New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-07
TIE STATE 40. SE.

| ing article ll4i of the Code OF Practice.
| .xempting certain property from seizure
| and sale to satisfy debts. The S!l: finally
] passed the Senate.
! In the House. after its routine business
! had been disposed of. the consideration o.
! House bill No. i7--an act relative to the
| purchase of stationery. fuel, etc. for the
| different departments of the State govern
| ment was resumed. This bill WAS being
! discussed when the House adjourned On
! Wednesday,.
Mr.. Young. Of Concoriia, moved its in
! definite postpOnemento
! Mr. Benham. of Carroll, rose 20 priyii-
eye question. AS he had introduced this
| bill and advocated its passage, he deemed
! i, necessary TO say that. personally. he had
! no interest in 10. He had brought it forward
! as a reform measure. and az such he should
continue TO give it his support. He did not
! care whether 0theRmemhers veted against
| the bill. lie would discharge his duty 20
| the people, and that would release him
from responsibility if the bill was defeated.
! Mr.. Young thought the sergean IS alarms
! Of the House and Senate just as capable OF
| doing the work as the board this bill pro-
poses 90 create. Men holding high posi-
tons were not always the most honest and
unselfsh. lie said we had examples of this
! in ex-Auditor Wickliffe and ex-Go, ernor
Warmoth. He should therefore insist on
his motion TO have the bill indefinitely post
poned.
The motion of Mr.. Young prevailed by
| vote of IL yeas to % nays, and the bill was
declared indefinitely postponed.
! On motion of Mr. Devices. of Red River,
Senate bill No. 5, an act appropriating $1,000
| to the Attorney General Of the State to Gu
able him to obtain suitable Office accommo-
dations. was taken up and finally passed.
Senate bill No. 6, an act asking Congress
to appropriate the money received from the
[ sale of public lands 70 the use of free pub
lie schools, was next taken up and finally
passed without opposition.
Senate bill No. Il, an act for the relief of
Mr.. Joseph n. Shawhan. was next called
up and announced for - third and final
reading. It was ordered 20 be read in
! detail for the information of members. AZ
! soon as the Clerk had finished reading, the
| final passage of the bill was called for.
Mr.. CAN'T. of st. Landry. said he desired
TO make few remarks in relation TO the
bill before taking Il vote upon it He
| should vote against the bill because ne
| thought it wrong to release men from their
! obligations who signed the bonds Of public
officials for the purpose of securing to the
State faithful discharge OF public duties.
| This, he contended, was not reform.
| The State must be protected against in
competent "a well .:s dishonest officials.
and the principal way TO do this is to en-,
fo!ce the laws rigidly against their securi-
/ ties whenever the principals betray their
! trusts. In the present case. the principal!
! tax collector. is deiaulter 70 the State
| TO tho amount of thousands Of dollars.
Mr. CAN'T said tha. come OF lhi. money,
which should have gone into the State
| treasury. was given 70 Il certain lady rs
Lush-m0nev. who was cognizant OF the
swindlc perpetrated upon the State. For
those reasons he hoped the bill under con.
| sideratien would not pass.
Mr.. Murreli. OF Lafourchc. was opposed
70 the bill. because if il passed it would be
setting very bad precedent. Twenty
more Of the same kind would soon find
tleir way into the House. and there would
be no end to this kind OF legislation. He
concluded his remarks with a motion to
have the bill indefinitely postponed, and
upon that he called the previous question.
This motion prevailed by vote of thirty.
six veas TO twenty-.our nays: and as soon
as the result was announced. Mr.. Young
moved . reconsideration OK the same. He
said he was constrained 90 do this III order
that justice might be done.
He saw disposition on the part Of mem.
be's 20 indefinitely postpone this bill! be-
cause the gentleman from st. Landry (Mr.
CAN'T! had put a flea in their ears. He did
not believe the statement: made by SIR
CAN'T IN regard to q certain iadv's Gecciv.
ing Au.hmoney. Mr.. Young was confident
the gentlemen was not Stain. what he
knew 20 be true. As TO NJ. Shawhan. Mr.
Youn. believed him an innocent man: and
if ne lad time ne could show b; the Off
.ia! journal that he had applied 70 have his
bond. sanceei. and Through Governor
W armour neglect ~ was Hpt sioHc. III
this way Nix. Sl!awlYan has become vespcR-
shi,. and this s why he is now sndeavOs-
lug 10 get relief from the Legislature.
Mr.. Young appealed Z. Mr.. Murreli. as a
Christian man. TO withdraw lis opposition
30 = just measure. and concluded by renew
!nr Iii. motion fox a reconsideration Of the
vote whereby the Hous. indefinitely post
poned the bill tor the Ielje: Of Mr.. Shawhan. |
4 vote was then .s.k.n and the motion !
lost.
House tili No. lG'. an ace amending thc |
ac: Incorporating the city of Carrollton. |
was next taken up and finally passed.
The bill Furnishing extortion in office was |
also amended and finally passed. !
After which the House agreed to adjourn /
un.u twelve VI. to-day.
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The Steamship City Of Galveston.
The steamship City OF Galveston. Captain F.!
Rowland. OF the Southern line. due here |
this week. dli no: sail from New York on !
the twenty-ninth. as erroneonsly reported. |
She had freight and passengers on board, |
steam up. and was Just Oh the point Of
leaving her dock when a loose log was
caught in her propeller, entirely disabling |
it. The steamer will have to be taken ON
the dry dock 10 have the damage repaired. |
and viii probably not be ready to 'ail be-
fore Monday next. She now lies al Brook. !
fisGh a nnr+ioD ~ her .1-rO.