New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-18
NEW ORLEANS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IS. 1873.

siouIi be nostpOned unit. after the Supreme
Corir, lad determined the suit OF the New
Orleans GasIight Company. regarding the
time when its charter expires.
Mr.. Mathews Welded the balance Of :.is
time 70 the member from 81. Charles.
Nv Hahn said lie would be brief X was
A remarkable fact that when matters OF
General interest came before the House
most members arc very quiet. but when a
matte: of private inre!es: was involved
these varv same members are very anxious
to obtain the door. rs If to defend some
grea, principle Of American liberty. He
though, the present bill only calculated to
Great. trouble IN the courts. and
charged that :hc charter Of the
Crescent City Gaslsht Company was
not fairly obtained in the first place from
the Legislature. He named men N and
! out OF the Legislature who had become
! possessed of large "m0usts of the company s
stock. and boldly insinuated that these
amounts were given 10 aid in obtaining the
| charter OF the company. Mr.. Hahn valid
| tho LEGISLATURE should not act upon this
| bill until after III. Supreme Court had zen
d.red lss decision - TO how much longer
the chagte. of the New Orleans GasIi Git
! Company has 10 gan. He charged. anon 9
other things, That the obiec! of the presen;
bill was 20 confiscate the property of widows
and orphans. and &c: possession OF the
| works Of the New Orleans Gaslisht Com
pany.
Mr.. Devices rose 70 u privileged question
He dcnied that lie Owned stock in the Cres
cent City Gaslight Company, az asserted by
! Nir Hahn. or that stock had been given hin
and Governor Warmoth. What stock ht
once owned in the company he bought and
paid for. and had disposed of it some time
ago He possessed DO interest in the com
pany at the present time. :.
Mr.. Gair took the floor. and said he wal
going to vote tor tie bill because he be
lieved the citizens OF New Orleans wantet
i, passed. He should therefore move 20 lay
the motion to postpone upon the table.
The motion to postpone was then put an(
last.
The yeas and nays were demanded OF
the final passage of the bill, and it finally
passed by vote of forty yeas to twenty
six nays.
Speaker Lowell informed the House that
he had received the following letter. witt
accompanying documents:
New ORLEANS. February 4. lS..33.
Hon. C. ". Lowell
SIR-I have the honor to transmit a cop,
OF resolutions adopted hv the State Iegisa
: ture now assembled at Odd FeliCws' Hail
with the request thar they may be laid h.
fore the body over which .Fou preside.
t J. G. MONCURE.
The Speaker tad he had replied TO IT,
note of Mr. Moncure. and promised to IA
the subject before the House at the earies
: opportunity He said II remained with IA
: House TO say what disposition should b
made Of the resolutions Transmitted. 1
! few of the members were in favor of havih
the resolutions read, " BID. others oppose
according any such nght or courtesy to
proposition coming from the Odd Fellow:
s.s,cmb!age sly ling itself = Legislature
After some excitement and discussion o
the subject. in which Mcssrs Gair Benhau
Toung. Scw.l!. Murcel! and Others toe!
part. the House WAS about TO rtjec: til
communication withou; having it read
when Speaker Lowell interyened and SAT-
n" could ne: allow the subject to be treate
in this contemptu"Is manner. II tn
House would not have the papers read /.
wori.I Withdraw t.en.
The House then adjourned until twcl"'
n'rinck N tn-,lny