New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-11

| the right 10 admit more than sixteen OF his
! friends at one time.
| Mr. Lynch: move to amend that alr end
ment by inserting tLat those sixteen shall
| not include tire lacy acquaintance of any
! senator.
Mr.. Bowman having novel fo- Il recon
side,ation o! the vote by which r,iic thirty
five was stricken ont. and his notioc ia, III.
been carried
Mr.. McMilen said am oppose! 10 tie
adoption OF this rule. ] believe it will ~.
iornd Ia work BADLY when We come to put
il into practical operation. Under its work
ing, every bill and every resolutions which
shall I've passe: 10 !. third reading mast he
referred to the commttrr 20 compare bills
III the iti1.: reading. IL matters not how
mature the cons :deyatien which the Senate
may have given II ii matters not how com
plete and thorough may have been the ex-
animation and report o. the standing o, Sc
l.ct committee uiOn the bin. ut its proper
stage; il matters not how hurried the >tiI-
ate may I've to consider it. or any other yHc:,>-
Nrc : or how neaG We may le 10 the close o.!
the Session: we must. of necessity. refer
bills that have passed their third rc;idin: to
this committee
The .ul. tiiel. ."s> or 10 ~ ate that IL
shall be the duty uf This committee to COM
pal- ali bills and resolutions with the con
stitutjon of tbs State. That means that
this committee shall determine for :t-cil'
and report 70 IL. Senate whether, in their
opinion. any OF the bills q: resolutions ;h.i:
come before them ~" IL conflict with the
constitution. Now. that il sometimes u very
serious question. J; IL one nt those ,!,c>-
tons on which some q! the brs; j,d.cia!
minds %! the State .iII."r. Under this rll..
bills tina, have come from the judiciary
COMMITTEE. amt have occupied the attcn.ioE
of the hes, !cga. i.'I"n! az the Senate. bills
from the Finance Committee. which have
passed through ih. hes, financial minds IL
the Senate. even bills that have beer dis
cuSSed in Committee OF the Whole. are
stoppe.. il their u! sage i'll order t" he COLI
lnittrd ~ this committee to comlHi.
bills in the third reading for the purpose. ~:
aSceltainNc whether they are or not in ~,Il-
tiict with the constitution OF the STATE.
What Is constitutional or viva: l. no, s",
s;itu,ional il y law is somcthin: which :: j.
the province Of the courts OF the State Il
determine. rather than thc Senate oc II
committee, of the Senate. OF course il j.
our duty ~ exercise whatever legal talen;
We have ~ Sc" that The laws We pass ar, nc;
in conflict with the constitution. but that l.
part OF the duty OF the Judiciary Commit
tec. After that committee. which il cup
posed I" be composed o: the best lrya! tai
ent of the Senate. has passed upon the con
stitutinnalry "i :. law. il seems I" me - lie
unnecessary to refer i; to another commit
tee ~ see whether ar rot il is in COMIC:
with the institution eli the State.
Then the :u!,, goes on to stat. ti,a' j:
shall he the dizzy "f this committee {. SEC
wins, relation, any bills or resolutions bear
I" existing laws 81 the State. d." n:.
know exactly VIVA. :ra' means. ] Il" no:
know thar il makes any difference TO III.
Senate whether any law they propose 80
pas. has anv relation ~ anv other law ~:
NOT. Whe!. u bill j. passed thar conflicts
witt! ,iit provisions .. any eNistin. law ~.
the State. il is Customary 10 insert "a .n,e
Repeating the I,:,,, ou> act. and that ends *.
do no: SEE. WHY !; should be I,ropo~.,.
whcn We desire :" pass u bill in Il hulri".;
way, near tn. close q: tie session. =. allow
it to go through the slow operation o. :.
standing committee. Tor they are very ..iu,,
III best, III order 20 ascertain whether i! las
anv br..lin. OF any other State law .h;..
has been previously passed. NV impressions
j, TIM: i; W. a.inn. this rule to-day ". vi
hc Susnc,,,inc j. .;av hv dav when ~. --,
to work ~ framing laws IN r;,ruc.; IL, H..
latter DAYS q nl.r session.
Then This r,le .oc% III. Ia say i. shall ~
the duty OF :hi. committee 4: assertion.
whether all law. ;,,,. resolutions ar. IN tn.
technical form. an III favor OF that ,,.r.
ct the ruie. DC ,.at know bow &" fran. :.
Jaw myself: hav. rot enough ~! eiuc.I,i.,
or ability 10 .r..,u., one and am in .a,nr
Of cnustitu,ir., :. .o,uu.ittec con,rns..: -.
men oi' higher rGr..a.ior and ability ,lan
possess, Il, ors;e: .i:at Tie; NAV put ..e,y-
thing IN proper .':"c!lnica. form" ii, no,
know villa: TIA: means exactly, hut al
WAYS Ek., 70 work .nr!inira!lI; il sound.
well; It's meaning ! .ic1ucd; il looks - j:
We were after >onlciodv. and Il. Il. SOM.
thing great was going t.. be done. an. N
favor o.. .I,a. committee. b,t l want =.
llayc il, duties ..pu1jurI I" the Technical
,ar1 OF the iaV-. Now. I come tro;,. Il MAR.
of the ..ou,,,:.; uhe;,. :. schoolr,a.ter has
not been since. the var: and think we
ourh, 70 have :. standing committee on
ana j. We hal one or writing
and smelling. ,link il wculd be a roo,
thing. think ii would he Il good thing !.
it was made the duty %, thi. committee =.
see whether the words in every bill au,.
RESOLUTION were SPELLED correctly. and 10
see whether the u,nm.ushj,, WAS ;,cror,,ir,,
TO rule. If we can not find a committee il,
the Senate we ,ni"h. draw on the State Cen
tral Committee OF III. Democratic. harry.
We are trviup. in or. Legislative ,anDci,y
to call in ont Side assistance: we arr. seekiny
advice in strange quarters. and do NOT SCI,
WHY we should not seek assistance even
there ] therefore hope that q; portion u.'
this standing c,ll. Will he stricken out. VIZ:
those portions which render it obligatory on !
the part of the committee t" determine ,
whethcrtle laws which we >hal! be rruilir..;
to pass are coIst;t;,t;onaI: because even II |
the COMMITTEE. (which vii, naturally
be the case, have 10 aSSi>: 1i.",l.. |
the Revised Statutes OF INV ;riru.i
from, Uuacl;ta. ,:orht very much
whether they can ;Lr,1 arrive M a:,v CON
clusi,,n unless they i've = r.cat deal 81 |
their attention and time 10 the yua,..r
Even ajtcr nv honorable friend I,a. ,lnr,