New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-02
ORLEANS THURSDAY


political move, and the public would so con-
slider it. The Governor could not now be
tried with the dignity and decorum essen
tial in such cases. The proceeding
would be a failure and result in
no good except to place on record
series of fifteen charges by the Democrats,
which may be used as campaign arguments.
When he voted for measure it was with
some hope of succese, but there was none
here These charges are only calculated to
keep up prejudice, and these proceedings
are ill ad vised. 1t is said Governor kel-
logg is the chief of the Republican party.
and therefore this was blow against it.
He would DO sorry, indeed, if one
man could be considered its leader
in q matter of principle, and did
not recognize him as such so far as he was
concerned. He was not friend of his, and
had never done him an official favor, but he
would not at the last moment without time
to examine the charges, vote to impeach
him. This ac lion is like a coup detat and
locks as if it were only to get rid Of Re-
publican Governor. Instead of thus fritter-
ing away time the House should be legis-
lating for the good of the State.
The articles were adopted one by one,
except the fourteenth, relative to the Gov
ernor's contingent fund, which Messrs.
Wilt and Hall asked their friends TO vote
against. Mr.. Hall stating tie Governor had
| furnished an account of it's disbursement.
On the last article, charging the illegal
| calling of an extra session OF the Senate,
| MI Lowell called the yeas and nays, and
voted yes, he having voted for a similar
charge against Governor Warnoth.
| The articles wers adopted by 81 to 3G.
| MIR. Levisees motion to reconsider the
legislative appropriation bill was tabled.
| Mr.. Stafford made his report on the gen
| eral appropriation bill, MIR. Dupre was ap-
| pointed chairman of a committee on tbs
| North louisiana Railroad Company, and
the House took recess till 7:30 z. NJ.
At that tine, Mr.. Hahn being in the chair,
Mr.. Estilette moved and secured the pas
sage of bill for the relief of the family of
the late Judge John j. Morgan, giving them
the pay for the time left vacant by his de-
| cease.
The general appropriation bill then came
up.
Mr. Dupre said:
Mr. Speaker, l am compelled for once in
nv life TO differ flOm the report Of d com
mittee composed chiefly of members OF my
own party. l refer to the report OF the
chai. man of the Committee on Appropria-
tions We have been most epeciously ac-
cused at the hands Of the Republicans upon
this floor Of studioUsly neglecting the pass
ace of reform measures, which it is alleged
| crowd our Clerk desk frora the 81 i tte lbiI
evening. at this late hovr, q motion is made
| by Republican member 10 proceed to the
consideration of the app op1lation bill. l
am much more disposed to call up from the
Clerks desk the many vondroas reform
measures that the august Senate has vouch-
safed Us. ! do balieve that the consdera-
ton OF any and ali such measures will rot
consume one 1.-THE of the time of tis night :
sitting that this appropriation bill would
for Notwithstanding the strong assev'
eratlons Of the gentleman from Ten
sas (Mr. MattheNsl as 20 the re
form measures we have received irou
the Senate and which are now lying
upon our Clerks desk, believe they may
and these reforms, such as they are, apply
to local matters only. l DEFY the most
active explorer to find among the papers
before this House d single bill of reform
that would cover moro than few loca
matters and in order to remove any doub
as to the toolishEess of or indisposi.ion II
reform. l am in favor of going straight Il
the GALE II lar and taking up the Senate meas
ures and passing them to night. The gentle
man from East Feliciana, Mr. Ray. styles thi
appropriation reform measure; but l sa,
that the bill is stereotyped one, whiel
every Legislature under normal condition
would pass with scarcely any discussion
but these normal co nditions don't exist now
/. therefore, move that this bill be postpone
and made the special order OF the day fo
tomorrow at one o'clock.
The motion was rejected and the OIL
taken up section by section.
The majority were in favor of the bill
but the minority, led By Mr.. Dupre, wer
, determined, and proposed amendments t
every item. Other bills were called up fo
delay, but soon sent back to the calendal
ana at nine o'clock the second item OF th
first section only being reached the bill bi
fair to last week.