New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-26

ANS VI 41Ou1S
tne evidence and reported favorably on the
cialm' That is all know about the case.
mr.. Lynch; 1t seems to me 1t would be
competent for her to sue the city; it Is for
the city to pay, and not the whole State.
| understand from Senator that she is now
| suing the city. Now, if it is necessary that
| she have money to prosecute her claim
| against the city let us put our hands in our
own pockets and assist her. But 1t seems
to me very unwise and impolitic to establish
| such precedent.
The yeas and nays being ordered, the bill
| was passed-yeas 10, nays5.
Mr.. Anderson having, under a suspension
of the rules, introduced resolution appro'
priatng one hundred dollars to A. w.
Roberts, Clerk of the Judiciary Committee,
said:
Mr.. President: I will State for the informa'
ton of the Senate that this gentleman is the
only Clerk of a committee not provided for
by an extra appropriation. His duties have
been as arduous as those of any clerk OF
any committee. Therefore it is only sim
| pie act of Justice that he receive this amount
Of one hundred dollars.
Mr.. Lynch: / disapprove of this whole
thing, MIR. President, but if any clerks are
| to receive extra compensation, The Clerk OF
the Finance Committee, Mr.. Peralta who
has done more work than any other clerk
connected with the Senate, is entitled to it.
| Mr.. Anderson: move to amend that the
Clerk of the Finance Committee receive the
same extra compensation.
| Mr.. Day: ! move to amend that the Clerk
| of the Committee on Contingent Expenses
receive the same extra compensation.
The amendments were adopted and the
resolution passed.
A communication from the House, an.
nouncing the passage of House bill No l54,
an act to authorize and require the Mayor
and Common Council of the city of New Or.
1aar tn ecr1 de for tloar lA1p nj nj
city notes, and the liquidation of other in
debtedness over the veto Of the Governor,
was read.
Mr.. Lynch: call for an executive session.
Mr.. Ogden: l second the call.
Mr.. Foute: Mr.. President, protest Irely,
sir, upon your discretion and common sense,
and your power as president of this Senate,
to bring it to order
The President: will bring it to order as
soon as the Hobbies are clear.
Mr.. Foute: Mr.. President, do not believe
that the last moments of session, when
there are grave questions to be discussed,
in which the people of the State and of our
city are vitality interested, that debates
should thus be cut off and spectators eX
cluded. / wish, sir, to meet this question
fairly and openly. have heard it said sir
that men are specializing upon this bill.
Let it be so. Let us talk about il. / do
not desire, nor do l think it just, that there
SnOulQ &c IOCdl Suppression Vi OeDdles
want the doors of this Senate open. / am
not ashamed, sir, of the opinions express
here. Sir, this bill has a history. We were
deluded with the idea, if it was delusion
that the city delegation could and would be
sustained in doing something for the good
of our people. We had clamorous petitions
from policemen and from various school
teachers-they call them school marms,
believe, in New England. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Whitney; What do they call them in
Louisiana!
Mr.. Foute: 1t does not make any differ
ence where they are-they are the same
They are worthy Of all consideration and
respec.. l do not care what they call them
here or elsewhere.
Mr. Ogden: second that. Oaughter.)
Mr.. Foute: Now, sir, we had petitions
coming upon this Senate and to the House
of Representatives, and they were appealing
TO all the authorities that could relieve
them, these school marms were. After APP
peal upon appeal had been made, it was de-
termined to refer these matters 10 the City
Delegation. They made me chairman of the
City Delegation. / declined it, because
thought l was not fnancier. They in
sisted upon it. l then said: Gentlemen, if
you will allow me to do this thing in the
manner in which l consider proper, if you
will allow the committee to be instructed in
these matters by able fnanciers of the city,
l VIII act as chairman. They agreed to do
so. | sent out then to my city friends. They
came altogether, and we took from each
man his idea of what was right and proper.
Somebody in the House took from this bill
the substantial portion, and they passed it
before we could pass it in the Senate. They
added some features and sent it down here.
The President called Senator Ogden to
the chair.
Mr.. Wittgenstein moved the doors be
op ned.
Mr.. Foute: Mr.. President, desire to say
here that wish to act openly upon the Gov
ernor's veto, and let us know how we stand
upon this question. / ask the doors be
opened. am not ashamed of my vote upon
this subject.
Senator ogden (from the chair: must
call the gentleman to order.
The yeas and nays being ordered on the
opening of the doors, the motion was lost
by six yeas nineteen nays.
The President resumed the chair.
The nominations of E. B. Mentz for Sheriff
of st. Mary parish, vice H. H. Pope, de-
ceased and of ]. H. Handy for Parish Judge
of st. Mary parish, vice Valentine Chase,
deceased, were then confirmed.
The President: Does the Senate expect the
executive minutes to be published with the
other journals? If SO, the injunction of
secrecy should be raised. think the Con.
stitution requires them to be published.
Mr.. Bacon: do not know that the Con-
stitution requires the publicationsof these
long lists of yeas and nays on the confrma-
tion of appointments.
On motion of Mr.. 0Hara the injunction
of secrecy was raised.
Executive session being raised, on motion
of Mr.. Wittgenstein the veto message on
House bill 154 was read.
Mr.. Ray: Mr.. President move that the
Senate proceed to reconsider this bill &C.
cording to the provisions of the Constitu.
ti0n and unOQ that motion / call for the
previous question
Mr. o'Hara: second the motion for the
previous question.
Mr.. Lynch: / hope, sir, the gentleman
will not press this matter but will give an
opportunity for discussion.
Mr.. Ray: / adhere to my motion for the
previous question.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch the yeas and
nays we're ordered, resulting yeas 10, nays
8, and the main question was not ordered.
I Mr.. Lynch: regret, sir, that at this late
hour this matter is forced upon us. But |
can not keep my seat and see what in my
judgment is great wrong inflicted upon
any portion of the State without raising my
voice in protest against it. The veto mes
sage of the Governor has just been read in
our hearing. To those of us who have paid
attention to that document its arguments
must seem conclusive. / do not see how
any candid man, having at heart the inter
ests of the city, can vote to pass this bill
over the veto of the Governor. To me the
arguments of his Excellency are conclusive,
and fully agree with him in the declara=-
ton that It is difficult to conceive the pro
visions Of a bill on this subject which could
be more Objectionable to the taxpayers of
New Orleans than the one now before u.s.
Let as examineIt.
First-The bill may force the city to sac.
rifce one million dollars In six per cent
n l. L l.. l..