The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-03-20
New ORLEANS Notes.
TIE MOST NOTEWORTHY PRO.
CEEDIN0S OF THE GENE.
RAJ ASSEMBLY.

SENATOR'S IN COHTBAPr-
THE AGRICULTURAL BlLL-A NEW
REVENUE BILL WHICH fR0uLD
De ADOPTED TIE ASYLUM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF TIE WEEK.
(0pecial Correspondence OF the VIZ.
DICTATOR.
Nsw ORLEANS, Feb. %. 1850.
SENATORS IN coNrINPT.
The Senate took no action until
Monday, on the memorial which q.
cited % much indignation 10 the
Houee Of Saturday last. and tor
eianing which nine Republican Rep.
reoentatives were declared 10 con.
tempt, and made TO purge themselves
by declaring that they did not know
ito contents when they signed It. and
did NOT believe Ito statements to b
frue. In the meantime tho custom.
hOuso crowd bad not been idle, and
ma succeeded In jofueinG some
M. bone iuto the four Republican
9enatorS-C0hon, Demse. Stewart
and Simmes-who had amxed thelr
eianatures 70 tho elsndeeOue ooco.
mems. When the Senate DID oct. It
Was on q resolution introduced by
Senator Cunningham. which doclar.
ed the Senators named, 10 contempt.
And placed them In tho custody OF
the SarReant alarms until suOh time
~ they should make satisfactory 81.
Dlansiions OF their action. On
Wednesday they presented % sneWer
Altogether different from that given
bv The House memorialists. It 10
cited that they had signed the mo:
MORAL 10 an individual capacity, and
noe g State Senators, thelI et9nac
ture0 being followed by their of1cial
title0 only for the purpose Of jnden.
ti6catlop. and that they bed Q con.
stitutlonal right % memorable Con.
49, upon tho subject OF the memo.
Hal or any other subject Whateves.
OF course THE stotemo0t Wa0 not
aetio(actoey % tho Senate, 1na0muOo
g Il Was On evasion and not a
eIplana&jop. Senator Cunnjngeom
thereforo moved that 4 should not
81 aoceotod, and that tho four 9e1ar
tori should b declared from tekjpg
poTt IN The proceedings OF tho body,
md should remain 10 the custody Of
tho SerRo0nt.at-armD until they fully
nureod themselves. The motion Ne
edoGted and tho matter here rests TOR
the present. i b ssie 20 ~ that
the Benato Will not recede nom 1ts
poojtlon. and tho four Repuolicoos
muet make Q oatie5actory e1purls'
ton or remain under ben tor the
remaindeI OF tho seoeloo.
THE coNTHDrID CASE J1oH I'm LAIAy'
- E1EI pn11lc1.
Az anticipated IN my last letter, the
Senate on Monday night adopted .
resolution unseae1ng 4. II. ieed, ehe
gliding Senator ftom tho lafayette
District end seating IL. Perry, tAe
Democratic cooteotoo. The taoto %
THE case have already been stated.
Riard Was ineligible under The con.
stitutioo, and biz apparent majesty
Of fifteen Wae OeoWn % have been
made Nd b. illegal votes. 6e he'd g
leo. @ 8 matter q oouroo. 8lD o..
Icluolon from tho 0ouaso leaves only
| fouf RepublicaoO % that body, Oh Of
whom aIe deberred from taking pert
10 the proceedings un:il they 40 de-
clafed no longer ID contempt. Co..
| oeouently q tho present time The
Republican party 10 not deprecated
IN Tho upper branch Of tho General
Assembly.
TN AGRICULTURAL BILL.
On Wednesday and Thursdsy Tie
Senate discussed tho bill % create "a
agricultural bureau, introduced n
ito House BY NJ. Vaughon, Of Odd.
10, and which posed that branch
about three weeks ego. The burden
Of too argument y tho 1eoote M
that ~ otAte could not afford 70 ap'
pcopglato the money H4ceooaty % III
eot6bll9hmept q tho bureau q tn
ppooept tmA. i ~ Aloo aIgued
{6st - BIN q 80 pcoosot shape o.
focod 40 eocootagemeot @ e@1gSo,
, ton, and ave no substantial 0a01ot'
snco % tho AGRICULTURAL lntoCoDto a
To 0totA These aIgumo0tD appoal
, % have been 0ul0c3ene % doeo0e tht
, important measure, coe & TITLED &
Pen 10 third yeodl1G, Who0 Q Votl
He0Nhnd On ChuFn6aY. 001V
twelve 0eoatogS voting Tor, 6o0 oov;
oot0oo aGAinoe h. A NOTED g =
oonaldee thio vote ~ adopted, and
DO blll VIII again cone 6eeoce q
; l0ooato Soe act30o, but non the hoe
! t1lity already exhibited % T. there 4
. 40 like1jhoo0 that 4 vlu poaA q
4 cort % 3 ohApo a which 10 mool
, useful features Will b ema6culoted
y The Ievonue bill, . full synopsis o
| Which has already been given IN thl
VupeCATon, Ne taken up IN tn
{ House On Tuesday. A. aotjCipoted
. 10 animated dlscuseion ensued, an(
}. more than tWo houeo Was OOnsumol
q ID tho ooosidetation OF the nrot 20
q tioa aloae. Great Opposition ~
4 shown 70 tho passage Of this oection
i which provided for Tho taxatloa Q
J. I'll peopesty not exempted 81 th'
! constitution, and enumerated tho N
t5eoee TO b taxed. The disousoioI
reoelted % Q complete vlcto1y Soe th
:. Ways aad Means Committee. q
4 Ia0o0dmootD being Voeod down. a.
III tn 00Oeion 0nallv afl0nkssil ~ rHnoel
y ed b To Oom1lttee. On Wodnel
= Day, however. when the bill ~
y eeoio taken up, ~ oppooentO M
8 ina decided majority. and after
J, looe debatA succeeded 10 carrying
= ooeioa g eeoomnie. With iostgul
!. to0e % tAeO Committee % ropogt 90
aaoeeee blu based upoa the revo0u
. a0 q loek. i Ne ooVoloped IN EN-
= diocuootoo that ~ most objeoelool
. ble feature q To bill Wao ~ q
aott3oo q 10 word ''propegtY." {
contained u 10 eoumecat3o0 q q