New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-25

The President declared tho constitutions
rule suspended. ..-,.-,..-.,..s q.
The bill was read the third time.
| Mr.. Twitchell moved that the bill fnall
pass, and demanded the previous question
The main question was ordered.
On call of two Senators the yeas and nay
were ordered.
The Senate voted to pass the bill by tn
following vote:
Yeas..Anderson. Blackburn, Breauz
Blunt, Cage. CrOzier, Ola, Greene, Harper
Kelso, Landry, Masicot, Pollard, Sypher
Twitchell, Weber. Whitney, Young-1S.
Nays-Allain, Brewster, Burch. Chad
bourn, Detiege, Dumont, Stamps, Wharto
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Acknowledgements, Eustis, George, Gro
yer, Herwig. Kelly, Ogden, Robertson
Steven, White-l0.
The title was adopted to stand as stated
Mr.. Twitchell moved to reconsider tn
vote by which House bill No. g. was finally
passed, and moved to lay that motion Of
the table.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senat
voted to table, as follows:
Yeas - Anderson. Blackburn, Blunt
| Ok0duA, CEOLioT. Via, Ofotuo, harper, Adu
dry, Masico-, Pollard, Sypher, Twitchell
Weber, Whitney, Young-l6.
| Nays-Allain. Brewster, Burch, Chad
| bOurn, Detiege, Dumont Kelso, Stamps
| Wharton-9.
acknowledgements. Eustis, George, Gro
| yer, Harwig, Kelly. Ogden, Robertson
Steven, White, Cage-ll.
Mr.. Young introduced Senate bill No. 1913
a bill to be entitled joint resolution asking
Congress to furnish food and clothing tt
the people in the overfowed districts o.
Louisiana who have no means of obtaining
food and clothing.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four ffths vote, and the bill read second
time.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Young moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended.
The constitutional rule was suspended By
a four-tfths vote, the bill was read the
third time, and finally passed, its title
adopted, and to stand as stated.
Mr.. Burch, by unanimous consent, offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
WHEREAS, Articles of impeachment have
been presented to the Senate alleging that
Judge Trimble is guilty Of high crimes and
misdemeanors in Office; be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of
Louisiana, That the Senate now resolve
itself into high court of impeachment,
and that the presiding officer of the Senate
notify the Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court, or his senior associate, of the action
of the Senate.
Adopted
Mr. Weber offered the following:
Rcsoired That the President of the Sem
ate shall appoint a committee, to consist of
six members of the Senate, one from each
congressional district, to be known az the
omnibus committee to whom all House
bills shall Oe referred.
Lies over.
Mr.. Burch moved that the President
appoint committee to prepare rules to
govern the Senate while sitting as court
Of impeachment.
Adopted.
Mr.. Whitney, chairman Of the special
committee to examine the books of the
Louisiana Levee Company, submitted the
following report, viz:
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your special comm lite, appointed to in
vestigate. the affairs Of the Louisiana Levee
Company and the Board Of State Engineers
beg leave to submit the following report:
The plan of The committee led to the fol
lowing as the principal points Of the inves-
tigation
l. The nature of the contract entered into
between the State and the Levee Company
and its subsequent notifications.
.. Tho responsibilities OF each Of the par
ties under that contract.
3. The manner in which the Levee Com
pany has performed its contract
4. The amount, in cubic yards, of work
performed by the company, and the
amount earned on account of said work
). The amount received by the company
from the State on account OF construction,
and the amount received on account of re-
pairs, as allowed by their contract and
charter.
count of construction and repairs, and what
if any, has been forfeited to the
State on account of failure to comply with
tine terms of the contract.
Z. The financial ability of the Levee Com.
pany to build all the levees of the State,
and if unable, the reasons and remedy for
such inability.
8. The nature of the law passed at the
last session of the General Assembly, re-
lieving the company from liability for dam |
ages, and what was the consideration for |
such release.
Your committee have examined large
number Of witnesses, including the State |
engineer and the officers of the Levee Com |
pany, and have obtained from the State |
officers such information as they sought in |
relation to the Levee Company, and the |
amounts paid from time to time as compen-
,ation for work done. In this connection |
your committee desire to say that it is
natter of regret to them that they have
been unable to obtain the evidence of Mr. |
D. +. kenner, vice president, or of Pro-
lessor G. G. FOrshey late chief engineer of
The Levee Company, both being absent
rom the city during the whole time COW
,red by this investigation.
|. The original contract entered into in
81. between the State and the company,
'equired the company to build the first year
Yards each year thereafter. till 100000
,ubic yards should be completed, which
vas to be paid for by the State at the rate
# sixty cents per cubic yard. 1t also pro-
Tided that tax OF two mills should be
evied and collected annually for twenty
me years, and paid over to the company as
compensation for keeping such levees in
epar, and made the company liable in
lamages to persons injured by their neglect
II failure.
This contract was amended in 1873, and,
g amended, required the company to build
My such levees as should be ordered by
he commission OF engineers, anu reduced
he price to fifty cents per cubic yard. and
rovided that sufficient tax should be
svied each year to pay for the work go
rdered and performed.
In 1877 the contract was further amended
= relieving the COMPANY from liability for
amages arising from breaks in the levees
?. The State has undertaken under this
ontract to pay the Levee Company sixty
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