The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-12
New ORLEANS, Feb. IL, 1878,
10 The President aid Mefrbefs ii the Cen tal
Executive Cn,,peil Of the Real Estae aud
fJasnaynrs' Union:

TO HE President and MaiTbeEs oi TIE gen'tal
Executive Gnlueil OF the Reht Estae aud
Taspayers Union:
Gepllpng,,- Yo,lt committee appointed to
esa,,,t,p aid report TN the matter Ut tic per
diem and mileage Of the menhers Of the
General Assembly Of the state Of Louisiana,
that they learn from the acts IF the General
Assembly as follows, viz. That the constitu
ton of 1878 was adopted III convention On the
IT'D Of March, 1863, and ratified hy the voters
If the State at an election held for that purpose
on the 18th and 18th Of April 1858; and that the
term of all offices under said constitution
commenced on the first Mu',das in Noven-
bet follvvingY ahd that tile General Assembly,
met III acc1rdatce Herewith On the third
Monday Iii November, aHet the ptumulgatien
Of the election The constitution Of 1853 .di-
vldes the State into thirty six senatorial dis
t,icts on the first assembling Of the General
Assembly there were tttty-eight parishes and
lDi Representatives. The approximations by
THE General Assembly for per diem and inile-
age We find to be as follows viz: O
Act No 8, 1858 appropriate ed $3.50 pbD
Act No. Il. 1903 abpropratad lpeeeo- s2so,eop
Act No. IL, 1859 appropriated 259nDp- 25o,ouo
Act M . 1871 ahprbnrintni 5SduD0
Act No AZ, 1870 appropriated 25ng11- Soh.o1e
act No L ls7t approprHted 25DroD ~
Act No % 1911, differentiated 25pbDd- son, toe
A 1T No 9s 1872 appropriated 15,nB1
All No Il, 1919 fxsesl miieaee etc.
Act No j, 1872, amending act ~, ~, .-- ~,
No II, unprecedented 2nU,1D1- 2Ts GOO
ACT No 10 1878 appropriated,
to pay extra session. 15,0Do
Act Nb SO, 1919 appropriated 7f5,out
| Ali No. IS, 1913 exfra eofnpen-
setior clerks etc.........,.. AaBG
Act Nc 30, 1873 to pay pu'stand-
ing warrants, general ac-
count .l.-...........,.., 9s.Dno ti925o
| ~ MI, tqtA authenticated f3o ni
| Act No. %, 1874, apprepriatnd a,nFW- s2s 600
| III M, . 1918 authenticated 1879 H1ll- 1873 QUO
| Act M 10. 1878, appropriated t7s,ooo- ooo
| Act No 4, 1877, regular session.
Act M 81 ,i ;.,sJ extra session ,sp no
| Act NJ, as' ,sT7 extra session,
deficit appropriation ,-e- 26,ono- s2s 200
Making q total Of ......... -....-.- 90 III .2sD
FOR making laws for thh people Of the State
since the adoption Of the constitution ct 1863,
ur tp and including 1877, OF ten meetings 81
tile Legislature, say 600 days, Including Sun
ilhe following parishes have been created
! since 1863 viz: 55=s=f4,... @sy...
Act No. 50. 1859. created the parish If Grant
Act No 81, 1869 created the parish Of Pan
Act No. to2. 1870. created the parish Of Cam
Act No Il, 1877, created the parish Of Yer
| non. +
Act No %, 1873. created the parish Of Lin
| coin
All No. L. isTT, created the parish Of East
| Carroll
Thus giving to the lower house IF the Gen
nral Assembly in the year 1871 III members.
and IN 1874 ll9 members, the number Of the
present Hense Of REPRESENTATIVE We havn
heit a,, increase Of sig PARISHES, five IF which
e,,e at present Represented In the lower house.
According to this we have paid for 600 legis-
lative days, s3,1it $50, OF s5,ts5 Az 9 day !;
| thus making the pay Of the present tiinher If
| legislators, counting both houses, say t55
ne,nhers, including Their gisativeexrenses
owe, s3s per day OF s21 $40 for the 600 days, or
| $1,000 year.
| And, Notwithstanding the civil service order
Of the President Of The United States and pro
hi1tpry laws Of the State, we find many per;
sons holding two and even three offices; and
this II, the face Of public opinion 10 the cont
ttary We also find in our Investigations that
notwithstanding the Expense OF eonsttu-
tional convention, theVDnvention can save owe,
ard above the actual expenses, by SOUND and
discreet refttfni II the interest Of the people ct
the STAB over s20p.n1n.
Respectfully submitted,
| 7. 7. CARRn1n
| YlrroR DFMoRuEIbF
| IDHN MAHuNFY. O
Thn Union then went into executive session
and will meet again OH Monday next