The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-11
/. plpes rose to answer.

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himself, (efr. Hahn.
! Mr.. Hahn would prefer the nnar,.
from Fe1iciana (Mr. Pipes to repls1
Mr.. Pipes explained that, throuch !.
remonstrances OF citizens Of his ns r. I'm
the Board OF administrators whirHStnanl
wasted the appropriation had boaa,a w
moved. and now % Board was in au,t'N
ity whose integrity no one would NY
ton. IVY
Mr.. Demas -Then the old Admit.
traitors were thieves. and the prss.s.
board are honest men?
Mr.. Pipes did not mean to savu.
were thieves" but that there WINS s W.
maladministration e'M
BY vote of 100 to 2. the rnlas ~.
suspended for the second reading ~ WI
bill, and then, on motion of M W u ~
1t was referred to the Commits
Charitable and Public Institutjons
Mr.. Mitchell called up the resoln,,..
OF Mr.. Levissee providing that tho sss,a
mileage of members should he rernl,ssas
and that they should draw no Dor ., dissa
except for days actually spent in ~
sion. Mr.. Mitchell explained that ~
purpose was to submit a substitute ~ ~
the resolution. and he sent the sml,, "
tute to the Speakers table, where i Il vss
TGHu Dy the JIsfk.
The first part provided that from Il.
per diem and mileage OF those memLs ~
who had occupied rooms i'm the stssas
house, during the season, rent "xws
first class apartment" should be 4.
Quoted w
IIt being known that Mr.. Lewis.
was one OF the members who had besss
thus lodged, the reading Of that seeti@
OF the resolution set the House IN
roar.
The second part provided that =
member should draw mileage or -.
diem, who holds u position in H.
House, and yet, under oath, has rmh
licly, declared that he was never elected
by the people, to fill the same"
This referred To tho Testimony or N,
Levissee before the Congressional Cam
mittec, and the reading Of it (the ~
OF tho resolution produced u sensation
Mr.. Levissee having recovered irnm1
the embarrassment caused by fhea
strokes, protested that his resolnti1@
was introduced i'm an earnest spirit Il
economy. He didn't object to tic UNI
tleman (Mr. MitchelD having his lltts
joke, but he did object TO So serims
subject as this being made matter n
derision. He would not dispute thm
he had occupied rooms in the fiat
House. As there was nothing sinful ii
IL, he had nothing to conceal, and n
was ready to pay rent when the bill wa
duly presented As to the matter Of III
testimony concerning his election IA
hoped its discussion would not BIO forced
upon him. IF 1t were, the White IAarus
would have to be discussed.
A voice, we'll, let's have IT,
Mr.. l.. did not wish it now. This VA
not the occasion to discuss that uruaui
zation as fully MS 1t merited, but. for IN
present, he would say it was one 81 I'M
most iniquitous organizations ever n.
vised for an election. 1t was a schema
pregnant with villainy and crime. Il
was a device to defeat the popular Mi
by fraud and violence.
Mr. Hammond called the geptjenaa
to order. He was rejecting upon mem.
bers of the House and upon their con
stituents. and to do that he was travel.
ing out Of the record.
Mr.. OConnor Powers, the Irish men.
Der Of Parliament, accompanied BY tke
Rev. Father Kenny, OF the Church q
st. John the Baptist, and other GENTS.
men, entered ut this stage OF the no
ceedings, and, by invitation Of 'tb
Chair, took seats near the Speakers
platform
Mr.. Levisee did not wish b. 20 out d
the record He repeated that the Whise
League suppressed the popular viii
and, but for the action Of the Returning
Board, he would have been one Of tho
victims OF the organization. He moved
to lay the substitute on the table.
The Speaker thought 1t best 10 dis
pose OF this matter at once. The per
diem and mileage Of members was fixed
by the constitution and as the eonstita-
ton could only be changed by the con.
sent Of the two Houses and the Coz.
ernor and by the subsequent approval
Of the people, he would rule that the
resolution was not properly before tbs
House, was not u subject that could b.
considered.
Mr.. Levissee appealed from the r,iL
ing of the Chair, but u vote about
to DO taken on the appeal, he acquiesced
in the decision. Mr.. Sartain having
pointedly stated that the gentleman
could reduce his own compensation a.
low as he pleased, but had neither the
right nor che power to reduce the com.
pensatlon Of others.
Notices were given OF intentions 70
numerous bills, and large
number OF bills were presented. Among
those introduced were the following.
by Mr.. Walker. In relation to u.
dicial advertisements In the rural
they shall be posted In writing,
when there Is no newspaper In the
parish, and when there are more than
one newspaper defendant shall have the
right Of selecting. In relation to other
public printing in the rural parishes
and in political corporations besides
New Orleans, the contract shall DO
given to the lowest bidder.
2. The State printing shall be ad-
Indicated annually to the lowest bidder:
3. The printing Of private acts shall
be paid for by the parties Interested
a. The Mayor and Council OF New ".
leans shall have control Of the printing
Of the corporation. and the work shall
be given to the lowest bidder.
These bills wero appropriately re-
ferred.
The following committee, on the I'M
parchment of Judge Hawkins, was an
nounced by the chair Mcssrs. Walker,
Elliott, Hahn, Young and Gracien.
Mr.. VOORHEES, introduced bill pro
viding that wives shall not testify
against husbands, nor husbands agalnM
wives; that Interested parties shall n0
,estify in suits, descendants agAinN
nor aScendants aEe1nN
descendants. Referred to the judiciary
Committee.
Adjourned.
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