New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-16

Mr.. Lynch offered the following ad
ditional item, to come in after the item
in regard to the clerical force Of the Aud
itor's Office:
ITO pay certificates of indebtedness
issued to extra clerks employed in tn
Auditors Office prior to the fifth day c
February, 1870, and during the admin;
tration of the late Auditor, George n
Wickliffe, seven thousand four hundre'
and ssventy-ive dollars (s7475).
Adopted.
| Item forty-two was read.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out the iten
and insert the following in lieu thereof:
"For the contingent expenses of tn
Executive fifteen thousand dollars (s15,
O0O), seven thousand five numbered dollar
| ($75OO) thereof for ordinary purposes, ant
seven thousand five. hundred (s750O) fo
the purpose of rewards for the arrest o
pc rsons charged with crime, or so muct
| thereof as may be necessary.
Adopted.
Items forty-three and forty-four We're
| then read and adopted.
Item forty-fve was read.
Mr.. Wittgensten moved to strike out
five hundred dollars (s5O0) and insert one
thousand dollars $4,000.
Adopted, and the item, as amended
was adopted.
Item forty-six was read and adopted.
Item forty-seven was read.
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike out the item
and insert the following in lieu thereof:
contingent expenses of the Auditor of
Public Accounts, four thousand dollars
(s4OOW."
Adopted.
Item for'y-eight was read.
Mr.. Ray moved to insert at the end
thereof the words: ITO be paid out of the
Public School fund"
Adopted, and the item, as amended,
was adopted.
Item forty-nine was read and adopted.
Mr.. Lynch offered the following add
tional item:
For compensation to the Secretary of
State for sffixing seals to bonds issued by
the State prior to January l, 1870, as allowed
by section 3473, page 7l2, Revised Statutes.
of 1869. the sum of three thousand dollars
($3000); provided, that the fees Of the Sec.
rotary of State shall not exceed the sum Of
1aiI
sworn statement of fees received By the
Secretary of State shall be furnished to the
General Assembly at the time OF making his
annual report, snd any excess of fees over
and above the sum of three thousand dollars
(s3000), shall be paid into the State treasury.
Adopted.
Item fifty was read and adopted.
Item fif;y-one was then read.
Mr.. Campbell moved to insert, al the
end thereof, the words ''or SO much thereof
as may be necessary"
Adopted and the item, IS amended,
adopted.
Items ffty-two, ffty-three, ffty-four,
ffsy-fve and ffty-six were read and
adopted.
Item ffty.seven was then read.
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike ont "1S63"
and insert 1853"
Adopted, and the item as amended
adopted.
Items ffty-eight, fifty.nine, sixty, sixty
one, sixty-two and six.y-three was read
and adopted.
Item sixty-four was then read.
Mr.. Lynch moved to insert, after the
word "for," the words interest on"
Adopted, and the item as amended
adopted.
Item sixty-ive was read.
Mr.. Lynch m owed to strike ont 1857"
in line two, and insert "1657."
Adopted, and the item as amended
adopted.
Items sixty-six, sixty.seven, sixty-eight
and si1ty-nine were read and adopted.
Item seventy was read.
Mr.. Smith moved to strike out the words
zone hundred and forty thousand" and
insert, in lieu thereof, the words ''two
hundred aud fifty thousand and to add at
The end of the item the words: ''for the State
Printer one hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars; for the other official jour
nails throughout the State one hundred
md twenty-five thousand dollars, or 80
much thereof as may be necessary"
Adopted, and the item as amended
adopted.
Items seventy-one, seventy-two and
were read and adopted.
Item seventy-four was read.
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike out the
words "ejght thousand" and insert the
words "eight thousand two hundred and
;wenty."
Adopted and the item as amended
adopted.
Items seventy five, seventy-six and sev-
,nty seven were read and adopted.
Mr.. Lynch offered the following addi-
ional item:
For the interest On the bonds issued
o the Mississippi and Mexican Cult Ship
sland Canal Company, under article No.
16, of 1869, twenty-one thousand six hun.
lred and forty-four dollars and forty-fve
,ents (s21 GA 49,"
Adopted.
Mr.. Bacon offered the following addi-
ional item, which was ordered to lay on
he table:
For costs CT Clerk of the Fourth District