New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-15

shed for political reasons: but now. when it
appears that eolored laboreIs are causing
disturbances by endeavoring TO sustain the
price of labor, the cry of violence is raised.
and the call for a committee is made in the
Senate to go to Terre5onne and ascertain
the extent and nature of the trouble. Mr.
Brewster said he favored the substitute.
because it proposed to get the desired IN
formation from the Governor, who should
know all. But as he (Mr. Brewster) could
not nave that. he should vote for the next
best thing-the adoption of the resolution
it wa, an unusual mode of procedure ia
such caseA
Mr.. Cage spoke IN favor Of the resolution
with .nuch warmth of feeling. lie wanted
q Committee of the Senate to 60 to the
scene Of the troubles and if there was real
danger there he would be ono to face t. He
did not believe there was danger. but if it
really existed there hs would not shirk il.
He wanted the Senate satisfied upon the
subject. and Tor that reason urged the sdop-
ton Of the resolution.
Mr. Barber went into an extended history
of the many eerious disturbances that had
occurred in this State since the abolition of
slavery arising from political causes alone.
He referred particularly to the bloody mas.
sscre that took place in Grant parish snd
asked if tho colored men were responsible
for that affair. He said there was not d
single colored man contestins for Office a:
that time, and the bloody work was that OF
white men. yet colored men were accused Of
having been the cause Of the disturbances
in Grant parish.
Mr.. Harris desired to know what tn. gen.
sleman proposed to do should a committee
go to the parishes and return here with a
report con tirming wha: has already reached
here by telegraph Mp. Harris said the
Governor possessed the authority and il
was his duty to see that the laws are exc
cuted.
In reilly. Mr.. Barber said he was sorry to
say that the laws were not always enforced
as they should be: and he thought it the
duty Of the Legislature to take eognizance
Of the fact. and aid in the best way it
could in suppressing violence. He con.
cludsd his remarks by expressing his desire
that the resolution should pass. in order
tha. Che Senate. for its own satisfaction.
should know the true condition Of affairs in
Tsrgsboune
Mr.. Stamps said that a. the Nouse had
already passed a resolution appointing =
committee on the par. of that body for the
same purpose. ho would move. as a substi
tute to the joint resolution under discus
sion. shat a committee Of three be appoin ted
from the Senate - visit Ter,ebonns and
ascertain and report to that body the
nature and extent OF the disturbances in
that parish.
Mr.. Harris moved, a. an amendmen: 20
the substitute. that the work be done with.
out expense to the State. He though: this
necessary. in order 30 carry out Mr.. STAMPS
IDEAS Of economy and reform.
Mr.. Stamps objected to the amendment.
as be did not think the expense incurred in
finding ont the true condition Of affairs in
the parish in question would interfere ser;-
ously with any system Of economy and
reform he nigh: have in view.
upon the table and Mr. Stamps resolution
passed unanimously. After which the
Senate adjourned until IL NJ. to-day.
House.
Speaker Lowell called the House TO order
at II NJ. cighty-two members being present.
After prayer by the chaplain the reading
Of the Journal waa dispensed with.
Mr.. Wands. chairman OF the Committee
on Ways and Means. presented d communi.
cation from Auditor Clinton. stating that
his report would be presented to the House
on the next day.
Mr.. Davidson said that was no. sunic;eat
reply to his resolution of inquiry. The
Auditor had violated the law. and he
wanted to know why he la! done it.
The House direc:e. the eomWitsee 10 IN.
duire.
Mr.. Hahn rose t. \ privileged eue.tion.
lie said:
nr. Speaker--l wish to say few words
ty way of personal explanation.
The city newspapers Of last Saturday
published an Associated Press dispatch,
from Washington, TO this effect:
''lDn0cHnU purchasers VI A%ouiSldUst StSu'
rites are represented by counsel, urging
some action on the part OF the government
for protection. They claim that Kellogg
has proclaimed the State bankrupt
A member Of this House. from the upper
portion of the city tNir. Sewell), made this
dispatch text tor u question OF privilege.
Ii. the course of his remarks he mingled
charges Of me ndaci:y and falsehood against
the author Of the dispatch, with sentences
for nh q stpnE1lr nnpluct
o. Governor Kellogg.
Tho gentlemen allowed me TO interrupt
him with this question:
Which part Of the dispatch Is false! The
first part or the lasts
Ts which he excitedly answered that the
whole dispatch was false. He did not con-
tent himself by simply answering my gues
ton, which had been put in . gentlemanly
and parliamentary manner. but went on TO
say. as if irritated, that need not to have
asked the question. IS knew the dispatch |
to be false.
Now, Mr. Speaker. wae no, in Washing.
ton on Friday last, and had no private in
formation or communication from there
either ON that day or the subsequent day,
and how could know the dispatch to be |
false is a matter can not understand. 1t |
is at all times difficult matter to be posi- |
tive on = negative statement, but in this |
case it was particularly so because of the I
circumstances-the time and the distance.
Nor. sir. did know positively that Gov |
eruor Kellogg had not declared the State Of
Louisiana bankrupt, as the gentleman
seemed to think did. do not know much |
about bankruptcy matters oB technicalities.
/ had always imagined that man or cor
poration that could not pay dollar for dol |
lar of his or its obligations was insolvent. |
The Governor, in his recent message, argues !
that i. is necessary 10 convert the whole |
bonded and floating debt of the State into |
. new set of bonds, at the rate of sixty (