New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-10
THE LEGkSLATURE ESTERDA 4 =
Senate.

Senate to ADMIT ds sptteuS DO PoooA"'o
United States Senator =. y S. Pinchback
to his seat.
Mr.. Brewster gave notice that he would
at future time introduce bill to amend
the constitution, limiting the State debt
and prov ding that the people OF this State
shall never De taxed for the promotion OF
private interests; prohibiting the General
Assembly from granting or authorizing any
exclusive privilege to monopolIes OF any
kind, and guarding against the taxing OF
industria. pursuits.
Mr.. Ingraham introduced an act to amend
aud re-enact certain sections OF an act cn-
titled ian act to provide for the revisi N
and correction of lists of registered voters
of the State, the appointment Of the various
officers necessary therefor, and to prescribe
the dnt;es, powers and compensation OF the
same: to prescribe certain duties for sex
tons of the cemeteries of New Orleans; TO
prescribe the penalties fot violations OF the
law, and to provide for new registration
in certain parishes and wards.
The bill was read twice and referred 20
the Committee Va Elections and Hegst.a.
tioro
AT .his stage OF thss Senate% proceed
ings Mr.. Wharton. OF the fourteenth sent-
torial district, arose from his seat and an
| nounced The death of his colleague the
Hon. Charles Es Merrill. Mr.. Wharton
! said the sudden death of Mr.. Merrill not
only shocked him, 'bns left iim qEites I'M
prepared to pay that tribute ~ his gaemory
! that his wortN deserved. JIe then pro-
ceeded to doliser an esbquen. and feeling
eulogy, and in few words secounted ae
! virtues ana sesvices OF iis departed colo
I leagues ys. Wharton hrst spoke
Of him =. a so.dies who had
entered tbs servics OF his country
in time IF public danger. He had Seft his
! New England home, surrounded by all the
I ON forts of life. 90 shoulder the musket in
! defense of the integrity Of his country 1t
was in this capacity. said che speaker, the
(: capacity of soldier. chat Mr.. Merrill came
! South. Iiere be- was promoted from the
/ rank. and Became an Oticer.ea lieutenant
! iu a colasei Segiment-eand was H the line
ospromotion when the was closed Estseo
+! became . civilian. a 4itizen Of Louisiana.
! Aud in this capacity, said Senator " hartons
4 10 sxhibite fhe same good QUALITIES that
rendered aim m efficient sofdier. Eor a
=! time che deceased seryet satisfactorily
ia she yreedmens Bureau. After ihat
ne was arpoinsad by si'vernos War.
| xc.h sheri4f Of the parish ef Ibevv:l!c,
I! where As served with credit. And his
last promotion. said the speaker. was to The
honorable positiop of Senator. He was
e;ected to tie Senate By the people of the
| souHeenth senatorial district. and nothing
but sickue., and death could have pre-.
! yeated i:m from serving faithfully apd
! ntelligent!y ;hSss Nho iad placed their
t.rst II him. Senator WhartoR said that
~ ~ :h. s-Iat:on. se life. public and pr.
rate. hi. deceased colleague Mad proven
| ;aimse:; 4. :naa Uf more than ordinary virtue
and ~arti. and concluded hi. semarks by
offering. Tor tie adoption 81 she Senate.
s,.x.bl.' ys. a,lao!c and resolutions.
slonse.
T::e !.eus. va. called to order b.: Sres.ss:
lowell. ~ twelve e'cloe.: t;ghty.:wa :s.s N.
bers answering to ifeir :a'nsA
.s. Gsaen. :hs chaplain. etfe,ea payer.
.n tnosion os Mr.. io.lng. Of Coueo.iis.
! the seadins of ID. nlinutes WAS dispensed
with. aftes slight correction. made q: :hs
..rg.stio,, of siessrs Pa,:s and Hahn.
:. resolution to adjourn Z" the fourteenth
! .s.aHt was offered by ifr. II AIN s.i :,.o.e.
,uen:!y withdrawn.
s!r. Allain. Of West Baton Hor:e. IN
! an oi.rusns address called the attention OF
| the Il! .sse (" the death o! Hon. John Wig
! gin. uenterI from the parish Of DeSota.
He reviewed: az length the early life and sts
! hatishivs subseq cent success = and the con
! .idence deseyveily ssposed in the deceased
! by hts constituents Ns. Allain closed by a
mo<on toad ieurn il; respect to his memory.
On motion 81 Mr.. Gair the address pf
Ma. AlIaia WIS ordered to be spread upon
the minutes. and VIII bs :opni ia full in the
sfiiciae refost.
Sess.a! notices os Sil!s were given ana a
large Number introduced. read IL second
time AMI -efsnei ~ the appropriate Gam.
! mitsess
Ms. Page. o! It~ryi!.e. offered a se:ies OF
resolutions. ~hicb were adopted. relative
| to She euides death Of JIons Charles +.
] Merrill Senator from The fourteenth dis-
| trict On these RESOLUTIONS Mr.. Hahn. Of st.
Charles said
Mr.. Speakere-ftss g ,fs4usuaf for member
| of one house to spass a eulogv on the death
of member of the other. But when man
| so honored and respected in all the walks of
lif5 is so unexpectedly removed from us, it
is impossible that should allow this reso-
tuition to pass without saying i word upon
| his career
/ Mr.. Speaker, Mr.. Merrill was never a
! Politician merely for tho sake of partci-
| pating in politics. He was a man of high
and noble i'm pulses, ana his heart was warm
] in the support Of the cause of the Union, and
| in the struggle for Ihe existence of the con-
!; s.itution of this State. When the war ceased
he raised himself high in the great army OF
| intellect and in the hearts of the great Re
publican party. Establishing himself in
! one of the wealthies: and most intelligent
| parishes of the State, he there and then de-
] voted all his energies and all his mind and
| all his influence to the furtherance of those
| glorious principles upon which the new
| constitution of the State rests. Mr.. Merrill
| was nominated two years ago for seat in
| the Senate of this State. But, sir, on ac-
| conut of the noble independence and integ
| ritv Of his character, he was cheated ont of
| a fair election by the 1ninions of Warmoth.
| in the persons Of Blanchard and others.
For two years the good people Of the parish
| of Iberyille we're misrepreseated in the Sen
| ate of this State, Oh account of the traudu-
| lent practices Of Warmoth and his subOrdi-
! Ginates in carrying ont the election laws.
| But during those two years MIR. Merrill did
not retire from politics. He kept before
| the pie, and he agitated those meas