New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-11

had been made-msny of them by RepuD'
icans-but no attention had been paid to
them. Gentlemen report these poor crea-
lures without shoes or clothing or the
necessaries of life. He moved suspension
of the rules to put the resolution on its Sec
ond reading.
Mr.. Demas, in objecting, desired to know
what guarantee there was that this $lo,oOO
would not go the way of all the rest.
Mr.. Pipes ssked permission to answer the
question. He said up to last year the af-
fairs of the asylum had been entirely in the
hands of persons who resided in New Or
leans, and who paid more attention to
politics than they did to the institution.
Last winter this was changed, and the man
ayers were now residents, who took pride
in having the institution relieved from its
embarrassment. They were gentlemen OF
experience and education, we'll known in
the community, and he pledged his personal
reputation that every dollar appropriated
would 90 to aid the unfortunates under their
care.
Mr.. Demas calling for the yeas and naye,
the rules were suspended by a vote of 100
to 9.
Mr.. Wilt moved to refer to the Commit
tee on Charitable Institutions.
Mr. Demas thought 1t had better go to
the Committee on Appropriations, though
the committee on ths whole was the proper
place for 1t.
Mr.. Wiltz' motion finally prevailed.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Claiborne, called up MIR.
Lsvisee's resolution providing for the remis-
sion of mileage by members, and offered o
substitute See journal
Mr.. Demas moved the adoption Of the
substitute.
Mr.. Levisee, of Cadde, said:
The substitute resolution offered by the
gentleman from Claiborne is OF german to
the subject of the original resolution, and of
not desire to be technical, and would waive
that, and cay few words as to the merits.
The gentleman Offering the substitute has
been pleased to refer to members occupy
ing rooms in the State House. If it was
intended by this to refer to him 1.-THE
speakerj he had only to say that he occu-
pied rooms here by virtue and by right of his
OulCl2l OuLl0b AuU Uy tuo dutuoAiLaCloA Va
competent authority. While occupying
these rooms he has spent most of his time
| in the service of the State, and thus far
without pay. If this House should see fit
| to compensate him for work actually done
| he would be able and very willing to pay
| rent for the room he had occupied, t the
| House should see tit to claim it in proper
| form. He never had robbed the State OF
| anything, and he had offered the resolution
| now under consideration with the view OF
| relieving the burdens of taxation, and in
| vited the cooperation of the Democratic
| members in support of it.
! But he did not suppose that the sub
| stitute was of so much Importance intrin-
| sically. as the purpose which it was designed
| to effect He regarded 1t only as dodge
| to avoid direct vote on the original reso-
luton. The gentleman from Claiborne
| seems etet solicitOus to see to it that
| the State ia not defrauded of the rent of q
room, occupied aud used for an office, while
| he is very reluctant to put himself on the
record as to renting his mileage for the
benefit of the public, treasury. He prefers
not to record his vote on that subject.
If by the final clause of the substitute
| reeolut: on the mover of it intends to refer
personally to him 1.-THE speakerl as occupy
| ing seat to which be is not entitled, he
| reDels the insinuation az false and M
| worthy of o member of this House. He
! had said before the congressional commit
! tee that he was not returned BY the ballot
boxes, but was returned by the Returning
| Board; and that the reason why he was not
returned by the ballot boxes was that a
| most infamous, murderUus and unholy Or
| ganizatiop, known as the White League,
| b ad so tyrannized over the individual will
| of voters as to prevent a free expression OF
the popular will.
| Mr. Hammond. Of Orleans, arose to a
| point of order. In commenting thus upcn
the White League, the gentleman cast
reflection upon the constituents of major
ity of ths Representatives on the floor, and
upon the honesty OF the delegates them
selves; and he could not cit by and see this
done without interposing his protest.
| Mr.. Levisee continued:
| He deprecated the necessity of having tc
| say anything calculated to provoke acrimony
| Of feeling, but the motive Of the insinu
| alton was such that nothing short OF the
! plain truth suf1ices as fit rejoinder. The
| White Lea que was organized and operated
in his section of the State as an armed mill
tary power, q political engine to dominate
| the will of voters and to control the election
| by violence. 1t was by these means tha,
he was not returned at the polls.
Though he had said that he was returned
| by the polls, he was willing to test his r!gn'
| to his seat on his evidence taken before tht
congressional committee, or upon the en
tire evidence taken before that commit
| tee all together, and if the gentleman tron
| Claiborne, or anybody else. desires to e
| into a discussion on this subject at any
time they would find him ready.
The Chair, referring to the rules, decided
the question of mileage fixed by the consti
tutiop. and ruled The resolution of Mr.
Levisee out of order.
Mr.. Sartain, of Carroll, thought the gen
t,eman who introduced the resolution q
do away with the mileage of the MEMBER
had suficient learning, and ought to hav'
possessed better judgment than to hav
offered such q frivolous resolution. IL
hoped each and every member on the hoo
would sustain tho ruling of the Chair; ant
and then, if the gentleman is such grea
reformer, let him give his mileage to tn
State if he wishes to.
Mr.. Levisee appealed from the decision
of the chair, but the appeal was not enter
tanned.
New bills were then in order, and iarg
number were introduced and referred Z
.nnropriate committees, during which tim
some twenty minutes were employed IN OH
cussing the question of printing one OF o"
| Of them.
Mr.. Damas moved to adjourn. Lost.
The Chair announced special commltte
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