New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-12

tween New Orleans and Shreveport 1t
would improve the value Of lands through
which the road will pass. and bring 30 the
metropolis OF the South the trade of Eorth-
ern Louisiana and Texas. much OF which Is
now being diverted to st. Louis and other
Western cities by the aid of railroads. mr.
Heating thought that Republicans should
vote for the bill, as its passage wonld not
impOverish the State. bat would secure the
building OF a railroad, without State aid.
that would add millions of wealth to the
State. Republicans had been accused Of
doing nothing in the way Of making public
improvements Ia this State since they came
into power. Mr.. Heating thought that if
they would pass this bill they would secure
a public improvement the people of this
State would be proud of. He did not want
the bill hurried thrGugh iBeOnsiderately.
He wanted members 10 consider it with
care, but not to postpone their cOnsiders-
ton, as the subject is one Of vitaa import
ance to the State.
hr. Gair was in favor Of postpening the
further consideration of the bill at this
time. He was under the impression it's
passage might work injury to the State by
conflicting with its interests in other reads,
and therefore he was in faver Of postpOning
further action upon it at this time.
Governor Hahn spoke in favor OF rail
roads generally, and said the want Of them
had kept this State back at least ten years.
He declared himself emphatieally q rail-
road man, and proposed to vote for all rail-
road bills that did not require money from
the State. He said he knew that a good
| deal of money had been squanaered in the
| past upon railroad companies, bat the
| money was not squandered by Repue-
licans. 1t was ssuan dered in the geOd old
Democratic times before the war. He said
there had been O good deal of talk about
money said TO have been squandered on the
| the road that is to connect New Orleans
| with Houston; but he was satisfied that,
| when the whole matter is properly investl-
| gated, 1t will, be found that the State will
! lose nothing by that enterprise. He was
| satisfied that railroads improved the value
prepared to vote for tho bill under
| consideration. Governor Hahn then
spoke of the amendments to this bill
and said they had been carefully made
| with view of securing to the State all the
rights it has in other roads; and a. the men
| who propose to build the louisiana Central
road do not ask for money-ask for nothing
| but the right of way-he did Rot zee why
| there should be objection to passing the
| bill at this time. He thought ie possible
that much of the opposition to the bill has
| been instigated by parties whe are inter
| ested in the Baton Rouge road--a road that
did receive State aid to large amount.
He was stockholder in that road; had paid
up for his stock and might be considered in
| terested in the road. But he did not
want that road to prevent the building OF
| ether roads. He wanted to see as many
roads as possible built. The Central would
pass through a large number of parishes,
| thereby improving the value of their lands
and adding at least SIC, ,o00, 900 to the wealth
| Of the State. He wanted members to cor
slider these things carefully, be liberal, and
| vote for railroads in all parts of the State
| when they can be built by capital outside
| of our State.
Messrs. Sewell, Rodrigues and Allan
| spoke in favor of postponing further action
| upon the bill at present, and pending the
| discussion the House, on motion, adjourned
until tomorrow (Monday) at II A. NJ