The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-12
REAL ESTATE OWNERS AND TAxrAy-
o ems UNION.
Meeting ~ Inst Night -Man"psl.es me-
nsnneeh Ny school Rearh Affair Dis-
D .u-~ea : acnas Essc,atea TO ne IN
valid.
,ppr,r,on M, rpp SENATE.

PETITION us THE SENATE.
This body met last night at No. 10 Caion-
tlelet street, Dr. Tebonlt in the chair.
The committee on the mass meeting ia
.rnrted that said meeting viii take place on
SATURDAY.. the sixteenth instant, iH Lafayette
ssuuate. to discuss the following topicso
|. A constitutional convention.
q The adoption OF Q representative city
charter, and vt n corporate city government.
Z The passage of resolutions to the effect
that ma v,nent Of all interest be stopped until
the toutts decide the validity o. worthless
nesa of the bonds at issue.
rhe mass meeting will adjourn To the next
o Saturday at the same place, and then discuss
the bills and reforms introduced Ivy the Legis
iatnfe. The report was approved
The following resolutions we,S made and
nv Nj. Norman
l7peoi,.ei That since The Eenata has voted
favo,allp on the amendments to the eonstitu-
work and follow In that matter the advice Of
II. 9. Warmoth, Eco, which will prove IN the
end snase On the people.
Mees,s. ". Meyer and Artpst in series u
resolutions, asked the Legislature not to act
on Che amendment question rntil the peoples
voice ia heard at the mass meeting OF Satur-
day.
BY s.. II. Davis:
l3paolred That the school directors should
he asked TO investigate the allegations pre-
feltrd against some Of the teachers.
Eo,ne pointed and et,nng remarks on THE
.eubject were made by Messrs Carroll and
The resolution will ha presented to the
ssaht, pnas,l hv committee Of Ave.
The outrageous nonopnlies now existing
Were condemned In a very able speech by DR..
Teha,ilt and the fragrant tns0aioe OF g Ger
tain institution in trying to influence aud cor
,upt our legislators was denounced by the
chairman.
A vote Of thanks was rendered by the chair
Dr.
position If thavile frauds and mohopoies now
I'm existence.
Resolutions empowering the Legislative
Committee Of TIE Taxpayers Union 40 oct in
the Legislature with regard to the Water
works bill we're epproved
The following .sa a synopsis Of a ,nsnIn,in-
ratim addressed by the Legislative committee
IL the President of the Senate.
The committee SAY in Their address that
thsv were not awassp that the Watnrwof.ra act
would come up go soon for renewed ooasssdera-
ti,m.
NOT Obliged tu nsEchase the Commercial
D That In the Maanhaut case Judge T.
Wharton Cellens wac appointed en- April 2n
1875 by Judge Woods, "sneeal master ter. in
rf city bontls and reported as follews: That
, The said Watetrofks bends issued by the cis
tA the sir, OF ST, ava 400 did not fulfill the
conditions Of the act " 1882.
president Of the Ccnlmpm'ial Waterwoi&sa ad-
united that he hsd been compelled to hribe
She parties appointed to anpiaise the works,
Otherwise fhey weuld have been unttefesti=
mattel
4. THAT even the heldels Of tho honds con
fea4os the utter illesalty Of these same obi
satfeas
s. That the cause of said hondheldefs ie
now before the United Statee Supreme Court.
and that il is The belief of said committee that
the Waterwolks act and oamendments were
devised 10 arrest this Rait
G. That the Senate is respectfully asked TO
law these acts ON the talsie aud defer action
until the true st,ry,of these hondsois made
public, and until thS people can speak for or
against them.
/, That the act and its anendnsSt tend
only IL eprnpicate the maze Of illegal obliga-
Yions issued by The city, and serve only to con
Zeal Che millons Of illegal aad stn"ei,sttsa,-
fjo,sat bonds outstanding.
The letter is eigned by twelve members OF
the Tax payers Union.
The committee on cnieage and rer dion.
arnninted at the LAST meeting Of the Union.
reported as follows: