New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-26

when . member of the Legislature of 1867.
for the bill to pay the claim known as tht
"Weil & fanny claim" In this you are mis
taken. IOpposed the bill throughout. Ny
opposition to it was based on article l29 o
the State constitution of 1864. l opposed
1t ON the further ground that there wert
! ether Cl AIMS Of immense magnitude against
tho Allen government equally meritorioui
- tho Wsil & fanny claim, and if the door
was opened BY the allowance # the claim
IN imOente debt would be saddled upon
the Ssste. growing out of the war. have
NOT the Journal Of the House before me to
LOOK at my vote on the bill, bat my 0pposi
tio0 to IL on the grounds stased waa well
known among thu members of the House
am Inclined to think that WAS not pres
ent when the vote was taken, owing to my
absence from the CITY at the time, but the
Journal of the House will show.
| You will please make the necessary cor
recti0n in your statement of yesterday, and
make this letter part of your corrected
| statement.
Respectfully. your ohadient eervant,
JOHN McENERY.
General Anderson continued then as fol.
| lows:
Isaid that McEnery voted for the bill
Upon examination. however, l find that he
| voted sg gainst the bill. But wish to state
| further that when the bill was under con.
| sideration in the House, the committee to
| whom is had been referred-the Committee
| on Claims-referrt it back. The record of
| the proceedings of the Senate upon that
subject is as follows:
'Mr. Haley, chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee ON Claims, reported on House
| hill No. 80, an scs for the relief of We'll &
Jsuny, a. follows:
"rhe COMMITTEES on Claims instruct me
| to report the clam Of Well & JAnny back
! to the House, with the recommen dation
that it be referred to tbs Committee on the
Judiciary, involving, Is it does. ia their
opini, n, the construction of articles ia end
l29. const:tu,iOn Of 1864.
They further instruct me to report that
| they have given this claim q very thorough
| and impartial examin atiOr; have examined
various witneeses, ana arr OF opinion that
| the goods for which this claim is presen ted
| we're received and used by the state gov.
| ernment which exixted ct the time at
| Shreveport, and that the inhabitants of Q
large portion of this State were benefited
| thereby.
"They further instruct me to report that
| from documents submitted t. this commit
mitted herewith, it appears that the claim
ante hSd in their possession, short time
subsequent to the surrender of tho Trans
Mississippi Department sufficient cotton to
have liquidated their claim; but that owing
| to the sction Of the agents Of the State of
Louisiana, then in Texas, the control and
possession Of this cotton was taken from
tnsn snd tho ooston su19eq q4e4 WvoipPoo
"Chsirman Committee on Claims.
"rhe report was adopted, and the bill,
with the accompanying papers and reporte,
wac referred. on motion of Mr.. Haley, to
| tho Committee on the Judiciary.
This committee was one of the ablest
ever raised in any Legislature of this State,
| consistiug of the Hon. j. B. Elan, Of Do
| S,to. . lawyer and IN experienced legislator;
| Colonel George williamson. of CAddo, an
| eminent lawyer; Hon. A. l. Tucker, OF St.
Mary, one of the leading members of the
| bar Of South western Louisiana, and an ex-
oerisnoed legislator; Captain L. NJ. Mutt,
| Of Caddo, distinguished lawyer; j. A. Snl-
der, of Boseier, an able lawyer; Hon.
Hunter Collins, of East F. lici ana; Judge
| w. 8. Scott, OF Jefterson; Hon J. McEnery,
OF Onachita. one OF the aolest OF the law
yers Of North Louisiana, ana tnreo young
lawyers OF this city who hsve already won
euccess and fame, James Mcdonnell, ). b.
Eusl.s and Simonds.
.The committee 30 composed reported aa
follows:
''On an act for the relif OF Well q
1
| 1sa0we:
THE committee having had under con
alteration the bill entitiod an act tor the
relief OF We'll q JAnny. committed to them
BY the House, ss tho request OF the Com
mittee on Claims, have to report that, In the
opinion Of the committee, the debt created
| by the State during the Administration OF
Henry w. Allen, - Governor OF tbs State,
| and for which relief 10 sought ny the calm
1 A l.
! semoiy, - NOT ocnoxfons 10 the one
hundred and twenty ninth article OF the
constitution Of 1854, because the goods
| FURNISHED the sac oy tue claimants, and
furnished the people, were ordinary neces-
| eariee OF lie. not contrsoand OF war: NOR
does 1t appear that any OF the articles FUR
ni.hed by claimante were used oy the Con-
ieaersse army, ana .; tne ~ste nsd no troops
IN the neAd st that time:
"kespectfully srcmttsd:
u ELAM' chairman.
ION motion of Nh Elan, the bill and ac.
companyin2 documents were recommitted
to the Committee on Claims with the fore.
going written opinion. (See Journal House
Of Representatives, 1867. page 69
.Oo Friday, March 8, 1867, the Comm
on Claims reported the bill back to the
House, .oallinR attention to the previous
report of the Committee on Claims mean
ing the favorable report of the committee
Of March I, quoted above at length.
.On Monday. March Is. 1867. the House.
in nursnsnce Of q resolution. took un for
oonsideration private and local bills. and
amoue theee the bill entitled IAN act for the
rel,ef of We'll and JENNY House hill No.
90.
"Aud the rulas being suspended recurring
the House to 20 into COMMITTEES of the whole
on an appropriation. Mr.. Gage (Mr. Lseds in
the chat moved an amend ment striking
out sone hundred and forty and insert
.one handred.'
"Mr. Blsckman offered the following