The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-02-15
-RErRENcHMENr AND ECONOMY,


These are excellent words and are
supposed to form a. good guide 10 the
actions Of men generally. d, as!}.si, Ia
Louisiana to-day has Legislature
composed of representatives selected
upon platform on which was displayed
In very large letters, the magic words,
RETRENCHAfENT AND REFORM.
There is u clause in the constitution
Of 1868 that allows members Off the
Legislature IS per day for their services
In that body, - COMPENSATION for each
and every thirty miles they travel
going to aud retorning from the $685.
sions of that body, and twenty cents
per mile as mileage. .s3Ssaaifis 81
The law says that this compensation
shall not be altered SO ias to take effect
during the session in which the altera-
ton is made. sts,e aoi1uiasuoa xub q
1t is argued by some Of the ablest
men in the State that this restriction-
applies only to the per diem allowance
and that the mileage may be stricken
off at any time. 10 understand, the
beneficent workings OF the present law
u single statement will snff1ce. stglgg =
The member from tBossier parish Is
allowed u travelling distance of 1855
miles. s.,.l ,.lti8ls.t .tti4f.f1s asts e
For each 80 miles travelled at Ss be. stxa q
receives. es...........,..... .........,,.,S 416 O0
For mileage at zoe he receives...,... 3o2 o.
For 90 days service at % he receives $50 o.
Total compensation........ ........silYs %
A member from Orleans receives. 4so 90
| 1 Difference.............., ,......l..t.S 7lB 90
Now, can any men who possess any
ideas Of Justice contend that the menu
Der from Bossier should be given $71S
for six days. travelling anu $50 ex penses
incurred during that time :? ''i;'toll
Yet the Legislature has voted its
members this mileage grab with a com
| placency that would do honor to u re-
pentant sinner on u mourner's bench.
| This bill went through the House in
flying colors,all the Radicals but three,
and a large number of Democrats vot-
ing for it. Gen. Young of Claiborne
led the mileage grabbers, whilst Col |.
Bush, Speaker, led the opposition in a
vain effort to cut of fsimply the 20 cent
MILEAGE The effort of the Speaker
upon that occasion was one of the
ablest heard during the debate, and
was unanswerable as to its facts and
data. But he might as we'll havespoket
to the east wind for any effect his voice
may have had. Fi' hE.. t"iCgs }"
So the members pocket somewhere
in neighborhood of 900, in this
gra6 under the name of Reform. rrp-
And yet this same house at the ses-
sion of 1877 voted to take the farmer
from his plow, the mechanic from his
bench, the merchant from his counter
and the laborer from his daily toll, TO
serve six or more days on the jury,
without even allowing him a cent to
| buy himself n lunch during the day.
Such Representatives as those, pretend
ing to be Democrats ought to be remem-
bered by the tax payers in the future
and be allowed TO remain at home, and
serve on their own juries for nothing.
Below will be found those retrench-
ment and reform Democrats: ttHi- |
Br,dger, Brice, "' Carloss,
Duke, . Gaskins, '. Gillespie,
Hammond, Kelly of Winn, Kidd,
Means, Nunez, Perafta,
Pitts, Richardson, Raile,
Randolph, Singleton, Self, .i'
Stagg Sellers, Toler, lt. ,.l
Voorhies, Washburn, Wilde,