New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-10

ooo0osMout 8nO COlleCtlOn OF revenue 10
the support of the State.
| Mr. McVean: I move it be postponed un
TIL Tomorrow, Immediately after the read
| Ing OF the minutes.
Mr. Garstkamp: object.
MIR. Washington: l hope the motion t.
postpone will not prevail. We have beef
called to assemble here for Il specific pull
pose, and that is to take action in cerJai
| bills designated by the Governor in hi
proclamation. I hope this General Assem-
bly, will attend only to the business men
toned, and don't think we have the RICH
to disregard and set at naught the wishe
| of the executive, as Swallowed forth in hi
proclamation convening this General As
sembly.
Mr.. Garstkamp: rise to point Of order
Speaker Carr: Please state your point @
order
Mr.. Garstkamp: We having alread
adopted resolution, offered by the gentle
man from Caddo, which makes it obligator
upon us to consider these measures in tn
order in which they are named In the proc
lamation of the Governor. | don't think
| is in our power to postpone now.
Mr.. Lott: | raise another point, and tina
Is this: the House having taken it up,
has com piled with the proclamation, as ia
as giving it preference is concerned, and thu
House is now at liberty to make what dis
position it pleases of it.
Speaker Carr: The Chair will settle botl
OF these points IN very few words. Those
bills mentioned in the Governors proclama
ton shall take preference. That is they
will be taken up first, but once taken w
the House can dispose of them as the House
deems wise and proper. They may be laid
IN the table subject to call; they may be
postponed to q certain day, or they may be
indefinitely postponed. They having been
once before the House the III after of prefer
ence is settled The Chair therefore de.
cdes that the gentleman from Jeferson's
point of order is not well taken, and that OF
the gentleman from Rapides is well taken.
MIR. Isabelle: This tai about the Cover.
nor is all moonshine. He is not our mas.
ter that he should dictate to US what we
shall do. The General Assembly is the law
making branch of the government, and ia
not under the Executive at all. II the
House sees proper TO postpone it can do 80
without consulting any person.
Mr.. Morey: hope, Mr.. Speaker, that on
reflection the House will determine not to
postpone this bill. 1t is a very important
measure, one of the most important we
ton OF this General Assembly, and we
ought to give it our first as well as our
closest attention. 1t has much to do with
the financial future of the State and it
should. therefore, be handled carefully and
delicately. II we postpone it to day we
will leave the House liable to the suspicion
that we did not come here to do that for
which we were called together. Let us
work On it if only for halt az hour or an
hour. Let US show 8 willingness to con
slider it, at least, and l hope il will not be
postponed.
Mr.. Burrel: hope it will be postponed in
order that We may have chance TO read it
and see whether or not It requires amend.
ment. The Governor has no right 10 force
this House TO consider any particular meas
ure in preference to another.
Speaker Carr: The question is on the mo.
ton OF the gentleman from Caldo, Mr.. Nc
Vean, to postpone further consideration of
this bill until to morrow. Carried
MIR. Gartskamp: Does not this bill require
TO be considered in Committee of the
Whole?
Speaker Carr: Yes, sir; it is already in
Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Gartskamp: | move that the House
now resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole for the consideration Of this bill.
Carried.
Mr.. Noble in the chair.
Chair: The Chair Is informed that when
Ibis was last before tee committee the two
first sections had been acted upon
Mr.. Gartskamp: call now, Mr.. Chairman,
'Or the reading of the third section.
Mr.. Heidenhaina The action of a former
session now falls to the ground. / Call for a
.eading of the first section.
Chair: The Clerk will read the first sec.
ion.
The section was read.
Mr.. Morey: | have, since we had this
dill under consideration before, figured
lp what amount will be realized from an
of hrr lie ha lDIl
Vow it will scarcely realize more than one
lalf of the amount we propose to appro-
,riate. OfcOurse the remainder will suffer,
md how long can we keep up the credit OF
he State if we appropriate two dollars aud
'niy raise one to pay principal and interest
# such Indebtedness as may be incurred. |
think it ought to be five mills instead of
our. When We have made appropriations |
or this thing and that, amounting to several |
Millions, and knowing that the ordinary ex-
lenses of the State will be q quarter of |
nillion more, is it proper to only make pro.
ision for the payment OF about 100000? |
licenses will perhaps, swell it to SIZE, 600, |
ut sill large deficit Will exist |
AS | have already said, / don't think five |
nils too much, and would therefore move |
0 strike out four mills and insert FIVE.
Mr.. Garstkamp: At the last session we |
truck out four and inserted three. and this |
think enough for all purposes. 1t will be |
eavy enough upon the people. NY amend |
lent is to strike out four and insert three
ILLS.
Mr.. Carr: hope, Mr. Chairman, that this
mendment viii not prevail, because l be-
eve it inimical to the best interests of the
tate. 1t Is well known that we have bonds
.st maturing. Some will have to be paid
uring the coming month. These bonds, I
sued by former Legislature, we must
lake some provision to pay. 1t seems to
lie absurd to appropriate two million Of dol
rs, and only assess tax sufficient to liqui-
ate enc million. Such legislation can have
ut enc effect-ipjury to the Stately
riking at its most vital part it's
edit. Ii we only assess a three mill tax
the end of the present fiscal year our
,curi.ies will be begging in the market;
q the other hand, II we raise enough money |
, pay our fast maturing Indebtedness, we
iii enhance the value of our warrants and
Curities, and raise our State out OF the
UNI OF impecuniosity, thereby beLeftting
ar taxables and creditors at one and the
me time.
MIR. Lowell am not much versed in the
fence Of finance, nor am a financial man,
y experience having been limited to man
ing my own affaire, and in endeavoring to
axe my income cover my expenditures.
ut can not conceive that because former
legislature deemed three mills sufficient
x why we should do so. 1t strikes me that
| incur an additional expense I should
axe some efforts to meet that expense.
oppose | have couple of votes in the bank
hich l know will fall due next
sek, does it not behoove me to
md my energies toward raising
sum sufficient to meet that indebtedness.
ow, hold that we, as representatives of
e State, knowing its indebtedness, should
axe some provision for its prompt and
eedy payment. a revenue law was passed |
the last session of the Legislature which
g Legislature, in its wisdom. thought
nple to meet the requirements of the occa-