New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-06
JOURNAL OF Tas HOUSE.
Fifty-Eighth Days FessIon.

Fiffy-Eighth Days FessI0n.
THURSDAY, September. 1865.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, ffty.ttree members
answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander,
Adolphe, Belot, Brewster, Barbee, Bergeron,
Collins Colin Carr, CuEell Cuny, Crawford, Des~
Faulkner, Gqigonet, Gair. Garstkamp, Gray
Hill, Haskell, Honore, Hanlon, Hall. Efei-
denhain, Isabelle, Kent, Leroy, IiHoste.
Morris, Mahier, Mclean, Murrel, Melvin.
Morey Noble, Pearce, Page, Raymond, Rey,
sterrett, Taylor Umphreys, Walsh, WASH
ington, Wren, H. Williams Waters, Yorke,
Zoelly-53.
Mr.. Page was called to the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. satcheu.
On motion of Dir. Cuny, of Rapides, the
reading of the journal was dispened with.
Mr., Yorke, of Carroll, moved the follow.
ing, which was granted;
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, \
Rooms of Committee on Contested Elections,
New Orleans, September 3, 1868 J
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the HOUSE,
GESTIEMEN-Your Committee Of Elections
and Qualifications, having an important
case on trial, respectfully request that
they be allowed to continue their inyestiga-
tion during the session Of the House to-
day.
Very respectfully.
?. JONES Y0RKE,
Chairman Committee On Elections anG
Qualifications.
The Speaker resumed his seat.
Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, under a suspensions
of the rules, presented the following peti--
ton, which was read. and on motion, re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and
Means:
To the Honorable the Members Of the Legislature.
State of Louisiana, In General Assembly convened
GENTLEMEN the undersigned, mem
bers of the police force of the city of New
Orleans beg leave to present to your hon.
orable body O petition for our relief, sub
mitting for your consideration the following
facts, viz:
First. For period of one year we have
been subjected to loss of from ten to fifty
per cent upon our salaries, by reason of the
depreciation of city currency.
Second. We have received no pay for our
services since the month Of April last, and
the salaries OF some Of our members have
been due since February, 1859
Third. As the result of the foregoing facts,
\ we have been compelled to sacrifice our
/ claims upon the City Treasury at ruinous
I
sufficient to meet the commonest wants Of
| life.
All of these losses have been borne with.
out murmur until we are forced to the
conviction that those we have looked to for
relief regard our destitute condition with
| indifference. Upon making an appeal to
| the City Council we were informed by that
| body that they were powerless to act for
our benefit. We therefore address ourselves
to you, the highest authority, for that relief
which they refused US, and which is in
Justice due.
AS faithful servants of the public, who
have, according to our sworn Obligations
to the city, performed our respective dutiess
as we trust in a deserving manner and
men who have, for the most part, wives
and little ones locking to US for mainte--
nance and who-to the shame Of those in
| power be it said-have been compelled for
| twelve months to share with the brokers
the results of our honest toll, and, finally,
| having been obliged, by repeated wrongs,
| to cencede that in this instance
| patience has ceased to be a virtue
receiving no compensation for our services,
faithfully rendered, for several months, we
! pray that your honorable body may deem
the laborer worthy of his hire, and that you
| will enact such laws as win insure immedi-
| ate relief The extent of our privations
| are doubtless unknown to your honorable
! body, and now that we avow them we trust
J that you will In your wisdom adopt speedy
and beneficial measures. Among our mem
bers are men who have actually beheld their
children suffer the agonies Of hunger
disease and death, while they, in their
poverty and distress, were unable to pro-
vide relief, and the children of those who
guard you and your little ones were placed
in paupersi graves.
We ask, gentlemen, if worth employing
are we not worthy of our pay. The custom
of mercantile life Justly renders claim
for labor performed one of the highest
value; yet we, the employees of wealthy
city, are neglected and our demands disre-
garded. In view of an approaching poll
teal crisis, when the public mind is excited,
and when we are to remain neutral and pro-
tect the community at large from violence,
is it not consistent and proper that we
should expect and demand remuneration for
our services2
II is not our porpose or desire to dictate
to your honorable body as to the mode OK
manner of relief, but earnestly to request
that we be so relieved, and that speedily.
And as in duty bound we will ever pray, etc.
(Signed) ]. J. WILLIAMSON,
Chief Police.
(Signedl ROBERT L. BRADLEY,
Aid to Chief.
(Signed) SMITH IzARD.
Aid to Chief.
(signed) A. PEcoRA.
Special to Chief.
(Signed) E. Y. HITCH, Chief Clerk.
(Signed) L. HILB0RN, t
Clerk to Chief Police.
(Signedl With 495 additional names.
Mr. Morey, of ouachita, moved to sus-
pend the rules to reconsider the vote taken.
yesterday on Senate bill No. 81. (Registra--
ton bill.)
The rules were suspended aud the vote
Mr.. Morey, of ouachita, then moved that
the consideration Of the biIllbe postponed
until three o'clock P. IL.