New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-15
THE STATE HOUSE.

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! Of the parish OF Orleans. 1t was called up
| by Senate. !ngraham. The bill proposes
70 make the kalary Of the. judge OF :h&t
| court $4,000 PEE annum, in consideration %:
! the vast amount Of WORK consigned by law
! to be performed there.
Senator Stamps expressed i.mseis or.
| posed 10 making the salary oi :he judge .!
| the Superior Court 5000,
| Senator Blackburn Thought thH salary
! named il the b;l, not too large. considering
! the amClnt Of labor the judge would nayc
! to perform.
Senate: Brewster was wiling 20 allow
| :hc judge of the Superior Court tUr the
| extra duty he would have to perform oves
what is required from the Judges o: the
other district courts Of the State. .As they
receive 5000 per annum, he was wiling 10
make :he salary Of the judge Of the Su,
pericr Court $1,000. He therefore moved
10 amend the bill by striking 0u. 5000
and substituting $4,000.
Senator Ingraham thought 5000 too
small salary for the judge of tie Superior
Court--a court Of very large jurisdiction.
| He was willing to make It $1,000.
Senator Barber thought the..motion o: the
Senator from Ouachita (Mr. Brewstevy 70
| give the Judge Of the Superior Court $G0G0
$1,000 more than Is paid to the judge. OF:
tho other district courts - very liberal.
| That amount was ample. in bis estimation.
to compensate for the additional services
| the judge of that court would have to per-
form over what is required to be performed
| ty the other judges Of district courts. He
contended that if the Legislature really
| meant TO have retrenchment and reform in
| the government of the State, it really seem
| ed to him that this was not the way TO get
| it. He did not deem it right to have favor
| ties on the bench men Who or account OF
| theiI politics, were to receive greater
| compensation for their services than was
allowed to other judges. He introduced
| the bill under consideration, but in doing
SO he had no intention of increasing the
emoiuments of the judge Of tho Superior
| Court beyond what the judges of the dis
| trict courts receive. Senator Barber con-
Guided by repeating that he thought the
proposition Of the Senator from Ouachita to
fix the pay Of the judge Of the Superior
Couat at $4,000 per annum amply sutf bicnt
10 pay him for extra services.
Senator Burch was the next speaker. He
said he had listened to the argument of the
Senator who preceded him with great
deal of pleasure, particularly that portion
OF it which spoke OF retrenchment and re-
form and the guarding of the public treas.
ury. If the argument OF the Senator is cor
rect, Senator Burch said ne WAS fearful il
would interfere with some OF the bills in.
tr0Guced by the Senator from Orleans Mr..
BaIber'. He had introduced a bijl.tO make
up losses to the police force incurred
through the depreciation OF warrants. Now.
!. the gentleman is going to be so exact
about the pay of the judge ot the Superior
Court aud Will persist. on the score of re-
trenchment and reform. in opposing the
giving Of far salary 20 a judge who IS
compelled to do a much larger amount Ot
work than any other judge ia the State.
Why then lie should feel compelled TO
oppose. for the same reasons, the increase OF
pay to the police. II it is necessary TO pass
bill increasing the pay Of the police
81 .000. 900, he thought it far more just 10
pass the bill fixing the salary eli III" judge
Of the Superior Court at S6Q0G. Il vas just
as right 20 pay our judges as TO pay our
policemen. 1t the Legislature would Sc.
cure pure and learned men III The law to
preside as judges in our courts, it must pay
them literally for their erAices. The
gentleman should reCoiiect that If the State
would not lead its public men into tempta-
ton. they should be paid literally. and
thus placed above want: and ne should
recollect, furthermore. that if retrench-
ment and reform has to commence here, il
can rot stop here. The law must be made
to bear on all alike: and the Senator must
know that we already have a great deal
more law than Justice. Senator Burch
concluded by repeating that # i: is right
to pay the police force literally. it was cey-
taiuly right TO pay the judges Of ca. courts
in the same way.
Senator Ingraham SAID he had listened 20
the remarks of the Senator from Orleans
,Mr. Barber! aud the Senator from Baton
Rouge lMr. Burch! with q great deal OF
pleasure. He was glad the Senator from
Orleans admitted that he introduced the
bill creating the Superior Court o! this par.
ish. and imposing upon its judge duties far
more intricate and laborious than are i'm
posed upon other judges. The position IS
one of great Importance and responsibility.
requiring great legal attainments, CON-
bined with purity of character and habits
Of industry. Senator lngraham said he be-
lieved the State had secured the services of
a gentlemen as judge Of the Superior Court
who possessed in an eminent degree the
qualifications ne had enumerated. The
Judge appointed is an old citizen; man
equal TO the position; man VINO Will not
drag the Judicial ermine in the dirt
Such a man, with the amour: OF
work that is to he done in the
Superior Court is worth 1000 a year. NJ
Judge Of any other court in the State has
anything like the work that is to be done
in the Superior Court. There is likely 20
be placed in the hands Of the Judge OF this
cour'. said Senator Ipgraham. interests 20
the amount of twenty-five or thirty million
dollars. and if we would have this interest
honestly and intelligently cared for, we
mus. not refuse to pay an honest and com
pe:sr.; man literally to do it. lie did no.
thir. it right to consider the par received by
Judge. Of other district courts anything
like sufficient compensation 10: the judge
o: the Superior Court. whose duties were
far more extensive and labovicus.
When Senator InCrahapI concluded his