The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-25
repeal act No. Vi of the session Of 1879. no the
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Judiciary Committee.
act No. as q the last session. relative % the
govern9rs private secretary FefsErsd t2 the
relative e sheriff isss 70 same 20 fagt
Ne SsIsssas p Orleans Il ts ss Bss.
relief Of W. b. Merchant. TO Claims Comm Al
ii e q act No oha 81 sT7 relative ures n
disf' 81 H. e0T baprs Of East Baton Row m
r. Hs MN hy fnd 3sars Il 6flsaas
Albert T. Davis to sue the State. su t1i sfiass
Committee. "o oi"'''e
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House bin No. 1853. substitr 4. ,.s r,.rsa HI,
I'D EssvS e a. j e hs,s r.
III OF o employees left on ,grs and eompenss
MI pf as IN M ~ hs sr s,s
ssrdins % n sas Up and p IL aSotsd
the AZ As s to the gs sg sysa
reducing ors aq is 50 and pe1 they "' had
dsns hsz gsfs BFssfnsa FRs
wnn,us ,n ps Snedied by the constitutional
people b 81 ar sains tha
the minof & should give their attention to other
messnsIs IF retrenehment and reform more
yiousa ilbbling over the granting Of a clerk to
one q the committees, whose CONDENSATION
A. dressy, Of orleans. took the aoor to say
eting the eight dollars pc per day Of The mem.
g seIs, for he knew. that the constitution could
lighting the Ubiquitous mileage question, which.
m he Thought was unjust and Unfair REFORM In
I a or ts pe s 9 Se e sres as
favor Of The substitute Of Mr. Bush. whilst Mr.
Mr vance Of Bossie s" said thai he had been
acting With the minority from the beginning at
10 Of those members who dwelt et 9 long distance
ID from the seat Of government, believing that he
% eu had bee
assisting few members on this floor to make
shsap r O. e
or he had changed biz mind when he found
N minority still persisted 70 waste the time Of the
House He was now going to stick to the inevi-
A. table.
to MIR. Lea. OF st. Helena. and Mr.. Berry, of Or
Of leans each spoke at some length adyoeatng
retrene a, IN. Inc former taking occasion TO
Cheap pre- 5 o could not Apply t. him. Mr.
l. Berry made the point thatthe money to be saved
30 from this. mileage business could be applied to
the relief Of our suffering charitable institu-
to Itions.
ID leans, made the pointth not only WAS the mile
age excessive but it was unequal, and, there
ia fore, unconstitutional The members from
A. Jefferson get only $40 mileage. whilst the mem
bers from Caddo get $7o1 for travelling at most,
!. Mr.. Leonard. Of daddo took the floor to say
% that he apprehended that not single measure
of reform would be passed by this Legislature.
Sd he esa us ssssny b. s"d Tsens
substitute provides that no appropriation shall
10 pc passed by this Legislature to pay iis mem
ii bers, and that the amount should be placed in
the State Treasury to defrav the expenses OF
N constitutional conventienl
& The substitute was declared out Of order by
a Mr.. Leeds, In the Speakers chair
,We Mr.. Gaakins. Of lincoln, followed in support
's other things that members m az have made con
,e TRACTS based on their mileage and per diem:
zeal speech, the, gist Of Yhich was that the
A. Democrats, whilst abusitg the law of 1872,
d which he had signed e. g9yern1,cr we're willing
bors who lived at remote. distances from the
s. seat OF goysrnment wanted 4 the mileage whilst
r. was concerned. he did not care which way the
T. Mr.. Hammond. of Morehouse. likeped the
f. Gos Of qsse trying s
IN favor. he had no doubt that every one would
ct act conscientiously. and apply the doubt to his
,e Mr.. Lyons spoke again In favor of Mr.. Bush's
Ia substitute.
i, On motion, the subject was made the special
order for Friday ut o'clock.
n | communication from the Governor con-
tanning statement Of the disposition of the
of contingent fund of the executive department.
q | was taken up and referred to the Committee on
81 The House adjourned