New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-15

Adopted.
Section one was read.
Mr.. Antoine moved to amend by striking
out the words six hundred and fifty"
fixing the distance to Caddo parish, and
inserting in lieu thereof the words ''seven
hundred and fifty"
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the section was
adopted as amended.
Section two was read and adopted.
Section three was read and adopted.
Section four was read and adopted.
Section five was read and adopted.
Section six was read and adopted. -
, Mr.. Ray moved to amend by adding as
follows to the end of the section:
And that there shall be one messenger
for each House who shall receive 81 per
day from the commencement of each SEES
sion until ten days after the close thereof.
The section was adopted as amended.
Section seven was read and adopted.
Section eight was read and adopted.
Mr. Gallup moved to amend by adding
the Committee on Railroads to those COM
mittees entitled to clerk.
Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Section ten was read.
Pending consideration of this section, the
order of the day was called.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, the order of the
day was postponed half an hour.
(Mr. Barber in the chair.
Section ten was adopted.
Beetion eleven was read and adopted.
Section twelve was read and adopted.
Section thirteen was read.
Mr.. Blackman moved to amend by
striking out that portion of the section au-
thorizng the Governor and State Treasurer
to designate the funds from which the ap-
preparation shall be drawn.
Adopted.
MI Ray moved to amend by providing
that $4,000 of this appropriation be set
apart to pay the expenses of the Senate for
the extra session of the Senate held De-
cember 6 ard J, 1871, and for the regular
session of 1872, and that the remaining
100000 be set apart to pay the expenses
of the House of Representatives for the
ton of the section relating to setting sums
apart for contingent expenses.
Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Section fifteen was read.
Mr. McMillen moved to amend by strik-
ing out all that portion of the section rela-
tive to Warrant Clerk.
(The President in the Chair.l
The order of the day was called, and, on
motion of Mr.. Blackman, was successfully
postponed until two and half-past two
o'clock.
{Mr. jerks in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. O'Hara, and on a call
of the yeas and nays, the motion of Mr..
McMiIlen was ordered to lie on the table
by the following vote:
Yeas-Antoine, Blackman. Bowman,
Butler, Campbell, Daigle, Gallup, Herwig,
Hunsaker, O'Hara, Raglan, Thompson,
Twitchell, Wilcox-14.
Nays-Anderson, Barber, COPELAND, Har-
ris, Ingraham, jerks. Lynch, McMillen,
Ray, Smith Swords, Sypher, Thomas-l3.
Mr.. Lynch moved to amend by adding to
the section the following proviso:
Provided, that nothing in this act shall be
so construed as to continue the office of War
rant Clerk beyond the close of the present
session of the General Assembly.
Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Mr.. Lynch offered the following as an
additional section, to be known as section
sixteen, and moved its adoption:
SEC. I6. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That act No. So of 1869, entitled "a joint
resolution instructing the Warrant Clerks
of both Houses Of the General Assembly to
draw warrants on the Treasurer. and sell
the same at their highest marketable value
and pay the mileage and per diem of men,
bers and the salaries OF officers and en-
plOyes III currency, and instructing them to
allow twenty per cent to each member
officer and employee who have already re-
rants, under supervision OF the Committees
on Contingent Expenses of both Houses"
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Adopted.
Section sixteen was read as section seven
teen.
Mr. Sypher offered the following as sub
stitute for the section, ard moved its adop-
ton:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That we, the
members of this General Assembly, do here
by give, donate and transfer to the State
all claims that we may have against the
State for mileage and per diem.
Mr.. Campbell raised the point of order
that the motion was frivolous, as the Senate
had no power to deprive individual men,
bers of their per diem.
The President held the point well taken.
Mr.. Lynch moved that section sixteen be
adopted as section seventeen.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, the substitute
was adopted as whole.
I've substitute was then considered en-
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four ffths affirmative vote, and the bill
read its third and last time.
On motion of IIr. Lynch, the title was.
amended by adding thereto the words land
to repeal act No. 80 Of 1862"
Adopted.
The title was then adopted as amended.
SPECIAL, ORDER OF Tur nay