The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07
TIM NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT THURSDAY FEBRUARY l. 1878

TO which your committed have agreed are
the result 81 mutual concession and Of mu-
t,Ial reconciliation OF conflicting views among
the members OF yOEr committee.
The evils existing In the present constitution
by which the burdens OF government are made
more onerous than they should be, are sought
by the amendments to be rectified as follows
First In the Executive department., by q
reduction in the salaries Of the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Auditor and Treasurer,
and by provision, applicable to all departments
of the government forbidding the allowance
Of fees and perquisitas of office.
Secondly provision regulating the action
Of the Executive in case of veto in the event
Of the adjournment OF the General Assembly,
In order chat the danger resulting from what
10 commonly called "the. pocket veto may be
forever. set at rest. and by authority to the
Executive to veto distinct items In the appro-
priation bill, thus enabling him to properly
exercise his executive discretion without being
obliged to veto the entire bill.
Ihird-In the Legislative department. by fix
ing salary of five hundred $4,000 dollars per
exceed to any one member fifty $500 dollars
the amount saved under existing laws will be
twenty eight thousand three hundred and
eighty dollars (s2s, $500, and by the provision
nual makes saving every two years OF one
hundred and thirty-fve thousand dollars
($135,000) for pay OF the members OF the Cen
eral Assembly alone.
FUWUt-LH tll0 JuulGal DepaIbtusLG, Wy "
reduction, In the salaries Of the Supreme
Judges; by an abolition of the parish courts;
by provision permitting the limiting Of the
salaries Of the district judges, 9 saving Of ct
aeast one hundred Thousand dollars (s1o00oo)
will be accomplished. Some difference ex-
listed in the minds Of members OF your com
mittee as to the propriety OF abolishing par
ish courts This divergence grew out OF an
apprehension that district courts alone would
be unable speedily to dispose Of public bust
T1e ttNI IN In and
ments WHICH are submitted meets this objec-
ton by enfarging the constitutional limit us
to the number OF districts. remitting them as
to number, within the enlarged limit, to legls-
lative discretion, obtaining by this means such
tiexibility as to enable it to meet the chang
ing wants of public affairs.
The changes and reductions made seem TO
obtain an economy of at least the sum Of two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars annually,
which is one-h half. or more than one-haf, the
ment by the tax applicable to the general
fund. Under the terms of the resolution cre
ating your committee it concluded that its
sole duty WAS to suggest amendments, leav-
ing all other questions to the wisdom Of the
'"'-"' EpWARb D. WHITE, Chairman.
CHS. J. BOATNER, @
+. G. zACHARIE,
FRANK 2. sTUBBS,
HENRY L. GARLAND,
r. s. GOODE,
A. DUMONT,
9. B. WHEELER, Q
r. B. STAMPS,
Q r. b. LYONS,
r. J. WALKER,
@ J. B. MCGEHEE,
JOHN YOUNG,
w. M. WASHBURN,
ID. A. BREARD, JR.,
B. +. JONAS,
ALBERT VOORHEES,.
On motion of Mr.. Demas the report was re-
eeived, and tbeaccompanying bill was ordered
printed.
On motion OF Mr. Young, the Senate then
adjourned until Wednesday, February 6, 1878,
at IL o'clock m. =.-".-..
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate.