The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-05-05
THE DEcENERY CoNTRACT.

under the above heading, signed by
Major Z. w. Ealsey. Some weeks
ago the EcHo took occasion to com
ment on the McEnery contract, and
for that reason, and because we desire
to desire to do the fair thing by every
one, we give the following extracts
from the communication before us:
In pursuance of previous notice,
Mr.. Cosgrove, the member from Natchi-
toches, introduced in the house of
representatives bill entitled "a joint
resolution authorizing the governor Of
the state to institute proceedings for
the recovery of certain swamp lands,"
January 90, 1880. aga i'da
The bill was referred to the com
mittce on public works, lands, levees
and railroads. The committee return
ed the bill to the house with favorable
report recommending its passage. 1t
was considered February Is, 1880,
ordered to be cngrosscd and was
passed to its third reading. On the
10th of February, 1880, the bill passed.
The bill was sent to the senate Feb
ruary Is, passed the second reading
February 81, and referred to the sen
ate committee on Glands and lcvces"
as stated IN the senate journal, other
| wise called the Committee on agri-
culture, commerce, manufactures, in-
ternal improvements, public lands and
levees." ...
The committee considered the bill
and recommended change Of title
and amendments, which we're adopted.
The report of the committee was
unanimously favorable, and the bill, as
amended, was passed to its third read
ing. Next day, February 20, the bill
was finally passed in the senate unani-
mousEy. .-lt 'H5.f' l.'n...
The bill was returned to the house,
and on the 2sth of February the
amendments Of the senate were con-
cured in by vote of 68 yeas to.two
nays tn
The amendments, made by the SEN
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aCc appear " h"Eo icLiloNou ''' w
jections of % of the 23 members of
the house who voted against the bill
in its original form. Messrs. Lancas-
ter, Schneider and Mahoney recorded
as their reasons for voting originally
in the negative the following: THE
bill fixes no limit to the expense, ex-
| cePt Tue luil NhIue Vi Cie "hus VI thelI
| proceeds. The governor may there
| foro Jispoeo of tLo ,,,boIo yoIrn nf tbo
| 0- -
claim, giving all TO the lawyers en-
| nIoyad and Inayinr nothing for the
| I,, ru Lo a,1
| staIe. loSc ''leo l"p"loeio 'ot0N
| for the bill as returned from the SEN
.to and os # NOW stands
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AltcF UNANIMOUS TGCoIhlHeuu"Iloh
| bv the able committees of both houses,
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| the nearly unanimous vote OF the
honse. the hill can onlv be classed
,,;,h ,r,non n,otrro nnooss,rY and
| Will proper hihtureI HcCcsSdly anu
pODuIar legislation,
irLo oot l. no f,llo,,o.
ih' "Ne 10 10 t'''"''
No. %.
An Act authorizing the Governor of the
state of Louisiana to employ counsel to
assert the rights OF the state 70 lands
Government, ] % or to Gree recover s the the value Of
said lands in money or scrip, g.,
sa0T,ES he ne II stnte snaeteS Iat That
the governor Of the state be and he is hereby
authorized to take the necessary steps to IN,
MAXI the ~ eIS or oae r
ments, to recover for the state the lands
situated IN tne state OF Louisiana nSa ana no. un
state for divers purpose some 6f which have
been illegally disposed of by the Federal
TSsGr4G std ~ th a oSnJl sn porT0 sgs.
pended or rejected by the Federal govern
ment and the approval OF the stat state redIsed
money g or government nm | scrip pro- pr0pided, that
the state Shall incur no cost or Or expense in
on' an aiIowonce to he made hv The governor
ont Of the lands, money, or scrip that NAV
he removed the goVeTnoT is specially au-
thorized herein to make all agreements or
contracts tn carry a,tt the DuPpose of this
act.
SEC. Q. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
0ny settler nnder ar holder of a patent from
the Land Ofire of the limited Sthtes. or pur-
chaser nj the same Imder existing laws shall
| AtfprtpH rpSnllI-
tion
nv,
The act was not commented on I'M
fayOrably by the public at the time,
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ana II met with general appreciation
of the press. The object was proper
and imnortaut hein0 the rncoverv of
property OthefWlse lOsL 10 lne slhIe.
The selection of counsel was amply
o,o.5oI h., tho to,.n,a ,ftbo oot rLo
Su"eueu ny ttlo 1eip'S VI 'no "ot' ho
governor, entirely aware OF the lmpOf-
fonce of the measure. made himself
lii ii a.
acquainted WIN AL the lacts, aHu,
after mature consideration, on March
on Ian an tyoIsa daus ortnr ,l,o rro.
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mnlgatlOn or the act, lie concluded
& and signed A contract with Ex-Ctoy.
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