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paid BY the Warrant Clerk of the Senate.
in the same manner as the per diem ot

| Adopted.
MIR. Smith, under suspension OF the
rules, introduced the following resolution
| Resosoed, That the following extra COM
pepsation be allowed and appropriated ous
| of the contingent fund of the Senate, to be
| paid on the warrant of the chairman of the
| Committee Of Contingent Expenses of the
Senate, in favor of the hereinafter named
EMPLOYEES to wit: To the Assistant Sergeant
alarms, $3.50 to the Messenger, $50 to
each Page, $50 to each Porter, 500 TO
the Doorkeeper, slO0 to the Postmaster,
S1O0 and that the sum Of two hunered and
ten dollars (s21O) be appropriated for extra
services performed by the clerk Of the Com
mittee on Corporation and ParochIA
Affairs during the last regular session, and
that the same be paid by the Warrant CLERK
Of the General Assembly, out OF the appro-
priation for the pay of members and en-
pleyes of the General Assembly.
Adopted.
Mr.. COPELAND, under suspension Of the
rules, introduced the following resolution:
WHEREAS, It is necessary that the &C
counts Of the Warrant Clerk, as well as the
accounts Of the Committee on Auditing aud
Supervising the Accounts of the Senate De
examined therefore, be it
ReSoiged, That the Committee on Audit
ing the Accounts of the Senate be authorized
to sit tor thirty days after the adjournment
of the General Assembly, for the purpose OF
making g. thorough examination OF said 40
counts, and be authorized to report at the
the next session of the Genera! Assembly.
Adopted.
Under suspension of the rules MIR.
Braughn called up House bill No. 176,
For the relief Of the Mechanics and Ag-
ricultural Fair Association of Louisiana"
(rom first reading fle).
Which was read its first time.
The constitutionalrule was then suspend
ed by a tour-fftbs affirmative vote, and
the bill read second time.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
PRECEDENCE SPECIAL ORDER.
Senate bill No. 204, ITO reorganize the
State Land Office" etc., returned from the
House concurred in with amendments.
Amendments as follows:
First-In section twenty-one, after the
words Surveyor General of the United
States" insert '.For the State Of Lcnis-
lana"
Conourred in.
Second amendment: In section twenty
two, after toe last word, insert land this
shall be payable to the Reg
ister, upon his own warrant, to be issued
in accordance with such estimate as shall
be made by the United States Surveyor
General for the State of Louisiana, fer
work to be done, as provided in section
tHeu:y-one Of this act
Concurred in.
PRECEDENCE SPECIAL oEDEI.
House bill No. 234, ITO provide for the
payment CT the floating debt of the State
by the issue and sale or exchange Of State
bonds"
Which was read its first time.
TIE constitutional rule was then sns-
pended by a four-ffshs affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and
referred to the Finance Committee.
Under a suspension of the rules intro
auced IAN act to provide for the transfer
Of certain records from the parish OF JET
ferson and the parish of Orleans"
Which was read first time.
The constitutional rule was then sas-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bin read its second time, and ordered
fo- ;r5
The constitutional rule was further gus
pended by a four-hfths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last tine, and
finally adopted with its title.
Fir. Lynch offered the following concur
rent resolution:
Be it resolved by the Senate, the
House Of Representatives concurring
That the Finance Committee
of the Senate, and the Committee Of
Ways and Means of the House of Represen-
tstives, be and they are hereby authorized
to continue il session after the adjourn
ment of the Legislature, for period which
shall not exceed twenty days, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining from the offices of the
State Treasurer and Auditor of Public Ae-
counts, the number of bonds belonging 70
the redemption of the State debt, to the
free school fund and to the seminary fund,
snd to examine and count the certificates
of Indebtedness known as State notes, issued
under act No 5, of 1866, the number OF cou-
pons in said offices as well as any other evi-
dences of Indebtedness that have been salts
fed and paid by the State, and which are in
said Offices. The whole of which shall be
destroyed by said committees. A process
verbal of their deliberations shall be made
and signed by the chairmen of said commit
tees, Il duplicate thereof to be filed in the
office Of the Secretary OF state, and the
other to remain in the Office of the State
Treasurer, said committees to have all the
powers heretofore conferred upon them, and
that they and their respective clerks be en-
titled to their per diem during the time they
are SO employed, to be paid upon the way
rant Of their respective chairmen.
Adopted.
Under suspension of the rules, Nh.
Egan called up House bill No. go, "For
the relief of Hodge Rabun, late Sheriff
and State Tax Collector for the parish OF
Bienville' from first reading file.
Which WAS read its first time.
The constitutional rule was then gns.
pended by four.ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its second time.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Ray, under suspension of the
rules, called up from third reading file
Senate bill No. FL. ITO incorporate the