New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-04

what would have been the result OF all the
violence thai has taken place had it not
| been for the Returning Board. Oelleve
that the principal object OF thls Dill is tbe
protection of the lives and liberties OF both
| white and colOred people.
Mr.. Weber-People VINO sent me here
| demand that the Senate pass a measure Of
this kind, as a safeguard for all their dearest
rights; my constitpents wish the law passed
to preserve them in the pursuit of happiness.
Mr.. White-I desire to say q few words
| in explanation of my vote. l must say, Mr..
President, agree entirely with the senti-
ments expressed by the gentleman from
Orleans (Mr. Ogden), that it this bill is
adopted, trouble and bloodshed will surely
| follow, and the blame Of all this will be
upon the shoulders of the Republican
party; have litened with great deal OF
patience to the explanations given by
Senators for voting tor the passage OF this
bill; must certainly say. Mr. President, that
! am not IL favor Of placing so much power
iii the hands of few men as this bill pro-
poses to do. do not believe it ia right to
place this power in the hands OF creatures
Of ia Senate. or in The hands OF the crea-
tnres of any body else. l say to the Senators
upon the other side of the house, if they
are willing to pass such bill as this, they
| u-t stand by it, and be willing to accept
the cons q lences. l will say that members
on this side of the house are not willing
that 1t should pass. In my judgment it is
one of the worst measures that has been
presented to the members of the Leglsla-
ture for their action, and l think that the
most direful consequences will result it 1t is
passed. For if this bill becomes law the
result, | believe, will be the destruction OF
the lives of ten thousand colored people.
appeal to every colored man upon the
floor of this Senate
Senator Burch-I object, Mr.. President
to the Senator appealing to any c0lOred
man upon This floor.
Senator White-l appeal to every Senator
who belongs to the cOlored race. say to
him, beware beware! Why! Because the
given to him, is 10 his hands; and if they
by their vote pa this bill, they will 60 be-
fore the country as having by their aid
passed measure r. ndering themselves un-
worthy OF having received the great priv
ilege which has been accorded them.
The motion to adopt the substitute finally
was made and the bill adopted, there being
only ten votes against it. Msssrs. Alexander
and Greene were the only Republicans who
voted against the bill.
House.
No prayer yesterday.
With the exception Of a resolution of Mr..
Murrell, and the calling of the roll under
Mr.. Booths rule for routine business. there
was nothing out Of the usual course until
the order of the day was called
Mr.. Murrell desired that tho committee on
the accounts of the State Superintendent of
Education should fiud out what has beco
of $4,000 that ought to be in the treasury OF
Madison.
Mr.. Demas objected to having committees
instructed to look up the affairs of NJ .dison,
as this was the second time it had occurred.
Some references to the G. ntrol of nomina-
tions by the Governor and in the conven-
ton, and few mild reflections passed be-
tween the members, and in The end Mr..
Murrell's desires were tabled by 80 votes
against his own.
During the calling of committees, Mr.
Elliott called up the amendment to the con-
stitution, restricting the power of the Gov
ernor to retain bill unsigned after the ad
journment of the Legislature.
Mr.. Elliott explained that the bill put the
Governor in precisely the same position as
the President, and in accordance with the
constitution of the United States in rela-
ton to bills that remained in his hands. If
he did not sign them within five days they
could not become laws.
The amendment was adopted by so yeas,
against the vote of Mr.. Woods, of Ouachits.
The order of the day was the majority
and minority reports OF the Committee on
Railroads on the joint resolution relative to
Senator Vests bill on the Texas Pacific
railroad, and being called up, the minority
report was laid on the table by vote of SO
to q.
Mr.. Guichard in moving q reconsidera-
ton, said he had supposed the friends of
the majority report wished discussion of
the question, but he found they did not,
and therefore was compelled to vote in tho
affirmative that he might say few words.
If there was any good reason for that re-
port he would vote for it, but he had heard
none. Any amendment would defeat the
whole bill in Congress. The main trunk
W
build single branch. The fact that the
land grant that had been given could not
be taken away except by action of Con-
gress, had been developed, and that would
delay the bill still more. He could see no
reason for opposition except that the bill
had originated with Republicans. He
was sorry to see every measure
proposed by them voted down only
to be proposed and carried the
next day by the other side. If all the credit
was sought it should be remembered the
Senate was Republican and if bills of reform
passed, some credit must come to the Re-
publican party and they must be signed by
D Republican Governor. He knew there
was no remedy for this but to apply the
ax to the roat of the evil, and act more in
the spirit Of the compromise that brought |
the members together and help to carry |
,ut it's good intent. He agreed with Mr.. |
Kidd's remarks the other day that, how. |
sver strong party affiliations might be in
The canvass, here they should be banished |
and all work for the good of the State, with |
liberty, honesty and impartiality.
Mr.. Young wished to correct the i'm
preston that this was political question;
politics had no more to do with it than with |
the price of warrants. He concurred with |
Mr.. Guichard and Mr.. Kidd as to the du-
ties OF members. He wished to obtain aid
Tor the New Orleans Pacific road, if posi-
bic, but feared it was not possible.
Mr.. Guichard said it was question
whether 1t was to be Louisiana first and
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