New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-12
THE STATE HOUSE.
Senate.

senate.
Mr.. Breaux spoke in behalf of such OF
his constituents as had been overfowed by
river creyassee, he having introduced bill
10 remit back taxes now assessed against
property holders; they are unable to pay
their taxes because their crops had been
sacrificed several years in succession.
Mr.. Young wished to amend by adding
the parish of Concordis to that of Pointe
Coupee. or rather that portion of Concordia
which has been oveItiowed. Mr.. Bresux &C.
cepted rhe amendment.
Mr. Young stated that his little plantation
in Copcord;a was overfowed annually but
he managed to make some corn and cotton
each year.
Mr.. Alexander did not like the bill, and
thought that il might as well 60 overheard,
and the amendment. was tabled.
M GooGe spoke in the interest of the
bill, and expressed belief that other suf-
fe,ing parishes should be included, such
parishes as are subject to overflow the same
as Puinte Coupee. The particular parishes
mentioned oy Mr.. Goode are St. Landry,
St. Mary, Assumption, Terrebonne and St.
Martin.
Mr. Blunt was willing to take wider
range, and include all parishes which are
subject 20 over flow by water from the Mis-.
siss!ppi river.
Mr.. Young reminded members that the
State government must be run. and if taxes
are not collected State officers will not be
paid; therefore he moved an indefinite post
pcnement of the entire question.
Mr.. Stamps spoke against affolding
the relief. He said that if the aforesaid
property was worth only bit an acre, as
asserted by Mr.. Young, then the assessors
could easily fix things, for the taxes on
property worth 60 little could be easily
paid.
Mr.. Blum. wished 70 see all tie urfor.u-
mates exempted or none.
The proposition to postpone Indefinitely
was no: adopted.
The subjec. was referred.
The Judiciary Committee reported favor
ably on bill TO ask the general government
to give Mexican war veterans pensions,
and the report was adopted and the bill
finally passed.
The subject of appropriating $20.oc0 to
clear out Bayous Terrebonne and Caillou
came back with favorable report, only ob-
iected 10 by Mr.. White. whose objection
was based on the fact that the STATE is too
poor fer such expense.
Tie bill was then engrossed, the Senate
having adopted the committees report, and
the Joint resolution was finally adopted.
Mr.. Stamps succeeded in getting bill! be-
fore the Senate 10 grade and regrade
streets of New Orleans, and it was referred.
Mr Andereon's g bill to postpone the forced
collection of taxes, on which the committee
had reported untavorably, came up, and
Mr.. Stamps wished the entire subjec. post
poned indefinitely.
Mr.. Cage-Mr Presiden', l propose to
Law before the Senate the necessity O1 tee
passage of this bill.
This bill does not propose, IN nv esiiMa
ton, to take money from the state treasury
alone, bu', sir, il will also place money
ir.o tine State treasury in two ways; nrst'
by aiding the citizens OF the parlsh OF Ter
rebOnne 20 make large crops and oe aDle 70
stand large assessments on property FOR
instance, let us zee the assessment on prop.
ertv of the parish of Terre DOnne s.nce ie'O,
alone. The assessment sir. OF the properly
of that year was $3,QOOG0O. This parish,
of &44 COO $4i 900, leaving balance OF
5000, delinuuents, and the mos. OF these
were non-residents. A., nm
The assessment last year was only = wv
600 and the delinq uenr list WAS over oouoie
that Of 1870, when the assessment was
$3,OOO,OOO. Since then, owing TO the com,
ole to filling up Of Bayous Terrebonne ana
Little Gallon, the only way OF drainage
property sir, that could be eaeily assessed
At $1,000. and the owner able to pay the tax
four wears ago. to-day can not be assessed
at the quarter Of that amount, and oe sue
cessful in collecting the tax thereon.
Again, Mr.. President, there ls 70 Gay
large Quantity of lapd in tie PARISH OF Ter
rebonne belonging to the State OF Louisiana
that ia not worth a cent; but, elr, IL tnose
bayous are cleaned out these iands VIII 81,
be drained, and can be cultivated anu
am sure. sir, that i: this bill passes ana %
comes a law that there will be Inmedlateiy
enough land entered, that is now uncultl
waited in this parish, to repay the Sta.e 10, or
the aid given. l therefore hope TINS OH
will pase as all the people OF my parish Will
be greatly relieved by the aid given.
Mr.. White thought that the bill could OF
90 framed as TO meet the views OF every
member. He favored prompt COLLECTION O.
taxes. but there are circumstances whicl
mitigate the condition of things. DE wal
willing to meet any body half way to remedy
the evil complained Of, and no reasonaol'
man can deny that relief Is required II
many instances. If we can give that relie'
then there is hope for the future; let TN
narrowing past take care OF itself. 10 posi-
pone this bill would be to turn our oacR
on one of the moet important subjects eve
before the Senate, and if action should oe
DELAYED our constituents would nave
grounds for serious complaint.
Mr.. Grover deemed it best to re-commi
the bill, and it was re-cOmmitted.
After advancing numerous bills pom
or two from their standing, the SENATE az
journed until Monday.
Nearly all of those bills were acteo o'
without further debate than that wnlcl
pertains to routine work.
Last evening the Senate was ln1ofme'
that it's Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr.. William N u
ford. had concluded to resign his posl'lon
IN account of i'll health, his physical coma
tion being such as to prevent him atteno
inc IN the duties. On this announcement
An election was called for, and some OF IN
members waxed quite. warm over the SUI