New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-20
DEBATES OF THE HOUSE.

promptly at twelve O'Clock.
Speaker Carr i'll the chair.
Ninety members present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
After the reading Of the Journal, severa!
committees reported and Other business
WAS transacted withou. elic;ting deba.".
The veto messages of the Governor beiI.
the order of the day. they We're called ~ a.
one o'clock.
M,. Schumacher. Of Orleans. moved ::-a'
the consideration .f tie veto messages Of
the Governor he POSTPONED. :n!! .U'-...y
ne X. at one O'clock.
Carried.
Mr. Schumacher. O. Orleans. moved =.
suspension of the rl:,es 20 FAKE ul TIC ap-
port Onmen! biz.
Mr. Davidson, o: Livingston: move that
the House now 90 into d committee OF ;Le
whole for the consideration OF tie hill.
Carried.
The Speaker Appointed. Mr.. cny. "t s..
Bernard, chairman OF the committee.
On motion o, M. Carr. OF De SOTO. he
committee proceeded: TO consider tie n.!i
section by section.
After the reading o: tie frs: section az
amendment was offered by Mr.. Stevens. %
jackson. providing that there should be
Representative :or every seven thous"n.! y:
population.
MIR Carr, Of De Soto: would IKE ~ cticv
an amendment to this amendment 70 strike
ont .'seven thousand" and .nscc: seven
thousand three hundred ard to:ty-e gi!..'
Mr.. Brewster OF Ouachita: The reason
why oppose the adoption Of the second
amendment is that !: is very 'iisagreeahic
for the people OF a parish to have .he nun
her OF their Representatives reduced.
Even if you make the nulubc: seven chou
sand. it will then deprive one "r Two
parishes in TIE State o: :: Representative.
which have had Two Representatives 10Y IL"
last two years. believe tina. :: is better 20
decrease the number ,seven thousan6l thar
to go any higher. because l know j. viii
cause great dissatisfaction 20 those parishes
who have hitherto had !; member. Some q:
those that have thee VIII be GU down
10 two, and some that have two VII. u ~,
down ~ one.
Mr. Stevens. O: ia kscr. spoke Il !.,c-
of his amendment. Ihe remarks O: the
honorable gentleman beng ve.y lnd!--
tinctly heard. j: WIS impossible "a Ieno:.
them!
Mr.. Carr. OF DcSc:o: : am opposed 20
making the limit sever. thousand. i; We
! make the limit seven Thousand we increase
the number OF Representatives, to one hun
DIRE! aud tiitecn-t;c constitutional! limit =
one hundred and twenty. We canno. 60 :Jc-
y"nd ONE hundred and twenty. nor .an we
have less than ninety. tvon the bass -:
..:4S. the Hpportoun.e1: world be :" ~:
ranged that there woUlo De JUS. i.lc sane
number of members as have = The
House today. Tie constitution E.a.cs !.
obligatory upon Us (" ..rcr;: -. ".rc.a,
census returns. an: W. c.Il!!o: go !'..''.- q: il
constitutional! provision. I: The .eC>.s
has been badly taken ": i.ave =" :.l."!.la-
tive. l am not j; ;...oc q. increasing re
| number o.: Repre-. ::.:."'. G,"re han hey
are to-day.
There is TIL. parish 4: Ca.I,o w.;c.. T.,
other parishes that have "n,y OF. Lov. .L".
will nave three. There is Il" justice IL that.
| desire the appoctiouILent 20 IL ;ai:. and
therefore move INV aIleNs!M"E. -! Re ca.
1000 and insert 1873.
Mr. Worr:ll. OF jefferson. ~. up;o>a.:
to this amendment. and az satisfied. I'D,
or proper understanding %: re ease Gv
, the House. that tie org;na! section. VII
! prevail. The gentleman who las us: .2.,",.
his seat Mr.. CARY, has very properly pi.-
! served that II u llup0sS be 20. i. crt-
. n.:tcc Of his House % 20 back Is: col,-
! s,i'utional provision. which states TIA. ::'e:-
, shall be an eul.;.! .ppor:.oniue.t - ns..r-:
rs possible, throughout :Ee whole ~ the
| parishes OF this State. lpresru.c We :.>"
no difference Of opinion on .h": sul,.e.. !.
! simnly refer 70 !. ior the pUrpos" o! "a Ing
; The attention o. the members o. tie !!ous"
70 it. some OF whom perhaps may feel :h.:
the committee. or tha: .:le House hes >cr.
| ton in this matter. TO say how many mem
! lcr> shall be elected and sent ~ THIS How"
, from the different parishes and ii>.rc.s %
the city and State. We haze 10 discretion
! ! would state again Tor the information o:
! the House, III order that they naT re- oc
! msicd III their calculations, that the mai.
! that the most OF the members lave. is not II
! accordance with the official census 81 tie
| United States. ! want the members ~ w
! derstand that t. keep them from commit
| ting an error in Judgment or practice Wine
| they are acting on the provisions OF TIE bill.
! have Eere the correct census or one %
these maps, which l vii! pass up 70 tie
Chair for reference Il any member should
wish It.
Mr. Burch, Of East Baton Rouge; ! would
, Ike to know where Tie gentleman 60. lis
| figures.
By Mr.. Worrall. Of Jefferson: From tic
! United States certified census which ! ts.v.
| before me on the desk. certified by the
United States Marshal. In looking owe.
; this we found tha: cutie !. number OF TIE
| parishes would.be interttred with, and we
| knew that dissatisfaction mus; inevitably
| exist in this House. should we atteinp. -
| deprive parishes who now have two, OF poc-
! tons OF the city who now have three mem.
| bcrs. should we attempt ~ deprive them OF
! one OF those members. Wcknew as !. com
! mittee that there would be ,issatist;. ,tion
il, this House. But. now sir. the difficulty
| bttor" the committee was as I" the best
! NIcans OF satisfying al members. and com
plying strictly 1T :llc same time with Tie pro
visions of tie constitution. which we mad
Tor alv guide. We thought .i.at by ;i.crcas
| in@ III. number :S V" have Gone. 10 one
! hundred aiC: fifteen. n. :hc members would
hc satisfied, an,; there would De no material
injury Gon. t" the State by The sigh: u
crease; ". LETT a humble. :" provide =.
| future contingencies. We can pass unoi
This biz and adopt J., and stu leave :.ltt,re
parishes an opportunity ot >.u!n" her
Representatives w!tlIoU. new LrrO:..CL
! Iuen:.
..uo:i.": sac. i .I:S: .ha: Tbs appor: on
:ncat WI. Only be ."r q very short period
IL ~ ,s;irs from This tin" .
Me-: census vi; be taken. ii men
ncrs think have any rights NOR
IAN those :il:it are given by the constltU
ton they ~. mistaken. Whatever Nay i.
sad Of the inaccuracies OF the census. o.
! whatever dcs!r. !rav be expressed hv ~
members. {" haze Il representation -:ea.o,
than they ar" entlti,'! -, W., Is u commit
tee. can n"t recognize such claims. W
have an official document before Us tha
! has been our guild. Upon tEat We ;,.y.
| made the aD.or, i"nment ;ni believe i
! viii bc apparen; chat the House VIII y.
abundan:ly satisfied with i. J did no.. .
| course. suppose that there wCgiI be TO oI,
| anSttion t" a measure o. this kind: but, II
The reasons thus z wen. Az. certainly 0p
| posed to the amendment. and nope that Tx
original motion OF the gentleman viii pre-
=ail want that there should be a i.ir dis
cnssion of the question. and that the ti0Gs'
should he satisfied; aud do net propose I,
attempt to tilihuster by moving adjourn