved to adjourn. Oh
that put the question, and 1T was carried
7 then announced that the House stood az
iourned until tomorrow, at twelve O'Clock,
as provided by Mr.. ThompsOn's motion. l
have been told that was too hasty IN Tue
matter, and that the motion to suspend the
rules was aot made, and that motion 20
adjourn is not in order until the ron IS
called. INDEX these circumstances l nave
deemed it wi TO again call the House 10
order, but the gentleman from Jefferson
now informs me that he has been eieeteo
Speaker and ordered to the chair.
Mr.. Worrall-I am willing TO yield the
chair now, as the roll is to be called and the
yznI
The Speaker-I wish to state to the House
that am perfectly willing TO be governed
by the House.
Mr.. Thompson made the point OF oraer
that -
and said: say here Mr.. Speaker, that II
any session is held tonight, it Is illegal, ana
|, in connection with numerous gentlemen
members of this House, will contest any
legislative action that is taken here THIS
evening.
Mr.. Barrett made the point Of order that
the roll had not been called, and conse-
ouently the House did not meet, ana tnat
the session this evening was the lega! SEES
sion, and said MIR. Speaker, am 1 Glt,tG,g
opposed to the manner in which Ieglsiation
has been carried on here during this session.
and say here, sir, that it is being made q
circus company.
Mr.. Ringgold-I would like to ask the
gentleman a question Is he the clown ~
this circus 4. ,
Mr.. Barrett-In ger to the gentle
man 1 say yes, for Is reason. !! am q
clown of some sense, while he is a clown OF
no sense. Now, sir, in conclusion hope
the gentleman from st. Tammany will With
draw his appeal. l ask him to do it.
Mr.. Thompson-I can not do it, sir.
The Speaker-You can not appeal. There
is nothing to appeal from.
Mr.. Thompson-DO you refuse to grant
me an appeal
The Speaker do not know what you
are appealing from.
After several points of order were raised.
the House adjourned until tomorrow az
twelve o'clock.
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A Washington special to the Louisville
Ledger says:
The friends of ex-Congressman O'Neill.
that gentleman for the vacant collectorship.
with small hopes of success. Grant is firm
in his determination to steer clear of poll
tics in selecting a person to fill Forney
place. He is trying to secure some proml-
nent merchant eligible to the office. and at
the same time acceptable to both factions,
and entirely free from ring influence.
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TrEsDAY, February 90, 1872.

Mr.. Demas, of St. John the Baptist,
moved that James o. Noyes be arraigned
before the bar of the House for contempt.
Mr.. Carr-It seems to ma that this is the
wrong way to go about this matter. do
not know whether this is the right course
or not to be pursued because he refuses to
report: but, sir, do know that this Bureau
of Immigration has not rendered the least
aid to the immigrant, and has spent a
large amount of the peoples money. l will
tell the members of the House Of this
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OF NEW ORLEANS

