New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-23

report, and also the names of the gentlemen
who voted for the bill, in order that the good
people of the State may be able to judge
whether or not the charges which have been
made by the public press are true or false.
Mr.. Ingraham here introduced the follow
ing resolution in reference to the charges
against Senator Campbell:
Resolped, That special committee OF
three members be appointed by the Presl-
dent to investigate and report to TINS Gody
the charges made against Senator IL. y.
Campbell by S. w. Scott in his testimony
before the congressional committee lately
sitting in this city
Laid over.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
The order of the day-the appropriation
bill-was taken up.
Mr.. Barber moved to postpone the consid-
Grafton in order that the Senate might act
upon his resolution in reference to night
sessions. He thought it was a very i'm
portant matter. and should be acted upon
by the Senate Immediately.
Mr.. Lynch hoped the motion to postpone
would not prevail as the committee had
only the evenings to investigate the mat
ters before them, and it would be lmpos-
sible to do any work if the resolution was
adopted.
RELIEF OF J. B. THOMPSON.
MFR. Thompson called up House bill No.
400 for the relief of j. &. Thompson, of the
parish of st. Helena.
MIR. Thompson-I desire to state that the
party claimant is no relative OF mine. lie
was the gentleman who assessed the prop
erty of the parish for the collection OF TIE
one per cent tax, and he has never collected
any of the dues which properly fell to him.
I n LEVIED.
and he has never received anything tor his
services He is in INDECENT circumstances
and is unable to make living for himself.
having been thrown from a horse ana
crippled. 1t would be an act OF charity on
the part Of the Senate to pass the bill imme'
diately.
Mr.. Lynch thought it would be establish
ing an unsafe precedent to pass Dill OF
the kind without examining the records OF
the Auditors office to see If the claim was
correct.
MIR, Thompson remarked that the certiti
cafes ACCOMMODATING the bill showed that
the claimant had not been paid for his
services.
MIR. Campbell said he could not consent
TO vote for the bill unless it was referred to
the appropriate committee and reported
upon.
The bill was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
SPRINGFIELD AND BLOOD RIVER RAILROAD
COMPANY.
MIR. Thompson, in calling up Senate bill!
No. 300, to incorporate the Sprlngheid and
Blood River Railroad Company, said: This
bill authorizes the company to cut the TIM
Der from the land belonging to the State
along their route within a hundred and
fifty feet of the central line of their road
There can be no objection to the measure.
and therefore move that it be considered
engrossed.
Mr.. Campbell-The statement Of the
Senator is not carried out by the wording
of the bill. The bill provides that the com
pany shall have the right to cut the timber
on any land belonging to the State of Lou
isiana.
Mr.. Thompson said that clause had been
amended.
Mr.. Campbell-This is a bill introduced
by reform Senator-a gentleman who has
been so Jealous in the cause of reform that
he absented himself from the Senate Cham
Der for twenty days. He introduces bill
it matters not whether 1t has been since
amended or not-with the provision in il
that this company should be allowed to
cut the timber off of any land be
longing to the State Of Louisiana
Whether or not this was the object in
view, do not know. The Senator should
be held responsible by his constituents fol
introducing such a bill. and the committed
that reported upon it should be held respon
sible for allowing it to go through its hands
Mr. Thompson-I would state that the
bill refers to the land belonging to the State
living along the line of the road within one
hundred and fifty feet of its centre. and nc
more.
Mr.. Campbell-The Senator stated that
before, but he is not borne out by the bill
itself The Senator says there is an amend
ment, but the Secretary says there Is none
so far as he is aware. Therefore move thai
it be recommitted to the Committee on Rail
roads.
Mr.. Sypher-I am glad to hear Senator
Campbell object to passing these billS
hastily. am also glad to hear him alluds
to the Senators who were on the wilderness;
as s.reform Senator's" As | was one o
those Senators, return him thanks.
The motion to recOmmit was laid upor
the table.
stricken from the bill.
Mr.. Campbell-We have already discov
cred one Objectionable clause IN this bill
and there may be others which have not ye
attracted our attention. | therefore thlnl
it proper that the bill should be printed an'
postponed until Tuesday next. l make tina
motion,
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Campbell moved to postpone tn
further consideration OF the bill until Frida'
next.
Mr.. Thompson-I see that the object o
the gentleman is to kill the bill. [ woul'
be perfectly willing to postpone it unit
Friday next if it was not for the fact tina
| there has been bill fixed as a specia
| order for that day. which will crowd thi
ypy,ly Il
| permission to cut any of the timber that l
| in their way in the construction of thei
road The bill is of an entirely local chal
| acter; it does not affect the State of Loui:
| lana at large nor the United States, and
| am surprised that the gentleman shoul
| attempt to defeat it in this way.
| Mr.. Campbell-The discovery Of this e2
| traordinary provision in the bill led me t
suppose there was something more IN
than was at first apparent. 1t proposed t
give to a sawmill and a cne-horse railroad
| carte blanche to cut timber off of all tn
land belonging to the State of Louisiana
1t looks suspicious for gentleman of inte
| lgence to insert such a proposition as thi
| in measure to be laid before the Senate
l merely ask for delay in order that the bi
may be printed.
Mr.. Thompson-Is not the Senator men
| Der of the Committee On Railroads, t
which this bill was referred'
Mr.. CAMPBELL was member of it, bu
| did not know the bill was before the con
mittee. If the Senator will agree to have
printed he may fix it for as early day q
he pleases
MIR. Thompson said he was willing t
make any disposition Of it, if 1t could i
passed during the present session of tn
| General Assembly.
The bill was ordered to be printed in til
journal, and made the special order of til
day for Tuesday next, at two O'clock. AZ
journed.
DEBATES IN THE HOUSE.