New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-09


best. Mr.. Seaman entered into a calculation
showing that under the tariff formerly enforced in
the city at the present price Of -four, dime loaf
should weigh twenty.seve ounces. Therefore the
people were defrauded Of from seven to twelve
ounces III every loaf they purchased the first Of
February. Even under the tariff and, allowing the
4 twenty per cent discount made to retailers, by
bakers, the average profit upon barrel Of -four,
say it cost 50 so, would be seventyfve per cent,
but how much greater was that profit in the ab.
sence of tariff 1t was from one hundred and
fifty to two hundred per cent. Mr.. Seaman dweit
upon the great importance of the reform he pro-
Iposed to all classes, but particularly to working
people, who were always the greatest sufferers oy
such Irregularities. saal aaaa 5gC-=' -
\ .' COMPLEMENTARY RESOLUTIONS. 5p
On motion Of Mr.. Halsey, amended upon the
suggestion of Mr. Tucker, so as to include Mr.
Jacob Barker, that gentleman, and Messrs Ray,
St. Martin and the other members of Congress
elect from the State now in the city, were invited
/, to seats on the floor Of the House Subsequently,
ia committee was deputed to wait upon these gen
} tlemen to request them to address the House
tomorrow evening, in relation to the condition of
! our relations with the Federal government.
On motion of Mr.. Thienernan, Gen. Frank Gard
/, ner was invited to seat on the floor. Z "a
\ Mr.. Tucker offered joint resolution to appro-
pirate s2500 to each Of the members elect from
the State to the Federal House of Representatives
to pay their expenses in seeking for admission to
/; Congress- which resolution, together with one
\ making like appropriation to our Senators, pre-
scented some time since by Mr.. Scanlan, was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee 80 ~ ,. q
DUTIES AND CONVERSATION OF STATE PRINTER
u no tha auh of thn 1utin
pensation Of the State Printer then came up as
orders of the day, Mr. Waggaman in the Chair.
), l. Two bills were before the Honse--one prepared
by Mr.. Gates, which had been referred to the
: Committee on Printing, and the second reported
!, by the committee as substitute for Mr.. Gates
: bill. e. ~ M a. Is,5s
: The House adopted the committee bill as basis
of consideration and discussed it, section by Sec
ton. ,si rI LIZ
One of the sections, which provided for daily
publication of the Journal emitting to require the
:, publication in French, Mfr. DeLabarre moved to
: amend it SO as to include the French publication
X Mr.. Gates regarded this unnecessary. Pro
. vision was made for the publication Of the iourna
in book form in French as well as English, and he
saw no occasion for this additional expense.
Mr.. DeLabarre reminded gentlemen that tht
= Senate had already received a rebuke from thu
House, by a large majority, on this question, ant
- revival of the discussion could produce good
The treaty of eession clearly required the main
tenance of the French language in the public pro
. eeedngs of the State, and the House had signifet
: its purpose clearly in this connection.
Mr.. Scanlan, thought there should be no misun
h derstanding on this point. The provision unde
!. consideration was copy of the law of 1864. TIL
"a legislatureof thatday lodged the question Fl
i should support the amendment of Mr.. DeLabarre
1t clearly the right Of the ancient population
10 Mr.. Scanlan would have the French journal pub
. lished in paper circulating among the people VIII
ID spoke that tongue. v-fr7s4.,z JnFss.
"a Mr.. Elan believed the publication proposed b
N the bill was quite as much as was needed. 1t wa
), sufficient that the journal was published in boo
al form in French. r.a s.. .sE,
al Mr. Bailey moved to strike out the whole sec
n ton, SO that there would be daily publication
of the journal
~ Mr.. Elan suggested that the Constitution re
quired a weekly publication in English
Mr.. Bailey withdrew his amendment.
"a A motion to lay Mr. DeLabarre's amendment ol
70 the table was rejected-yeas SO, nays 4s.
n Mr.. Head moved to strike out the English pub
LEGATION. He saw no use for it. 1t was not read.
AL Mr., DeLabarre opposed the proposition. H
9, would not assent to such distinction; and, be
g. sides, the Constitution required the English pub
lcation ,sSa =. 4 Ff = y F-N 3s
i Mr.. CouyiIlon, as creole, was gratifed to hav
Ia it in his power to show he was not influenced b.
! class feeling. He should vote against Mr.. Head
proposition. -.pe.+... . -s.. rs .. 5
~ Mr.. Gates agreed with Mr.. DeLabarre as to tn
or constitutional requirement.. .l-'.--n'...'
Ia Mr.. Tucker proposed to dispense with the dali
in yitb +ha
- ton, publish the journal weekly, in pamphlet
The printer, he said, must smile at the column
of useless stuff he was printing. Mr.. T. cor
ds tended the publication should be made in German
it. Spanish, Italian, and even in Chinese to illum
nate the celestals as to the doings of this EN-
i'll nenty great and wise Legislature. In spirit
be philanthropy all mankind should be made al
on quainted with its proceedings.
"a Mr.. Mcdonnell did not think gentlemen ha
lin weighed properly the reasons for this daily publ
sh cation which had been the practice in the Stat
lis as far back he could remember. 1t. enable
members to see that their votes were proper
of recorded, and was the only authentic medium b
ri which the constituent could determine the fdelit
81 of his representative. F7r.s4 ". " r..s '--
n. Mr.. Waggaman agreed fully with Mr. Mcconnell
NJ His arguments were ample. But something in tt
way of anmadversion was called for by the dal
mt ger of basing upon principles of economy mea
to ures without merit. The gentleman from st. Mar
had not only his sarcasm for the printer-he ha
he his sneer for the House. BY the risibiities PR
w. voked by the proceedings of the House, seemngl,
in his estimation, it might be supposed gentleme
he were chosen for their deficiencies and not the
,st requirements. The gentleman's persifage did nj
IT, become the occasion. '- '
90 Mr.. Jonas moved to lay Mr.. fuckers amen'
ment on the table, and the motion prevailed.
he Mr.. Head withdrew his amendment. s-..,..
te Mr.. DeLabarre's amendment was adopted
as The next discussion was the compensate
raj for printing the laws in book form. The bill G
he tablshug the price at ten dollars per page of f
seven lines in long primer type, solid and thirt
ems in width, exclusive of six ems for margins
ty notes, Mr.. stille moved to reduce it to seve
er- dollars.
u Mr.. Austin, chairman Of the Committee on Prn
he ing objected to the reduction. The committe
RS had been long time engaged in examination
ID this subject. They had had before them as expert
at printers ofithe highest standing inthe city, az
he with the information thus accumulated upon whit
lie to base Judgment the committee, in connectit
g. with the Senate committee had unanimousv agree