The above statement is a Just. trae and oorrec.
transcript from the books of the Company.
THOMAS SLOO, President
TsnsAs ANDERSON Secretary.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA, FA&IsM or OSLSay5
City of New Orleans !
Sworn to and subscribed before me- this twsu,y
Frat day ef January, is7l.
ANDREW HERO, "a,
Notary Pubtr
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Tie Soasd OF Directors have resolved to ss7 SIX
psc Cent interest on the outstanding Certificates Of
Fronts, Oh and after the second Monday OF Febru-
ar' 1871 $50 ttty per cent on the balance of TIE
scrip CT tho year 1885, payable on and after t3sa
third Monday In March. 1871, and they have fur
ther declared dividend of ten per cent OF the
net earned Participating Premiums for the yaaz
ending pecember 81, 1870, for which certificates
will be issued on aad after the twentieth Sav c.
1szoh next.
THOMAS sLOO. President.
JOHN G. GAINES, Vice Presiae1.
THOMAS ANDERNON sacratar~
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not allow any other bills to be brought UP,
but cry Il object" or lit is out of order"
They must remember that other members
on this floor have been sent here by a con-
stituency to legislate for their benefit, and
how are we going to do it when these mem
hers get up and will not allow us even to
have our bills read? Now, l am tired of
this. l will tell the members of this House
that if they intend to flibuster, can fill
buster as fast as they can. If important
bills come up, am in favor of considering
all of them, calmly and judiciously. and
vote for or against as the case may be. and
those that vote right or wrong they will be
responsible to their constituents
Now, in reference to the question of
travelling, | do not want to travel; | would
not go from here to the river; but | do OBJ
iect to being charged with drawing my
mileage and per diem when l have not done
50. We have but a few days left now, Mr.
Speaker, in which to legislate, and hope
the members will set about that, and not
act like parcel Of children, like they have
been doing. In conclusion, Mr.. Speaker, l
want to ask question. At the last session
Q committee was appointed to investigate
and overlook the books Of the Warrant
Clerk. Now, | want to know if the report
of that committee has ever been received
| know | have never seen or heard of such
report Now, what guarantee have we
that we are not charged with our mileaI re
or per diem when we have drawn it ? Now,
this is fact which can not be denied.
Now, sir, hope the members will sec the
necessity of my remarks, and proceed to do
the duty that is expected of us by our con
stituents. We have many measures Of re-
form that we are expected to make do
not want the people of the State to lose CON
fdence in us as representatives.
Mr.. Moncure, of Caddo-Mr. Speaker.
there is lunch set out in tho Sergeant-at
Arms room. Now, want to know what
that is put there for, whether it has been
put there to influence legislation or not!
Mr.. ThompsOn-1 wish TO offer a resolu-
tion. l understand that lunch has been
laid in the Sergea1t-at-Arms' room. Now.
want to know what it means; who paws
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expense OF a Judge. when Is SoUOU; tne
salaries of clerks and ether expenses, which
we can well do without. The expense OF a
Sheriff is also added, which the OyertaXed
people can not stand.
Mr. Thompson-I wish to understand the
bill of the gentleman from st. Charles. lie
is one of those who have been crying for re-
form, and yet he wants to create an addl-
tional expense to the State. Is this reform!
In creating new court you create the posi-
ton of Judge, which is great expense.
Then there are the incidental expenses
which will help to crush the taxpayers. II
we have too much criminal work for one
court we can take the cases into another
court where criminal cases can be tried,
but am decidedly opposed to creating an
other court.
MI Carr-As this bill creates such an ex-
pense upon the State, | hope the gentle
man will withdraw his bill.
MI Thompson-I refuse to withdraw my
motion to indefinitely postpone.
Mr. Harper-I have listened attentlvely
to the remarks of the gentlemen who have
Just spoken, and l will show the neces-
sity of creating a new court IN Now Or-
leans. The first point want to make Is that
the press of business in the First District
Court is such that they can not do justice
to criminals. and also that the system o1
selecting uries, whether the judge is guilty
or not, is simply giving license to criminals
to commit murder. Now, l know the people
of New Orleans demand and want a new
court. The expense is slight, and the
benefit that will be derived from this extra
court VII fully compensate the people, and
Justice will be melted out to those VINO de-
serve it.
The House then went into committee
of the whole.
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promised anybody to pvt the bill through.
I am told that the Anderson referred to is
former banker of st. Louis, Mr.. j. j. Ander-
son. deny ever having assisted to pass that
bill, and do not remember whether ever
voted for 1t. In relation to the We'll claim,
it has been said that it was defeated by the
Legislature. l pronounce that statement
false. The Legislature never rejected that
claim. 1t passed the House OF Representa-
tives in 1867 by vote of forty-nne yeas to
twenty three nays, after having been re-
ported upon favorably by the Committee
on Claims and the judiciary Committee
The latter committee, which investigated
the constitutionality of the question, was
! presided over by MIR. Elan, who has twice
been Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives of this State. They decided that the
claim was not in contravention of article
1919 of the constitution of 1864. which is
identically the same as the article in the
constitution of 1868. This claim was also
voted upon in the Senate. 1t passed its
two first readings, and on its second reading
there were only eight votes against it.
When it was attempted to be called up On
the last night of the session, it did not pass
its third reading for want OF tlme-ten
Senators voting against the suspension of
tpa rules. IT. was reported upon favOrabiy
Nv the Senator from Feliciana Mr.. Mon
davl and received seventeen votes on the
motion to suspend the rules to place it upon
it's third reading. 1t afterward came be-
fore the Lssataps II ME- o0v WEN to s sne the
State, which passed both Houses, and was
vetoed by the Governor. Another OH IN
reference to claim which was rejected in
1867 was before the Legislature the same
to sue the State, which bill passed the Gen
eral Assembly, and was signed by the Gov
ernor. The State was sued, the party re-
covered Judgment. and the Legislature
made an appropriation to pay that Juog-
ment. That claim, say, was OF the same
nature as this but it was not hall 80 s mel1i ;
rious. The journals OF 1867 ana 1919 VIII
ments. If the judiciary Committee makes
a report on this subject, shall publish the
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ries. The invitation was transmitted to-
the State Department, and thence coNmu<
nicatcd to tho Prince through tie Russian
Minister.
The Chicago fire is not the most fear-
full disaster Of the past year. The Chinese
foods, of which we received brief accouts,
submerged 10000 square miles of territory,
an area exceeding tina. of onc.,hird OF
England and Wales. When the fact Of
the extremely dense population of China is
taken into consideration, the appalling ma
ture of the catastrophe will be better
appreciated The flood occurred in the
northern part of the empire, and was occa-
stoned by the breaking Of the banks Of q
river When the first break occurred, the
people might perhaps have stopped it, bpt,
instead of setting the people at work, the
officials went to sacrafce to Yuen Shen, q
fabulous tortoise or fish, which is supposed
to control the waters. The details Of the
food indicate that there will be no less thar
1000, 900 starving and helpless people in
consequence, and that the government Of
ficials are making scanty cxertions for their
relief
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THE GROUNDS FOB IMPEACHMENT.

