New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-11
Eleventh Days Proceedings

| 10 tuiS tAusiy. lAduSuVcA.
Eleventh Days Proceedings.
Mr.. Harris. Of Point Coupee, after read
| ing one Of the several articles from the
Times newspapers, criticising his action in
reference to the bill to provide for the more
efficient collection of back city taxes, said:
sm reluctant to occupy the attention of
the House with matter almost. if not en-
| tlrely, personal to myself, but feel that it
is due to the dignity of my position as mem
Der of the House Of Representatives; due 10
the honor which my constituents have paid
| NE IN seDCing me here, and due to my own
selfrespect that / should reply and repel
the charges and imputations of that article.
AS to that part Of the indictment which
| charges me with being from the country,
| i plead guilty to the same. Ii that be an
| offense | see many around me who must
| also suffer the penalty it involves; must be
| adjudged and condemned according to the
| Tines TO be incompetent to consider or
| discuss any interests outsire of the parishes
you respectively represent. According to
the code OF this enlightened newspaper this
body is a mere assemblage of police .luries,
each one legislating for its own district and
that we are without the sovereign author
lty to make laws for the people Of Louisi-
ana, regardless of residence or location.
| will not admit tie proposition. l caiu,
| for myself, and accord it TO every mem.
| Der ON this floor, that he is an officer of the
State. charged specially, il may be, with
| the affairs of his own district, but free 10
| propose. consider. discuss and act on any
| measure affecting any portion OF the people
| OF the State of Louisiana. In this view.
and performing an act Of parliamentary
| courtesy. | presented the bill to provide
for the more efficient collection of back city
taxes, and to execute judgments for the
| sam,-a bill relying on its own merits Tor
success, and going TO the proper committee
for examination and report. In three sew.
eral issues of the Times this bill, and nv
connection Herewith ian unimportant inc:.
dent have been the subject Of lengthy dis.
cussion. One begins to suspect that the
"fat take" mentioned by the Times is in
possession of those who are fearful Of ios.
ing their grasp on the same by the opera
ton o. the law proposed. and that inter.
ssted parties. and not the patriotism Of
the paper. have dictated Its Gsrs'. c!i:!.
ciRm.
What are the facts Nearly two millions
of back taxes are due to the city of New Or.
leans; that all efforts heretofore to collec:
the same have been Only partially. meagerly
successful; that city securities have depre.
ciated in value; that labOrers and employees
have gone unpaid or partially paid for
months. call the attention of the House
TO the fact that the City Council in Sep.
SIZE uarnp a 80 ,a ~ lug W
and a half i,er cont has:aas .ba nr3;n.ru
and Iag;,,mata fees ~ h;s ot.;ca co ,a,Io:.
these back taxes. The measure has been
barren of good results. Mr.. Sheriff Harper,
already in the enjoyment of an office the !
emoluments of which are said to reach ]
self win tho Et;rot;nI, and I.hnr raoassar,,
=. 1il;ran+ n,rs,,;t ~ -av i,dlr,,nn.
Rasidas h. rec.;yes III. sb.r;ts - 60 W. +!
,r,nnsa,ds oS cooas rbara ~, has I,oIian+od
notb;nr t,r .ba .;,u. -horoos i, d.. -;
nresenTad hv mysaT +be otf;ner a,,',.,;,..,i |
musf relv on his success in collec-ing ,,,onar !
la. ~. ~ f,r b;s ,,nnna,,s, +;,,, -, ~
.;ors no feas " Oh. 81. .Su;nie.ro...s |
tay. filled :, find or ara rr,iIIin. =, ,'r,,,
vida a ramady we ,ha sorera;nn ,o1sI 49,
.ho C.a,a 80. ga :. a.. en-, eIIi;. -, /,
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r,;nilia. tbt f,on. .i,aal, a;t,' .,,as 40"
W. mns, 500 wb, + i haoll ,,on5; -" n.|''
and a. bt ircreases. w - - ~.
nfiiAiaIs nat richar and ,ha az, a:,+s ,,o'.."
WI II 10 tba. ,ba ,ard,1 n,;1; p.D
sir. with his feat on soft n,a,s rnJarnaa.I
b; rosarons desk nm+4.,I b;s 80, L..
ana. will. the ,,nor s,honI mann nna. in,,..
70 he, bnng,v rh;ldren ha- sn,arS ,,n,..;I,
Nbv the hmm hle +axnaver ,ybo saw nd. -a
s;st navs i,;s tr;hn,a 1n,n C.nsar rLil..
,,rinreIy. owner ~ hnrsos .,I hnn.as ~.
honds stocks and ,nnnn,o,;.s ra,ns;,,s,o.
,iri.e6 hv.tba t,v Sa+bar.r ar .rna.,..G,;1.,
,leis hi, svactin,,s
me- ,anresen.at;v.. .,o,, Oh. co,,.,,.
,o,nmi. No .franse yio,a,.. NJ, law a, 1900,
or ,f pronri..y in yva.ching .var,bs .,f,;,.
~ az nr.a,'.itr Tba .,+.r.s. ~, NJ
Gr'ean. are .he ;,ter.sts c.,ja S,a.. WA.
has .rnar,y, ;ncro.sa.a ,,- o-n.,. ~, ,I
WOW. u, ya,na and ,yha,, bnr .'nn,,'.,
slaclens our properties are .Ieprsci.t,i
la. .a,;,o, ;s az. draa. ,,ot;r. ,,>.n'on "f ~
mr. a~Iicr;.nra; .r.err,r-s1, IA 49,. az.
or v,ithdrapn .r.ad, anS.S;s
les. and briars .unnlan. ,h. urea. s,an,..
hat 90 to make NJ, am. cop,mon t,,rtnrs
Iat ma sa., !, co,cI,,sio, a.. az. ,"o,,
,e,. fr,n, Tie .ountrv wcnla Ne sn,nauh4.
lower ia sneak or 70 ar, !, r.tsranc.
oat,ars pertainiog ~ Tia iD..ra.,.o: No.
)r.pans did She stand her. i, .ha III,
tren,rti, an,, ,narhooJ ~ ber cs.s.n 5000.
eu.afIv.a. Every parish in tie S.a..
an, ,n,. .,arisb ~ GrIaan. hos ,+s ri. ,,.
NJ, yoice in the aeIihe.atiars ..f 60 o 49,.
he Crescent Citv a,on. stands ai,n. .rnI.
mr. councils .tAchil.as .ui,,s,, III. n,;,t+
:. Titan of them al re+IIsas ,is .hnri,ia, :
+. the wheel. and 7 call - Oh. ci.v ,,+bars :
AK the nress and the ,sorl,. Of .bis a,ao,
in .,send vour ,eurasanr.t; v.s t.,e. cn,, :
,ani them 70 Gene an! let y.n- orsa- ~,
. percmptorv as NOT ;. b. .r;..aken a.. ,
yoirei. raIl then, ia IF .,c.. p.a. No., ,
he DISCHARGE of rh.i- dutia. hec. cr al
/, Ia yacate tbeir places that others nn,rL.
ected to I'LL them. Relieve MS of The i'm.
ortuuities OF minority canIiJstes who's. ! F..
aims daily pmbarrass our .ourcils Som.
8 the men yo, elected to watci. over ~
reject ana 10 promote vo1r welfare. Vbe;r q
gh character. in+eI!iuencA and .xneriann. | 7
IN Justify and recommend tte non inter,
renee Of country Ipe,pbp,s IN city af+,ir. "