New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-19
y,gnATEs or TKg SENATE.
Evening Session.

z.EwATEs or TW& SENATE.
Evening session.
MONDAY, February %.
The Secretary stated that the question
r,szsdiue when the Senate adjourned, was
whether House bill No. 81 drainage biii
atad been properly taken up.
Mr. TODD: To allay all this ditllcuity,
with the permission Of the Senate would
Nke 10 introduce a joint resolution 10 re-
neal the act of 1859, creating this drainage
commission. There is no gentleman 0.
fine citv of New Orleans or Jefferson pue
Hnows that at least ems hundred ana
1pzenty-fye thousand dollars year nas
heeu collected for taxes on the drainage
and at This present time there Is no ofaiu-
more done in the city of New Orleans, eH-
|rss,rs what is done through the City sur
wpv.,r or Controller and paid Tor. nave
a detailed statement OF the amount ,ne
aity has paid out since the year 1922
which amounts to over S2oouUo, ana the
.aatv of New Orleans, at the same lime, Is
I'm debt now from the statement OF the Clty
Gsuryeyor, 10 the amount OF SoZUUo. L
Shrink it would be proper 10 ask suspen-
sioEi of the rules, and to introduce feso-
Eu.Ion repeating that law entirely "hlcn
xiII meet all the objections raised by the
oenslenan from the Fourth District.
Nh. Beares: l OBJECT, until l know the
enact ,,arport Of the resolution.
The Joint resolution was read.
Wr. Beares: There is bill 10 the House
uow. 20 cover that ground.
The rules were not suspended.
House bill No. 104 was then referred 10
Ae Committee on Corporations.
Senate bill No. 161, relative to lnspec-
enoa Of weights and measures being under
<,ss1sS deration, on motion OF Mr.. Nlugeh-
,sscsa was taken up and read section py
a6ctien. 80
NJ glackman: This bill. if passed
xcsIld abolish the scales and the present
system Of weighing ia the city aud State,
as,d force another on the commercial
.uvorid. as well as the private Individual
making it necessary for them to get new
sscsles in accordance Herewith.
Now, can see no necessity at all 1oF
renuiring the Secretary of State to get
-weigi,ts and measures, and have every
Hody get weights and measures ID accord
race with the standard placed In the ONCE
al IKE Secretary Of State. This is an in
uoyation in this State, ii not IN every other
state, iu the Union. 1 know OF no State
fhmt has such q standard, and if we have
mssssed a half century with the present
veiobts and scales, do not see why We
should at this time force it upon the com
msrcial world. This bill contemplates one
particular class of scales, which every
BODY will be forced to obtain. 1t forces
,~ssery ulanter to have his scales corrected
and 20 have his weights and measures the
s,zrrse as in the Office of the Secretary o
State. and it will necessitate the appoint
,zsent of an inspector in every parish fol
szzas purpose.
Nr. O'Hara: That officer is already ap
SCENTED in almost every parish OF the
Sxase-
Mr. Blackman: Yes, sir, you have go'
.2ac c,apy officers now. You are bound Il
asussse an Office for every man that comes
.agoug. (Laughter) In order to give tbl
srfseer some employment you must chang
sse whole system OF weights and meas
sres ia the State.
Nr. Todd: do not understand it so
gs lis simply to establish a unlforn
standard.
Section one was adopted ard sectio
fsCx, read.
Mr. Day: desire to offer an amend
,rreut-to strike out, after the WORD ''pul
eanses." in the seventh line, cor other cor
vesaieace.r 1t seems to me that they nav
IN, use for this inspection, except wher
Sssse scales are kept for the purchase o
sale of articles. If family have a seal
.ar weight for their own convenience thef
wno necessity of having them inspected
AND 1. therefore, move to strike out 80
-nsher convenience" | look upon the SCI
savn. "a it stands, as an invasion Of privat
rights.
aup STRIKE out.
y Nh. Lewis: rise to point Of ordel
No lady or any household has the right
weigh unless she weighs her articles co
rssctly. and therefore must have one {
slsese patent scales to make those thing
night.
Mr. O'Hara: / think the gentleman
debating the question, not making pom
OF order. The great objection / have
g1is amendment is this: On great man
aasxntations of the country cotton
weighed by the laborers on their ow
account. It is bought. in many cases, |
sheir employees, or the owners Of the plal
SatioB. Now, if he has his private scale
he weighs this cotton which ne purcbas'
from his bands on them, and those seal
should have the same stamp on them
o4hers by which he sells provisions
them.
Mr. Day: Then be purchases and sci
by the same scales. What do YOU nei
tpy cor other convenience"
MIR, O'Hara: Surprising planter max
=sn arrangement that the hands shou
have a certain portion OF the crop, the
yv0 can't cali it purchase or sale
xzd in making division of the yea
labor. if be has to weigh It, it is no mo
z;saa right that he should know that i
scales are perfectly right. Another poi
which is of weight: The Senator very We
gnoWs there is no plantation in this Sta
hsyS weigh out immense amounts OF po
and other ratlons.
Mr.. Day: Is not that sale
Ny. O'Hara: / don't know that you
,EaIi,it SO.
Mr. Anderson: / propose to insert I
s~zrrd co.," in line seven, and IN hoe eig
xtrisfe out the words ''or other CONVEX
encr-" g.,
Mr. OHara: Then whenever scale
used for tie issue of rahons-
Mr.. Day: That is a sale. =.
Mfr. O'Hara: 1 can't exactly see that It
a zale. will bring it in this way: STR
S,gt econyenience, if you will, and inst
gale, purchase and issuance OF rations,
r,r the division of crops
Nh. Anderson: That covers everythir
fzzt INV amendment covers it too.
VI /. Packard: move to amend in Ii
eevd n By striking out all after ''use,
eIading, in line eight, the word ''conVe
GAGE"
Nix. Coupland: offer as substitute
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