New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-24


, tratlon Of affairs. The present system of
having one from each ward is certainly
wrong. One gentleman says he never gets
his Jury together and he never Will so long
! as this system exists. Cut the number
down as small as possible 50 as to make it
| machine which can be worked easily.
Under the present system it is almost i'm
possible 10 get ere man from each ward
who is thoroughly responsible and intelli-
gent and who Will take upon himself the
necessary trouble TO attend to jury meet
ings i an, therefore, under the impression
that the House should refuse 10 accept the
report of the committee, and that the BIZ
'be finally passed
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston: There is not
a Man i'll the House that does no: know that
the prest Mt system Of police juries isswork
ing against the best interests of the parishes.
Whether 10 take number Of Justices OF the
peace and form them iE.O !! quorum. or
whether TO appoint comm lsslUners 10 take
| some other step that VIII take lIeH WHO
will serve the best interest OF the parish,
! and put them in power. is for the House 70
decide upon. But there is nothing III the
history OF the past that this House. or any
| member OF tins House can investigate that
| is more certain thar that the present sNs-
| TEN is erroneous. Why, sir. yon can not
! get a majority oi any parish jury more than
| once OK twice in year. There is the parish
| that represent. They have not been able
| to get a quorum i'll the last eighteen
| months. They won't 90: they don't want
| to tx taxes; they don't want the
| trouble OF having roads attended to and
| bridges built. 1t is i'll wrong. very wrong.
| do not know about the county this gen
! tieman Mr.. Bryan represents but in my
| own p:.risil-and l speak from What |
know never i'll my life have seen i,
| system which is more ruinouS to the best
interests otthe country. You, will have to
fall upon some plan. and various suggc>-
| tions have been presented. One Is that
! the Justices OF the peace. or a certain NUN
Der !ot them. meet with the parish judge
! and form the police jury: but the term
| itself is obnoxious to me. and l want ton et
| rid OF the whole system so soon You
| have one representative from each ward
| and there axe seven or eig int or ten wards
| i'll a parish-you will never be able to get /;
| quorum. In my parish You can not expect
| il. would rather favor the passage Of this
| bill il .Eev appointed commissioners
Mr.. Bryan. OF CaIcasieu: Where are Won
! gong 20 get your commissioners! Are
| you going % import them
Mr.. Davidson. OF Livingston: No. sir.
Whenever the people understand these
| things can be done, .Ecy will select men
WHO have an interest in the parish. and who
will attend to 1t. In my parish there have
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20 20 60 the business. aud the rest VIII
cone, aud something Will he done: bat so
long as YOU lave this sort 81 Il system
nothing Will be done. would .!vor any
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Mr. NemnsteaI nj UrrvilIo. Durip, IN.
carIv ,Yrt If our session l "aye uot;rr t,,.,t
| world irtro1i,.e :, I'LL of tbis ch,r,ctrr
hat haarinp that a hill of = similar nature
VA. introduced in thr Senate I cave il M
! have been waiting for that bin t"cone M,
a,d am very clad 70 sec tIis m,ven.nt
know our system i. one that don. work for
the interests of the pari.h.. know s,.v-
rral marshes where there has mot L.cn j.,
uo]icc i,,ry meetinc for eighteen mnnths
know one vhrrc tie Sbsrit, h.,. had ~ .,,n.
nor. +he nrisoners in thr ;.,;l fnr e;,bt..n
months without one cent of uax for i w
have 4 GOOD Jury i'm our unri,h but | know
IN other PARISHES the uolirn arr unt worth :,
cont One of the old police ir,+,., If sixtv.
two thinks il holds over now ANY ch:n3c
il het-er Than tbc onc W., i,.,xa ont no,,...,;,a
II mi. one dnn't snit nevt vn.,r VIZ. viii
make one that will.
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