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Letter to Editor
March 3, 1876
The New Orleans Democrat
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
Letter to the Democrat editor refuting Republican Senators' claim in the Picayune that the Property-Holders' Union submitted a new charter for New Orleans to the Senate; it was withdrawn due to objectionable clauses on taxation and not resubmitted.
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CITY CHARTER.
A Misrepresentation by the "Republican Senators,"
Editor Democrat: I observe in the Picayune of this morning a card published as an "Explanation from the Republican Senators to the Public," wherein there is one statement which I know to be untrue in fact. The above Senators instance, among other bills passed by the Senate and not acted upon in the House, "A New Charter for the City of New Orleans, submitted by the Property-Holders' Union" No charter was submitted by the Union to the Senate; that presented to some Republican Senators was withdrawn on information being given that it contained features highly objectionable to the Republican majority, and could not pass. Now, as the objectionable clauses were the most essential as the means of reducing taxation, the committee in charge withdrew it, and reported their action to the Central Council, which never again authorized the committee to present a charter; hence the document referred to in the card, so far as it relates to the Property-Holders' Union, is spurious.
It may be proper to mention that the charter as presented by the Union to some of the Republican Senators and rejected, was drawn up by a well-known Republican of this city
A Misrepresentation by the "Republican Senators,"
Editor Democrat: I observe in the Picayune of this morning a card published as an "Explanation from the Republican Senators to the Public," wherein there is one statement which I know to be untrue in fact. The above Senators instance, among other bills passed by the Senate and not acted upon in the House, "A New Charter for the City of New Orleans, submitted by the Property-Holders' Union" No charter was submitted by the Union to the Senate; that presented to some Republican Senators was withdrawn on information being given that it contained features highly objectionable to the Republican majority, and could not pass. Now, as the objectionable clauses were the most essential as the means of reducing taxation, the committee in charge withdrew it, and reported their action to the Central Council, which never again authorized the committee to present a charter; hence the document referred to in the card, so far as it relates to the Property-Holders' Union, is spurious.
It may be proper to mention that the charter as presented by the Union to some of the Republican Senators and rejected, was drawn up by a well-known Republican of this city
What sub-type of article is it?
Investigative
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
City Charter
New Orleans
Republican Senators
Property Holders Union
Taxation Reduction
Misrepresentation
Spurious Document
What entities or persons were involved?
Editor Democrat
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
Editor Democrat
Main Argument
the republican senators' claim that a new charter for new orleans was submitted by the property-holders' union is untrue; the charter was withdrawn due to objectionable features unacceptable to the republican majority and never resubmitted.
Notable Details
Reference To Picayune Newspaper Card
Charter Contained Features For Reducing Taxation
Drawn Up By A Well Known Republican Of The City