The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07

| the people at t1s next general election Tint
amendments to which your committees have
agreed are the result oil mutual concession
aid 81 iniittltsl reconciliation 81 eoniiiCtitlg
/ views among the members ut your COMMITTEES
/ The OWLS existing In the present eurstitti-
| Hon by which the burdens Oh government are
made more onerous than they should be. are
| sought by the amendments e. be reutified as,
First III the Executive Department, by o
reduction In the salaries of the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Auditor and Treasurer,
and by Provision. applicable te oil depart
lowance OF fees and perquisites Of office.
Second BY provision regulating the action
OF The Executive IN case Of veto IN the
event Of the adjournment Of the General AS
sembly IN order that the dangers resulting
from what jis commonly called 'the pocket
veto" tnay be forever set at rest by authority
TO the Executive 10 veto distinct Items in the
appropriation bill, thus enabling hin to
properly exercise his executive discretion
1Htrd-ln The Legislative Department BY
fixing salary of FIVE hundred dollars (s500)
per session and actual travelling expenses not
tp eSeeedlto any one member fifty dollars 5000,
the amount sayed under existing laws Will be
eighty dollars tS28,3g0l, and by the provision
making the sessions biennial instead OF annual
makes q. saving every two years of ono hun
dled and thirty flvc Thousand dollars ($tB5,D0o)
Tor pay Of the members Of the General Assem-
bly, alone.
Fourth In The Judicial Department by u
reduction in the salaries of the Supreme
Judges; BY an abolition Of the. parish courts;
by provision permitting the limiting of the
S ss q b md sS GSsenf oars s @
will be accomplished. Some difference
existed In the minds OF members of
your committee as to the propricty of
abolshing parish courts. This differ
r,t,.t,x 4,xl,
t Chat aistrict courts o" alone ~ would Je unable
speedily to dispose OF public business. The
system continued in the amendments which
are submitted meets thiseobiection by enlarg-
ing the constitutional limits as to the number
within The enlarged limit to Legislative dis
erection, obtaining by this means such fiexi-
biity as to enable 1t to meet tho changing
wants Of public affairs
The changes and reductions made seem to
obtain an economy OF at least tho sum OF
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars an
nually, which is one-half or more than one
hall OF the total amount realized upon the
present assessment by tho tax applicable to
the general fund Under the terms OF the
resolution creating your committee it con
cludcd that Its sole duty was to suggest
leaving all other questions to
the wisdom of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Dt,lry asked and obtained leave to pre-
sent tomorrow minority report.
The Speaker announced the following special
In accordance with a resolution
relative to the appointment of u special com
nittee to make a new apportionment of tho
State: .+
Messrs VOORHEES,. Bowden. Vance, Walker,
jaudet, Lea, Hill of Orleans.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
House bill No. asa.
"An act I'd amend and re-cnaet section Of |
net No 60 Of the extra session Of 1877.
Being the unfinished business of February |
|, was taken up on second reading. pending |
the motion of Mr. Singleton to amend
Mr.. Singleton Withdrew his amendment and |
5he bill was ordered to be engrossed.
House bill No. 49,
IAN act to amend and re-enaet section of |
III act entitled An act to repeal act No. "a, ap-
proved September H. 1868; act No. A, ap-
proved February ~, 1869; act No. 81, approved |
March G. 1869; act No %, approved March 8,
1863; act No. %, approved March 80. 1870: act
No. 81, approved March ), 1873; act No GA. up
proved March %. 1873: act No. 81. approved
February 30, 1874: act No. GO, approved March
7, 1874; act No. 1B, approved March ID. 1876:
nd to authorize the city Of New Orleans to
stablish organize and maintain d proper and
efficient police force to preserve order and
.ood government within the corporate limits
1 said city: and to assume control of the fire
]arm and police telegraph and to pass ordi-
anees providing forthe control, direction and
ay of the said police force; and to limit the
nnual expense Of the same, and to establish
Board Of Police Commissioners approved
Iarch 81, 1871
Was taken up OH It's third reading and
assed. .-.
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Carvlle asked and obtained leave of ah.
ence for Mr.. Hill of Ascension, for five days.
Mr. Bowden moved to reconsider the vote
the final passage of House bill No. 2s4.
On the motion of Mr.. Ryland the House adj
burned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock m.
PETER j. TREZEvANT.
Chief Clerk
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