The following summary Of charges against
President Grant with view to impeach-
mcnt, are from the Washington Patriot:
He conspired with degraded demagogues of
| foreign countries, with whom no colorado
treaty relations existed, for the use of the
ships, arms and men of the United States
| navy, in furtherance of personal ambition and
private plumber.
He conspired with the same parties for the
| spoliation, arrest, mock Imprisonment, and OPP
| preston of Davis Hatch, an American citizen,
and others in foreign country, for cOmmuni-
| eating with the American press.
He instituted war with foreign nation, with
which this country was at perfect anlity, in vi
olation not only of tie Constitution, which
dsables the President for making war, but of
subsisting treaty stipulatons with that
| Power.
He negotiated with a body of Dominican
| usurpers, led by Baez, and carried into effect a
compact between the two nations, notwith-
standing the United States, through the re-
lection Of the proposed treaty by the Senate,
had rendered it criminal for him to do any act
| under it.
He Incorporated $1,000 900 in gold BY
paying it over to his prohigate Dominican
| accomplces in pursuance of treaty not yet
binding or in any sense valid and which was
lie violated the statute regulating the pay
| and duties of the private secretary of the Presi-
dent, which oifense is aggravated by the es-
tabishment of a military ring at the Execu-
| tive Mansion.
He violated, as a boon to his own son, the
statute regulating the privilege OF leaves of ab-
| sence of officers of the army.
He accepted lands, goods and money in con-
| sideration of appointments to office, and aggra-
waited the abuse by habitually accepting all
manner of presents and fayors, to the great
scandal Of the public service.
He violated conspicuously, in the case OF
Gen. Sickles, the law which forbids the hold
ing of both civil aud a military Office, by
making that officer, without requiring him to
resign his military commission, diplomatic
| representative.
| He has illegally suspended the writ of ha-
beas corpus, thereby violating all the laws on
the statute book, in furtherance of the civil Sd
premacy, and particularly the act of 1890,
providing punishment for obstructing the pro-
cess of the courts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-02-03

NAVAL QUARANTINE.-An attempt will
be made in Congress this session to place
the quarantine system of the country under
national control. At present the quaran-
tine property in the United States belongs
to the general Government, while the laws
Of quarantine are State laws, and are ad =
ministered BY State officers. Under diff
ferent quarantine systems it is quite posi-
bic for vessel, refused free admission ut
one port to obtain free entry at another
Besides, in some ports State systems of
quarantine have become organizations for
the levyiug of black mail. There is doubt,
however, as to the constitutional aut hority
to pass national law upon the subject.
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ORIGIN OF BEET-EARTIsM.

The prevailing popular taste for the
" frontier style" of poetry still retaining
its hold upon the American public, the
following lines written BY the celebrated
John Phoenix, (Lieut. Derby which
originally appeared in an Oregon paper, arc
not devoid of interest. They show that
divers modern poets, so far as regards their
literary style at least, are but so many
PhUnixes arising from the ashes of the
great original, and that our Territory (for
We were then a portion Of Oregon is not
so far behind the age when it can claim
the origin ola literary style that has now
become the rage:
Among them that came up to speculate in stock
and supplies
Was fellow named Stewart, man Of enter
prise;
lie bought him a switch-tailed sorrel, two
years old, which had white face,
And he bantered all Portland, 0. T., for a
three hundred yard race.
Thar was a man he'd horse, which he
She was gineraly know'd as Mllard's thou
sand dollar mare;
lie hadn't any idea, he said, of doing anything.
so rash,
But he took up Mr. Stewart for two hundred
dollars cash.
So every soul in Portland, O. T., went straight
down to the course,
And every cent we borryed we bet on Millards
horse,
And thar was that specializing Stewart, with
his hand upon his hip,
And two men a-following with tin-pail full
of dollars and champagne basket full Of
script
Well, they measured off the ground, and the
horses got start,
And came running down right pretty, about
four feet apart;
And the Willard mare had it all her own way,
as every body said,
Till just as they got TO the end of the track,
that are sorrel shot suthin like ten feet
ahead.
AFTER we seen that, thar riz a most surprisin
din,
And remarks like this ere followed, "Dog my
everlas;in' skin,
"I'll be dod derned, and dog-oned, and ding
blambed, by Pike"
And thar was such awful howlin and swearin,
and dancin, that many old people said
they had never seen the like.
Aud that are speckilatin' Stewart, he made
matters wuss
He packed the money in a hand-cart and
didn't care a cuss
And sweetly smiling, pulled it off as though
he didn't mind the hett
And since then we haint paid no taxes, nor
bought nothin, nor sold nothn, for I do
suppose that in all Portland, o. T., there
amt single red cent left.
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TIE UITiuIAL GUILLOTINE.

