Year: 1875

| Senate.


lhe senate was called to order yesterday
at l. d. Shortly after the adoption Of the


minutes of the previous day Senator Cage
arose and stated that as the award" ren.
dered by the committee appointed to ad'
Just the Louisiana difficulties. had been ac-
cepted in the House, he would move that
the subject matter OF that award, in SO far
as it related to the Senate and the seat oc.
cupied by his colleague tSenator CroGierj


be referred to the Committee on Contested


Elections, with instructions to report back


immediately.


Senator Bu,ch objected: he desired to


have the award, Or that portion of it relat.


ing to the Senate read to the Senate before


going to the Committee on Contested E!ec-


tons


Senator Cage said he had made the me.
ton to refer with the consent of his col
league, who was ready to tender his resig


nation If that would secure peace and the
future prosperity of the State. Senator
Cage then sent the award to the Sacretary's
desk, and that portion Of it relating to
the Senate was read. 1t decides that f. S.
Goode is entitled to a seat in the Senate
from the twenty-second senatorial district.


Ia accordance with the motion OF Senator
Cage the award was then referred to the
Committee on Contested Elections. with


instructions 20 report back as soon as posi-


ole.


Hun <hnk t,n
would at some future time introduce bill
to encourage the manufacture OF cotton and
woolen goods, and cotton and wooden yarns
in the State Of Louisiana, and TO commute
State. parish and municipal taxation, for a
term of years, upon all capital in said manu-
tacture. and all lands, buildings, machinery,
property. franchises and appurtenances
actually used therefor or Herewith, and
necessary thereto, by any individual or in
dividaals or Incorporated company.


Senator Whitney gave notice of bill to
relieve taxpayers in the overaowed portions
of the State from the payment of penalties
on past due taxes under certain conditions.


Senator Weber gave notice Of bill to
incorporate the Board of Trade of New
Orleans, comforting certain privileges, etc.


A number of bills, Of which previous no.
tice had been given on Friday last. were
read a first and second time under sus-
pension of the rules and referred to their
appropriate committees.


memorial from the merchants of this
city was received and read. setting forth
that an act to incorporate the Board Of
Trade OF New Orleans was of vital i'm
portance. 1t was referred to the Commit
tee on Manufactures and Commerce.


There was call for executive session,
and the Senate was cleared Of all but mem
bers and officers.


After executive session Senator Whitney
introduced concurrent resolution calling
for Joint committee of Eve members of
the Senate and seven of the House, to be
named by the presiding officers thereof, to
whom are to be referred all bills that may
be introduced having for their object the
legislation named in the Governors procla-
nation concerning the extra session, affect
ing the city Of New Orleans, The resolu-
ton lies over under the rules.


Senator Allan, chairman of the Commit
tee on Contested Elections, made a special
report in favor of the seating of Hon. +. S.
Goode in place of Hon. Oscar Crozier, IN
accordance with the award Of the adjust
ment committee.


Senator Blunt asked leave TO make
minority report; and, his request being
granted, he made verbal report to the
effect that he could not, under section i3l
Of the Revised Statutes. find any right to
make such report as the majority of the
Committee on Contested Elections had
made. He had also examined the papers in
tie contested case between CroZier and
Goode, and he failed to find anything in
them that justified the unseatng of Crozier
and seating of Goode in his stead.


Senator Crozier here obtained the floor
and addressed the Senate. He said that
while he believed there was no law nor rule
of right that could deprive aim of bis seat
in the Senate. he had made up his mind, in
the interest Of peace and the future pros
perity Of the State, to withdraw from the
Senate. He would do this, he said because
he did not desire to be a stumbling block in
the way Of adjustment. Ee desired that an
adjustment OF Louisianas troubles should
be had, and for that reason was prepared to
make any sacrifice Of personal interest. in
order to accomplish any prospective good
that might be in store for the
people. and while he was prepared
to make this sacrifice in the interest of the
State, ne said he hoped others who were
opposed to him in politics, and were in a
degree responsible for the past troubles in
Louisiar :, would act in good faith and see
that adjustment is honestly carried out on
the part of the Democratic party. Senator
Crozier further said that while he could
not approve Of the manner in which it had
Deen decreed that he should vacate his
,eat, he would freely do so if by taking
hat step he could have the satisfaction of
knowing that peace and prosperity to
Louisiana would be the result. He
lid not intend, as he had already
aid, to be understood as approving the !
in which the adjustment had been
brought about, for he regarded it as a most |
iangeous precedent, one that had never |
occurred in any other State of this free |
And, he said, he hoped the neces- !
,ity would never occur again that a Senator |
v ho had been duly elected and installed
nto Office should be called upon to vacate |
lis seat in order to make peace with men
who had violated the laws and deted it's |
The speaker then paid |