New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-07
THK LEGlsLATURR YESTERDAY.

Senator Wharton, chairman OF the SeEat'
special committee appointed to confer Will
similar committee from the House, OF
House bill No. 20, known as the approp1a
ton bill, reported that the joint committe'
had agreed upon Q substitute bill which
would be reported to the House imme
s,ately. The report was received and th'
committee discharged.
Senator Young. chairman Of the Commit
tee on Retrenchment and Reform. reported
that the committee had had under favorable
consideration bill to be entitled an acI
relative to the fees and emoluments Of the
Auditor Of Public Accounts, and recon-
Ioended it's immediate passage.
Senator MasicOt gave notice that he
woul id, at future time, introduce bill fol
the reorganiz alton of the Metropolitan
Police, providing for the prompt payment
OF tine members thereof, etc.
Senator Brewster called up Senate bill
No, entitled an act to amend the cOnsti.
stition of the State of Louisiana. 1t was
ordered to be printed in the journal and
made the special order Of the day for Mon
day next, at the expiration OF the morning
hour.
Senator Allan, by unanimous consent, in
troduced joint resolution thanking the
lower House Of Congress for vindicating the
civil equality of all men In this country by
passing the civil rights bill; eulogizing
General Benjamin F. Butler for his able
championship Of the bill in the House;
asking the friends Of human rights in the
Senate to consummate the great work in
that branch Of Congress; and calling upon
The President to aid In securing the per-
fection OF this new charter Of civil rights
by promptly af6xing his signature to it
when it is presented for his approval.
In presenting the resolution, Senator Al
lain briefly addressed the Senate in its sup
port. He regarded the passage OF the
civil rights bill through the ma
tona House of Representatives. as
too NOZZLE an achievement in the
history Of free government to be passed by
IN silence. He felt that some acknowledge
ment OF the noble conduct Of members who
voted tor this bill in the popular branch of
Congress was due from Louisiana's represen-
tatives in the Legislature. For this reason
be had presented the resolution under con.
sideration. He then spoke of General B. +.
Butler as q man too we'll known to require
communication at his hands. The speaker
said that gentleman had ever been the
all men before the law without regard
to color or previous condition. For
this consistency he had been grossly
ma igned and misrepresented by the
enemies of equal rights whenever they
found an opportunity of doing
him an injustice. But this did not deter
bin from doing his duty. He remained the
champion of the poor mans rights, and no
bill, said the Speaker, can pass Congress,
while General Butler remains there, ad-
verse to those rights, that he will not
oppose with all the vigor, energy and
ability for which he is 60 justly celebrated.
The attacks that have been made upon him,
the Speaker said, had proved futile; and
the noble stand he had taken for broader
system Of civil rights than had ever before
been obtained in this land of freedom en-.
titled him to bhe respect and admiration !
Of all true lovers and promoters of human !
righte. The Speaker said there had been |
some doubt about the passage Of the civil !
rights bill, but for his part he did not see |
any reason to apprehend Its defeat. It had |
already passed the House, and he believed it |
would pass the Senate. As q colored man, |
and Q representative OF the colored race, he
Eelt grateful for the justice that had been
lone his race under Republican admins
nation Of the national governments and
when the civil rights bill becomes q law, he
'elt that nothing more would be necessary
o satisfy the colored people. They would
hen enjoy the rights that belong to Ameri-
,an citizens, and this is sll they nave con-
ended for. When this Is granted, he felt
atlstied that all discordance between the
wO races would disappear and peace and
'tosperity would again bless the land.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Senator
Allain obtained suspension of the rules in
rider that the resolution might be read q
econd time. He then obtained a further
nspension Of the rules, and the resolution
nally passed the Senate and was sent to
be House for concurrence.
The Senate then adjourned until to-m0r-
ow at twelve O'Clock NJ.
House of Representative.
Speaker Hahn called the House to order
t noon yesterday with fifty five members
resent. Prayer was offered by the chap
lin. The reading OF the journal was dis
NTH and xuon opprora1 |
Mr.. Sartain offered q resolution notifying
,e absent mem bers of the House that un-
ss they. returned within ten days their
,ats would be declared vacant and the
ovefAor be directed to order 6 new elec- ,
ON to fill the vacancies.
Mr.. Mathews presented the report Of the ,
inference committee ON the legislative aD- 4
,opriation bill. The report was adopted, &
i'd the matter made the special order for I
% Pm q
Mr.. Lowell rose to . privileged question. ,
e said that he had been very quiet the =
y before and did not speak at all. Yet
, saw in the New Orleans Rcayss'se
atemens that Lowell saw something be.
I'd this and was opposed to compromise"
1e fact was he was in favor of compromise,
it had eaid nothing whatever on the sub
1t Friday. He also saw n the same paper a
statement that Lowell was sbsentiBg Il
mself from the meetings of the committee y
examine the books and accounts Of the ~ y
,di.or." On the contrary, he was spend
, nearly all his time in that investigation.
, liked the Pcoy,sme, it being such
ltAful and accurate paper.