New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-12

| proceedings. or compromise, or waive, any
| rights of the State, or any matter con-
! nected with the testing OF said items OF
| Indebtedness.
| SEC. 3. Be !: further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws contrary to or
| inconsistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed, and that this act take
| effect from and after its passage.
Mr.. Butle. called up Senate BIZ! No. 81.
| an &C: for the relief of Mrs. w. Pope Noble.
Under q suspension OF the rules the bil!
finally passed as amended by the Commit.
tee on Claims.
Senate bill No. $40. an ac. making an ap.
preparation to pay the expenses OF the
! auditing committee appointed by Governor
| Kellogg. and recommended by the Superior
| Distric: Cour: Of the parish Of Orleans.
was called up by Mr.. Anderson. and on his
motion finally passed.
! Mr. Harris then announced tina; as Thurs.
| day. the twelfth instant. was the birth day
Of Lincoln. he would move that the Senate
adjourn unit! Friday next at l. NJ. and his
motion being sustained the President de-.
clared the Senate adjourned until tha:
ime.
House,
Mr.. Demas' resolution relative 20 Judge
Dureli was taken mp and passed w:thou:
opposition.
Mr.. Guichard offered resolution. which
was referred to the Committee on Levees.
inquiring whether the !eyee commissioners
had complied with their charter.
Among the reports presented by regular
committees was that Of Mr.. A. Williams.
chairman of the Committee on Penitentiary.
who submitted yoluminous report, and
asked that it be received and printed in
pamphlet form, which was ordered.
Mr.. Allan. Of West Baton Rouge, pend
ing the receipt of the report of the com.
mittee, whether the committee had in.
eluded in their report their action on the
resolution offered by him relative to the
labor Of conyicts and prohibiting their en-.
ployment on plantations.
Mr.. Williams said the committee had no:
as get reported on the resolution. bu: would
make it later in the session.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Grant. Of
Morehouse, 60 incorporate tho Lsiourche
Bridge Company was called up.
Mr.. Grant said that tho building Of the
bridge wa. an important pr bilc measure: it
would cost $4,000, and the State was asked
TO subscribe $4,000 of it. This State aid that
is asked for is not too much TO give such q
parish as Morehouse, that has paid such a
heavy tax. II is one OF the riches: par.
ishes Of the State, and contributed largely
60 Sr, tnta r,,rh> bo$
the State should aid it in return. The bridge
will be "a great public convenience. and is a
measure Of such public Importance :ha:
State aid is just and right.
Mr.. Stewart. of Tensas. said NJ. Speaker,
this bill! now presented to this house has
no: been printed: and all that or any mem.
ber Is supposed TO know Of i. is :he krowi-
edge received from hearing it just read. 1t
asks the State to give $4,000 to aid IN the
construction OF bridge in the parish Of
Morehouse. In al! other respects the bill
appears 20 be unobiectionable. bu: to the
tenth section, am compelled 70 ;nterpose
objection. am not opposed to public i'm.
provsmen: in Morehouse or any other par.
ish, and will favor any bill tina: will advance
any interests which will tend TO produce it.
l am n favor OF every parish having all
the bridges necessary, and will give the
parishes every facility to enter on their
construction. But ] can not favor any
measure that brings parishes before this
Legislature as beggars tor aid in their own
internal improvements. Sir. .his Legisla-
ture has no right to donate money which
is contributed by al! the parishes toward
the exclusive benefit of one. If the parish
Of Morehouse needs bridge. and iegisla-
tive action is necessary before it can build
it, will lend a helping hand, SO far as my
vote will help it, to build it at its own ex-
pense. But ! can not vote to give the money
OF the State for it. In the parish Of Tensas
there are perhaps more inlets. bayous and
little streams that require to De bridged
for the convenience and business OF the
people than any other parish in the State.
Many little stream IS yearly bridged by
that parish. and tho people who pay the
money never think OF calling on the State
for help. bu: they feel a pride in the work
they do. and would rather point to it as an
evidence of their enterprise shan sit idly
by the side of the stream and cal! on Her
cules to bridge it for them. They put their
own shoulder to the wheel and they have
asked. present bill which would take
money from other parishes to build local
improvements for them. There are more
bridges built each year by that parish than
any other in the State. and l reite,-
ate the Statement: because I feel. and
the people OF the parish feel.
pride in the statement. We don't ask State
aid, and 1t would not be right that we
should. We boast of the bridges we build
ourselves. This bill asks the State to give
the parish of Morehouss 5000 to aid in
building the bridge. I am opposed to that !
provision, not only for the reasons have
already advanced, but also because if the !
Legislature adopts ;ha: provision every |
parish in the State will come to us with de- |
mands of a like character Other gentle |
men may be anxious to establish such a !
precedent. and may stand ready TO follow !!
the leader over the wal! TO take State |
money for local Improvements. bu. ] can |
not vote for it. do not want my parish to |
come before the Legislature as a beggar.
She may no, be as rich. may not pay as much |
tax, even. perhaps. may be les. ;mportan. !
in the eyes of gentlemen who seek aid for
their own local measures, bu: she pays her
taxes. She has a voice in this House, and
rich or poor. she asks no aid for the mes- |
sures she is in duty bound to carry through |