New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-30

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| receive the sum of $1,000 per annum. and
| the Chief Clerk of the House of Represent
Rtlyes shall receive the sum of $500 per
annum, payable on their own warrant.
Yeas aud nays called on the adoption
OF the amendment, resulting as follows;
Yeas: Alexander, Adolphe, Belot, Col.
! Inns. Calhoun, Carr. Quincy, Devices, Dupart,
! Evans, Honore, Hutchinson, Holland, Isa-
belle, Moran, Pearce, Rey, Tureaud, Wren,
! H. williamson.
Nays: Abbott, Bennett, Buckingham,
| Burrel, Bergeron, Dufresne, Demarest,
| Eager, Esnard, Faulkner, Guigonet Gair,
Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill, Harper, Lee,
Landers. Morris, Mollere, Mahier, McMil-
/ len, Nc ean, Mercy, Magee, Noble, Pratt,
Page, RAYMOND, Reese, Slaton, Sterrett,
| Taylor, Walsh, Washington Umphreys,
VIM, c. Williams, Waters, D. Young,
Zoelly-39.
The amendment was lost.
Section first was adopted:
Section second was read and adopted.
Section third was read.
Mr.. sterrett, of Caddo, offered the fol
lowing amendment;
That the Sergeantat-A of the Senate
and House of Representatives each receive
the sum of $500 per annum.
Mr. Pratt, of Claiborne called for the pre-
yious question on the amendment.
Main question ordered.
Yeas and nays demanded, and the amend
ment was adopted by the following vote:
Teas: Alexander Antoine Bennett, Buck
ingham, Belot, Burrel, Quincy, Calhoun,
Dutresne, Dupart, Eager, Faulkner, Guigo-
net, Gair, Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill, Honure,
| Hutchinson, Holland. Lee Landers Morris
Mollere, Mahicr McMillen, McVean, Man
sion, Magee, Pratt, Page, Slaton Sterrptt
Taylor, Turcaud, Washington, Umphreys,
William c. Williams, H. Williams, Waters,
Zoelly-4O.
Nays; Abbott Adolple, Bcrgeron, Col
Inns, Devices, Demarest, Evans, Isabelle,
Mercy, Moran, Noble, PearCe, Raymond,
Reese, Rey, Walsh, Wren, Wilson, D..
GOung-l9.
Section third as amended was adopted.
Section fourth was read.
Mr.. Walsh, of DeSoto offered the follow.
ing amendment:
In the fourth line Of the fourth section
after the words "sum Of" strike out the
words ten dollars and insert eight dol.
| lars"
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Sterrett, OF Caddo, offered the follow.
| ing amendment:
IN the twenty-frst line strike out the
word -four and insert five
On motion of Mr.. DIorey, OF Ouachita,
| the amendment was laid on the table.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell, offered the
following amendment:
After the word session" insert "alsO
| the Assistant Clerk of tine Committee on
| Public Printing be allowed payment for the
| time he has been employed on said commit.
| tee, and DISCHARGED from further service to
said committee
Which on motion of Mr.. McVean, OF
CaddO, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Holland, of Tensas, offered the fol,
lowing amendment, which was laid on the
| table.
Amendment to section four, line twenty.
!
| the Sergeant-at- Arms, and the Porter EN-.
ployed by the House Committee on Enroll.
| ment.'
Section fourth as amended was adopted.
| Section fifth was read and adopted.
Section sixth was read and adopted.
| The bill as amended was adopted as a
whole.
House bin No. 81 was placed on its third
reading and final passage, and ordered to
| be sent to the Senate for concurrence.
An Act fixing the compensation and provid.
ing for the payment of the officers and
employees of the General Assembly.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
! House of Representatives of the State OF
Louisiana i'll General Assembly convened,
That the Secretary of the Senate and Chief
| Clerk Of the House of Representatives shall
each receive the sum of two thousand dol
lars per annum, payable one half during
! the session of the General Assembly. and
| the other hall at the completion of their
| labor, upon their own warrants on the
| Auditor of Public Accounts.
SEC ,. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Assistant Secretary of the Sen
ate and the Assistant Clerk of the
| House of Representatives, and the
| Minute Clerks of each House shall
Zach receive the sum of eighteen hundred
| dollars per aunum, payable one-half during
the session of the General Assembly, and
the other half at the completion Of their
! labors, upon their own warrants on the
! Auditor of Public Accounts.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the Sergeant.at Arms OF the Senate, and the
Sergcant.at-Ar1ns of the House of Repre-
sentatives shall each receive the sum of Fl
teen hundred dollars per annum payable
| monthly uDon their own warrants on tho
Auditor of Public Accounts.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Chief Enrolling Clerks and Warrant
Clerk shall each receive the sum of eight
dollars per diem during the session; the
Assistant Sergeantat-Arms shall each re
ceive the SUN of eight dollars per diem
during the session; the Enrolling Clerks, al
well as all other clerks employed by The
Senate, House, or committees not enumera
ted in any of the foregoing sections shall
each receive the sum of seven dollars pei
diem during the session; the Postmaster ant
Doorkeeper shall receive the sum of six dol
| lars per diem during the session; the Mes
sengers shall receive the sum of four dollar
ner diem during the session.: the Porter,
shall each receive the sum of three dollar
per diem, and the Pages two dollars per dieu
during the session, payable upon the war
rant of the Warrant Clerk.
SEC. S. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
all laws, or parts of laws inconsistent Will
this act, and all laws on the same subiec
matter be and the same are hereby repealed
Sec. 6. Be it further enected, ETC., Tha
section first, section second, and section
third of this act shall take effect from tn
commencement of this session, and that tn
other sections Of this act shall take effec
from and after the first day Of August, 1865
Mr. Isabelle, of Orleans, called up Hous
bill No. %.
Pending the discussion Mr.. Pratt move
to adjourn until tomorrow at twelv
O'Clock NJ.
Carried.
The House then adjourned until to-mol
row at twelve O'Clock NJ. est
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives.
Toombs, who ought to know, for he ha