New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-28

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Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith, SWORDS
Svpher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd I"l1cn'
ell, Whitney, Wilcox-29
| STATE OF LOUISIANA
| Executive Department. :
| New Orleans January l. 1877
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
| return herewith, without my signature,
| an act entitled An act making an apprO-
nriation to close Kimballs bayou. i'll Con-
cordia parish" e,o
This bill makes an appropriation OF $7O,-
900, for the purpose OF closing bayou,
without any survey or report by the STATE
Engineer as to the necessity or Importance
| Of the work.
The principal objection to be urged is that
it calls for the expenditure OF large
amount of public money, which, however
important. can, for the present. be Ill al
| forded. H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor Of Louisiana.
The President put the question as above,
and the Governors veto was sustained, on
q call of the yeas and nays, by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-None.
| Nays-Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Bowman, Campbell, Coupland, Gallup
Harris. Herwig, Hunsaker, ingraham'
Lewis. Lynch, McMillen, holland, OHara'
Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd, witch
ell, Whitney, WilcOx-29.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department.
| New Orleans January l. 1877
To the Honorable President and Members of the
| Senate:
return to the Senate, in which it origin
ated, the bill entitled IAN act to facilitate
commerce by establishing the New Orleans
| Levee Shed Company, and to vest IN said
company the right and authority to erect,
maintain and operate sheds etc, without
my approval and submit the following OBJ
jections to the said bill becoming law:
The grants of privileges upon the ripa-
rian front of the city of New Orleans have
been so extensive of late years as to
make it a question whether there is
room for any further legislation in that
| direction. The establishment of the sugar
sheds had many advocates before being
carried out but it is very doubtful whether
the measure would find SO many friends
were the question now an open one. The
grants BY the former City Councils for rail-
road purposes, depots. etc. are now be-
ing contested by the city itself; and the
grants by the Legislature for such purposes
are the subject Of litigation which may be
protracted many years. The corporation of
| New Orleans and many of its people, in.
Guiding due proportion of its commercial
interests. earnestly oppose further levee in
cumbrances, believing it best designed for
the benefit of commerce by being kept as
an open locus publicus for the landing and
shortest possible temporary deposit of pro
duce and merchandise. do not deny that
some commercial interests desire the protec-
| ton of levee sheds such as are indicated by
this BILL but do not understand the prefer
| ence for them to be decided, or by any
means general. think it best that the liti-
| CATION at present surrounding the levee
| questions, the status of loci publici, the
riparian rights of city corporations, and the
powers of the Legislature over such ques-
tons, be better settled or finally determined
| before further action. The state OF the
| issues pending is not favorable to encourage
| adequate Investments and improvements by
| business men. There are further criticisms
more in detail to which this bill is subject,
| such as the power OF the few cOrpOrators
named to choose directors to act with them
| selves for so long a period as two years
after stock is subscribed, when the power
should revert to the stockholders at large.
And l am not satisfied that the mere legis-
latiye declaration in the bill that the dedi
cation of the levees to the storage and
shelter of goods in the manner indicated
| is public use and purpose Outranking
other existing servitudes and dedications,
as establishing the question beyond judicial
inquiry. There is a growing disposition in
| the judicial mind to watch jealOusly the in
vasions of legislative power upon pre-ex
listing and conflicting rights; and expro-
| priations for public use must stand the test
of necessity and utility in the view of that
| coordinate branch of our government
whose function it is to restrain and keep us
| within due bounds, if these be exceeded by
| the executive or legislative departments.
Fl. G. WARMOTH.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
The President put the question as above,
and the Governors veto was sustained, on
call of the yeas and nays, by the following
vote:
Iea-TOdd-l.
Nays-Antoine, Barber. Blackman, Bow
man, Butler Campbell, COPELAND, Gallup,
Harris. Herwig, Hunsaker, Ingraham.
Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, holland, O'Hara,
Pinchback. Ragar. Ray, Smith, Swords,
Sypner, Thomas, Thompson, Twitchell,
Whitney. WilcOx-2S.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, }
New Orleans January l, 1872.
To- the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
| return herewith, without my signature
an act entitled an act to extend the COM
mission appointed by the act entitled IAN
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 ia of the cOnstitu-
ton of 1863 approved October ID. 1868, and
to create commission to ascertain who are
the widows of deceased veterans of 1914 and
1915, and who are veterans of those Wears
hn how mot how fnfn lol
pension by law, and providing compensa-
ton for said commission and their clerks
approved March l6, 1870, and making an
appropriation to pay expenses, and to pay
pensions, for the reason, first. that the com
mission completed its labOrs before the last
session, and that no necessity exists for the
large outlay that would be required for its
support for sixty days of extra service.
Secondly, if the passage of such a bill was
necessary, the commission appointed by it
should report to the General Assembly,
which report should be received and APP
proved before any award of pension should
be paid; and lastly, it throws the door wide
open to fraud upon the treasury without
any sufficient check.
H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor Of Louisiana.
The President put the question as above,
and the Governors veto was sustained, on
a call of the yeas and nays, by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-NOne.
Nays-AntOine, Barber Blackman, Bow
man, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND, Gallup,
Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker, Ingraham,
Lewis, Lynch. McMillen, holland, O'Hara,
Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords,
Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Twitch-
ell, Whitney, Wilcox-29.