The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-03-09
FAILURE OF THE FERRY BILL.

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to show their hands upon the bill
intended to destroy the ferry monOp-
ok at this place, and the result DEM
onstrates that Ascension is misrepre-
sented in the lower House of the Cen
eral Assembly by couple OF men
who have either been Influenced by
corrupt means, or display an unac-
countable disregard of the interests of
the people they were elected to serve.
The opportunity to which we refer
was the adoption by the House of a
resolution offered by ex-Gov War
moth, providing that the roll OF par
ishes be called at evening sessions, in
alphabetical order, and that each
member have the privilege of calling
up local bill for final action.
This rule went into effect at the
session of Thursday evening, and
Ascension was the first parish called.
The Hon. Fred. Fobb sat motionless
and silent, like a bump on a log-as
he has done throughout the whole
session-apparently unconscious OF
the fact that an occasion was afforded
him at the eleventh hour to give his
Republican constituents at least one
argument to offer in exclamation OF
their unfor tuHate election of Mr.. Fobb
to the important position of Repre-
sentative.
Hon. Gloster H. Hill, at least physi-
cally awake, if morally dormant,
called up the bill, introduced by him
self, to appropriate $4,000 to clean out
Bayou Mccall. Mr.. Hill doubtless
knew there was no hope of securing
the adoption of this measure in the
present financial condition of the
State; and even if he could have got
it through the House, it would have
been matter of impossibility to Sc
cure action by the Senate before the
close of the session, which was then
but O few hours distant. Of course
the measure was promptly smothered
by indefinite postponement, as blind
man would have fOreseen. The ferry
bill had already passed the Senate
and was upon the House calendar,
favorably reported by committee ;
five minutes of time would have suf-
feed to secure its final passage, and
the people of this town and parish
would have been thereby benefited to
the extent of many thousands of dol
lars. But Mr.. Hill must needs disre-
CARDS these facts and fritter away
invaluable time with pretense of
urging a measure which he knew to
be hopeless of success. If he is simple
enough to think that the people can
be hoodwinked by such transparent
tomfoolery, he will be speedily and
effectually undeceived.
The expiration of the General
Assembly's regular session nullifies
all action taxed upon pending bills
and throws them back to their pri-
mary status. Our only hope, there
fore, that the ferry monopoly will be
overthrown this year, must rest.upon
Senator Landry's prompt action in
the Senate during the extra session
and the friendly Offices of Represent
atives from other parishes than our
own, who are willing to make those
efforts in our behalf which are denied
by the men from whom we had o
right to expect and demand them.
There is little probability that
Messrs. Fobb and Hill will make any
effort to clear their regulations of the
stain which attaches to their course
with regard to the ferry matter.
Their disposition in this respect has
been too plainly shown to be mis-
taken and an honest constituency
will take due cognizance of the pic
ture. We feel that further exhorta-
ton to these individuals to come to
the relief of the people would be USE
less; all We have to say to them DOW
is: Go ahead, boys, and look out
for Mol; its your last chance!
The FRANKLIN Sun beams forth
again with increased refulgence, hav-
ing emerged from the temporary OBJ