New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-19

and when give them their rations 1t is
part of my contract. am only giving to
him that which he pays me for, and IL is
as much sale as il he paid me at the
time he received 1t.
MIR. Coupands substitute was read and
adopted. ana section three adopted as
amended.
Section four was read.
Mr. Bacon moved to strike out the sec
lion. :.
Mr.. OHara: move to amend where IL
saws cone half shall go to the infoimer'
and the other half to the parish; Striking
ont the word sinformer,' so that II VIII
read. ..for the benefit of the school 1und
of the parish ,,
Mr.. Levi: ] shall have TO oppose THIS
hill with this section in ii, because no
man can have convenient scales for the
simple uses of the household unless 1t Is
stamped by this inspector, and this may
cost more than the articles themselves.
Now, sir, if We are compelled t. nave
these inspectors come about TO inspect
everything that o man uses, am IN FAVOR
of paying the informers part OF II, mat We
may all suffer alike, and pay these VnitnleS
upon society that are creeping around ior
the purpose of getting honest men INTO
difficulty.
Mr. Lynch offered 10 substitute Tor Ell
O'Hara amendment, alter the WORD per
soo." strike ont all the balance, AMI In
sert the words, (Which fines shall be place
in the treasury for the benefit OF the school
fund
ME-. Bacon: nave to amend section
| five lines ten and eleven, by inserting
mot less than two, nor more than tn
dollors." =.
MIR. O'Hara: move to lay that motor
on the table. 9.
Mr.. Foute; was promised by the Pres
dent an opportunity of speaking upon this
| ques ion. !,
The President: The question is on the
| adoption of the fourth section.
| Mr. Foute: In regard to the motion under
discussion, am reluctantly here to-nish
| because [ do not believe i'll evening ses
sions am reluctant to oppose the OH
of the Senator from Terrebonne parish
but there are things in it which can no
conscieniiously support, and being mere
[ must oppose it. This section with regar,t
to the informer is one have opposed al
through everything in which that wore
has occurred because l have understood
that there are set of men who are abso
lutely informers by profession.
Mr.. Coupland: The informer part i
stricken out.
Mr.. Foule: Well, one thing more, and
am done. understand that the origin
ators, or the ones most Interested IN tn
passage of this bill. have patent. and b.
means of this bill they expect to cove
the entire State of Louisiana with thei
scales. Now in what are these scale
better than Mr. Fairbanks, cor an
other man" who has sold good and prope
scales
Mr.. Wittgensteiu: arise to a point {
order. Fairbanks scales do not appear
this bill.
Mr.. Foute: Well, want to throw thes
things out; don't know Mr.. Fairbank:
but this bill takes away from all othe
inventors of scales the right to use thel
scales, and the right of the people to pu
chase them. T see it at once; l do D'
know who is doing this thing, but ce
, tainly have right to buy any scales
, choose. I have right to buy ofany ma
who sells by any scales be chooses. 1t
, not so much in the scales as 1t is IN t
man who sells. that he will not give sho
weight. Now, I do not believe this Is
fair thing at all. For instance, send OF
1 for barrel of sugar, or flour, whlc
ought to weigh 1875 pounds; suppose
a did not? buy of a man in whom hay
confidence aud if it falls short, | dor
: care. He and 1 trade together; l dor
: care to prosecute hin, or that he shou
+ be prosecuted because he falls short Oh
e or two pounds. 1t is not proper bi
g and do not think it will do any good.
r The bill was indefinitely postponed,
G motion of Mr.. OHara.