New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-15

of, shall be receivable for any and all taxes
and licenses that may be due the State to
the credit of the general fund, and the
State Treasurer is hereby authorized and
directed to receive the said General AS
sembIy warrants in payment Of all dues to
the State to the credit OF the general fund:
provided. that nothing in this act shall be
construed as applying to any warrants
issued prior to the passage Of this act.
Be il further enacted, That the
amount appropriated in this act shall De
drawn by the Auditor of Public Accounts
upon the vouchers signed by the chairmen
of the respective Committees on Contingent
Expenses OF the General Assembly, and ap.
proved by the President of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House OF Representa-
tives.
Be it further enacted, That the Pres
ident of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House and the chairmen of the respective
Committees on Contingent Expenses, are
hereby authorized to negotiate the sale OF
the warrants issued by the Auditor OF PUP
lie Accounts at a rate not less than seventy
cents upon the dollar, and the amount so
realized shall be placed in the hands OF the
State Treasurer to the credit of the General
Assembly, and shall be warranted upon by
the proper officers of the General Assembly
in the manner provided by law.
The Speaker announced the following
committees:
Committee to investigate books and &C
counts of Committee on Contingent Expenses
for session of 1872: G. E. Paris, of Orleans,
cbairman II. Mahoney, of Plaquemines, j.
Connaughton of Rapides.
Committee to investigate legislative
vouchers of sessions Of 1870, Isl and 1872
D. Young, Of Concordia, chairman; n. Ken
yon, Of IbervilIe, A. G. Bickham, of Wash
ington, II. Demas of St. John The Baptist,
L. j. Souer, of Avoyelles.
Committee TO investigate the affairs OF
the Metropolitan Police John Gair, of East
Feliciana, chairman; W. Kern, Of Jefferson,
w. H. K;rkman, Of Calcasieu, D. Hill, Of
Ouachita, c. Montaldo, of Orleans.
Committee to examine into the affairs Of
the Park Commissioners: NJ. Hahn, of St
Charles, chairman; A. Dejoie, of Orleans,
p JONES' of Cameron.
The following objections of Messrs. Sew
ell and Dejoie, of Orleans, relative to the
suspension of The rules on substitute for
House bill No 10 was ordered 10 be spread
on the journal:
We object to the suspension of the rules
so that this money appropriation bill may
pass finally the third reading. We protest
against any hasty appropriation OF money.
We consider it inexpedient and fraught
with evil.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. Demas. of St. John Baptist, moved
that the unfinished business be postponed
for one-half hour, and being seconded by
Mr.. Young, Of Concordia, the yeas and nays
were demanded, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Baker, Blackstone, Connaughton,
Demas, Dumont, Devices, Elliot, fontellep,
Greene, CAN'T, P. Jones, kirkman, Landry,
Paris, Souer, Stewart, Thomas, Washing,
ton, Y0uDg-I9.
Nays-Allain, Armstead, Bryant, Boyd,
Benham, Bickhar2, Barrow, Cous n, D.
vein, Dejoie, Estilette, Grant, Gair,
Guicfard, Hefner, Hubeau, Hill, Hahn,
Heath, Hedgepath. Al. Jones, Heating, Ken
Won, Lewis, Lawes, Marvin, Murren (La-
fourche), Martinez, Mathews, Montaldc.
Page, Rochon, RodIigues, Sawyer, Sartain
Snaer, Southland Sutton. SeWeL, Williams,
Wilson, Wiggin, Ward, Wands-44.
Mr.. Murre!I, of Lafouche, moved that the
House do now adjourn, on account of the
death Of j. Bibolet, member elect from the
parish Of Lafouche.
Carried.
The House was accordingly adjourned
until Monday. at II o'clock NJ.
WILLIAM YIGERS,
Chief Clerk.