New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-12
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF new ORLEANS
OFFICIAL. JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.


OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
sixth Days Session.
New Orleans, January TO- 1876. )
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
mont at twelve o'clock M, the Hon. c. C.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Presi
dent Of the Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll, the following Sena'
tors answered to their names:
Prcsent-M essrs. Alexander, Allan, An
dersOn, Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Burch,
Detiege, Dumont, Eustis, George, G0Ode,
Ola, Greene, Harper, Herwig, Keiso. Kelly,
Ogdt n, Robertson, Steven, Sypher, witch
ell. Weber, White, Whitney, Young-G.
Absent-Messrs. Brewster, Cage, Chad
bourn, Grover, Landry, Masicot, Pollard,
Stamps, Wharton-9.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. Mr..
Dardis.
(Senat0r Anderson in the chair
Senator Weber rose to question of
privilege, sent to the Secretary's desk, and
had read an article from the New Orleans
Democrat of January 9, headed, "a Smitten
Parish" and made the following remarks
thereon:
came to West Feliciana in June, 1865,
with stock of goods valued at over $4,000;
tor reference see D. Blum, Frank d Haas
Blum, Stern & Co., b. Riehl g. Co., +. p.
Martinez, Katz g. Barnett, and other firms
which l bought goods from. and do not
Lot . 10 rf 4 hon
successful in business, and continued so
until 1867 and 1868. when became imbHed
with one of the nOblest OF cause.-the Re-
publican cause-was elected to office, and
have since been the scapeg0at for all kinds
of abuses, Ostracism and persecution.
At the time that went into politics the
records will show, that owned in my own
name and for my own account two valuable
lots we'll improved in the town of St.
cost me fully $4,000 to build. My stock of
goods at that time wss worth at least
$4,000 This is the proprty said to be .
considerable town propty, we'll improved"
In January, 1873, my store and it's contents
were destroyed by fire and were total .oss.
The store and contents were insured for
$780, the insurance companies paid me in
cash $4,000, and with that money | bought
at Q tax.c0llectOr sale, from G. L. Fisher,
then collector. the 5000 or more acres of
land, which l acknowledge that l own in
my name.
The asseYtioas of the Democrat. that the
"country must understand that the white
people Of Louisiana are not responsible for
their official existence" etc. are assertions
that Ireturn to the author with the utter
contempt they deserve. The man or men
who indorse the willful and malicious false.
hoods published by tho Property Holders
Union of West Feliciana are frauds on
jou, naliem, moro infamous than the most
ln1ame and the vilest of any sinner unhung.
The only criminal act that !, Represents
tive Armstead and ex-senator Swaize are
guilty of is that, suppose. of being Repub-
licans. am, perhape, more criminal than
the others because dare assert my man
hood even in the community where the
to the Feliciana Ledger, which is said to
have become my property since the middle
OF the year 1873. This patriotic Democrat has
been 20 truthful that / am almost afraid to
contradict any more of its statements. But
we must have the facts. and the truth will |
out. Its assertion is q barefaced falsehO0d,
and here is the procf. l bought the Ledger |
in the middle OF the year 1872 from Mr.. C.
j. Howell, of St. FraDcisville, and paid for |
been edited by me as Republican news |
psper ever since.
The journal wac. read, corrected and ap-
proved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Senator Breaux submitted the following
export:
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE
and Manufactures January 10. 1876. )
70 the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
-. /
avorably on Senate bill No. Is, an act en-
tiled an act to incorporate the Mercantile
insurance Warehouse and Loan Company.
'''' JOHN /. BREAUx, Chairman.
On motion of Senator Burch the report
vas referred to the Committee On Unfn-
he'd Business.
Senator Weber submitted the following
eport from the Committee on Health and
Quarantine:
COMMITTEE ON FKALfH AND QUARANTINE,
New Orleans, January 9, 1876. 5
o the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your committee beg leave to report, on
enate bill No. AZ, an act to provide for the
urial of INDECENT persons dying within
,rtain limits of the city of New Orleans, to
rovide for the payment Of the same and
Y other purposes, favOrably.
On Senate bill No. "a, an act relative to
10 recording of births, deaths and mar {
ages in the parish Of Orleans, designating
le president of the Board of Health of the
tate Of Louisiana as recorder, and en-
,wering the Board of Heslth to enforce
lis act by ordinance or other suitable re-
llation, favOrably.
submitted,
E. L. WEBER, Chairman.
On motion of Senator Burch, the report :
as ordered to be referred to the appro-
late committee when appointed.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following Senators gave notice that
some future day they would introduce =
q following bills:
By Mr.. Weber: =
Of q bill to be entitled An act to amend
q act entitled an act to incorporate the
,wn of Clinton, parish of East Felicians,
approved May 9, 1852, and to
:ovide for the better police and govern !
emit of said towr, and to exempt the citi-
ms thereof from the payment of parish ]
xes and licenses.
By Mr.. Eustis: q
OF bill to be entitled an act to regulate
ID reduce the fees, costs and charges and
tiles of the recorder of mortgages of and
r the parish Of Orleans, in the State of
determining the fees to be paid
the Office of recorder Of mortgages of the