New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-17
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY FEBRUARY H. 1872

| This bill has been printed and laid upon the
desks of members. They have had plenty
| of time to examine the bill. 1t was brought
| before the House and referred to the Com
mittce on Judiciary. This Committee on
| judiciary has carefully examined the bill
! and can not find any possible objection to
| the bill. The project this bill proposes is
| the same as that of other cities of this
| country and Europe. All of these insur
| ance companies have a board of nnder
| writers. Now, the object of this bill is to
| insure those persons-the citizens Of this
| State-from any possible risk. The com
| pany makes all the laws; the State has
nothing to do with making the laws by
! which the company is governed, but the
whole object of the bill is to protect the
| people who insure.
Mr. Matthew'S am not opposed to the
bill, but am opposed to its passage at this
time. / want it to come up in its regular
order. We have fifty bills on their third
reading, and if we continue in this manner
we will never get to them and now, sir, ]
move to lay the bill upon the table.
The appropriation bill was brought up
from the Senate.
Mr.. Hampstead, of Iberville-Now that
this question is before the House, would
like to say a few words on the subject.
object to allowing the Senate SO much.
We are compelled to do as the Senate
wants. according to this bill. We must
take just as much as they want to give us.
They want to give US small portion
and take the lions share themselves, and
We must take the blame of spending
so much money. Now, am willing to give
up my mileage and per diem if these gem
tlemen will do the same. They are in favor
OF reform, at least they say so. and if such
is the case let them give their mileage and
per diem to the State; l will do the same.
They want to give us a few thousand
for contingent expenses. We have one hun
bred and five members, and they have but
thirty-fOur. According to this bill we will
be compelled to pay our employees and mem
bers in State warrants, while they pay
to that l thin4, that the House should
have $4,000 and the Senate 100000.
Now, sir, | do not believe in doing or
even in concurring in everything the Senate
says. We ought to be as much respected
as the Senate. We did not 90 out in the
Wilderness and break up quorum, thus
costing the State a large amount; and, sir,
l still reiterate my statement, that l will
not concur in everything the Senate says.
We are not to be dictated to, and the House
of Representatives should command as
much respect as the Senate.
Mr.. Speaker, object to the adoption of
the whole report. My reason for this is
that in this report is embodied also a report
on House bill No. 32l. to create a new office
of reweighers of cotton, at the port of New
Orleans and if we adopt the report as it is.
we would also adopt the report of this in
famous bill, which, if passed. would prove
so detrimental and ruinous to the cotton
trade of our city that it would cripple the
same and injure the commerce entirely.
insist that this report lie read again, SO that
l can show that the report concerning the
cotton weighers has beer Struggled in, in
order that it may be adopted without any
notice; and will not allow that commerce
shall be impeled by foul means Mr.
Speaker, | accept the proposition of Mr..
Moncure, so that this report may be taken
up again tomorrow, the first after the read
ing of the journal