New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-13
The MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT.
SENATE.
si1ty-Fifth Days sesaron.

sixty-Fifth Days Session,
SATURDAY, September u, 1903.
Tne Senate was called to order by the
President at twelve o'clock M.
The roll was called the following mem.
bers present:
Anderson. Campbell, Coupland. Darren.
Day, FRANCOIS, Jewell, Kelso. Packard
Polndexter, Pollard, Todd, Whitney vii.
lams and Wittgenstein-l5,
No quorum present.
Mr. Poindexter: / move to adjourn.
Adopted.
IN the Senate Thursday, September 10,
1868, House bill No. III, an act to amend an
act relative to public printing being under
consideration, the first section having been
read = :.
Mr.. Bacon; move to amend the first sec
lion OF the act by making the amount men
tloned IN that section forty cents Instead of
one dollar. consider that forty cents will
De ample pay for such advertising. Itis the
amount winch has heretofore been paid by
tine city, and 50 liberal an allowance has II
been considered that this advertising has
oeen very eagerly sought Sy all the papers of
the city, SO much so, that their Droprietors
nave been in the habit of beseigine every e)ity
C0uncll whenever they had any Of this kind
OF printing to dispose OF. If, then, Tie com
paiatiVely small amount of this kind of
pLIlnCSi.g Ln C;ag winch mas been at the disposal Of
the Clty council is so great an object at
forty cents square, when ii comes
10 the entire amount that is at the dis
posal OF the State, / certainly think
tnat forty cents is ample-is most
llpeIal compensation. | know that there are
plenty OF responsible papers that would be
eageL, 70 ge5 y at That. Sir, am a printer
hlyseI, ana know something about this
business. Now, the cost of this printing
comes out OF the impoverished taxpayers OF
tnls state, and under any circumstances
and especially under the present circum-
stances, L am opposed to adding one cent to
thelr burdens. Now, sir, say ] am a print
er nysei, and yet | have constantly op-
| posed all these bills that have sought to give
| these enormously and unreasonablv 6iph
tariits Tor printing. / have been impor-
tuned by publishers of both parties the
Democrats as well as the Republicans. to
cease this opposition on my part to these
measures that are constantly being intro
dnced mere to MI the pockets of printers, by
| alIoWlnS them to impose these unreasonable
| tatlns Tor public printing. But, sir. [ have
not needed their admonihons, and
snail not heed them, have
| constantly opposed all measures that have
| sought to impose these unreasonable charges
upon the tax payers of the State, and I
shau continue to do it so long as have n
| voice, no matter whether those measures
are calculated to benefit printers of nv own
or any other party. ! am here to protec,
the tax payers Of all parts Of the Stale: and
IL Is the duty Of each and every Senator in
thls House to exert himself to the utmost tc
see that the people, not only of their owr
particular district, but Of any and every
part OF the State, are protected from tho
| sAghlest unnecessary expense. This would
be our duty at any time, and especially is il
our duty now, when the people are SO i'm
poVerlshed. Now, sir, as | have said tho
comparatively small amount of PRINTING
which has heretofore been at the disposal
OF TINS city has been thought most profitable
| at forty cents a square so tnat there has ~.
ways been a scramble for it, and therefore
| certainly think that the paper which has been
Gratmtousiy insured the almost entire pub
lie printing of the State should be not only
saushed with forty cents per square, but
should regard Itself as most fortunate in
getting that amount for it,
think it is wrong to allow such unjust
such enormous charges; and am opposed
to them because | am q representative of
the people who have to foot these bills.
Now, sir, though there are, perhaps, nc
TWO Senators upon this floor who are politi
cally more opposed to each other than Sen
ator Polndexter and myself-no two who
are more apt to disagree in our views upor
questions before this House-yet will say
tDat have not heard more truthful sensi
Bile and forcible remark upon this floor thar
the one he made few days ago, when be
said these enormous taxes come chiefly out
of the poor in the end. This is true. The
poor are, after all, chiefly the renters and
consumers in this country, and all these
taxes are gradually put upon and worked
into the price of articles which these pool
people finally consume, and nto the rent:
of the houses which shelter them, and they
have to pay them in the end. am Opposed
to any and all measures that will increase
these enormous burdens under which they
are now suffering. ] am opposed to this
enormous charge, and / hope the amend
ment viii be adopted.
Mr.. Smith: Mr.. President, must say that
| am greatly surprised to hear such objec-
tions coming from printer, because know
that forty cents square will not begin to
pay the expense of the paper and the print,
ing, as every printer ought to know.
therefore say that | am surprised to hear
such an amendment and such objections
coming from Senator who knows, or ought
to know this fact. / therefore move to lay
this amendment on the table.
| hlr. Anderson: am member of the com.
mite which is said to have made that re
port, but was not present when that report
was made, and knew nothing of it. will
further say that | believe there WAS not a
quorum of that committee present when
that report was made and think the matter
has not received the mature consideration
it is entitled to. therefore move that it be
recOmmitted.
The Clerk: The report is signed by only
two members of the Committee.
Mr.. Smith: believe there is no amend.
ment in order to motion to lay on the
table.
Mr.. Blackman: If there was not aauorum
of the committee present when that report
i was made 1t is no report and there is pro.
| perly nothing before the House, and there
has been no foundation for any action
that has been taken on this paper.
The President: If this bill was not report
| ed by a quorum, the Chair cannot recognize
it as the report of the committee. Under
the circumstances it is best that it should
| be recommitted.
Mr.. Blackman; There is nothing to re-
| commit, it has never been out of the hands
of the committee, and the action Of the
Senate here to-day upon the subject has
| been erroneous.
The President; The Chair was of course
of the impression that the report had been
! made by the committee, or we should not
/ have entertained 1t. The Secretary will
hand the report back to Senator Thomp-
son.
The report was handed back accordingly.
Mr.. Poindexter: offer the following reso.
luton and move its adoption:
4 WHEREAS, In view Of the difficulty OF real.
/ izine the full amount Of the warrants for the
/ pay of the members of the General Assem-.
| bly,, be it
Resolred That the Warrant Clerk be and
heis hereby authorized to draw warrants
for the per diem of members to include the
snfn of lNEnntN five nar cnnf in additinrl 70