New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-17
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Mr.. Ray, from the Internal Improve
ment Committee, reported without action
on the following bills:
Senate bill No. 234, "For the improve
nent Of the navigation of Cane river etc.
Also, on Senate bill No. lis, ''To pro-
vide for dredging out channel through the
bars in Lake Calcasieu," etc.
Mr. Campbell, from the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs, re-
ported on the following bills:
Senate bill No. 264, 'To annex a certain
portion of Orleans, right bank, to 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 without
action on House bill No. Is, ain reference
to insane asylums, cities of New Orleans
and Jefferson"
Mr.. jerks, from the Committee on Fed
eral Relations, reported without action on
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 REPRE- ENTATIvEs. !
Office hlef Clerk.
New Orleans, March Is, 1870. }
To the President and Members of the Senate:
| am directed to inform the Senate thai
the House has concurred IN the following
Senate bill No. lOl. ''Relative to the regis
try of births and Deaths" etc.
Senate bill No. u, Relative to bonds
taken in cases of arrest, attachment" etc.,
Senate bill No. 80, IAN act. with amend
ments. for the relief Of the taxpayers or this
State" etc
Senate bill No Is. "An act to provide for
using the records OF the courts OF this State
in evidence
corporation OF the town of Farmerviile,
etc.
Senate bill No. SO, IAN act to incorporate
the Church Education Society"
Senate bill No. ), IAN act relative 20 mill
tia"
That the House has indefinitely postponed
the following bills. viz:
Senate bill No. l73. can act to exempt
from taxation the New Orleans Methodist
Depository"
Senate bill No. LOG, "An act relstiye to
auctioneer5."
To ask the concurrence of the Senate in
the following bills, viz:
House bill No. 169, San act relative to
the town OF Ponchatoua," etc.
House bill No. 276, "An act granting
~ U,lI:c,,o Eiunouan u
etc.
House bill No. 256, Gan act for digging a
canal from the Mississippi river to Lake
Pontcharirain," etc.
To ask ,he signature of the President OF
the Senate to the following enrolled Dill, VIZ:
"An act to Incorporate the LouislaEa
Dredging Company" etc.
To ask concurrence OF the Senate N the
following bills, viz:
House bill No. &C revenue biID.
House bill No. 253. San 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, SAN act to provide a
revenue, to levy and collect taxes; to grant
and collect licenses; to provide for the
creation and removal of revenue officers,
etc., vas taken up and read first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus'
pended by q four ilths affirmative vote,
the bill put On its second reading, and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
PRECEDENCE SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill No. 237, ''An act making ap
preparations for the general expenses O
the State for the public and charitable in
stitutions, for the year ending the thirty
first day Of December, one thousand eigh
hundred and seventy" was taken up AM
read item by item.
Items one, two, three, four, FIVE, SIX
seven and eight were read and adopted.
Item nine was read.
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike out ION
hundred thousand dollars" and 1nser
zone hundred and FIVE thousand dollars.
Adopted, and the item as amende
adopted.
Item ten was read.
MIR. Lynch moved to strike out "on
hundred and twelve thousand dollars" an
insert "one hundred and fifteen thousan
dollars"
Adopted, and the item as amended
adopted.
Items eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen
fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nin'
teen, twenty, twenty-one and twenty-tU
were read and adopted.
Item twenty-three was read.
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike out the ite
and insert the following in lieu thereo
aFor the salary of the third assistant clel
in the Treasurer's Office, two thousar
dollars $4,000"
Adopted.
Items twenty-four, twenty-five, twent
sig, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twent
nine. thirty, thirty.one, thirty-two, thirt
three, thirfy-tour and thirty-fve we
read.
MIR. Lynch moved to strike out the atol
said items, and insert the following
lieu thereof: For the salary OF the en-
clerk in the Auditors Office, twenty-h
hundred dollars (S250O)."
"For the salaries of eleven clerks IN L
Auditors Office, at eighteen hundred dolls
(s1SOO) each, nineteen thousand eng
hundred dollars (s19, $780,"
"For the salaries of two extra clerks
the Auditors Office for two months, re
rnarx and March. 1870, at one hundr