New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-09


the twenry-sccvnd of February. would it be
legal.
Mr.. Carr. of De Soto: If this does not
mean five legal DAYS. | would like to ask
the gentleman himself or any member of
this House: Suppose note comes due on
the twenty-sccond of February. does that
count! You have to take it up the day be-
fore.
Mr.. Burch, of East Baton Rouge: rise
to point OF order. The gentleman Is
bounding on financial practice. and we are
now on legislative practice. and say that
the same laws that govern legislative acts
govern everything connected with IT, lac
gentleman drew his pay for Washington
birthday.
Mr.. Carr. of De Soto: That is all bosh. 1t
does not amount TO anything. The twenty
second of February being a legal holiday,
is not legal day. and any promise to pay
dae upon that day. by the law OF every
State. will have to be taken up on the day
preceding if that is not !; legal day There
fore the Governor is quite within the Ave
days.
Now about tho I'LL. This bill makes it
compulsory. The article of the Revised
Statutes that Is there now does not make It
compulsory upon a person receiving beef or
pork. but they can take it TO the inspector
aud have it inspected for the protection OF
those who purchase. But this bill is com
pulsory. 1t is another tax upon the con
sinners of this beet and pork. 1t compelS
every barrel OF beef and porl, which comes
to this city 70 be taken ~ this lnsper
tors warehouse and by him inspected.
for which he collects money. This is about
as direct tax as yol can put upon bar
rel of pork. /; is Il lax upon the consumer
and the people. The gentleman calls At
tcHrion TO the law OF 1850. article 49,.
which allows the inspector to charge thirty
three and onc-fhird cents | grant that
this is true. That law is there. hut by see
lions 1873 and 1872 it is not made conpul
Sor- I" have :h:s pork ant: beef inspected.
Are there members upon this floor VIII" are
going to pass law % compel every barrel
of pork and beef that comes TO this city 10
pass under the srrutinv OF one man. We
might well tax sugar or -four. "
might as we'll make ii place for this man
where he will maxi. ten or twelve thousand
dollars year. as this man will do i'll this
place. l tell you il Is III unjust tax. one
which exists in 10 city OF the nlun and no
city in the world.
Mr.. Burch. OF East Baton Rouge: am
very glad to hear the gentleman 1T last adj
vOcate the protection of the people from
taxation. and would call his attention 20
other legislative bills. and see that the
| people are not cheated i'll them as well.
| What objection is there in this bill The
| gentleman here says that a man might make
| ten Thousand dollars out of it. If that is
! the case. he should state his objection to it
as being personal; but that is very poor
reason To object 10 any bill. l hold that
| this law is for the protection of all con
| sllmcrs of beef and pork, for this reason:
| There is no man upon this floor but
| who has used these necessary coInmodi
| ties and has bought barrel of
beef or pork. but who expects TO
Il Lao.
| does not wish il To be- half meat. half brine
| We know that barrels of pork come down.
! have the heads knocked ont. and eight. ten
| or fifteen pounds of meat taken out. Now.
| sir that's whats the matter. l would Just
AS lieye one man could make eight OF ten
| thousand dollars a year b. examining this
| pork IA for these merchants to make
Il hundred Thousand dollars wear
| by cheating the working people OF
! This bill is Tor that very purpose.
! IT is to make those merchants brin. their
barrels of beet and pork. have them III
| spcctcd. sell consumers full weight. and
| give them what they buy. and hot half
brine: and all this cry ri those merchants
against the bill and their asking it IL De
vetoed is bccau-, it interfrre> with their
robbin. men. This bill is here GA tn"
statute books of the State since so. Ii
was re-enacted in 1870. You can find it
! here to-day, and this House should see
! these appointecs ara protected in their APP
,,>intmcnts. Believing this. l move that
{ the bill become a law. the Governors veto
TO the contrary notwithstanding. and on
! that call the previous question.
! Mr. Barrett. of Orleans. Withdrew his
! call for the previous question, in order to
| allow Mr.. Faulkner "a speak to the question.
Mr. Faulkner. OF Caliwcll Mr. Speaker.
! Il i,., Il i,,r ,ri ?
veto message OF the Governor. and in regard
| to the provisions of this bill. We have had
| a law for a number o. years relating tn the
! inspection OF beef and pork. ana the charges
impospi br this bill are the same: but the
! particular feature OF this bill Is this. thar il
| does compel the Inspection Of beef and pork.
! That is lust the very reason why am in
| favor of it, and will state my reasons:
t cannot comprehend why anybody should
oppose this bill unless they were connected.
or expected to be connected. with some trade
| ring. Nv recollection. experience and MEM
orv teaches me this. for nearly quarter of
! a century have bought beef and pork. and
80 have my ncishbors. and the complaint
has always been general that We did not
| yet the amount the commercial law requires.
that is two hundred pounds. because it WAS
manipulated 50 in the city by trade rings.
and there was no coinpulsion to have il in
| spectcd. 1t was handled and re-handled.
! and when il found its way into the interior
of the country. and got weighed cut. it
would fall forty or fifty. or sixty, and
! sometimes seventy pounds short of
what commercial law and homes,
trading requires. We have a law
authorizing inspection. This bill ere
| ates no new Office not bit of it. Some of
my friends asked me a few minutes ago if il
| created a new Office. 1t does not. 1t only
compels this article of trade to be properl '
inspected. so that if any pers.n buys it he
will get what commercial law and honesty
requires: that is. two hundred pounds. and
not one hundred and twenty. or thirty. OF
forty or fifty or sixty pounds. What does
any one care about thirty-three and one
| third cents, You pay that anyhow. inspec
ton or no inspection. That enters the mat
ter anyhow and ought to make this protec
| ton thorough. 1t they sell barrel of beet
or pork. not inspected. they are subject to a
fine of ten dollars. That provision makes Il
man honest whether he wants to be homes,
| or not. He is bound to sell two hundred
pounds OF beef to the barrel. That's all per
tectly harmless. l believe enough has been
said in regard to this matter. l think
it is matter of very grave doub;
whether this bill has been brourh,
into thel House with the objection:
of the Governor. within the provisions o
the law. That bill was submitted to til,
Governor on the twenty first of February
Something WAS said about the twenty
second OF February by the gentleman iron
De Soto Mr.. Carl. Now l would like the
gentleman to show me that the twenty
second is not a legal day. would like I,
see that. l never heard of ii man retuSin.
to pay an obligation because it was sgnet
on the twenty second of February. know
i.