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

ment Committee, reported without actiol
on the following bills:
Senate bill No. 234, "For the improve
raent of the navigation of Cane river" etc
Also, on Senate bill No. lis, ''To pro
vide for dredging out channel through tn
bars in Lake Calcasieu," etc.
Mr. Campbell, from the Committee OF
Corporations and Parochial Affairs, re
ported on the following bills:
Senate bill No. 264, "To annex certain
portion of Orleans, right bank, 10 the par
ish of Plaquemines."
Also, on Senate bill No. 232, Granting
ferry privileges to Henry Henchert, Con
rad Henchert and Others" etc.
Mr.. Lewis, from the Committee on Char
table Institutions, reported back withou
action on House bill No. 10, ain reference
to insane asylums, cities Of New Orleans
and Jefferson"
Mr.. jerks, from the Committee on Fed
eral Relations, reported without action or
Senate joint resolution No. 80, Relative
to certain outrages committed on Amer
can citizens in the Island of Cuba
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, !
Office hiet Clerk.
New Orleans. March Is, 1870. J
To the President and Members of the Senate:
am directed to inform the Senate that
the House has concurred in the following
bills, viz:
Senate bill No. 1O4. s'Relative to the regis.
try OF births and Deaths" etc.
Senate bill No. 81, "Relative to bonds
taken in cases of arrest, attachment" etc.
Senate bill No. 80, "An act. with amend
ments, for the relief of the taxpayers of this
State" etc.
Senate bill No l6. San act to provide for
using the records of the courts OF this State
in evidence
Senate bill No. 80, GAN act to renew the
corporation of the town of Farmerville, ("
etc.
Senate bill No. SO. "An act to incorporate
the Church Education Society,""
Senate bill No. 5, can act relative to mill.
tia"
That the House has indefinitely postponed
the following bills viz:
Senate bill No. 173. Gan act to exempt
from taxation the New Orleans Methodist
Depository
Senate bill, No. LOG, San act relative to
auctioneers."
To ask the concurrence of the Senate in
the following bills, viz:
House bills mo. 169. can &C: relative to
the town of Fonchatoula." etc.
House bill No. PIG, can act granting
ferry privileges to William 81. Finnegan,"
etc.
House bill No. 256, '.An act for digging a
canal from the Mississippi river to Lake
Pontchartrain," etc.
To ask the signature of the President of
the Senate to the following enrolled bill, viz:
can act to incorporate the Louisiana
Dredging Company" etc.
To ask concurrence of the Senate in the
following bills, viz:
House bill No. &c revenue bilD.
House bill No. 253, can act relative to the
Police Jury of the parish of Tensas."
House bill No. 287, Joint resolution au.
thorizing the printing of 500 copies Of the
trial OF impeachment Of G.. NJ. Wicklitfe."
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives.
!. House bill No. &c, can act to provide
revenue, to levy and collect taxes; to grant
and collect licenses; to provide for the
creation and removal of revenue officers"
ETC., was taken up and read first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four ifths affirmative vote,
he bill put on its second reading, and re-
erred to the Finance Committee.
PRECEDENCE SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill No. 237, can act making ap-
'ropriations for the general expenses of
he State for the public and charitable in
situations, for the year ending the thirty
irst day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy" was taken up and
cad item by ITEM.
Items one, two, three, four, five, six,
even and eight were read and adopted.
+. Item nine was read.
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike out zone
hundred thousand dollars" and insert
one hundred and FIVE thousand dollars
Adopted, and the item as amended
dopted.
Item ten was read.
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike out zone
hundred and twelve thousand dollars and
insert zone hundred and fifteen thousand |
lollars.'
Adopted, and the item as amended,
dopted.
Items eleven. twelve. thirteen, fourteen,
fteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nine |
cen, twenty, twenty-one and twenty-five |
7ere read and adopted.
Item twenty-three was read.
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike out the item |
nd insert the following in lieu thereof: |
For the salary of the third assistant clerk |
1 the Treasurer's Office, two thousand
ollars $4,000"
Adopted.
Items twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty
tx, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty
inc, thirty, thirty.one, tbirty-two, thirty |
nree, thifty-four and thirty-fye were
cad.
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike out the efore-
aid items, and insert the following in
eu thereof: "For the salary of the chief
Jerk in the Auditors Office, twenty-five
undred dollars ($2500)."
"For the salaries Of eleven clerks in the
-uditor's Office, at eighteen hundred dollars
s1sO0) each, nineteen thousand eight
undred dollars (S19, 80O)."
"For the salaries of two extra clerks in
he Auditors Office for two months, Feb
uary and March, 1870, at enc hundred
nd fifty dollars (S15M per month each