New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-25
THE STATE HOUSE.
Senate.

chair.
The special order of the day was the
House bill defining the lien and privileges
of mortgages upon property; was called up
Immediately after the reading of the jour
and was laid over.
Tho second special order of the day, a bill
to ext mpt from State and parish taxes all
lands overtowed by the Bonnet Care,
Grand Lavee and other crevasses, was next
called up. and after considerable debate
and few amendments the bill finally
passed.
The next bill called up was that provid-
ing for an annua, pension for all surviving
veterans of the war of 1912 and 1915, their
| widows, etc. There was considerable dis
cussion had upon this bill, which finally
| passed.
The bill declaring forfeited the lease
| of the Louisiana State Penitentiary was
| called up, and passed to its third reading.
An executive session was then called, after
which several unimpoctant bills of a looa
nature we're acted upon.
| The bill renting the liabilities of sheriffs
In the parishes of the State, with the excep-
ton of the parish of Orleans, passed to it's
third reading after considerable debate.
Mr.. Grover moved to suspend the consti
tutional rules for the purpose Of taking up
House bill authorizing the levying of a tax
by popular vote on the taxable property OF
| the city of New Orleans for the purpose of
aiding the construction Of the New Orleans
Pacific railway.
Mr. White moved to lay the motion on
the table.
Mr. Grover called for the yeas and nays
upon the motion to table.
The Senate by vote of II to Is refused
to take up the bill.
Mr.. Burch introduced resolution au-
thorizing the President of the Senate to ap-
point committee of two on the part of the
city and four on the part Of the parishes to
confer upon all bills Of reform that had not
as yet been acted upon aud report thereon
to the Senate.
Mr. Burch gave as his reason for Offering
the resolution, that there was q large NUN
Der Of very important bills that ought to be
passed, and he thought that the Senate
, would be better informed as to the nature
of the bills, should a committee be appoint
ed for the purpose OF examining them.
, The resolution was adopted.
On motion the Senate then adjourned
t until to-day at u NJ.
1 Houee.
Immediately after roll call Mr.. Hall de
sired to reconsider the resolution Of tn
8, day before, declaring hat no bill or reeolu
. tion should be introduced in the House dur
n ing the last three days of the session.
4 Mr.. Matthews asked the object.
}. Mr. Hill said it was because he did no
d wish to have the House tied hand and foo,
e for it might be absolutely necessary to il
0 troduce some bills, and It was reconsideret
by SIS to 90. then lying on the table subjec
to call.
= On the special order of the day Mr. Hall
, bill reducing the per diem and repeaiin
=. the mileage of members, came up by wa
! of substitute. In successive sections it reg
= ulates he pay and mileage of all member
- clerks and officers of the General Assembly
=. The greatest reduction is in the mileag
OF per diem, reducing the twenty miles
g. fifty mill for the sum of So, and cuttn
4 off entirely the twenty cents per mile.
. was adopted section by section as subst
,. tute.
J. Mr.. Young moved the Indefinite pos
ia ponement Of the bill. He said members
If this Legislature we're not paid one Gel
D. IN re than their services we're worth.
|e was an injustice to deprive members wi
,e came from distant parish, leaving all the
% business, to spend ten weeks in the cit
a without the customary mileage. This bi
q would reduce the pay to less than $500, an
\. many would be forced to do their duty #
"a the 5000 they would sell their certiticat
r. for. 1t should be RENE embered these men
,e b-rs are not legislating on this for ther
IS selves, but for their successors If the co
', stituton allowed it, a fixed salary shou
70 be paid, but the provision for mileage vi
Of intended to equalize the pay, cons'derr
the expense of country members. He u
dertook to say that even the time
l., took from him his service was wor
~ his pay If the pay was reduced, class
~ men might be elected who ought not to con
~ to the legislature. Why not carry out Il
:: idea, and let the honor of representation
let out by the police Jurors to the lowe
bidder. In many cases men who should
- elected would not be able to come if it We
"a not for the mileage. He would like to ha
some advocate OF the bill come into
n. bailiwick and tax him with insisting on
= pay. He would charge him with TAXI
t his own full pay. and reducing that of tho
o who come after him. Hls principle in G
It. posing the bill was that the pitlful sum
s. ceived was not too high if Representative
services we're worth anything.
/ Mr.. Jones opposed the bill.
, Mr.. Carloss also said he sho uld vo
against it, considering it an attem pit to !
h. duce the pay of county members. He "
ID wiling to cut down all expenses, but Il
,, was not the way. II any one thinks he
u overpsid let him not take it.
90 Mr.. Blaffer moved to amend by MAXI
~ " the pay Of city members S per day.
a. Mr.. Dupre said he heard with sorrow t
., suggestion that there was a difference
tween city and country members. u
ID members received no mileage. He wou
Or take the milesg 60 Of the representative fro
70 Claiborne, one of the largest The d
~ ~ lance was reckoned At 79O miles; at twen
n. ml!e. per diem there was $432; at twen
pr | .a,,. ,., c,;,o u.s k3l6 and With &120