New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-21
The warrants were issued on the hypothesis

which the interest would be $S4 QUO, amount
ing to nearly e4,00O.O0O in forty years.
Passing this section was not an act in the
interest Of the brokers but of the State.
Mr.. Sinms objected 20 the section as too
general. and had an amendment to offer.
He was ruled out of order.
| Mr.. Gair said there was no force in the
argument tha: the warrants were IN the
| hands of brokers. If they were. it made
| no difference. 1t was not possible for the
! House to pass bill TO the advantage OF one
class and the detriment Of another. He
| desired 10 pay the back taxes with the
| States back indebtedness. The measure
was no: premium to those who refuse to
pay their taxes. II there was any interest
of the brokers represented. i: was in tie
opposition to the bill. There had been two
days talk on this bill, and no argument had
been advanced. and none would be ad.
vanced. if the opposition had all the time
till February !. 1915. tha. would convince
any reasonable being Of the ;nexped!ency
of the bill.
| Mr.. Young said he had heard no argu.
I ment that would convince him that The seq
ton ought to be stricken out. He asked
the committee TO come 70 vote. There was
something behind all this opposition. There
was no justice OK equity in the States re-
fusing to take its own obligations IN pay.
ment of debts due to il.
Mr.. Davidson oppused the amendmen: OF
Mr.. Heating.
Mr.. Murrell, Of Madison. said the effort
was not to defeat the bill by square vote,
but to saddle it with such amendments as
would render it worthless.
Mr.. Demas moved to reject the amend.
ment. and the question being pu. the COM
mittee refused to reject it by vote OF !:
| to As.
Mr.. Demas moved the passage Of the sec.
| ton as amended.
On the Chair announcing the vote. Mr..
Devices demanded tellers. stating the clerk
had made an error in the count.
The Chair ruling that it was too late,
Mr.. Devices appealed to the House.
Speaker Lowell stated to the House the
report of the chairman of the committee OF
the whole that after the clerk had stated to
the Chair the resul: Of the vote. and he
had announced it. telers were demanded.
| which demand was ruled to be too late.
The committee of the whole can not de.
eide point of order. The chairman rules
upon it. and the committee can then appeal
to the House. which may sustain che ruling
or not. If sustained. that ruling must gov'
| ern the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Tureaud demanded the calling of the
| roll, and eighty nine members answered.
! The House then sustained tee ruling OF
the chairman by a vote Of 81 TO 81. and
then weu. again into the committee OF the
| whole.
! Mr.. Mathews moved the reconsideration
Of tie vote Whereby the committee refused
to reject tho amendment Of Mr.. Heating.
Mr.. Rodriguez made the point OF order
that Mr.. Mathews could not make such a
motion, as he did not vote in the negative.
| Much discussion ensued. Mr.. Devices
informed the Chair that he could not de.
eide Che point, and appealed to the House.
The Chair gave the floor to Mr.. Gair be.
fore the appeal was taken.
On receiving the report from the chair.
| man. Speaker Lowell said there was nothing
for the House to decide. the Chair having
! made no ruling. and the House again went
| into committee of the whole.
Mr.. Gair. having the floor. was proceed
| ing. bu: was interrupted by Mr.. Mathews,
his motion to reconsider. Severa. others de-
who desired TO know what lad become OF
sired the same information.
| The Chair stated that Mr.. Gair having
| the floor when the committee rose, was en-.
:itled to it.
| Mr.. Mathews stated his position: alr.
Montaldo stated it. varying little; Mr..
Young did the like. neither agreeing in the
statement, but all opposed 10 Mr.. Gair be.
ing allowed the floor in preference to the
motion of Mr.. Mathews. and Mr.. Gair.
soto coec, expressed his approval OF the
| point.
| Mr.. Murrell. Of Madison, raised the point
| tha. Mr.. Gair was no: in order. forcing the
| Chair to decide tha: he was, and appealed
| to the House.
After Speaker Lowell had stated the re.
port of the chairman to the House. it sus.
tained the ruling by vote Of 50 to Is. and
| went back to the committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Gair was again given the floor. and
Mr.. Murrell, of Madison, interrupted with
the old poin: that Mr.. Mathews was entitled
to it.
BY these repeated quibbles and appeals
TO the House, the committee, chairman and
House we're entangled in an excessively
! hard knot. Mr.. Gair could not proceed
because other members insisted in telling
all about it, ne two having the same story.
Besides that he was in favor of reconsidera-
ton, or seemed to be. The chair having
ruled strictly according to parliamentary
law. and having been sustained every time,
was firm. Mr.. Demas insisted that the
only thing in order was the adoption OF the
section as amended. as moved by him.
Mr.. Mathews called for the reading OF
the minutes OF the committee and then
made the point tha: his molten to recon.
slider was in order.
The chair ruled adversely. and an appeal
wa. taken to the House.
Speaker Lowell stated the report OF the
chairman. and the House deciding. by
vote OF 50 20 81, that the motion was not in
order. again resolved itself :nto the com.
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Gair, being again given the floor.
moved TO amend the section by excepting
taxes for the support Of schools and con-
struction Of levees.
He was unable to proceed on account of
Interruptions from all quarters, of points of
order and other objections. one member on
the Loft roarino s.Mr Chairman look at