New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-01
TIE STATE HOUSE.


and announced quorum present.
Senator T~itchell called up the ievee
bill. and, under a suspension of the rules, it !
was finally passed.
Senator Brewster asked Tor and obtained |
a suspension of the rules TO introduce bill
furnishing persons by imprisonment for
usurping any public Office; ami Furnishing
also those Office holder. who support any
such usurping person or :eCaons. This til.
vas finally passed.
Tue Finance Committee reported favo:
ably on the bill to enforce the payment OF
taxes due the State, and the bill, under
suspension Of the rules, tually passed.
The bill incorporatin. the Louisiana Cen
tral Railroad Company finally passed the
Senate yesterday.
J.. L. Whitley was sworn in ana took his
seat as a Senator from the sixteenth senA
torial district.
Under the call OF the Committee GA
Printing, Senator Blackburn, of Claiborne.
rising to a question of privilege, said.
Mr.. President-As stiokler for The truth
of history, in small things as well as large,
must rise TO a question OF privilege Oh
| small paragraph in the large New Orleans
| Times of this morning. That redoubtable
| journal. which is noted for dealing III small
| things in a large way and in large things IN
! a small way is still harping on the printing
| bill which has been before this body
| for some time, and which finally passed
| Yesterday ! am accused OF having de-
nounced the sinking, no-aocount Demo
cratic Sheets" in my remarks III def Hse OF
| this printing bill. / may have done 50.
will not stop TO denv that | used this pre-
| else language But said more and 1t is
| in defense OF the truth OF history that 1
wish here to place upon record some eX-
| pressions in this connection, which the
| great big New Orleans Times has omitted
IN its usually small way. asserted and
| here assert, that my printing bill was aud
ia intended to aid in building up and foster
ing throughout the State a wholesome ami
efficient Republican journalism, which shall
counteract the ful and deadly influence
brought into existence and constantly
fostered by the so-called Democratic
press--a press which is really not
! Democratic. but simply an in1amousiy'
! rebelliuus, traitOrous and Tory press
a pr.ss which teaches an unnatural and
! baIbarous antagonism and ruinOus hatred
| of races and o heathenish persecution Tor
| oDinion's sake-a press which un blushingly.
| in the face of Christian civilization, IN
| culcates the political morality that your
political opponent OF adversary has no
| rights which you are bound to respect-a
press which has been and still is the hVlng
| cause and fountain head Of all our political
| woes, and social and commercial disorganl-
| zation-''a sinking, no-accOunt press, II
! you please, which here al our very midst,
from day to day. breathes and put'forth the
| rtbellious and tIaitCrOus idea that but Tor
the protection Of the national authority. our
| a no pYl AZ i,,Tr =
| press but for whose pestiieroEs influence
| we would have continued peace and good
will and unbTUken prosperity. Against
such a press | have spoken and shall con
tinue to speak. and. If necessary. Ieglsta e;
| because it is a press which prostitutes Us
legitimate freedom and runs into a shame
! less RIGHTEOUSNESS and brutal Eber, lnlsn.
This is all. Mr.. President. And ] wait
these small omissions of the large New Or
lean. Times 20 go upon the record. ask
it in behalf OF the truth OF history, and AZ
vindication of the naked truth itself
The House was called {, order yesterday
g. eleven o'clock by }. ". RoXborough.
assistant clerk. who requested M. Ma.
thews, OF Tensas, 70 take the chair. The
rol! was called. and there being no quorum
present, the sergeant-at-arms was instruct
ell to 90 III search ot members. Shortly
atteFward the assistant cle1k announced
ffty-four members present. The .ouTna!
was read. corrected and adopted.
on motion OF Mr.. Eonta!do. House bill!
No. rs. an act Incorporating the American
Theatre Company, was taken ZIP AMI finally
passed..
House bill No :2%, an act &C amend and
re-enac, section two of act No. lOi, approve:
May p. 1877. entitled IN act I" rcorgani1e
the Land Office. etc, and 70 provide FOR
tn, disposition o: public lands il the pay
i7hcs o: Calcasier end Cameron. was mex:
taken up and finally passed.
House bill! No l9J. an act authorizing the
muster of the Metropolitan Police tOIos as
part of the militia oil the State: authori4iV g
.hs said forae - he increased when &c
militia duty to :hree full regiments. to be
called the metropolitan Brigade: author
ling the assignment OF other officers and
troops to said brigade, and providing for
the enlistment, enrolment. pay and com
tnard o. the said Metropolitan Brigade. As
called W and finally passed.
The resolution offered by Nj. Hahn on
Thursday. inviting President Grant 20 visit
Louisiana, was read and passed.
Mr. Murrel. of Madison. obtained sns
pension OF. the rules 20 take up bill No. t25,
an az. for the geliet of the Metropolitan
Police.
After consl le.ah.e discussion IA. oi!
finally passed
Mr.. >ewer callc,! up hi! M. rs. az ac'
abolishing the recorders courts il: the city
of New Orleans. and establishing ~ their
stead four municipal cour:s on mo.'oD Q,
Mr.. Car this bin finally passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Benham. tie ioIsf
went into committee Of She whOle o.: 'ht
F: general appropriation Sil! ,og IG::'.
Mr. Mathews. OF Iensas. vas caiic.. :.
| the chair.
: Severa. section. wcrn rca' am. adoTl.t
when. on motion, TIE rom,uit.c. arose ans
reported progress.
After which the House al. ocsneI INT. !.
A. II. to-day.
ST C,isRLLs STREET Properly - AcC
TIoN.--Messrs. Nash n Hodgson. auction
GERS, sell at twelve. o'clock NJ. to day. at the
ST. Charles Auction Exchange, for account
Of the succession o! w. II. Cameron. de
ceased. a valuable improved property OIL
= the corner of St. Charles and Sixth steot-
See I'll. ad.erti -ement.
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