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

and, in order that we may act rightly on
| this matter, / ask that the bills be printed
and placed upon our tables.
Mr.. Fish suggested, as an amendment to
| the motion Of Mr.. Blackman: that the cen
sus returns Of this State be also printed
with the bills. He was of the opinion that
| neither the original bill nor the substitute
properly cOnformed to the census returns.
| The committee Of the House Of Representa-
| tive had made a report, but they had not
! given the census returns, nor had they fur
| nished any statistics upon which the mem-
| beers Of the House could act The committee
o., tie Senate had done the same
| thing. They had reported a bill without
| furnishing aRy statistics at ALL and asked
| the Legislature to make certain radical
! chanres-changes which be Mr.. Fish, did
not believe the census returns, or the re-
| turns OF registered voters. would bear out.
He therefore asked the gentleman from
ing the committee . furnish tho census re-
! turns to the Senate, as he understood that
the House committee had had those returns
| before them.
Mr. Blacklnar accepted ,:!c amendment
offered by Mr.. Fish.
| Mr.. RAY: / do not think that anything
viii bc gained by printing the substitute.
j: is. rs | understand Il. n" more than a
copy Of that portion OF the constitution Of
! State. Now. Senators .Te perfectly familiar
with that constitutional! provision. and,
! therefore. nothing Gun ne gained by print
! ing the substitute. l am under the i'm
| preston that this substitute viii come
| nearer toward giving Ii proper representa-
| ton 20 the State than any ;.pportionInent
! that could be made Under the impertecI
! census that has been taken IN TINS State by
| the general government.
| The motion 70 print, ana t!e amendment
| thereto. were tabled.
Mr.. Hunsake- then move: - adopt the
substitute as Il whole.
! Mr.. Pinchhack: If understand ,lc t;i!
! correctly, il decreases TIE representation OF;
p. :he parish o: Orleans by severa. members.
sIr. Hunsaker. No. sir: ri increases the
representation OF The parish q! Orleans by
f: one member.
| Mr.. Pinchback: Then ] did rot under
| stand the bill correctly. II appears TO me
! ANYHOW that to adopt this substitute AS Il
| whole would be d wholesale kind of !c.is-
; lation and think j: IS better 10 take ii up
| section by section.
! Mr.. Blackmar. do 40: SCI how the Sen
! ate IAN act upon this substitute without do
ing great injustice 10 certain portions OF the
State.
| Mr.. Biackman here rea(: article twenty.
one of the constitutional
Now, l underst and the repor: o: the com
mittee t" be this: tina: they have simply
! taken the whole population OF the State OF
! Louisiana. and have made StnatoI.a! Dis
| tic: for every twenty thousand inhabitants.
! an,. for Il certain nUmber OF inhabitants one
! Representative District. They lave been
controlled entirely by The returns ~. the
census which was :akcL III $50 by the
! Urited State. Marsha. III. substitute. il
understand il rightly. which was offered
by the Senator from st. james proposes not
| 10 take into consideration III. ccnsHs which
! va. made IL 1870 at all, bu. &c leave il out OF
! ,h. question entirely, and 20 haci. To- the
! app"rtionmeu: thar was made 10y :hc con-
! stitution Of 1865. Now. say That is not III
! accordance with :he constitution. Ii is not
only in direc. violation o: that article OF the
constitution which have jus, read. hut it
does a gross injustice % several Senatorial
an! Representative Districts in '!.r state.
Iu the parish ~ Claiborne" :": IN
! stance. this substitute provides 'hat
there shall be only two Representatives.
