The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-01-15

vote his time to the state He eouu eisp 9TH it
session. but now he nouia not, Then they were
wealthy, but nov they were poor. Then 'hey
had iheir plantations. tlieit ovefsests-
mfr Detnas! And their aiaves 49,.
Then. continued The speaker, they were inoe- ia
pendent az lar as money was concerned, but 4, r.,
day every man who came representing the
country was poor. Even the lawyers were Run,, a,,
and the time they dsve,nh wac needed by theh
fbs a bIIi ' ,ne'ned I'd pnly ai e members # The
General Assembly. 1.-THE Ren,lenan n w"au nu,ap- ar
,9apes nsf pe wo" V Vote tsSef FOR & hs'
hall and bill might be initodYcea TO ass e hin ,ba
II sasasu a2aa's fge" Ss We dYna
pat q laas ssassy s sns tasvs es sas suoas s ,s
sapfe dPfemg and Ho whoss s1Ibons of decisions
would et them a2wp ,G G,a srssa w9Ha s"' Wesla soMa IN In
irod,,aa aonstitutionei alneplmenls ma, making n
these reductions, aud make them genera t,staS a9
Sy sGyls ss!'A ~ S ", vi s ssGf n
s SaSssS henged s ss 9saGoFd sGss f
~ ss ~ Y M Hss'ssa sna q g.. m
re sss$ ss NJ " sSs
he, he eposnpsnsaea or @ ist tbe services ,t ,hs Asn
so ai9tS rseelVe rae .g q Say ior het peS aerye
and ineluded the time occupied N t. tsolnHi aai
To or returning from inc lIeAi slatWre. lhe NY
eo,nstiiutlon. q, i nor affect H. but wap merely q
Legal inlerprefatien Of the sopsIitptonal pto,y.,
Com Committees 81 contingent Espenses, might ae.
eide how long mebet may have pen ,nn, OF ,sa sas
i',nepse d amounts had been pal1 out aaye
them jisersionary powers WHILE Che enly OBJ b,
S5ssen & e e y yG e e syH sass Which,
with strie construction. the tnentefs We're Mt
allowed mileage. III bis oplpioh the l,,aalala'
s had sss 2fs aa aG n. Y b WSe se
ana when the heslsatYre i, ssia sgnld give him
Mr. BurPh latefrppled, Il o'cicck, q call UP
The special order, to postpone 1t, he said to
Mt. feaada moved chat u be postp oned until
M noatne gontpupE ss,d BE- did ad,aseS not Nan' r.
ssH "a Hfsys9nS ss.s 9snsa Fa1 s sSs
day waa no p po % bsna vats ntsonsh t worth ns Ea
dollar aud half day, he aia no, q thin think the
LaslsIn1e mad, w vs. II fa aat Ms,ss s,a5s q men
molten by Mr EiIisl g adsaanItsy I Rofstpsns m n s,
ssssses sdstsa g he se sSs wss " and
ss p. s sss ns ssa ss s law NOV tse tsf ha s Wa
The law also, as Il existed, gave the memberH
ssss q aHS tTeRes ee swsad fs
In the country to go over the llat Of y, eage as II
S9a ts q sps ss sa VIII oas ess f.
ssg mles from Me- saYlsH see nss, bs1 neis
fh.e' statute, sb he asli .iprler, provided
Chat every member should have eight dollars
outing e W thia there lad been oec sions when,
while the actual time occupied was ,wo or three
Say Wa hs GeHa II b swesy aa a4ys na
fact and yet he rides into tha uaesti9n the
amsnn the ety pSambsEs a z, get He would 2, rSlsr ,ss
ss esse 1 hs sDi did ss not ths,e should Ss
tho country or city, but the time had not come
toyote upon that yr,; bMt whai we wanted was
man had paid regardihg the supreme Court, of
The state remerk,na thst .he .pinionHs H, of tha, hat
would see that the State derived . revenue Of
Mr., George favored Tho referepee Of the bill.
that there e ns sss da sa 70 G
touehed; consequently, what. he. might cay
could not be eoasraed e. reccns sIs n any per, n
bill made any d,stinction; the constitution
definitely said that The eampenMseti99,nM M 9, ~ was & for
TO attend the meeting OF the Legislature he con
sidered that he had rendered his aervlees to the
state. He thought Y perfectly compeent for
try memhers. but was In favor u reduction Of
the present mi ease. 80,
Mr.. Burch then claimed that 4 came directly
Under article " Theh r eaa ,s, nnns
to and returning from the eossion. How were
they going TO divide the mileage and per diemf
wanted 10 amend Il the other day. The bill a.
written. was unconstitutional; it was not dehn.
ite and he intended TO offer an amendment that
the act should not take efr. .et until is5e Article
10 said II could not tese effect during the pres
ent secession. and he did NOT think M the Judiciary
contsrue IL different
He did not vieh to gee tho bin ,postpcned in,
definitely end no Thought thS , discussion \ had M
i ltSoniictea With he consultation; beeaese, O. q
sns one sm 81 e se W Sst sAS S
had rcoeived; because IT was not In the power
ef this legislature 70 alter she compeasa ion Of
for four years and the Hqusefor only two. which
would compel a Discrimination. and those were
e IN % ts present S' shape. M though ugh hc would vote
MN NJ indenls 4 s Saa tho motion
to Indefinitely postpone BECAUSE he thought the
s sa ts .SSSe 9as Ind M hS n
Ssa mats the aro Il tSs
mean that the ompensaton shon!d always be
iuuses should .receiye $1,000 per spnun until
changed by tho Legielature; and. II the LegsIa.
ture of 1874 had seen III. they could have fixed
their own com pensation at n stated salary
Article ITO OF the Constitution, he claimed.
said that. No er post fatto or Z. troacing law
nor any law impairing the OBJ igation of con
tracts shall be passed. nor vested rights be di:
vested unless for purposes OF pubic utility and
for adequate mpensatlon made. Wnsn tht
continued. there was a Ia IL contract between
them and the State that they should receive g
fixed compensation. This was the law under
article Ito, and could not be chansed.
MIR. Ellis continued at some length. closing
tho debate by dsclaiming any reflection upof
the city members or any one else. and withdrew
his motion to indefinitely postpone. moving
that the bill be referred to the judiciary Com
mittee. Carried.
MIR. Robertson moved an adjournment until i
IN. TO. day in order that the Senators might visi
the immigration convention.
Mr., nemaS called r the yeas aud nays-yeai
~ nays land the Senate adjourned.