The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-21
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North Louisiana Railway Company, was intro
duced without previous notice By Eenstor
Mitchell. Head and referred.
| On motion OF Senator Aliain, . recess was
taken till O'Clock p. m.
ArrEH HyCEss.
| The Senate was called TO order ss O'Clock by
| The roll being called seventeen senators an
swered 10 their names, including Senator Pierre
| Landry, Of Ascension parish, holding over Sem
ator from the Seventh senatorial District
There being no quorum the Sergeant-st- Arms
was instructed TO produces absent members.
subsequently there still being no quorum, the
Senate adjourned till IL m. Saturday.
The House.
| The House assembled pursuant TO adjourn
ment. Speaker Bush in the chair and q qnofam
present.
Gen. W. L. McMiIan, OF Carroll, presented
himself at the Hpeaker's desk, was sworn In, and
| addressed the House as follows:
eEN. M'MiLIAr's REMARxs.
The Legislature assembled in this hall en,~
braces majority in each house Of the legally re-
| turned members. am here tod ' In obsdienca
| TO wh 1t conceive to be my duty, 10 yield assent
to this acton OF the represen atives OF he people.
| Al er contest OF more than one hundred days
| between :. opposing forces and governments
| thi result ha been attained. During this long
period the business iutefess Of his city and Oh
the State have been greatly embarrass d. Courts
have been partially paralyzed by doubts as TO
which would beceme the esta bshed government,
aud capital, always iimid, has stood aloof from
the active industries of the State. Our local dis
turbanse has impaired faverish condition to the
ahoe body-pollie, and many OF the wsfst and
| best men OF the nation have painfully s~s sited the
possible evil consequences Of this sbporfna etats
| Of affairs. Yenr action, Repfesenta ives,
has been taken, no deubt, under
an Intelligent appreciation Of this
srave rec ponsibtli'ies resting upon .yoa, and
with an earnest desire 80 compose, fitialiy and
forever. Cur domestic dstub,pces, to the end
| that peace and prosperity may preyaii within our
| own borders, and the apprebensions of our hllow-
citizens OF other States quisted. Until quite re-
Gently hoped the government established by the
political party to whi adhere might have be-
| come the Instrument to bestow upon the State
aud nation these sore1y needed results. Your
action, however, has rend red this impossible.
The statement of this fact ID sufficient for the
present. discussion OF The primary caases OF
and powerful forces entering into this contest
would hardly be pertinent TO the occasion.
10 the dominant politieai party ia the govern
ment, to which you have yielded your counte-
nance and support, we must look, for the pree-
ent, for the blessings OF good government. Their
| promises are as fair as ne most ardent Republi-
esn could desire. BY solemn declaration OF
their Legislature thev have pledged themselves
"to accept in good faith the thirteenth, four
teenth and ffteeDtb amendments to the const-
tuition OF the United States in letter and spsrn ~
TO :" the enforcement OF The Ia rightly and i'm
partially" J" and TO the humblest colored laborer
upon the soil OF Louisiana the "fu and egnsI
protection Of the laws in person. property. p6liu4
| cal rights and privileges" Added to these is q
d. claration OF solemn purpo Q 10 maintain
system OF public schools by an equal and uni~
form taxation npon property as provided in the
constitution OF the State, and which shal secure
/ the education OF the children Of white and col
orad citizens with equal sdysntagas.v The Chief
Executive OF this government has pledged him-
self TO use the power intrusted to him In
enforcing these pledges. The honor Of the
making these pledges, and Of the Governor 10
Ispproviog them tsnds, pledged to he people Of
this State and the nation.
The whole people will await their fulalInent with
confident hope that you meant what yoa said, IN
I letter and in spirit the opportunity lie grand
one, and III this State government rises TO the
lofty plane Of action where alone its pledges can
be redeemed, Lonisiana will ces 9 10 b., the bane,
and will surely become the pride of the Union.
In taking my seat among you, bring with mo
no aDimosities no dirseneions. Whatever en-
ergy an fidelity have dplsysd in standing by
the government with which my poll ical opinions
affiliate, they were yielded tss strictest sense
OF duty. The same sense Of day dictafes my
action now, aud it will sway III working shoplder
to shoulder wi b you in every measure thst We
inaue eurate for the prosDsri and welfare Of orr
people. You can ask no more; csn promise no
less.
1 GEO. WASHINGTON, or ooNooRpIA,
arose to question Of privilege. Ho felt that be
owed an explanation 10 the eeislaiure. BE owed
them an apology. BE would admit that he 'werss
He had his family to heart, and he had
to attend TO his family. Hs had been put
in q position which prevented him from
returning. He had some other bus 4ss to attend
to. lie had no intention Of violating his oath.
He had gotten M at O'Clock this morning ut the
st. Louis Hotel an made his escape. He spoke
also OF policemen and sergesnts- alarms, armed
with warrants for his arres,--onr reporter being
unable to seizs the exact signihc .tion Of h1s
words.
Mr.. Lyons, of Esst FeIcians, in the clair.
ii xEsoLgTIoNs.
BY MIR. Singleton, of st. Landry--A resolution
in effect that no more cla ms against the State
t for indebtedness for past years be received by
this House and that all claims already presented
be returned. The resoluti II was adopted.
1 BY Mr. Yonpg, Of CIaiborne--A resolution 10
pay 10 &. O. Payne 1876, being ~ per cent on
> collections made by him early in January from
citiz ms.
the resolution was adopted.
III Concurrent resolution relative TO Adjournment
D sine die. Mr.. Young moved 70 postpone until II
. O'Clock Saturday. Adopted.
Err. Kennedy Of Jefferson obtained consent "a
: introduce ball appropr ating $4,000 TO pay the
0 commission Of ASSESSORS for dehciencies during
the year 1876.
Read first time and the House refused 10 suer
r Epend the rules for second reading.
= FIRST READINGS.
Senate bill No. 122, providing for oornmissioE
: TO sit during recess to investigate TIE present
. condition of the state in the matter sof licenses
: Pending consideration Oh the biz the seasat
. met the House in
JOINT SESSION,
% and the General Assembly proceeded to ballot
for United States Senator, VITA the ftilovini
IL Yesnlt
Senate House. Total
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