New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-24


from all addressing the Chair at once.
Later in the day Mr.. Seeman introduced
a resolution requesting the Senate to take
no action ia the matter.
Mr.. Piles presented resolution to allow
the committee to investigate the affairs OF
the Felic;ana az and st. Helena, 70 cit twelve
days after adjournment.
Mr.. Matthews argued that the House had
no authority to grant euch privilege by
resolution. He favored the investigation,
but this resolution was unwise and useless.
He read from Jefferson's Manual, page l3o,
which decides that such power can only Dc
given by joint action-by law.
Mr.. Ray moved to amend by preventing
any expense to the State. He also claimed
the House could not authorize committee
to sit after it's adjournment, and insisted
the report should be made during the ses-
sion.
Mr.. Woods, of West Baton Rouge, con-
sidered if the members sat after the session
thew should be paid, and he should expect
his pay.
The resolution was ruled out Of order on
Mr.. Matthews point.
Among large number Of less important
ones was the resolution that no bill should
be presented during the last three days OF
the session, which passed.
The bill to give Messrs. B. Bloomfield q
Co. the printing of the Supreme Court re-
ports came up.
Mr. Levisee desired to postpone the bill,
and that failing, yielded to Mr.. Young.
Mr. Young said if he we're shown some
| reason for defeating the BILL if that would
save 81 he would vote for it. He read
letter from Charles Gayarre, Esq, the re-
porter, stating that the cost at present for
those volumes furnished the State was $io
He said the REPUBLICAN bore out this
statement, for added to the $500 for print
| ing was the salary of the reporter of $2ooo,
and that proved what he said of the cost
being sll. 600 to SIS, 600. Two hundred and
| fifty copies were enough. He did not care
who printed the reports; he wanted econ
omy, and would wish the Republican Print
ing Company to do the work if it did it
cheapest.
On Mr.. Walkers motion the bill was in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Keeting's bill appropriating $4,000
to the Charity Hospital at Shreveport, was
discussed.
Mr.. K4eting said during the past eight
years there had been 5000, 900 appropriated
for charitable purposes. This hospital had
never received a dollar. The bonds were
at the engraver's on Camp street. AID to
this hospital, which had been receiving sick
and destitute strangers from the railroads
and river for ten years, was necessary; 1t
would be still more 30 when the Pacific
road brought more people.
Mr.. Hahn said the Charity Hospital OF
New Orleans was 500 600 in debt, and that
ought to be wiped out first. All over the
city were creditors who had been supplying
food, clothing, medicines, liquors, ETC., who
should be paid. The best way for Shreve-
port to do was to build the railroad to New
Orleans, and then they could send their
sick and destitute here.
Mr.. KeetiDg said that Shreveport had
building for hospital which it had pur-
chased and was now willing to turn over to
the State.
Mr.. Jeffries approved of the remarks Of
Mr.. Hahn, that the State should pay its old
debts before it contracted new ones. He
was willing, however, to give $4,000, and
this being accepted by Mr.. Keeting, the bill
passed.
Mr.. Lowell explained the merits of the
Crescent City railroad bill. 1t was desired
to extend the line to Carrollton, and would
carry passengers for five cents-half what
the other road was doing.
Mr.. Hahn said it was benefit to the
poor people. 1t also provided the extension
and privileges granted should have the
sanction of the City Council. No one could
object but the stockholders of the o:he'
line.
Mr.. Hammond called attention to the fac'
that the extension would be benht to tht
State by increasing the value OF the prop
erty and taxable revenues more than four
fold the exemption granted.
With Mr. Witt amendment limiting tht
exemption to January /, 1880, the bill
passed.
Mr.. Booth introduced a resolution of in
ou;ry into the election of 1877, the com
mittee to report at the next session.
He said he wished it to lie On the table
subject to call 1t was a matter of grav'
, importance, and if its object could be &C
! complished, would be approved by the
whole people, the President and Congress
He considered, though, that the question
, must be- left to the solution of time. nev
element had appeared on the scene, for th'
frat time in LOUISIANA politics, the people
, They had not obtained all they desired
but he anticipated the time when the.
would control the Senate, and the tw'
houses set at nought the illegal Governor
In time, all parties would combine, ant
hereafter the rights of all be ascertained
whether exercised or not. The resolution
was not introduced jocosely. nor to b
treated lightly, but there should be some
, I, thing to show the next Assembly.
, The resolution was disposed of in tn
manner suggested. !,
The House proceed with the calendar
passing most of the bills on it, till Mr.. Ed
wards bill proposing to take portion o
Ascension and annex it to Livingston wa
reached.
Here, finding the rules could not be sua
pended, the House adjourned.
Carpet.BagGers.
OF the 293 members of the Forty -fourt