New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-12

litical question now. l have introduced
heretofore q bill to correct the matter Of
the salaries of Supreme Court judges.
Mr.. Booth-I am not speaking Of the
members oondnct, but that of his man.
Mr.. Hahn-I have not been to the Au-
ditor's Office to learn whether any of the
judges have drawn more than they are en-
titled to. If he drew it, there is this excuse
that the rest have done SO, and as the poor
est and ablest of them all, he was more en-
titled to it.
Mr. Dupre considered the excuse of no
effect. If he had drawn it he was Ike all
the rest-id opsnes ge,sus.
Mr.. Hahn-My friend ia too far advanced
IN the classics for me. Mr.. Taljaierr0 was
elected to the convention of 186S-that pro-
duccd the constitution under which we
thrive-under which Warmoih was first
Governor, and presided over that learned
aud august assemblage with impair tiality.
II there are defects in that constitution they
are not the result Of his fault. He has al.
ways been q supporter of liberal move
ments. of education, and Of the prosperity
of Louisiana. He is justice of the Supreme
Court, and his decisions exhibit more classic
lore and sound law than any other justice
on the bench. he is old, has been
long in the service of the State, and
,s poor. This is the best evidence
of his integrity. If elected by this
Legislature he will be an honor to the State
and to the United States Senate. He was
educated in the good old school of Virginia,
and passed his life since boyhoOd in Louis
lana. He is a Republican, but is not bound
by party ties when his conscience tells him
he ought to do otherwise. appeal to you
to forget party, break the bonds of the
caucus aud vote against my smiling friend
from the tenth ward; Eot to vote for the
kind of Republican that has made the
South victim Of spoliatiOn, fraud and ras-
cality but for an honest Republican,. q ke-
publican from education and conviction,
who will give justice to every man before
the law. That's the kind Of Nan | ask yOl
to vote tor. and the kind of mar that is
needed.
Mr.. Walker asked to be excused from
voting, and that being refused, said he
would explain his vote
The roll being called, the vote stood:
Eustis, 81: Taliaferro. ]; H. N. Ogden, l,
the latter being the vote of Mr.. Walker
who attempted to explain it, but desisted
on Mr.. Dupre's otjecting, though Speaker
Es:ilette ruled that he had the privilege
after giving notice.
The House then adj burned to 1l:30 A. Al
to-day.
Nr. Eustis being called upon briefly ex.
pressed his appreciation of the honor con
! fer-ei, and said that when We reflect or
what has occurred in the State during The
! past eleven years, and call to mind more
! recent events, the election seems declara
| ton on the part of the people that they art
! united and cemente,I, and have resolved Il
! bury in oblivion all past differences. Every
heart had beat in unison, and. though il
| diff erent directions, all were moving to I
| common end. He would attempt to dis
| charge the important duties under the call
He was to make q contest, and if sestet
| would have no bitterness Of feeling t,
| crafty. nothing but to uss his bs st endeav
ors to secure an honest and capatls gov
ernment. The gentleman from st. Charlie
had eulogized his candidate and sketchet
| his past career. He accepted the compli
meut rendered. When the gentleman re
| ferred to the bitterness of feeling, tn
acrinony Of sentiment and intolerance, b.
| would demand at his hands efforts to re
move these feelings, and cause to sub
eide the revolutionary sentiments tina
| are in the breast of every American
citizen. He invited him and his party Il
restore to the State q government Of it
people, and he assured him that wheneve
he made one step in that direction the pee
pie would 60 two, three and four steps t.
meet him. There are important and per
| picking problems to solve. The legislation
| Of the past had been such as would caus
| Republicans and Democrats to stand aghas
! that such laws had ever disgraced the stat
ute book. He called on the Republican,
| and Democrats to unite in q common ant
| sincere effort to redeem the State. Neither
can do it alone; they must endeavor Il
unite on a common platform. If the Re
publicans stand firm under their banner
the Democrats will stand to their guns. tt
me the future looks dark unless the Repub
licans and Democrats will unite to preven
the misgovernment, anarchy and uncessinf
strife, sure to be continued unless by com
| mon effort they do something to relieve us