The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-02-16


present and q quorum.
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS ETC.
by Mr.. Landry: From the veterans OF sew
eral parishes who have been rejected as pen
sioners and who are reeognized m as such by by tn.
such. Referred.
by Mr.. sutton: From citizens Of the par.
ish OF St. Martin residing on Bell river. asking
that that, portion of the, parish be annexed to
tho parish of ut. Mary. Referred
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Caims-F -Favornbly by majority on House bill
No. io3, for tho relief of Norbert Louaue. lte-
Corporations-F Favorably upon Senate bill No.
3; incorporating Napoleonsilie Fire Company
Also. fayorably upon the resolution instruct
ing the Louisiana representatives In Congress
to oppose the passage 81 any measure looking
to NJ he Deds saaah al hat TIE report Of the
mittee to nves tigate the State Treasurers office
be taken up. Objected to.
ACTION ON COMMITTEE REPORTS.
On Senate bill No. io7. to amend section ID of
m act approved February ID. 1871 relative to
the state Board OF Engineers. uthorzing the
Governor to contract for the repairs OF levees.
the committee. and after an amendment by Mr.
White, the bill was finally passed.
Mr.. Burch introduced an act to ratify and con-
Arm the contract between the parish OF East
Baton Rouge and Livingston with 4. L. Prienr
in and for the e9nstractlon OF bridge over the
House bin No. 30, to incorporate the Attaka-
pas College. with a favorable report was taken
up and the bill finally passed.
Plaauemine. with a favorable report was taken
up and wentove
The report q the treasury investigation,
committee was taken UP and made the special
order for Monday vt 2:30 .. m.
Mr.. Breaux called for executive session. !,
The doors were opened again In less than
MIR. Garland. from the Committee on Claims.
made report submitting BIZ as Q g subsitnte @
for Senate bill No. TO- for the relief OF d. o. Cole,
late assistant secretary OF Public Education.
meae ure for the closing OF Bayou Iafourche.
was taken up and finally passed.
SENATE B1LIs-sEcoND READING.
Senate bill No. 81 was taken UP section by sec
u IN. and pending discussion of the second Sec
ton. the hour for the special order (Senate bill
No. 116) arrived, and the bill which provides for
the removal e the csptal t. i Baton + Rouge was
Rouge II would cost si7e.ooo.
49,, me l bil ws taken ~ section BY section and
Mr.. zacharie offered an anendment to insert
Jackson, La., In leu Of Baton Rouge.
Mr.. Breaux urged Jackson as The future loca-
ton Of the capital. stating that the. Senator
from the Second District had introduced the
son as being quiet place. healthy. with all the
attractions OF scenery, no groE shops. etc. 1t
was the best location for captta!., The college
make an elegant capitol when. per contra. one |
of the committeeman recently. at Baton Rouge |
a sf2sTe as 6sas @ se sU %s of the
Mr. Perkins would vote against the amend |!
aaoagh hs s,sa resided IN h ,he parish
Baton Rouge was the place best calculated to
meet the wants Of the capital.
Mr.. Breaux called for the yeas and nays on
MS amendment, Yeas ., nays Il. and the
:, Mr.. Landry moved to strike out Baton
Rouge and insert ,'Donaldsonvlle" making u
Mr.. Ogden thought that too near the city of
New Orleans, and M remarked that the best way
Moua he to ge the q eapal ar from
teri He would suggest Alexandria.
Mr.. ,Boatner moved TINT ali the pending
and substitutes be laid upon the
taple. Carried.
Mr.. Stamps offered an amendment making 1t
Baton Rouge and @ sad the PROPERTY PROPERTY hoders he
that district would give three acres Of land to
the Slate.
Mr pemas moved. as substitute. to insert
the parish were prepared to do more than those
Of Donaldsonvlle. lLaughter.l They would
give W n 2 section ( q land and $4,000 to help build
Mr.. Landry wanted to know If there were any
other boarding houses there except the one
which the Senator kept. H. l.t.+34
Mr.. Boatner moved to table the amendment
and substitute. Carried.
Mr. Harper moved to strike out Baton Rouge
md insert Shreveport fLaMghter1
Mr. Roatner moved to table the amendment.
:. Mr.. Harper called for the yeas and nays.
ieas 20. nays 10.
Mr. Bontner moved to adjourn. but withdrew
he motion. when the discussion Of the bill was
resumed.
Mr. Boatner urged the removal to Baton
Mr.. Stamps opposed the removal. and In his
peech reflected somewhat upon his brother
senator. Mr.. Burch, which the latter refuted in
ather m abrupt manner. Ii
/, MT Goode urged the passage Of The bill. as,
ignlng various reasons, rs and nd INCLUDING M that Of
,osed to be subscribed by the city of Baton
souge 1t eonld cost but $4,000 or $4,000 to make
he change.
;Continu .g. Mr.. doode stated that the grounds
,yout the Capitol building were resplendant
With shrubbery and choice plants, some OF ,
which were very rare; and claimed that the
ost Of $4,000. and that 1t was IN perfect state
II preservation. and In addition to that. moth
ng was gone from the building proper but the
iouge could be compared to the old "rookery," (
he present State House. It would cost, he S
ad. but $4,000 to remove the capital and re- l
o put 1t In shape for slds.eoo. and Of thGs
amount the city Of Baton Rouge, as he learned {
Further Fur than this. he would free himself by /
he removal Of the capital from the wholesome I
influence Of the press. He did not think that {
his year by the advice or counsel OF the press. {
md he failed to notice that the press discussed !
he question under consideration by the House l
,r Senate with the candor and charity that he
would like to see. He had seen men denounced ]
,y name, and the members OF the General As !
embly included. for no reason; and 1t was for {
hat. more than anything else, that he favored
he removal of the capital
Mr.. Zacharie took different view, and proved .
hat with the state Engineers estimate of {
I76 600. merely to put the Baton Rouge building Z
II shape. it would cost even much more. He t
vas willing. however, that the people should de- !
ide ii by constitutional amendment and ]
uoted from the DEMOCRATS editorial of yester- I
lay the reasons why 1t should remain in thss {
.reat commercial centre Of the State.
Mr.. Xacharie continued by saying that mo
mount Of newspaper censure would swerye !
lin from what he thought to be right. He did 1
lot think that any reason why the capital SHOULD
e changed To change it would be to aggra- $
ate and magnify the, newspaper criticisms. as |
he people would not be able then to see full re-
orts of the daily proceedings, and in such a | $
ase would only misconstrue the action of the /
ieneral Assembly "a
Mr.. White followed In opposition to the t
leasure, showing that to remove the capital I
'ould increase taxation to the amount of i
100 900 at least.
Mr.. White urged further that the State was t
adly enough in debt now, and to move the cap
al would be Il mistake. as it would only in il
ease the debt. The gentleman from Terre- L
al a bn nj rnfa tp pol.