New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-15
VOLUME XIV.


necessity for this bill, He withdrew his motio
for the present to allow discussion Of the subject
Mr.. Poche advocated the necessity of publishing
French advertisements in papers published il
French, because a large portion of the people il
the southern part of the State take no other pa
pers. They do not read or understand Englis
well enough to take English papers, and Therefore
would never see French advertisements inserted il
them.
Mr.. Mohan objected to the bill-it takes from
parties interested the right to insert their adver
tsements in any paper they please. It was thei
interest to get their advertisements inserted il
papers which would give them the most advan
tageous circulation, and they would take care tt
do it.
Mr.. Taylor renewed his motion to lay on the
table but it was negatived.
The substitute bill was then carried through its
various stages and passed.
Mr.. Munday called up the bill to provide for the
appointment of under-tutors ad hoe, in certain
cases. On motion of Mr. Poche, it was amended
by including interdicted persons" as well as
minors, and " "curators y as well as tutors Then
it was carried through its various stages and
passed.
The President laid before the Senate commu
|
Governor had signed the bill providing for the
lease of the New Canal also the bill authorizing
parties of the name of Below to resume their org
nal name of Hame
Mr.. Kenner presented a memorial, with bill
for the relief of l.. r. Marshall, who seeks to be
relieved from the payment of taxes for 1852, fo1
which judgment has been taken against him. He
states be had already paid them, but had lost his
papers. The bill was read first and second
time, and referred with the memorial, to the
Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Poche introduced bill to amend article
3053 of the Civil Code. Read first and second
time, and referred to the Committee on the
| Judiciary.
| Mr. Mohan gave notice Of his intention to intro
duce a bill to impose tax on dogs.
| A message was received from the House of Re
representatives., through Mr.. Maxwell, Chief Clerk
| announcing the concurrence of the House in the
joint resolution for the appointment of joint COM
mittee to investigate charges against employees
on the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad, and that the Speaker had appointed
Messrs Williamson, Fenner and Leeds on the com
mittee. Also, with amendments to the bill to
authorize the vending of lottery tickets. Also in
the bill to amend and re-enact the fifth section of
an act relative to suretes, approved March 18th
1855. Also, asking concurrence in the following
measures: bill for the relief of j. N. Carrigan
bill to postpone all seizures for State tax act In
relation to the registry Of voters in New Orleans
act requiring bakers to stamp the weight on each
loaf; act for the relief of 7. S. Richard
On motion of Mr.. Duvigneaud, the order of the
day, an act relative to the publication of legal
and judicial advertisements in the parish of Or
| leans, was called.
| A very lengthy discussion ensued, in the course
of which several reconsderations of previous
votes were agreed to.
| Mr.. Brusle offered an amendment to the second
section, substituting for the words, ga printer
shall be appointed by the Governor, with the
advice and consent of the Senate,'' the following
Con the fourth Monday of the first regular session
of each Legislature, printer shall be elected by
the Senate and House of Representatives" He
also proposed to fill the blank for the price per
square with ffty cents =; and to add to the clause
the words, "and the printer so elected shall pay
quarterly into the State Treasury, two and half
per cent on his gross receipts for such advertise
ments; the statements of his receipts to be made
under OATH"
Mr.. Egan supported the bill as it stood, with the
substitute for the second clause reported from the
committee. The Judiciary Committee had pre-
pared it with great care, and after conferences
with printers, publishers and editors. The present
system, he said, was one used as sort of black
mail on the printers, to compel them to pay for
getting the advertisements. He had no doubt that
under the proposed substitute for the second
clause, providing that the privilege of publishing
the advertisements at the price SO fixed, should be
sold for cash at public auction to the highest bid
der. much more than two and half per cent.
would be realized.
The question being put on Mr.. BRUSHES motion
it was carried; but was Immediately reconsidered.
Mr.. Gordon moved to postpone the further con-
sideration of the bill to Tuesday next He was
opposed to this bill because whatever was realiz-
ed for the State under it would ultimately come
out Of the pockets of the debtor of the creditor
where the debtor could snot pay it, and not out of
the printers pocket He wanted further time for the
consideration of the bill. He thought the best
plan would be to sell the privilege to the party
who would publish the advertisements at the
lowest rate per square. =.
Mr.. Poche opposed postponement and contro-
verted the position Of the Senator from Ibervi!le
(Mr. Bruse).
Mr.. Mohan moved to postpone the bill indefinite
ly. 1t would seem as if every legislative body
thought it absolutely necessary to do something to
attack the printer. He could not see by what
right the legislature undertook to dictate to the
printer what he should charge for his work and
productions, any more than other people. They
might as well, in the interest of minors, dictate
what dry goods merchants and others should
charge for their commodities. He inuorsed the
positions that the revenue sought to be made from
the advertisements must come out of the pockets
of suitors; and that they were the parties best
able to choose the best advertising medium for
their purposes.
Mr.. Duvigneaud urged that, if the legislature
was right in fixing rates Of transportation on rail-
roads, in fixing the weight of bread supplied by
bakers, and so forth, it could not but be right in
fixing the price of advertisements.
Mr.. Egan urged that it could not but be great
advantage to have all judicial advertisements in
one paper, because everybody would know where
to look for them, while they may be scattered so
that it would be difficult, almost to impossibty in
some cases, to find some of them. He disclaimed
for himself and for the committee anything like
desire to attack the printers.
Mr.. Burthe said the bill was no favorite of his,
but had been adopted by the Committee on the
Judiciary after most careful consideration.
Mr.. Kenner said it was very clear to his mind
| that the bill, instead of being an attack on the
printer, was calculated to benefit him. Public