New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-25
Chair: This completes the bill.

Chair: This completes the DILL
Mr.. Lowell: Is this preferred bill?
Chair: The committee has disposed OF
the preferred bills.
Mr.. Lowell: But has the Hoese dis
posed Of the preferred bills. The House
must consider the bills mentioned IN the
Governors proclamation for two hours.
/ now move that the committee arise.
Carried.
Speaker Carr: The Clerk will read the
amendments.
Chief Clerk Vigers read several sections
as amended, when Mr.. McNIillen moved
| to strike out the tax on lawyers and doc
tors.
Mr.. Morey: This is the only section in
the whole bill taxing lawyers, and hepe
| it will not be stricken out.
Mr.. McMillen: This. with the license, is
| a double tax on these professional men.
and while I believe the State should
derive revenue from all sources Of wealth,
l believe that certain learned professions
should enjoy an immunity from taxation.
! hope this will be stricken out, aud on
that motion I call for the previous cues
ton.
Mr.. Morey: I have listened to the argu-
rneut of the gentleman from Carroll a,ten-
tivelv, but don't think he has shown US
any good reason for adopting his motion.
We have made provision for taxing the
mechanic and the laborer, and don't see
why these lucrative professions Of law aud
medicine should 60 scot free. The gentle
man from Carroll has asked that tax be
levied on the working men. bnt he wishes
US now TO make a distinction IL favor OF
men who realize from their professions
from ten 10 twenty thousand dollars
per annum.
Mr.. McMillen: The gentleman has
made very plausible statement
but 10 argument do not think he will
claim it to have been an argument. It IS
an appeal to the interests aud prejudices
of majority OF the members on this floor.
It is an appeal to the ignorant to stamp
out the learned. Remember, that these
professional men have spent years and
years accommodating information beneficial
not only to themselves, but to society at
large. For years and years they never
received a cent, and now we propose to
tax them out Of the State. We need more
skilled labor here; we need more learned
professions here, and we should encour-
age such to come and settle among us.
to tax these lawyers and doctors as heavily
| as the ignorant proprietor OF country
whisky shop. We do not wish to foster
or encourage the latter. At least the peo-
pie of Carroll do not need their minis
| trations. l ask now, gentlemen, to strike
! out this tax.
Mr.. MuIrell: Now, Mr.. Speaker, am
| here to stamp out this outrage. You
i,a
| but YOU intend to leave these lawyers and
priests so free. We have too many
priests and lawyers here now. We are here
10 represent the farmer and the laborer,
not the lawyers l don't blame the gen.
tleman for arguing his own cause-he is
| a lawyer himself, but l am poor man
and represent the poor man, and, there
fore, am in favor of taxing these rich
| lawyers and ministers.
| The House refused to strike ont
| Mr.. Norey in the Chair
The House had under consideration a
bill incorporating the New Orleans Homeo-
| pathic and Alopathic Institute.
Mr. McMillen: This bill provides for the
incorporation Of Homeopathic and Al
| loDathic institute, in the city OF New Or
| leans, which shall have the authority to
confer degrees and do ether things, the
whole to be under the immediate super
vision and care OF a doctor Of the faculty
| of Paris. now resident OF New Orleans.
| This distinguished Partisan practitioner,
with other unknown persons. ask leave to
teach medicine and 10 confer degrees in
| two antagonistic schools, that Of homeo-
patty and allopathy. Now, this is
something new, l think, to mix
the infnitismal dose OF one school
with jalop and oils Of the other. I
| have thought that these two were like
oil and water, that they would not mix;
bat NY friend from the Faculty OF Paris
| proposes 10 harmonic the antagonistic
elements, to unite them as it were in d
scientific union, from which great blessing
of course will naturally and abundantly
flow. He may succeed in doing this, but
| think it is too great task, and would,
| therefore, confne the operations OF this
| institute 10 either one school or another.
| # one is correct the other must be wrong.
Let US strike out allopathy wherever it oc-
ours and also the power Of comforting
| degrees.
Mr.. Lott: l move to lay tina: on the
table. Lost.
Mr.. McMlllen: move to amend by
striking out the "Paris Doctor and insert
| DIR. Marigny Heidenhain."
1Tr. Heidenhain: thank the gentleman
| from Carroll, and think my brother equal
to the man from Paris. (Laughter).
The bill was placed on the calendar and
the House adjourned TO meet at seven
o'clock P. NJ.