Tie present political era is one Of con.
slant change. There is nothing pcrma :
nent or durable subject to Radical rule.
The heads of those holding Federal posi-.
ton fall as the leaves Of Autumn under the
breeze Of Exccutve displeasurc that sweeps
over the land, blasting aud whitening in
its course the fondest hopes and brightest
prospects of the truly loyal hosts. Our
Territory is again the recipient of this dis.
tinguished mark Of attention from the
President, the victim in this instance being
a no less individual than Judge Holmes,
our very competent and efficient U. S. Dis
trict Attorney. \ lifelong devotion to
principle, a conscientious discharge of eff.
cial duty, a popularity only earned by the
exercise of the true instincts of a gentle
man, are as uought when viewed in con.
uccton with party policy. That Judge
Holmes should construe the laws, and in
structions cf the Department literally,
when the interests Of workingmen were
involved, is not matter Of surprise to
anybody who knows his warm. hearted ma
ture. This is the sum aud substance of
his offending, this why the official guillo.
tine fell, without SO much as an intimation
that necessity for the disagrceablc opera
ton might be obviaied by timely resig.
nation. The loggers must now toe the
mark, or suffer the extreme penalty for all
violations of the law relating to the cutting
of timber On the public lands. Gar6elde's
masters demanded the sacrifice, and the
Judge was tho victim but further than
this he could not carry any perceptble in
fuence. His promise to Mcknight re.
mains unfulfilled, through the Intervention
of a greater power than be could bring to
bear. Macs chances are good, however,
the next position that becomes vacant, and
removal may occur at any hour.
1t is interesting to contrast the present
change and uncertainty in public positions
with the good old days when people were
honest and removals, especially in subordi-
nate positions, very unusual. During the
entire Administration of General Wash
ton, lasting eight years, there were only
lime removals. During the Administra-
ton of the elder Adams there we're but
ten, and during the eight years. Admins
tration of Mr.. Jefferson, who was elected
on strictly partisan issue, thirty .nine
we're removed from Office. Madison, in
his eight years of Presidential service, re.
moved FIVE; Monroe, nine, and John
Quincy Adams but two.
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AFFAIRS AT sTEILAOOOM.

The District Court adjourned at Stella
COON on Saturday last, having been il
session the full two weeks allowed by law
The docket was not large, but a suit in
defence of the North Pacific Railroad
Brewery, occupied over eight days of the
term. The brewery is valuable property
and not only benefit to the business Of
Steilacoom but to the whole Sound, and
this continued litigation about it is to be
regretted.
There were some suits against the stock
holders of the Puget Sound Wooden
Manufacturing Company who are, under
the law, individually liable for the debts Of
the corporation. We hear there is a
prospect Of making a disposition of the
property to third parties, in a way to pay
off the debts and relieve the stockholders
from their liabilities, which we hope may
be effected as many of the best and most
public spirited citizens of Pierce county
have become Involved by the want Of
success of the wooden factory enterprise.
The signs of improvement about Stella.
COON, in the streets, in the erection of new
houses, in the repairs of old houses, in
fencing, ETC., impresses one agreeably. and
the indications arc that the town will be
one of the most prosperous on the Sound.
A fair was given during the..session of the
Court to raise funds for public improve
ments. The ladies managed the fair, as
they had the concerts previously, and
indeed the marked change for the better
about the town is mainly due to the
exertions Of the Steilacoom ladies'.
Many other gratifying results in Pierce
county might be named, among them thu
marked improvement in the state o
society and the good order prevailing
generally among the people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-02-03

EIGHT Hour LAWN q recent dis
cussion in the Senate, upon Senator Trum-
bulls proposition to repeal the eight hour
law, although no fnal action vas obtained,
the opinions Of many Senators have been
elected. Mr.. Truwbull took ground that
it had done workingmen no good, and ere
ated only alienation; Mr. Morrill,, Of Yer
mont, considered the Law degradation of
labor, as did Ferry of Connecticut. Cas-
serly, Thurman and Sumner approved the
Law. Nye characterized the moveme nt as
one Of the periodical spasms oflabor.