New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-24
DEBATES IN THE HOUSE.
SATURDAY, March -, 1870.
House met promptly at eleven o'clock

House met promptly at eleven o'clock
A. NJ.
Speaker Carr in the chair.
Mr.. Garstkamp: Mr.. Speaker, I would
like to call up bill at this time.
Speaker Carr: The first business in
order is the appropriation bill, which, be-
longing as it does to the list of preference
bills set forth in the Governors proc
lamation, must necessarily be considered
first. The Chair will entertain no other
motion until this business has been in
some way disposed of.
appropriation bill.
Speaker Carr: The Clerk will read the
bill.
The bill was read.
Mr. McMillen: Last year we appropri-
ated one thousand dollars to each of tie
three professors appointed to make geo.
logical and Typographical survey OF the
State. When the nature of the labor per-
formed is considered, the sum was meagre
in the extreme. This year your Commit
tee on Ways and Means have thought fit
to recommend an increase of $4,000, max
ing $4,000 in all.
Mr.. Gartskamp: This is too much, we
never saw any thing of what they done
last year. move to strike out $4,000 and
insert $4,000.
Mr.. McMilen: I Can not accept that
amendment. These men are learned men,
and their services are valuable to the State.
These men are very poorly paid, much
less than the average professional men.
and therefore hope this amendment will
be voted down. They have 10 travel all over
the State, carrying their instruments with
them, and OF course they are under con-
siderable expense. Last year we gave
them $1,000, and when they exchanged
their warrants they had really only 500.
This pittance is not sufficient remunera-
ton, and unless we pay more we can not
expect these scientific researches to be ex-
tended. l am afraid my learned friend
from Jefferson does not fully realize or ap.
preciate this work Of survey and explora-
ton.
Speaker Carr: The question is on the
amendment to strike out $4,000 and insert
$4,000.
Mr.. Garstkamp: call for the yeas and
nays.
Speaker Carr: The Clerk will call the
roll.
The amendment was lost, and the sec
ton adopted.
Mr.. isabelle Now, Mr.. Speaker, I wish
to have the claim of B. L. Lynch against
the State met. When this gentleman's
term as Attorney General expired, he, at
the request of Governor Wells, attended
to an important case then pending, by
which the State saved considerable sum
of money. He attended to this case in good
faith, because he was familiar with all its
details. He ably assisted Mr.. Heron,
and he should be paid honorably. think
this claim of $3.50 very reasonable. The
Executive of the State having prom
ised him indemnity from the
State, I, as Representative, Of the
State, am in favor of redeeming the
pledges of the State. Let US keep our
faith with those who reposed confidence
in US. The reason Mr.. Lynch was not
in 1866 was because he was
a Republican. Now, he comes to Re-
publican Legislature-a party with which
you and are identified, and do you
propose to treat his claim with contempt?
MIR. Garstkamp: move to lay the mo-
ton on the table.
Mr.. Washington: Mr.. Speaker
Speaker Carr: This is not debatable.
The Clerk will call the roll.
The motion to lay on the table was lost.
Mr.. Garstkamp: have an amendment
to offer. Strike $4950, and insert $1,000.
He asks as much for attending this one case
as he received for a whole years salary.
Mr.. Wren: move to lay this amend
ment on the table.
Lost.
Mr.. Devices: l move to substitute $4,000.
Lost.
Mr.. Gartskamp; I offer $500 as a SUBJ
stitute.
Mr.. Isabelle: move to lay that upon
the table.
Carried
After the transaction of some other
business, on which.there was no debate,
the House adjourned.