! which Is rot II proportion with 'hc
. Representations. gwen - sc,cra. other
parishes %. less population. = ~. dept
his substitute. il Will AZ: 4. ..C... !. jury
~ tia. par ~ the Stat" w.i"l represent
on This tio":. ! car 40. se" hos "" can act
| under this s..tutiol:.: ~ .c .:il">s We
taxi. as uu" uasi> tha. W..c!. w;.s est. biishe,.
bv The census OF. 1919. iAe committee that
made this :u.. o'ity report had 'Aos" census
returns before then. and KEY made ,hci,
, :epur: =, accordance. Herewith. !: ti!4t
committee las made IN error. Il. that We
have !" 10 j. 20 have hos. census returns
placed before u. :" hat W c.:.! correct a!!v
mistakes :ll... they nae mate. ,;U. !: We
take a. = nIs.s the o.. constitutional! :!pol-
tiouiMe:i.. We Wi: certainly .cr:t." >rvcGa!
Representative Districts e: .Lrir !r":,er
representation IL the G.n.2..i Assembly.
! there. ,rc rl.;. that .he -uh>.i'rI'" offered
for The bill reported ~ Tie committee oc
lad on me fable. When ~: = dove. we
can linen ..!,. III Ike n:l. reported d: rhe
committee. .,.a make ,ie.. 'n.H rs AZ :.
". MAY ,.'",n necessary.
Nr ,.ay,;-: .s.:.. VII - .:is:iI
.n-hcd G",.'l.:aan EXON. C..,'o!,le 'i..,: ,ht
representation. IL :ii- Genera ~
Ton. bat van. :..a: representation
:" -" base" on Glt,s". ropGat:"r. II is
trl.e that II. constitution y: ia" Stat Iro
yi,:c> the manner III which the arN"I'iUn
me-: shall tc made: IN: DO ro' h.>i'a'" 70
say. mere il ,av seat. tha. ! bcii."" ii,
census. rs taken III .h- >i..c. i gross Y ia
accurate. - lar IS III" parish III winch
reside j. Concerned. !. - within! ny cwI
personal knowledge mat -. "..-u-
was incorrectly tancr there :: IL.
census had ben property taken. would he
III favor Of ESing ii as III. basis upon WIIcii
We should act: hu. l q" nut .'i!uE !, has
been properly taken. .'or tia; reason
shall certainly vote fer this substitute.
think it rolu.s nearer doing .,ustic. 10 every
parish, in the State :hah any Other
bil that can bc drawn by this commit
tee. or any other committee. | do no1
think that the population ~; the State has
varied very ,nllct! since IL: adoption UI tn,
constitution of 1868. For that additional
reason. shall certainly vote Tor The alop
ton o! this substitute.
Mr.. Pierce: wsnl! IKE to stat. ny oh
iec:ions t" the substitute. i. have very ;t,l'
acquaintance outside OF the city q! New
Orleans: but understand that if the Pop,
! !,tinn nj III. State il divided bv thirtV-s
there should be u Senator for every tWTnt,
! or twenty one thousand inhabitants. . no
ticc from the reading Of the substitute. tina
the Vcuth and Eleventh wards OF tbs cit,
, are formed int" one Senatorial District. IL
those wards. accordin. I" Tie census .
1870. thcr. are between ;hirtr-thl.. ans
thirty four thousand ipliauitan,s. Ih
| Tenth Ward has !. population Of ic.wcrl
| nineteen AMI twenty Thousand, say Hinrtec!
thou>anu and the Eleventh Ward In.
ucp,lat ION "t fourteen Thousand. Ihos
! 4 lirc- a.i.i;-d together Iuat" 4 puDU.a. ial
J OF ;llirtv-th;.c th"uSar. II those wards: AZ.
! thew form Gui; N.lc Senatorial district az,
! iaI. only on" Senator /" /, pres. III them ol
ibis iioor. Therefore. NY constituents lav.
to giy" up thirteen :i"si>;,Id u. 'i!c.r pom,
l;,tun 70 .iie rs; OF -" State IN In:l..N. II
hi, arps,ti.,ninen:. 80 n"t thin. !. = Il,
duty t" -: here am: permit this measure.
pass without Stain. ores: facts. ~. L.
.iIed to think that he nr;.:na, A;T ~ Ia ..
it relates 10 the city vi New Orleans. i. niue!
preferable 80 the Substitute. TIE aryrr.en
| has been :,sduccu hc"a dat ;i.:S >;,:;>:itrt