The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-20
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
ExrRA SESSION OF ls5s--TKNTH DAYS
PHOCEEDINGss.
The senate.

another RECESS WAS taken until II 80 u, M.
aieney Appropriation bill y AZ taken up with
Inc report of the Finance Committee,
The consideration Of the report occupied the
Eenate until 1850 when the bill was taken up rs
MI. zieharie offered an amendment recon-
priating SLIGO to Mr.. WALES for expenses incur
red IN hi. contest, mileage, per diem etc.
Mr.. Ellis opposed the adoption OF tho amend
MI. zacharie. chairman Of the Committee on
Elections, urged its adoption. abd quoted as
precedents the action OF all Legislative bodies
States, ind stated that 10 every INSTANCE with
out exception. the contesting mem Der after hay
Ing been seated was paid his mileage and per
MI. Ellis argued that Mr.. Wales. not having
occupied she, seat and the state having PAL PAD
Mn. Wakefield, the Contestee, there was no 9bf-
cation on the part Of the people TO pay nlD
While he. the speaker. admitted the presidents
on tic law or constitution that made It neces-
sary 10 make the appropriation.
The yeas and nays wsre called on the adop-
Apn OF the resolution; yeas ". nays ~ Adopt
The bin was further amended and sent to the
Mr.. Hurch moved to reconsider the vote by
which the House concurrent resolution, rela-
tive to, adjournment at D. m. was adopted.
On motion the resolution was then laid on the
table subject 70 call
on the night previous. He did not. he said.
intend to Indulge ID any trade againt the dom
and figures Id reply to the argument made by
the Senator. First, that In every net since re-
construction Democrats had assisted. and that
if the debt had been increased the Democrats,
4 Ms well as Republicans. had assisted.
Reading from the speech reported in the
DEMocRAr, he acknowledged that the Senator
had not INDUCED In anything but figures which
H I, then read from one of Keoggs mes
hat, ar7- tph hsAs Aann tnr
might not have seen when he presented
his. figures. and he. desired to show
NAT sS" ss T. Of as ufh aG nc
done alone by the party Of which he Che speak
orr was q member. ,
compilation from which he claimed that on De-
ceInber II 1861 the debt was $40 1877 ss2 ~ and IN
ises Under Dsmocratic government ty n.n 1t was
s7,7s4.ooo. and as he had said before, Demo-
That appropriating $4,000 70 the North Louis
lana mud Texas railroad was voted for unani-
mously. Another act. appropriating ssoo.ooo,
Was voted for by Democrats. with few eXcep-
tions. Another bill. giving ss,ooo,ooo for evee
work done. was passed with the assistance OF
passed making an increased debt q f' over
s7,OooOoo. Hence he claimed that If there was
any guilt 1t should be divided between the Re-
pNblicana and Democrats alike.
. Referring to the depreciation OF property in
the State since 1899. he claimed that the assess
s
partly Of slaves, and the Senators now knew
why the tax collectors did net include that in
thoir lists. Take the estimate Of valuation in
port Of the Senate Finance Committee. and you
have Y vt si77.217 oe7 and legacy was left the
asmns bs Fl oyer beea de
since the credit was due alike to the Republic
cars ~ well as Democrats.
message that the Republican party, when it
came into power. found debt Of over S1l,0o0,-
600 hanEing oyer the State These facts and
tor on the night previous had obtained his. He
straisht.oat RspuSiicas but hated The eonser ser
tive men OF either party. He had found honest
Dem orats and found one in the pre- presiding
sstd iap Af I'll h actions III e s'a s ssens
a n as e hIt at a the
bered, he said his Kindness to one colored
man, who, during the time he tthe present
the city. paid tho high at compliment to the
solored mum, Col James Lewis, then one of
CITY abv o BY to he
ministrator and the accuracy. Of his accounts.
When this colored man sent his papers ON 70
Office. he tOol. Lewis, hsd informed the speaker
Governor Che former Mayor, was sent with the
application. and with more pride. by the appE |
cat than any other paper he forwarded.
On another OCCASION he said when the pres
found there in ore OF the departments colored
hs % g bs ma
would use his best efforts to keep her in her DO
sition, and he did so. keeping her in her posi-
tion wher.sv abe was enabled to support herself
This is the kinI Of a Democrat love, said the
speaker. Aau these are the ones that res pect.
Take away you wishy-Washy Kind OF Democrts;
We have no use for them
CONTINUING then to arraign the Demoeratie
tie 81 snd 5 It had
halt Of the legislation Of 1878 had been to undo
that of 1877 which the Republicans had nothing
Democrats couli be at fault as well as the Re.
Dublicans. Continuing at some length, he gave !
af f
agreed TO adjourn at p. M. that motion pre-
Mr.. Texada then moved to amend the House
resolution by inserting p m instead Of 2
~ M. as the hour OF adjournment sine dae Car
Mr.. Burch then continued his remarks at |
some length. producing A. ures to show that |
from his standpoint the Democracy was equally |
responsible for the State debt.
act to Incorporate the Lake Charles, Louisiana
and M Orange S',, kMa i Finally passed.
Waterloo. parish OF pointe Coupee, was taken |
up and finally passed
Mr.. Demas introduced series OF resolutions |
were unanimously adopted. and which will be |
found in another column
On motion Of Mr.. Goode the journals for the |
extra session were approved
Mr.. Young called up House bill No. -. au- |
thorizing the police jury. parish of ConcordIa, |
to levy y special tax to pay certain indebted |
ness. Finally passed.
House bill 40. 76. a joint resolution relative
to the Louisiana Institute for the Deaf and |
Dumb and the Louisiana State University and |
Agricultural College, was finally passed.
A message from the House asked a confer |
enee committee on the deficiency appropriation |
bill. and on motion of Mr.. George. he. with |
Senators Goode and Landry were appointed on
the part of the senate.
Mr.. Wheeler called up the resolution author
the Senate. ard amending it to read that they |
should have but the ten days after final adj |
iournment, and moved its adoption.
Mr.. Garland opposed the adoption of the |
resolution, entering his protest against the pay
ment OF such amounts in the name of his con- |
HtituentS and declaring it illegal.