New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-05
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
senate.

Senate.
Er. Barber gave notice that ne would
future time introduce bill amending tn
charter of the city of New Orleans, 50 a
| TO include Carrollton. and for other pu
poses.
Notice of bill reducing the limits o
taxation for the city of New Orleans to tw
peg cent. excepting that for the suppor
of .h. public schools. wa. given by MI
I Ghad Douf...
The bill introduced by Mr. Bovee. author
izing Thomas III. Franklin, an em anci pate'
minor. to practice law in the eocrts of thi
State finally passed the Senate.
Mr.. Butler called up the bill for the re
lief Oh w. b. Phillips. 1t makes an appro
priation Of Sl...500 to indemnity Mr. Phillip
for the destruction of his property by law
less characters while he was parish judg'
OF Grant parish. The bill was ordered t.
be read
| NJ. Bovee moved 70 have it amended
so a. 20 make the sum $500 instead o
$i2, ,JO0.
| Mr.. Butler opposed the amendment, ana
went. into history Of the losses and suffer
ings that had been heaped upon Mr.. Phil
lps because he was Republican. Mr.
Butler SAID Mr.. Phillips had not only been
made poor by the desperadoes who infested
the northern portions Of the State, but he
had been driven from Gsant parish, after
bis house had been burned and other prop
perty belonging to him destroyed or carried
away 1t was but right. said Mr.. Butler,
that Mr. Phillips should be paid for the
losses thus sustained. He tMr. Butler)
would be glad if the loss could be made to
| fall on those who were Instrumental, dl
rectly or indirectly, in destroying his prop
| erty; but as that can not be done, he
| thought the Legislature should pay for the
| loss OF property the State had failed to
protect He concluded by moving 10 table
she amendment Of Mr.. Bovee.
This motion was Withdrawn. in order -
| allow the bill to be discussed.
Mr Burch was opposed to making apprC'
Driatons for such purposes. He thought it
would be setting bad precedent. He had
received a number OF letters asking for the
same thing. The writer wanted to be in
| Identified for the loss of property destroyed
,: desperadoes. and if an appropriation is
nadc 20 pay Mr.. Phillips. there will be
many Others who will appea! to the Legis.
::ature for pay. He had N knowledge of an
appropriation ever having been made under
similar circumstances. He was aware that
the Legislature had given a well known citi.
cen, one who had ever been faithful and who
had suffered much and Ion. cn account of
his devotion 30 his country and Republican
principles. a sum OF money 20 compensate
him for the destruction Of his printing press
ana type. :;us that was a different
case from the one under con.
sideratipn. The money was given 90 Mr..
Blackbu to indemnify him for losses sus-
tanned in endeavoring to uphold Republican
principles. He tN!r. Burch) was not aware
that any citizen had been granted relief by
the Legislature for losses sustained in the
money was voted him, he (Nfr. Burch' would
fee' compelled to ask relief tor othes per.
sons who had suffered issses und.v the same
circumstances
MIR. Stamps would 40. :o:e f,s the ::i!.
as the example !: wculd set would bank
rupt the State. He should be pleased 20
:iave men whs had suffered like Mr.. Phil.
lips indemnitied ior thelr losses. but he
thought the Indemnity si.o uiI come from
the parishes where the losses are sustained.
Mr. Stamps concluded by mocing to lay the
whole subject upon the table. anil the
Senate, sustained his motion.
Mr.. CaaaboUla called :.5 the Or.'e: Of
the day.
The bilisppropriating $500 for .he relief
Of Mrs. W. Pope Noble was taken Up and
the FIST section read.
Nr. Burch asked whether :il.. eum Of
5000 appropriated for the work authorized
70 be done by ". Pope Noble had been
paid.
SiS. Whitney saii . par: Of !: had been
paid. The Auditors report showed that I
$4,000 had been paid: and Mrs. Noble had
vouchers to show that she had paid out
more than that amount. d!
Mr.. Harris said the State haS mais a con. |
ract with Mr.. Noble to do :!is work Of pre- |
,aring classified index and digest of the |
lcts of the Louisiana General Assembly for
5000. He Mr.. HarrisI was willing to allow
Irs. Noble .the widow OF ". Pope Noble
300 more to complete the work.-but he |!
vas not willing 20 pass :he bill IN shape
hat might cost the State N any thousands |,
t dollars before the work was done. He
loved the adoption of the first section as
cad. 1t was adopted. The second section
,as read, and Mr.. HARRIS moved TO strike
cut.
Mr.. Bovee thought it could be amended
as to be acceptable to Mr.. Harris. He
as of the opinion that the work. when
,mpleted, would be found very service.
Dle-particularly to mem bers of the Legis-
ture. He would therefore move to lay the
otion to strike out the second section upon
e table, and bis motion prev allied.
Mr.. Bovee then moved to amend the Sc
nd section SO as to limit the price Of the
ork to s. per copy.
Mr., Harris said that the passage of the
cond section with the proposed amend
ent of Mr.. Bovee, it would III axe the work ,
st $1,000 more. If it is actually necessary f
have the work done he would move an
to the amendment. He would 4
oppose to insert twenty-five cents instead
s. per copy. e
Mr.. Whitney thought the gentleman from S
ncordia (Mr. Harrisl was laboring under G
mistake when he said twenty-five cents
copy would pay for the completion of ST
work He INT. Whitney, would there Il