New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-25
THE STATE HOUSE.

| to pass bills into laws. Therefore 1t Woult
be well for members, if they have no
already done SO, to select the most lmpor
tant bills and pass them as soon as posi-
BILE. There are only four more days left
of the present session, and there is mum
Der of very important bills to be passed
Both houses should, therefore, at once ap
point committee to decide what bills
are most necessary to be acted upon. 1t is
worse than useless at this period to be
wasting what little time is left in going
through the great mass of bills in their
regular order. In this way little or moth
ing will be etfectually accomplished.
Whereas, if the remaining time of the
session was devoted to such work as is
most necessary to be done, a large number
of bills might yet be finally passed into
laws.
The Senate was yesterday working on
the printing bill 1t adjourned in the af-
ternoon, with the understanding there
would be night session.
| The House legislated upon a great many
bills that are not likely to become laws,
and if they do not, much valuable time has
| been lost
Mr.. Davidson asked and obtained the
unanimous consent of the House to offer an
amendment to the Senate supplemental ap-
| preparation bill, in order that the bill, as
| amended, might be Immediately sent back
! to the Senate for the action of that body
| yesterday. The amendment, he said. was
| drawn up by Mr.. Souer the chairman of the
Committee on Contingent Expenses. The
amendment was read by the Clerk and
| adopted. DR.. Worrall offered the following
additional amendment, in the shape of
proviso:
That all vouchers or warrants shall be
delivered to members and employees at least
| three days before the close of the present
session.
This amendment was also adopted,
and the bill, as amended. finally
passed the House, and was sent
back to the Senate, and that body
refused to accept the amendments and
asked for committee of conference. This
was consented to by the House Com
mittees were appointed by both houses.
and after comforting, each made report.
The House committee reported through its
chairman, Mr.. Souer, who moved its adop-
ton. Mr.. Thompson opposed the adoption
of the report, and called for the yeas and
nays. 1t was adopted by a vote of fifty
three yeas to twenty-five nays.
The Judiciary Committee, throegh its
chairman, Mr.. Peter Harper, made favora-
BILE report on the bill creating a ninth dis
trict court for the parish of Orleans The
report was adopted by vote of tfty-one
yeas to twenty-five nays. An Intellectual
attempt was made to suspend the constitu-
tional rule in order to take up the bill.
On motion the House then adjourned
until seven o'clock in the evening.
For the want of quorum last evening,
the Senate adjourned until twelve o'clock
next Monday.
The House met at seven o'clock. and was
called to order by Speaker Brewster
immediately after rol[call. Mr.. Davidson
moved that the special order of the day
the revenue bill-be postponed for one hour.
This motion prevailed
The bill creating the Ninth District Court
for the parish of Orleans was then taken
up. passed its final reading and sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
Senate bill No 267, entitled IAN act to
authorize the New Orleans Baton Rouge
and Vicksburg Railroad Company to select
the point or points for the commencement
of the road; to reduce the liability of the
State of Louisiana by authorizing SAID com
pany to issue first mortgage bonds and to
construct and employ, or cause to he con
structed and employed, steamboats, or other
vessels and telegraph lines along the line
of railroad of said company" was also
finally passed last evening in the House by
a avote of seventy-two yeas to eleven nays.
A number of House bills placed on the
calendar for their third reading were taken
up and finally passed
An effort was then made to reach the
revenue bill, and pending this the House ad-
journed until Monday next at twelve
o'clock.
Immediately after the adjournment there
was call for a speech from Governor War
but the call being repeated, he came for
ward and gave some plain, wholesome talk
to the members of the Legislature. which,
it is to be hoped, they will heed The Gov
ernor spoke as follows:
Gentlemen, YOU have called upon me to
address YOU. Now. what do you want!
Mr.. DavidsOn-Talk to us about reform
Governor Warmoth-You have called
upon me to speak, but you have neglected
to dictate subject to speak upon. But as
you have called upon me, and will allow me
to choose my own subject, will say to you
that the House of Representatives, of the
General Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
is the most disOrderly, disgraceful body
that was ever organized. You have been
here nearly sixty days, and during that |
time YOU have passed but one or two bills |
to the interest Or benefit of the people of |
Louisiana. |
l have come into this House of Repre- |
sentatives. and went to each individual !
member and implored these bills which the |
expect you to pass, the bills which your
constituents elected you to amend and !
modify. And how have you kept your
promises One member gets up and offers
a resolution which the people of Louisiana
will never derive any benefit from; another
member rises and calls for the yeas and
nays; another moves to adjourn, and thus it
goes on, nothing but confusion, confusion.
You pass bills for the relief of some indi-
vidual, and motion to adjourn is made,
and that is the end of it. Now 1 ask you
how do you expect to accomplish any legis
lation in this manner!
You do not want me to call an extra ses-
sion. [Cries OF mo, no 1t will only |
create a great expense to the State, and you
can now, if you desire reform, finish your