New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-23

lions.
Also, House bill No. SO, entitled al act sof
! the relief OF John n. HOyles
Referred to the Committee on Claims
BY Mr.. Tureaud, of St. James:
House bill No. 400, entitled an acs "a
I change the uame Iucien Alexis Schegs %
that Of Luciep Alexis Grandeury.
Referred 60 the Judiciary Committed
| By Mr.. Blackstone. Of Natchitoches:
House bill No. i0l. entitled Al act feg the
relief Of Chaplin, 81.
| Referred to the Committee on Cla:MA
BY Mr.. Montaldo. OF Orleans:
| House bill No l02, entitled an act 3os the
selief of James G. Walker.
Also, House bill No. 1O3, entitled % set
| granting Robert Dalton relief.
! Referred to the Committee On Appropsls'
lions.
Mr.. Gair. Of East feiicians, chairman OF
I che Committee on Enrollmept. made Che
following report:
CoMx,r4.E on EsRerIMEsf,s
J Eev orleans, January ". 1874
/ 10 the Honorable Speaker and Members d Che
House OF Representatives,:
!
! 60 report as having been duly sngrossed the
| following bills, to wiz:
| House bill No 81, an act entitled an act
| for the yelief OF Mrs. W. 7. Noble. and toE
| other purposes.
I House bill No. -, ar act 20 provide for
1 funding obligations OF the State by sx,
I change for bonds; to provide for principal
I and interest of said bonds to establish
| board OF Liquidation; to authorize certain
| judicial proceedings against it; to define
J and punish violations Of this act; to pro-
| hibit certain officers from diverting funds
except as provided by law, and to punish
! violations therefor; to levy continuing tax
J and provide continuing appropriation Tor
| said bonds; to make a contract between
| the State and holders Of said bonds; to pro-
hibit ipiunctiOnS in certain cases; to limit
! the indebtedness Of the State and 60 limit
! State taxes; to annul certain grants of State
aid: to prohibit the modification, nOvatiOn
! or extension of any contract heretofore
made for State aid 20 provide for the re-
ceipt of certain warrants for certain taxes,
and providing for the payment OF the war
rants of the constitutional officers OF the
State, and to repeal all conflicting laws
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN GAIR, Chairman.
Mr.. Montaldo, of Orleans, called up House
bill No. 1872, entitled an act to regulate
the private markets in the city Of New Or
leans, and for other purposes.
Which was made the special order Of the
day for tomorrow.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Murrell, of Lafourche, made the fol-
lowing report, which was ordered printed
in the journal:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of che
House of Representatives:
Your special committee, appointed on the
fourteenth instant, to investigate the re-
ported riot in Terrebonne parish, beg leave
to make this their report after three days
careful examination, held in said parish.
Upon the arrival of your committee in
the said parish, all seemed quiet and serene.
knowing that all members here are familiar
with the late financial panic and distressed
business ensuing theretrom, your commit
tee will dwell no further on this topic. only
to remark that said panic was severely felt
in TerrebOnne. and prevented planters,
with very few exceptions, from realizing
the necessary means with which to remu.
nerate the men who titled the soil and made
the crops. Accordingly the planters of said
parish held meeting among themselves a
few weeks ago, and concluded, as a device
by which to make up for past losses, and
to continue in the life and rank they
so fondly cherish. planting, to pay the
laborers only $l3 per month. The la
borers having been informed of the action
taken against them and fearing their rights
to be unjnstly taken from them, and Oppres
sion staring them in the face, resolved
themselves into q labOring mems benevo
lent association, for their own welfare and
as preventive from the injustice about
being perpetrated, and further resolved not
to work for less than $50 per month. All |
went merry as marriage bell until it was
ascertained that great number of hands |
had not received last years wages and but |
poor prospects OF ever receiving them. |
This naturally led to meeting of laborers,
at which some bOisterOus language was ex- |
pressed by outsiders, and the anger caused |
by the deprivation found vent in words. |
People residing III close proximity to the |
place of meeting becoming alarmed (which |
is quite habitual), apprehended danger |
from Jew braggauOclO expressions, spread |
false information in regard to the matter |
and exaggerated things to such an extent |
that the Spaniards had arrived and |
were about to slay all they came
in contact with. To aggravate matters
still more, men having no interest with
either planter or laborer, but like the
gamester, who views with delight a dog
fight in kennel, and anxious to witness
one (but not DESTROYS of taking a part
for class of worthless and lawless desper-
ADDE'S to come to TerrebOnne. This class of
''peacemakers' immediately equipped them
selves with arms of dangerous nature
and instantly obeyed the dictates of their
own craniums by proceeding to Terrebonne
as in a warlike expedition, when moral per
suasiOn would have sutficed. A sad com
nentary on men claiming for themselves
Intelligence and profound mOdesty. 1t ia
The opinion of your committee that those
men must have had bad motives in leading
bad men to commit bad acts. Such con.
tumaciOus acts on the part of those men
provoked matters to great degree. and |
'nly gained for the participants therein J
from che .law-abdin. and
peaceful citizens OF Terrebonne. The people !
IT TerrebOnne are in all reality peaceful }
md law-abiding, and need no marauding
expeditions to visit them from Lafourche. !
hereby melting the people to tumult, riot
md confusion.
Before concluding, your COMMITTEES feel
constrained to state that the people Of Ter. |
ebonne owe debt of gratitude to the
,fhcers and privates of the State militia for
he able manner in which they conducted !
hemselVes. and the persistent endeayor |
tut forth to do their duty without fear or |
avOr.
AL Of which Is respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM MURRELL,
L. J. sOUEH.
j. MARIE.
Mr.. Tureaud, OF st. James, chairman of
he Committee on Elections and Oualifca.
ions. made the following report:
COMMITTEE On ELEcT'oss AND Qualifications.
New Orleans. January %. 1874 |
o the Honorable Speake, and Nam,ars
mousse OF Representatives,: |