New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-30
THE STATE HOUSE.

commenced Cnelf laDOfS IN the CuSCOmnOuso
yesterday, the crowd was somewhat dimin-
ished about the State House.
For the next two weeks there will be
much attraction in and about the head
quarters of the committee sent here to in.
vcstigats the political disorders that re-
Gently disturbed the peace of our city, and
threatened the integrity of the State gov
eminent. This is matter that will be,
doubtless, carefully looked into; and, as
the disturbances were conceived and
hatched in the CustomhOuse, by federal
officials. that is the proper place to examine
into their conduct. If they have been med
ding in local politics, and have used
federal patronage belonging to the Custom
house for political purposes, it is right they
be tried by federal authority, in the federal
crimes and misdeneanOrs.
The very fact that the committee have
selected the Customhouse as the proper
place for hOldin. their meetings shows that
they fully comprehend the nature Of their
mission. We understand they had rooms
Louis Hotels, but decided that the Custom
house is the proper place for federal CON-
mission to inquire into the conduct OF fed
eral officials. 1t is due the State of LOuisi-
ana, whose government is loyal to the gov
eminent of the United States, to have the
late attempt here at violent revolution
thoroughly sifted. Our people are con
WINGED that the attempt to subvert the
State government has not been confined to
federal officials. They are satisfied that a
combination Of Democrats and disaffected
Republicans was effected to secure the
overthrow of the Republican State govern
ment of this State; and they are interested
in having the part that federal officials in
the Customhouse took in this matter
properly brought before the congressional
committee, in order that they may make a
correct report to the government at Wash
ington. This being the case, We shall not
be surprised to Gnd the intense interest
that has existed in affairs about the State
House since the converting Of the Legisla-
ture transferred to the Customhouse during
TIE tlIuo lut CUuCICsSlOudl COmulltlCC lS
conducting its investigation.
In the meantime the State House will not
be entirely devoid OF interest The work
of legislation will proceed better with ex
citement centered in the Customhouse in
stead Of the halls of legislation. Yesterday
wenty-four Senators answered roll call at
twelve o'clock, and proceeded to business
Mr.. Gallup called up his resolution pre-.
viously offered, authorizing the appoint
ment of a committee of three by the Chair
to examine into the outstanding vouchers
from the last regular session of the Senate
and if found to he correct, the chairman %
the committee to be authorized to indorse
his signature across the face of the voucher.
The resolution was read. and on motion OF
Dir. Ray, referred to the Finance Com
mittee The bill relative to the Louisiana
Canal and Land Improvement Company
was called up by Mr.. Ray. 1t provides foI
digging canals and draining swamp lands
without State aid.
In the House sixty-siN members an
swered roll call. The special committee, to
whom was referred the Investigation OF the
disposition OF the five million dollar bonds
made report, which was received and
ordered to be printed
Speaker Brewster then announced the
following standing committees:
Railroads - Garstkamp. Belot, Pond
Hampstead, Smith. McCarty, Buckingham
Mllltia-i.a Saliniere, kinsella. Murray
Young, Washington, Morris, Cochrane.
WAYS and Means-Ong, Quinn, Carr
! Young. Souer, Tatnan, Washington.
| Penitentiary-Stamps, Murray Huston
Bickham. Morphy. Overton. William Harper
Emiyration-D emas, Ellis, Riley. Marie
| Oplatek. Antoine. Floyd.
| Health aud Quarantine-McFarla Cha
| chere, Butler. Crawford, Brown, Eerrelt
La Saliniere.
| Canals and Drainage -McCarthy Bent
| ley, Sartain, Waters, Fontalieu. Bowen
| Raby.
A concurrent resolution was received from
| the Senate asking the Congress of the CniteC
States to pass the civil rights bill recently
| introduced by Senator Sumner. The resi-
luton, after some delay, passed the House
| by a vote of sixty-two yeas to fourteen nays
A resolution authorizing tax of five
sxteenths of one per cent. for the support
| of the public schools of New Orleans, came
| up yesterday in the House. and created con
siderable discussion, in which Messrs. Garst
| kamp, Stamps and Bentley took part. A
| motion was made to have the bill printed
| and laid before members, upon which the
yeas and nays were called. The motion
was sustained by vote OF torty-eight yeas
to fourteen nays. The House then adjourned
| until to-day at twelve o'clock.