New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-01
", and I thought had removed some very

~, and thought had removed some YER
erroneous Impressions under which the
sSere laboring. On reading the repor
fully, it appears that the whole thing wa
gotten up through hostility to the lesseee
and they made use of only part of N,
testimony, as it would appear, to sub
serve their purpose. i regret very mucl
Shat all the questions and my answers a
with other witnesses, were not published
She committee for instance, asked me if
Sad known any of the convicts cruell,
whipped. ! replied that had seen two o.
!hree very severely punished; that supposed
Shey had been guilty of some grave otfense
and deserved 1t; that the prisoners were
created humanely by the officers; that they
were well fed and well clothed, and wei
provided for when sick; and that believed
shat there were as few instances of abuse
a. IN any other prison in the United
States. further told them shat
considered whipping much less crue
Shan other modes Of punishment: usu'
ally res0rted to in prisons, such as soil
sary confinement on bread and water, buck.
!ng and gagging, and less cruelsOme than
she shower bath, ball and chain or tying up
&y the thumbs. They asked me also about
4 convict said to have died from injuries
snfilcted by guard. / told them that a
IMAM had died in the hospital who said that
Che guard had kicked him after knocking
6lm down, and it was my opinion that he
0led from III urles received, but that knew
Gothing about who did it; that the prison.
ers were frequently. fighting among them
selves, and often hurt one another very
seriously. There is one now in the hospital
with fracture of the sksll, caused by an
other convict striking him over the head
with piece of iron. While on this subject
% told the committee that both Major James
and Captain Hayden were kind and just in
:he treatment Of prisoners; that thought
Mai Il was
that he had on several occasions sent con-
Sicts back to the hospital after / had dis
charged them merely on their telling him
they were not able to work As to Robert
Small, the diving skeleton" the commit.
tee pass upon SO much they never asked me
single question, and state most empha-
fically that Robert Small has been sntfer-
ing for the last five months with chronic
affection OF the liver in the hospital, is well
cared Tor IL every respect and his disease
ia 20 way caused by any bad treatment.
THOMAS J. BURLINGTON.
y. S-The committee report me saying
Chat two or three convicts were most IN
anercifully whipped. / never used any such
expressions.
THOMAS j. BURLINGTON.
Mr.. GAR, of East Feliciana, chairman of
she Committee on Enrolment, submitted
sine following report:
COMMITTEE on ENROLMENT
New Orleans February %, 1874.
20 .he Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
10 report as having been duly enrolled the
following bills. to wit:
House bill No. 4, an act to incorporate
the Shreveport and Southwestern Railroad
Company.
House Dill No. II, an act to con-
struct a public road of earth, in
the most direct line, from the western
limits of the city of New Orleans to William
street, in the city of kenner; and to compel
the police jury OF Jefferson perish left bank,
and the cities of CarrolIton and Kenner, to
open and construct their portions Of said
road; and to authorize and compel the police
jury of Jefferson parish, left bank. to issue
bonds to pay for the construction of said
road, and provide for the payment of said
bonds and their interest; and to authorize
the cities of CarrolltOn and Kenner to as
sumo portion of said bonds issued by the
police jury of Jefferson parish left bank;
and to limit taxation by the police jury OF
Jefferson parish, left bank, and repeal acts
inconsistent Herewith.
Also. engrossed. the following bills
House bill No. 49, an act for che relief of
the owners of lands lying within certain
limits in the city of New Orleans, exempt
ing them from payment of drainage tax
and collected.
House bill No. 4lS, Joint resolution sub
uniting an amendment TO the constitution
of the State, to limit the debt of New Or
leans and the issue of warrants by the
officers, and prescribing certain penalties.
House bill No. 42l, an act to repeal an act
entitled an act to amend section six of an
act entitled an act relative to bills Of ex-
change and prOmissOry notes, approved
March >, 1919, the same having been APP
proved April ), 1870
House bill No. 235, an act entitled an act
10 Incorporate the Amite, Greensburg and
Clinton Railroad Company, and to expedite
the construction of its railroad.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN GAIR, Chairman.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Mahoney, Of Plaquemines, chairman
Of the Committee ON Claims, submitted the
following reports:
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS, |
New Orleans February 70, 1874. 5 |
20 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the |
House OF representatives |
Your Committee on Claims, having had |
under consideration House bill No. 81, an |
act for the relief of Jack w. PEBBLES: peti. |
ton of William Lockwood, and petition of |
Thomas Nj. POree, beg leave 20 report favor. |
ably upon the same, and report the petition
ii. MAHONEY. Chairman.
COMMITTEE CLArMs.l |
New Orleans, February 20. 1874. )
% Size Honorable Speaker and Members Of the |
House OF Representatives,:
Your committee, having received from |
:he Governor an act for the payment of the I
amounts due by the executive department |
.. the State to the Gaslght Company and !
others, and an act for the relief of J. @. A. |
Fellows and j. Il. Cotton. and from the Au-
iitOr office an act for the relief of John |
w. Madden. beg leave to refer said bills to
.he committee of the whole.
il. MAIIONEY. Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
New Orleans. February u. 1874. s
20 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives
Your Committee on Claims beg leave TO |
.eport back to the House without action The
following bills. viz:
House bill No. Ia. an &C: fo- :he relic: Of
L. &. Rasberry.
House bill No. lss. at &C, for .he relief of
J. Ii. McGehee.
House bill No. 800. an act Tor the relief Of
James H. Wingfield.
And your committee report unfavOrably |
IN petition of James Allen.
II. MAHONEY, Chairman.
CpmNlrTEE ON CLANS |
New Orleans February p, 1874.
70 enc Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives,:
Your committee having had under con-
sideratiOn the following bills and petitions !
viz: Petition of Charles johnson: petition
OF Frank Hugnet; House bill No. 395, an
act for relief Of j. a. Robichaux: House
bill No. i07, an act for relief of Il. Fortune
and others, beg leave to report tavorably
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