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

me, without first obtaining the copsent OF
either. Now, Mr.. Chairman, I have already
spoken on this first section, and l have no
desire to occupy your time unnecessarily,
put s,r, it is beyond my comprehension,
how Representatives, who are only the
creatures of the sovereign people, and de-
rive Their whole power from the people,
Can not conceive. I say: how these
gentlemen can force this measure
upon the people against their will.
Not until l have met my constituents face
to face and consulted with them can vote
for 1hls measure, Of such vital Importance
to them. l believe this should at least be
submitted to the people before we add taxes
on them. The first section of this bill
should have made provision for affording
| an expression to the voice of the people; but,
as | stated on prior occasion, it only seems
to have one object, and that object is the
aggrandiZement of y few men. Legislation
should look to the good of the greatest mum
Der, while this is or piece with a series of
acts which have passed tnis session. looking to
| the benefit OF Il %. ect few. This bill il being
pushed forward for the benefit OF few men,
| who would not dare to come forward, boldly
| and openly. and ask the people of this great
| city to elect them to any place of profit or
trust. l would like to hear some of the
| friends Of this bill inform Us the need of this
new charter at this time.
Mr.. Degrange: Mr.. Wilt has said he
could not conceive how representatives
could urge this measure without asking the
permission OF their constituents. will say
| that while / am friendly to the bill do not
| wish it to pass or become law until it has
been first submitted to the people for their
rejection or acceptance.
| The Chair: The second amendment offered
! by the gentleman from Jefferson Is now be-
| fore the committee.
Mr.. Isabelle: Will the Chair inform me
| what became of the first amendment.
The Chair: 1t has been carried
Mr.. DPgrange: 1t is not carried. 1t has
| never been submitted to vote.
MIR. Isabelle: No, sir, there has not been
vote taken. l ask the Chair to put the
vote again.
The Chair: The amendment has been
voted on and now the second amendment is
before you.
Dir. Degrange: 1t has not, sir. call for
the Speaker of the House to take the chair.
The Chair: The gentleman will come 10
order.
Mr.. Degrange: I will not come to order.
demand that the regular Speaker take the
chair.
The Chair: The Chair, in order to satisfy
the gentleman, will order the vote to be
taken again.
The amendment was declared lost.
Mr. Lee: As there seems to be DISPOSE.
ton to clamor and to cause confusion,
move that the committee do now rise and
return to the rules of the House. Carried
Speaker Carr in the chair.
Mr. Lee: | now move that the House take
up this bill section by section.
Mr. Garstkamp: move to lay that motion
on the table. Lost.
Mr.. Lee: wish to withdraw my motion in
order To make another. y
Mr.. Noble: The first motion having been
once in possession of the House, the gentle
man from St. Bernard can not withdraw it.
Speaker Carr: The gentleman can with
draw his motion, with the consent of his
second, before vote is taken directly upon
it. motion to lay on the table does not
effect the original motion in any particular.
MIR. Lee: move the adoption Of the first
section.
Mr.. Gartskamp: move to strike out Car
rolfon, in hethlrteenth line and insert JEFF.
ftrson, and on that motion have the floor l
see there is a deposition to hurry this
through. and doubt not but that the gen.
temsn from st. Bernard, will move the pre-
vious question and cut off debate and
amendment.
By the way this bill is drawn up, you in
tend to force my constituents into a COM
bination that l know they are opposed to,
and although fnd myself powerless to de.
be. | intend to speak every minute and
every second of my time. You propose to
take in Algiers, but as far as that is con-
cerned, l have no objections, but when you
attempt to consolidate etferson against the
will OF the people, then do object ard an
forced out of desire to serve myspeople, to
oppose the whole bill. say the citizens Of
JEFF r5on are not in favor Of conzo idation,
MIR. cray: | have talked to great many
IF he hu ri IF Jpf nd
are all in favor Of consolidation.
Mr.. Garstkamp: say, sir, here in my
place, that the peOple-the masses-do not
want to be forced to pay an additional two
and half per cent tax. Il is we'll en- ugh
for the gentleman from st. James to say
they do; but | live there, aud | am well
aware of the fact that the people do not
want it. There are not one hundred and
fifty people in Jefferson who would vote for
consolidation. This bill has many objec-
tionable features. Take, for instance. the
commissioner of finance; he files a $25 600
bond, and sometimes has S250,0 600 in the
treasury at one time. May he not pack his
trunk and run off, leaving the city bank
rupt. Yes, sir. if this was submitted to the
people of Jefferson they would hurl it back
from the ballot-box by such majority as
would strike the friends of this bill with
awe. But now, MIR. Speaker, as it is grow
ing late, / move to adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was put and
carried.
SATURDAY, February &c.
The House was called to order promptly
at eleven O'Clock A. NJ.
Speaker Carr in the Chair.
Mr.. McVean: 1 move, Mr.. Speaker, that
the rules be suspended in order that we may
take up and consider at this time House bill
No. 1872.
Speaker Carr: You have heard the motion,
which has been seconded.
Mr.. Page: What is the question, Mr..
Speaker?
Speaker Carr: That the rules be suspended
in order that House bill No. 1872 may be taken
up and considered at this time. Are there
any objections to a suspension of the ru es
MIR. Page: l object We have already
adopted resolution giving each member
the right to call up a bill when his lame is
called, and l hope this rule will not be de-
parted from.
Speaker Carr: The question is or sus
pension of the rules.
Speaker.
a division was ordered, which resulted in
q suspension Of the rules by q vote of forty
to twenty.
Mr.. Garstkamp: Mr.. Speaker, / rise to
q question OF privilege.
Speaker Carr: State your question of
privilege.
Mr.. Garstkamp: | rise now, Mr.. Speaker.
to ask for that which l have never. in all
my legislative career, asked for. and that is
for the calling of the roll, in order that the
count, just announced by the Clerk, may be
tested. l feel confident, Mr.. Speaker, that