New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-27

THE STATE HOUSE.
Senate.

SxAVh hVUSEs
Senate.
The clear ring Of Clerk w. H. Green's
voice called the roll at twelve meridian, and
Mr.. Anderson was called to the chair.
After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Dardis, Mr..
Burch rose to privileged question, and re.
quested the clerk to read an article from
the morning Democrat. The Senator then
said:
Mr.. President, l dislike very much to
take up the time of the Senate on q prlvi.
indulgence Of the Senate for very few mo
ments to a question Of privilege, and ask
the clerk to read the following article which
l have marked in this morning's Democrat,
headed The Felician@."
The clerk read the following:
"Our friends, in counting upon aid from
Kellogg to restore peace and good govern
ment in their parish, arc leaning upon .
broken reed. That worthy will express
any amount Of sympathy for them, and
promise them almost anything they may
AK. He was eager to help the East Baton
Rouge people; but when they submitted
their proposition asking him, simply, to
accept the designations of three incompetent
and dishonest officials, and appoint three
honest and efficient men in their places.
promising If he would do 80 that there
would be q restaration of good order, he
sneaked out of all his promises and refused
to make the appointments, on the pretext
that negro bully in the Senate would
defeat their confirmation. As Jared the
East Baton Rouge people at Kellogg's
hands, so will fare those Of West Feliciana;
and when they AK him to make suitable
appointments in their parish, he will de-
cline to do 60 on the ground that Weber
will defeat their confirmation. just as he
pleaded that Burch would defeat the con-
frmatiOn of suitable appointments for
Baton Rouge"
Now, Mr.. President, it is not my inten-
ton to rise here to defend my character az
Q pesceAble citizen from the attack made
by the Democrat. OF course plead not
guilty to the charge of being NEGRO bull
~" am satisfied, Mr.. President, that the
gentleman from Alabama who adorns an
editorial chair in the State of Louisiana,
does not know the gentleman from Con-
necticut Mr.. Burch) who adOrns the seat
in the Senate OF the State of Louisiana, or
he would not have made any such state
ment as is contained in this paper. If it
was necessary, Mr.. President, for me to
give the gentleman from Alabama some
credential 10 to my peaceable character, !
might refer him to some of the best and
most respectable citizens of the State of
Louisiana. / can tell the gentleman from
Alabama who edits this Louisiana paper in
New Orleane, that although Republican
and colOred man. there are records to the
fact that l have been the recipient Of the
distinguished honor of aesociating with
some Of the best people q the city e New
gard, 1. N. Mark, and think,
Mr.. President, with. one whose name
appears in this came paper, Mr..
Southmayd, and many other distinguished
characters on the occasion of the great uni
fication mass meeting held in New Orleans
few years since. l will tell the gentle
which l believed would be for the best in
terest of the State; in fact, Mr.. President,
have associated with these gentlemen to
euch q degree that l lost my seat in the
lower House Of the General Assembly in
1872 on which occasion the New Orleans
REPUBLICAN facetiously stated that by my
wandering off into such good company. l
tinguished colleague, Hon. Mr.. Eustis, who
is now in Washington on business interests
of his own, was present, he would, l be
lieve, cOrrobOrate the statement which
make. The other papers, though in the in
terests Of The white people Of Louisiana,
have not misrepresented the colored man
as has the Democrat, it claiming to be the
Now, Mr.. President, regarding the nomi-
nations referred to by the Democrat, from
the parish of East Baton Rouge, disclaim
any knowledge of them whatever. A com:
mittee of gentlemen from my parish did
visit the Governor, and, as understood,
presented the names of persons to fill some
vacancies which they claim existed in their
parish. As l did not know anything OF such
names, it was clearly beyond my power to
speak either for their rejection or conirma.
ton. simply desire to be placed on record
as not having expressed myself, either to
the Governor or to the committee from my
parish. as to what my action would have
been. If the Governor stated to the com.
mittee, as he is reported to have done, that
have the names rejected If sent in to the
Senate for confirmation, which doubt very
much, he certainly acted without any In
formation from me whatever. Mr. Presl'
dent, when there are any vacancies to be
filed in my parish, and there are worthy
honest, competent and faithful parties noml.
mated, shall certainly use my influence TO
have this Senate confirm the same.
Mr.. Chadbourn introduced q petition from
certain residents of Kenner, they not wish.
ing to have that small section created I
city, as the number of citizens is not suff
cient to bear the burdens which will be i'm
posed by creating the Offices Of mayor and
aldermen.
Mr.. Burch offered joint resolution to re-
peal an act of 1871 concerning the drainage
of the city of New Orleans-the Mexican
Gulf and Ship Canal Company-which reso'
luton goes over.
Mr.. Whitney gave notice that he would
soon offer a resolution to reduce the salariee
of the Mayor and Administrators OF the city
of New Orleans.
Mr.. Burch wished to have q committee
appointed to investigate the affairs OF the
Mexican Gulf and Ship Island Canal Com
pany, with power to send for persons and
papers, and to report within ten days after
appointment.
The Judiciary Committee reported favor
ably on Mr.. Masicot's bill to protect game
and fish at certain periods, and it was en-
crossed. The bill gives all police Jurlet
power to punish offenders.
Mr.. Young did not like the bill, az many
people in his district almost entirely de-
pended on the lakes and woods for sub
sistence. The bill, he said, was well enough
for men of means, but when people have
nothing to eat they will fish and shoot, no
matter what season of the year or what
day of the week. The speaker therefore
asked to have the bill indefinitely postpon'
ed, but he failed.
Mr.. Allan wanted provision exempting
oro-SL .nr1;rao oo6 nhr;mDe. Laughter.