The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-11
STATE LEGISLATURES.
SIxTY-rBIRD DAY.

nor DuUus ~ IL O'CLOCK.
26 members present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Reading Of the minutes dispensed with.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the judiciary committee, reported
fsyorsbly spon an act IN relation to interpretations
for agricultural purposes.
The commit tee on enrolments reported several
bills duly engrossed. rrtF
The committee ON elections reported progress.
Mr.. Smith, from the printing commit ee, re-
ported favorsbly upon bill to amend an act re-
latiye 10 public printing.
Mr.. smith asked that the rules be suspended to
take up the bill. Yeas 20; nays 8. The rules
were suspended and the bill taken up.
Mr.. Bacon moved to amend the bill by Masking
the price per square 10 be paid the public printer
40 cents instead of 81, and spoke at length the
subject er
Mr. Smith moved TO lay the Amendments on the
table, seconded BY Mr.. whitney.
Mr.. Anderson said that he was q member Of the
committee, but knew nothing of the report, and
that two other members of the committee we're
sbsent, Mr.. Lynch on account Of leave and Mr..
jerks on account Of sickness, and therefore could
not have taken part in the report. The cnaIr or
dered the bill TO be recommitted.
On motion OF Mr. Ray, an act relating to incOr.
porations for agricultural purposes was ordered
to be printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Campbell offered a resolution providing for
the appointment Of q committee to examine the
work done by clerks OF the committee on the con.
duct Of the late election. The resolution was
adopted ny IL yeas. nays.
Mr.. Poindexter offered joint resolution author
iziDg The, warrant clerk TO draw warrants with IS
per cent. additional 70 pay per diem of members
and employ Is. Read twice and referred.
Mr.. Ray called up Senate bill No. =, authorizing
the auditor to issue $40 900 Of warrants be sold
10 pay the expenses of the General Assembly.
The bill was taken up section by section. TIE
first section provides that the warrants shall be
issued as may be found most convenient. in sums
Of not less than 800 nor more than $40 900.
A clerk OF the House appeared with message
from that body and asked concurrence OF the Sen
ate in House bill No. lS9-an act authorizing the
police jury Of the parish Of Jefferson to order the
making of a she'll road
Mr. PoiDdexter did not favor the bill he pre-.
ferred his own. he had occasion to say that he
had been in the auditors Office to obtain money
on his warrants, and had seen large piles of notes
paid in and taken into another room, but could
not get any for himself.
Mr.. Braughn and Mr.. Pinchback supported the
bill.
The section was adopted.
The second section was read.
Mr.. Blsckman offered a substitute providing
that the warrant clerk, instead of the auditor and
treasurer of the State, shall sell the warrants at
not less than fifteen per cent. discount.
Mr.. Pinchback wished to know the reasons for
the substitute.
Mr. Ray said that the auditor as he had told
the warrants therefore IL was not desirable that
he should be authorized to sell these warrants.
Mr.. Pinchback moved to add the treasurer to
r the warrant clerk, which was accepted by Mr..
Blsckman and the substitute adopted.
The third section provides that the proceeds
raised by the sale of the warrants shall be ex-
clusively applied to the payment of members and
employees, the expenses of Office rent tor commit.
tees. and stationery for the legislature, and was
adopted.
The fourth section provides that. until the close
Of the session, warrants be paid to members and
employees personally.
Mr.. Thompson moved to lay on the table.
The Senate refused to lay on the table.
Mr.. Blsckman told the Senate that to strike out
the section would be TO throw warrants on the
market for spectators. The yeas aud nays being
called for on striking out the section the Senate
refused 70 strike It out by Is yeas to nays.
Mr.. Day protested against the adoption of the
section and offered the following " Provided
that the provisions Of this section shall not apply
to warrants already disposed of by the members
or employees"
Mr.. Ray moved to lay the amendment on the
table. The yeas and nays were called on the
motion 20 table. resulting. yeas 20, nays 4.
The eth section was adopted; it provides that
the warrants proposed to be sold shall be receiv.
able for taxes,
The bill was adopted as a whole aud then finally
MT. Todd gave notice of reconsideration to.
morrow.
Mr.. Blackman moved an immediate reconsider.
alton.
Mr.. Packard moved to lay on the table.
On suspension Of the rules Mr.. Day introduced
Joint resolution regulating the time OF settlement
Of State tax collectors. twas read.
The bill, in view Of the instructions from the
auditor TO tsx-colleciors to make settlements on
3lst November, extends the time according to the
old law TO the lst November.
Mr.. Thompson amended by inserting 3lst De.
cember, instead. Accepted by Mr.. Day.
The bill was read a second time and referred TO
the judiciary committee.
Under a suspension Of the rules Mr.. Smith Of.
.fered q resolution providing that any number of
the committee on elections, not less than three, be
authorized TO take evidence Of witnesses who may
attend. -----------
Mr.. Poindexter moved to amend By reducing
the committee from seven to five members.
Mr.. Todd moved to lay the whole matter on the
table.
Mr. Smith called for the yeas and nays, and the
Senate refused to lay on the table by yeas to Is
nays.
Mr.. Smiths resolution was adopted.
Under q suspension Of the rules Mr.. Packard
gave notice OF an additional rule for the Senate.
On suspension of the rules Mr.. Anderson In.
troduced bill TO carry into effect the 1920 article
BILLS on THEIR FIRST READING.
House bill providing for the payment of mem.
bers and employees, and preventing speculation in
warrants. Read twice and referred to the judi
ciary committee.
Senate Dill ls7-Defning more particularly the
duties Of sheriffs, coroners aud constables. The
bill Was taken up section by section, and finally
adopted.
House Bill 1o5-To provide means for the relief
of the State treasury was read. and made the spe
cial order Of the day on Wednesday.
Senate bill 79-Fixing salaries of district Judge:
was read and finally passed.
On q suspension Of the rules Mr.. Todd called NJ
a bin authorizing the city of Carroton to collec
back taxes. The bill MAS read q third time anC
finally passed.
Mr. Thompson, on q suspension Of the rules, in
troduced a bill relative to the payment of 5scl
taxes IN s ate notes, etc. Read twice and re
ferred to the finance committee.
Mr. Anderson in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Braughn, Senate bill GO, 4
amend article 354 Of the Code Of Practice, va
taken from the table and finally adopted.
On q suspension Of the rules Mr.. Hara Gale
up Senate bill 202, TO incorporate the Louisian
Homestead Association. The bill was read an
referred to the committee on public lands.
Mr.. Ray called up bill to create recorder
court for Shreveport. The bill was finally passe
and the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The House met at noon. Speaker Lowell prt