New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-12
reached on the call, he gave way to Mr..

Mr. Lynch then called up Senate bill No
14o' making appropriations for the genera
expenses of the State for the year ending
'ne thlrty-first day of December, 1871
ana moved the following House amend
"ents be cOncurred in, to wit:
In line three hundred and thirty-six strik.
out thirty thousand" and insert .'fift,
thousand dollars"
TOT contingent expenses of the Genera
assembly, strike out. "sixty' and insert
one hundred and twenty-five Thousand
dollars; the warrants to be registered in the
once OF the State Treasurer in accordance
with the provisions of an act No. %, ap
proved the fifteenth of February, 1871"
| Strke out the appropriation for Inspecto,
OF the State Penitentiary, say twelve hun
bred dollars. and leave blank.
| Strike out twenty-five hundred dollars
1or the Protector Fire Insurance Company.
| strike out two thousand dollars for the
BAPTIST Association, of Waterproof.
Strike ont the entire section three
Make line 453 read to pay judgment,
No. 1871, versus the State of Louisiana.
the sum Of ninety-six thousand seven hun
dred and thirty dollars and eighty -fonr
cents (s96,73O s4), being principal, interest
and costs of said suit
The items were taken up, read and finally
concurred in by the Senate as follows:
Mr.. holland called the previous question
on the motion to concur in the amendment
to line 453.
The main question was ordered.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
concurred in the amendment by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Barber, Bowman,
Campbell, Fish, Futch, Gallup, Harris. Her
land, Pierce, Pinchback. Raglan. RAY,
Swords. Sypher. Thomas. Twitchell, Whit
new. Wilcox-24.
Nays: Butler, COPELAND. Daigle. Ingra-
ham. kelso, Smith, Thompson, Todd-s
Mr.. holland called the previous question
on the motion to concur in the amendment
OF the House upon the item for the contin-
gent expenses of the General Assembly.
The main question was ordered.
On call of the yeas and nays the amend
ment was cOncurred in by the following
vote:
Yeas: Anderson. Antoine. Barber. But
Ter, Campbell. Fish, Futch, Gallup, Harris.
Herwig, Hunsaker, jerks. kelso, Lewis.
Lynch. holland. Pierce, Pinchback. Raglan,
Ray, Swords, Sypher, Twitchell Whitney,
WilcOx-25.
Nays: Blackman, Bowman. COPELAND.
Daigle, Ingraham, Smith, Thomas, Thomp-
son. Todd-9.
The other items were cOncurreI in with
out call of the yeas and nays.
Mr. Antoine, after giving his assent TO the
concurrence Of the House amendments. de-
sired that it go upon the minutes, that he
did SO, at that late stage of the proceedings.
under protest. being convinced that the
Senate had better concur in the amendments,
unjust as they were in part, rather than en-
danger the final passage Of the bill.
Mr.. Ingraham desired the following pro-
test to be spread upon the minutes, the ap-
preparation bill being on its final passage:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF LOUISIANA
Senate Chamber. :
New Orleans, March 2. 1871
The undersigned votes no." because of
the vast amount of uncalled for items in the
appropriation bill, appropriating the peo-
pies money to various objects and purposes
which l believe to be unworthy of any
State aid, and calculated to cause all respect
for civil government in this State to cease
on the part of the people.
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES II. INGRAHAM
Mr.. Daigle called up House bill No "a, TO
be entitled an act for the relief of Z. North
Cullom, of Avoyelles parish, and for other
purposes.
Mr.. Anderson moved that the amendment
proposed by the Committee on Claims be
laid upon the table.
Adopted.
The bill was read and considered en-
crossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was suspend
ed by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill read it's third and last time, and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr. Antoine called up House bill No. 19l
on first reading.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by Il four-itths affirmative vote.
the bill put on its second reading, and
adopted.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four fths affirmative vote, the
bill was read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Mr. Fish called up House bill No. 81, an
act TO facilitate the Land Improvement
Company.
Passed its first reading.
Mr. Hunsaker offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolred, That committee of three be
appointed by the President whose duty
shall be to investigate and examine the
books and accounts Of the Warrant Clerk,
and that said committee be and they are
hereby authorized to send for persons and
papers, and to continue said examination
during the vacation of the Senate, and to
report at the next session some plan for the
future disbursement of the contingent fund
Of the Senate; provided, that the said COM
mittee shall receive no compensation there
for, and that said examination shall be con-
Quoted without expense to the State.
The President then announced that he
nad appointed as the committee to examine
The accounts of the Warrant Clerk Messrs. |
Hunsaker, Pinchback and COPELAND.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGES.
STATE OF LOUISIANA |
Executive Department., |
New Orleans, March 2, 1871 |
n the Honorable President and Members Of the |
Senate:
am directed by his Excellency the Gov
,rnor to inform your honorable body that
90.