The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-08

pending may deem It expedient to dispense
claim that free discussion has not been |
allowed on the various bills passed since tne
adoption Of the resolution introduced by MT
Brent.
I claim that the constitution was framed |
with desire OF protection against just such
legislation.
claim that article 40 was made for the ex-
press purpose OF preventing the enactment
OF laws, without a full understanding on the
part OF the house tn which they were being
considered.
/ claim that the intent of article 70 was
that each separate bill should be read on
three several DAYS, and that free discussion
should be allowed at each and every reading.
Such has not been the case. Bills have
been brought before the House and the mem
bers most interested have been gagged
by this resolution. The constitutional pro-
Vision has been ignored, and the action OF this
General Assembly since the adopGion OF that
resolution has been a farce.
NoIawful legislation has been contaminated,
and the very bill for payment OF our mileage
and per diem is Illegal. Beneficial leg1sla~
tion for the State has been retarded. import
ant measures, which were In the interest OF
economy, r6trenchment and reform, nave
been silently shetved; measures predominant
for the protection OF the lives Of our saslssns
have been floored to-day amidst the Jeers OF
a weak majority.
And on this the closing day OF the session
/ must protest, as / have yet 70 see
| one single act In the interest OF that great
hobby -retrenchment and reform--in the re-
| trenchment OF expenses, which waS 30 radi-
i caliy proclaimed, on the stump by the Demo-
4 cratic orators
Yes! They have retrenehed. They have
dug trenches for the brokers to bury their
spoils in. They have called a new constitu-
| tfonai convention in order that they may
feather their own nests anew from the now
deplorabiy picked goslings Of the poor goose
| which Is said to lay the golden eggs for the
/ citizens OF Louisiana, and which 10 mblazoned
on the seal of this State az pelican.
Retrenehedl Yes, you have retrenehed By
pretending to legisate for the people OF Lou
fsiana since Monday last. Yes, you have re.
tyeaehed yourselves, and the people will not
regret when the last ciod falls upon such q
4 monstrosity. The resolution was nnconstf
tattonaI. And / now assert that 1t 1s my De
lief that it is the free privilege OF any citizen
to act In conformity with the old laws which
were in force and had not been repealed pre-
vious to the passage of the resolution intro
duced by Mr. Brent, as all action relating 4
bills wherein free discussion has been de-
'''A : % 40 NUM- ''r WIN. MURRELL.
Mr.. Hart moved that the rules be suspende'
: and the House proceed to call the calendar
local bills by parishes.
By rising vote of 80 yeas to 80 nays tn
House refused TO suspend the rules.
Mr.. warmoth moved that the House TAX
M Senate bills, to be called alphabetically b
parishes.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Pope, chairman OF House COMMITTEE
on conference on Senate amendments to
House bill No. 1Os,
"An act making appropriations for the ger
-. GA f5Y1
the thirty first day of December, 1879, and
exempt the moneys appropriated to the Cha
4 ity Hospital from seizures"
q Submitted the following report:
New Orleans, February - 1879.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members or q
l. House of Representatives:
Your Committee of Conference on Hou!
T. bill No. 1903 respectfully report that the Sena
Ia recede from the amendment to section
J. lines 261, 262, 1853, 264.
IT That the House concur in the Sena
h amendments known aS sections D, o, and
and recommend farther that the numbers
changed so as to read sections 4, 5, 6 and z.
Also recommend that the House concur
. the amendment offered by the Senate 70 !
title. -
On part of tn Senate,
= ". W. POPE,
20 On part CT the House
Il The report was read.
y. And on the notion of Mr.. Pope to adopt
II II a rising vote of IS yeas TO IS nays, the repc
IN was adopted.
t. Mr.. Lyons called up the case of Charles
o. Lea, contesting the seat OF j. Muse Watson
II Mr.. Warmoth moved that this question
contest be postponed indefinitely.
be The Speaker ruled that this was questi
- - of privilege, and right that member
to call up at any time, subject TO decisi
ON of the House.
On the motion of Mr.. Brent the contest
az election case of Lea vs. Watson, by risi
vote of As yeas to Is nays, was laid on
,o- table subject to call.
ma On the motion of Mr.. Hill the House p
eeeded to the election of two members ou
it Printing Board.
he Mr.. Bridger nominated DIR. Ryiand.
Mr.. Wise nominated j 8. Billieu.
re- Mr.. Brent nominated Mr.. Arnauld.
Mr.. Redon nominated Mr. Parmelee.
md ballot was had therefor, and resulted
er, follows:
m Messrs. Arnauld, Billieu, Bienvenu, Bow
M Fitzgerald, Gordon, Gubernator, HI
Il
ell, Mckee, Redon, Scratchley, stechm
20 % Schumpert, Taylor, Warmoth and Wat
CIV, voted for the Hon. s. F. Parmelee-21 vote.
nd, Messrs. Barthelmy, Bridger, Billieu, b
I'm venu, Board, Bower, Bourgeois, Brown
ise. jefferson, CarvilIe. Como, Coleman, Den
Decuir, Frazier, Fitzgerald, Gearey, Guif
nd Gordon, Gubernator, Hawkins, Hay, Hitera
kins, Jones, Liddell. Lyons, Murrell, Nett
Parmelee, Pope, Reaney, Renwick, Shf
u Smart, Stechmann, Smith Of st. Mary, Sc
schumpert, Taylor, Torrey, Veazey, Warm
u and Young voted for Hon. E. H Ryiai
-, 43 votes.
4o0 Messrs. Arnauld, Barthelmy, Brent, 30
Bourgeois, Carron, Carter, Carville, q
OF Como, Coleman, Cunningham, Davidson
'i'e Red River, Demas, Decuir, Dupaty, D,
so Frazier, Gearey, Guidry, Hammond, Z
or Hawkins, Hay, Hite, Hightower, JEFF
ne, r NJ .rt%y, of .andru Marti