New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-18

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SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. 248 general appropria-
ton billy, was taken up.
The amendments recommended by the
committee were scveralIy adopted.
The following additional amendments
were adopted:
Appropriation for the Widows Friends of
the l!pme Missionary Society, $1,000.
For the Sisters of Providence, corner of
Marigny andj Grod streets, Third District,
$1,000.
Tho bill IA amended was adopted as a
whole.
The rule by which the bill was compelled
to be considered in committee of the whole,
was dispensed with
The constitutional rnle being suspended
the bill was read Il third time by title, and
finally passed. its title was adopted, and it
was ordered to be sent 10 the Senate for
concurrence in the amendments.
Mr. Carr of De Soto, called up Senate
bill No. 240. to be entitled IN act to provide
for tho adjustment and settlement OF Met
ropolitan Police claims anil assessments
which was read and calendarcd.
Senate bill No g., an act to amend and
re-cnact an act entitled an act to reorgan!>e
the State Land Office, and to provide for
the disposition OF public lands and FOR the
survcy OF the unsAr> eyed approved swamp
lands. and TO make appropriation therefor,
was placed upon its several readings, un-
der Il suspension of the constitutional rule.
and was finally passed, ifs title adopted,
and notice of concurrence ordered to be sent
| to the Senate.
I Mr.. Yorkc, Of Carroll. called up Senate
| bill No. c54, TO be entitled an act defining
! the obligations OF the city OF New Orleans
to be redeemed part OF the floating debt,
under the provisions OF section forty, act
No. :, approved March 10. 1870, and 20 en-
force tic same, which passed its several
readings, under suspension of the cOnsti-
tutional rule; was finally passed, its title
| adopted. and notice Of concurrence ordered
to DO sent to the Senate.
| Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, called up substitute
| for Senate bill Nc. l6l, an art to amend an
act entitled an act to organize. arm and
equip a uniformed militia, approved April
| ), 1870, which was read.
Mr. Carr, of De Soto, moved for a sus-
| pension Of the constitutional rule so as to
permit the bill to be placed upon it's second
reading.
| Upon which the yeas and nays were de-
manded by Nessrs. Thompson, of ST. Tam
many. and Henderson Williams, of Madi-
son, with the following result:
| Yeas: Abel. Antoine Baker, Barker,
| Barrett. Bclot, Bentley, Blunt, Bowen,
Brewster. Brown, buckingham, Burch,
| Carr. Cochran, Crawford, Darinsburg, Da-
! wilson. Davis. Dcnas, Devices, Ellis, Cad
! dis. Gardner, Gartskanp, =. Harper. ".
Harper. Hampstead, Huston, Johnson,
kearson. Kenner. La Saliniere. Laurent.
II. Lott, J. Il. Lott, Mahoney, Marie,
| Matthews. McCar,y, Mcfarland. Meadows,
Moncure. Moore Alorphy. Morris, Murray,
Ong. Opatek, Overflow Quinn, Raby, Riley,
Ringgold. Sartain, Schun a:her, Smith.
Soucr. Stamps. Stanton, Thompson. Tounoir,
Assumption. Washington. of Concor'lia,
Wheyland, +. Williams. II. Williams. VIII
son, Worrall, Eoung-1:i.
Nays: Adolphr, BicLham. Blunt. Bron>-
sar.i. Bryan. Butte Chachere, Darby,
Duro, Fontelieu. Hyans. killen, kinsell.',
Pond Stevens, 1atman-lb.
The rule was suspended and the bill
passed its second reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended.
the bill was read third time by title. was
finally passed. its title adopted. and notice
of concurrence was ordered to be sent to
the Seua:c.
Mr.. Davidson. OF Livingston. called up
Senate bill No. 2!l. an act TO place the
Franklin College, at Opelousas, Louisiana.
under the control Of the State Board Of
Education. for the purpose OF establishing
normal OF high school therein: and the
appropriation of moneys for its repairs and
the liquidation of claims agains, said col
lege for repairs. which was read.
The constitutional rule being suspended,
the bill passed its second and third readings,
was finally passed, its title adopted and
notice of concurrence was ordered to be
sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Antoine, Of Orleans, offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was read and I'M
animously adopted:
Hcso'rea, That the Warrant Clerk be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to pay
compensation to the following persons. on
their warrants, out Of the contingent fund
of the House. for extra services rendered:
Chief Clerk House Of Representatives, $50;
Assistant Clerk. Minute and Assistant
Minute clerks, Chief and Assistant Chief
Enrolling clerks, and the Assistant Official
Reporter, EACH the sum of $500; to the Sec
rotary of the Chief Clerk. $3.50, and to the
Sergeant-at-Arms and his assistant, each,
the sum OF $500.
The following resolutions were read and
adopted:
By Mr. Antoine of Orleans
WHEREAS. The Committee on Elections
and Qualifications have been delayed in
takin. the numerous testimonies i'll the dit
icrent contested cases. and in consequence
an extension Of time is absolutely necessary
TO report all the cases left OH hand; there
fore. De it
RcsoIrc6. That the Committee on Elections
and Qualifications be authorized to sit after
the adjournment of the Legislature. during
its recess. for the period vt thirty days. tor
the purpose Of examining and rcpOrtin.
upon I'll cases of contested elections pend
ing before this House. and they are hereby
duly empowered to visit the parishes OF
BOssier, lberviilc, st. Martin and Sabine.
for the purpose of examining the contested
cases from those parishes, to employ clerk.
and send for persons and papers: and they
are hereby authorized to make thorough
examination OF all pending cases. They
shall be paid their per diem and mileage
from the contingent fund of the House.
BY Mr. Burch, Of East Baton Rouge:
Resolrcd, That the Warrant Clerk be in
structed to pay Frank Alexander, con