New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-19

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ri T: A. CAGE, Chairman;
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>. --.. WILLIAM, HARPER, y.
81 THOMAS c. ANDERSOl
. NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Ola:
J. Of bill to be entitled an act to diviC
I the parish of Carroll into police jury ward
| fix the boundaries of the same. designa,
the voting places therein, and provide fe
the eiectionand organization Of the polio
jury of said parish. and define their powel
and d uties, and the powers and duties {
their officers, and fixing the salaries Of sal
: police jurors and officers.
BY Mr.. Brewster:
Of bill to be entitled an act directin
the clerks of district courts throughout tn
State, except the parish of Orleans, to r.
cord the proceedings or process verbal q
coroners' inquests; providing penalties 70
noncompliance thereto, and fixing the fe
Of recording said proceedings; duties Q
parish coroners. of any person acting il
that capacity; penalty for Noncompliance
thereto, and mode of collecting said pen
alties, and how the fines collected shall b,
disposed
By Mr.. Breaux:
OF bill to be entitled an act to appro
pirate the sum Of SOS for the payment o.
quarter salary ending December, 1873, o,
A. Bouenchaud, parish judge of Poin.
Coupee parish.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Sypher, by unanimous consent, in
troduced the following bill, to be entitled
an act to donate and transfer to the United
States certain lots or parcels of land for the
use of the United States.
The bill was read the FIRST time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
q four-tifths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on Public Lands and Levees.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Blackburn called up the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, The doctrine or political theory
that ito the victors belong. the spoils," i
necessarily imply corraption or venality,
because if party is right ite principles are
worthy to he upheld and preserved by an
equal and proper distribution of it's patron.
age among its members, contrary course
being not only individually unjust to those
who strive and toll for party success, but
dcmoralizing both to the successful party
itself and to the body polite in general,
and therefore never should be INDUCED
where competent and worthy men may be
found to fill the Offices and places Of enolu.
ment and honor accruing under a triumph
of their party; therefore, be it
Res0lred. That it is the sense and senti. |
ment of this Senate that all the appointive |
offices in this State should be given to true |
and worthy and competent Republicans,
and that the Republican Senators should in |
all cases be advised with and consulted in |
regard to all appointments in their respect |
i've senatorial districts; that we will not |
countenance any other policy on the part of |
our Republican Governor, to sustain and |
uphold whom we have suffered and risked |
20 much, and trust he will at once see the |
Justice of our position, and readily and
cheerfully accord with US.
ResOlced further, That it is of the first |
Importance to the continued success and
Ana, and is demanded by the strict rule both
Of political and moral justice, that all the
patronage OF the CustomhOuse at New Or
eans should not only be melted out to true |
ind competent members OF the Republican |
party, but the distribution should also be
rs equally as possible distributed among
,he party throughout the State, each parish
being entitled to some consideration and
in the premises; that the best |
places should invariably be accorded the
Oldest and most uniformly faithful and
competent members of the party: and with
his view Of political equity and justice, we
Express it az our sense of right and pro- |
,riety that our Republican Senators and
in the Congress of the
United States should be heard and consult
ID in regard to the proper distribution of
his CustOmhOuse patronage, and also in
egard to all other appointments affecting
ur prosperity and destiny as members Of
he great Republican party and as Ameri-
an citizens.
While the foregoing resolution was being
ebated by MIR. Blunt, the following words
we're taken down, on motion Of Mr.. Burch,
8 Objectionable words:
pets Of his Excellency.'
At one o'clock Mr.. Stamps called up the
pedal order of the day.
MIR. Blunt moved to postpone the special |
rder of the day for twenty minutes.
Postponed.
While Mr.. Blackburn was debating, Mr..
urch made the point of order that the res
utions were before the Senate. not colored !
EN-.
The President did not decide that Mr..
lackburn, was out of order, but directed
e Senator to confine his remarks to the
lbject
(Mr. Allan in the CHART
Mr.. Blunt moved the previous question, T
hich was duly seconded.
Mr.. Burch maze the point of order, that I
Oh Senator was allowed two minutes to I
plain his vote. T
Mr.. Allan, in the chair, sustained the v
lint Of order. !
On call of two Senators the yeas and nays
ere ordered.
The Senate ordered the main question by
Q following vote: D
feas-Blackburn. Breaux, Blunt, Brew =,
r, Crozier. Gla, Greene, Harper, Landry, u
scOt, Weber-il.
Nsys-Allain, Burch, Chadbourn, Cage, Il
tiege, Stamps, Wharton, Whitney s.
Absent : Alexander, Anderson, Cage,
mont. Eustis. George, Grover. Herwlg. RI
lls, Kelso. Ogden, Pollard, Robertson,
ven, Sypher Twitchell, White-l7. n,
Under operation of the previous question.
Senate voted to adopt the resolution by :,
following vote: VI
leas-B ackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Brew
r, Crozier. Ola, Greene, Harper, Mascot, zi
,ber Whitney-il. p,
'ays-Allain. Burch, Chadbourn. Cage, W
tiege, Landry, Stamps. Young-S.
Anderson, Dumont,
sits. George. Grover. Herwig, Kelly, h.
lso, Ogden, Pollard, Robertson, Steven, G,