New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-01

adopted.
Mr.. Carr called up the bill incorporating
the Crescent City Savings Bank, and it
finally passed the House.
The special order of the day-the Senate
appropriation bill-was then called for. A
motion was made and carried to withdraw
it from the committee of the whole in order
that it might be considered by the House.
| The Clerk was instructed to continue the
reading of the bill. He read several items,
when Mr.. Murray moved that the House
appropriation bill be substituted for the
Senate appropriation bill, and the yeas and
nays were demanded on his motion, and it
was rejected by a vote of nineteen yeas to
| fifty two nays. The tenth item of the ap-
preparation bill was then decided to be
before the House. 1t was read and adopted.
Other items were read and adopted, when,
on motion, the first section of the bill was
declared adopted.
Mr.. Devices then offered two amend
ments to the bill-One making an appro-
priation of slO,35O to pay Horner & Bene-
dict for professional services rendered the
State Auditor. After good deal Of discus
sion this amendment was rejected. The
other amendment of Mr.. Devices was
then read and adopted. It appropriates
the sum of $500 for each reporter Of the
press of this city who has reported the pro-
ceedings of either house Of the General
Assembly during the session of 1872.
Mr.. Davidson then offered an additional
amendment, appropriating the sum of
$225,O00 to pay outstanding warrants and
vouchers issued for the expenses Of the
Senate and House of Representatives for
the session of 1872: the vouchers approved
to be taken up on the warrant of the War
rant Clerk, countersigned by the chairman
of the Committee ON Contingent Expenses
and the presiding officers of the respective
houses, drawn on the State Treasurer in
payment Of the same, and the Auditor of
Public Accounts. as fast as he shall audit
the same, shall charge the amount each
against the appropriation thus made.
This amendment was thoroughly discussed
by Messrs. Davidson, Garstkamp, P. Har
per, Stamps. Huston, Oplatek and DR.. Wor-
RAIL- who concluded his remarks by calling
for the previous question, and vote of the
House decided that the main question
should be put The yeas and nays were
then called on the adoption of Mr.. David
sons amendment, and it was adopted by a
vote of forty-four yeas to thirty-three nays.
Immediately afterward Mr.. Stamps moved
a reconsideration of the vote taken, and his
motion prevailed by vote of forty-one yeas
to thirty-one nays. A motion was then
made to table the amendment of Mr. David
son, and it was adopted by a vote of fifty
five yeas to twenty-One nays.
Mr.. Carr now moved to adopt the bill
and amendments as whole, and his mo-
ton was adopted by vote of forty nine
yeas to thirty-three nays. The rules were
suspended, and tie bill finally passed by a
vote of sixty-eight yeas to sixteen nays.
A resolution passed the House giving
mileage and per diem to expelled members
A bill making an appropriation of $4,000
to complete the payment of the expenses
of the present session of the General As
sembly.was also passed.
The Senate printing bill was then taken
up, and, by a suspension of the rules,
finally passed.
The debate on the general appropriation
bill became very animated at times, and
there was a manifest determination on the
part Of certain members to defeat it. Speak
err Brewster saw this, and asked the per-
mission of the House to make statement.
He said the present session was rapidly
drawing to close, and unless the appro-
priation bill is passed there would be a
necessity for an extra session. He wanted
to know whether the House was prepared
to shoulder this responsibility. He hoped
the rules would be suspended and the bill
finally passed. in order that an extra ses-
sion may not be necessary.
Governor Warmoth was also anxious th at
the bill should pass yesterday. He mixed
in among members and urged upon them
the necessity of its passage.
DR.. W6rrall saw this, and, for sick man,
made some loud talk in the House, and was
very earnest in his protestations against
the presence of the Governor on the floor of
the House endeavoring to influence mem
bers to do their duty. The doctor would
persist in calling the attention of the
Speaker to the Governors presence. and
protesting against it, until the Speaker was
obliged to remind the learned doctor that
the rules of the House permitted the pres
ence of State officers.
The remarks of the doctor did not have
the effect he desired. Several gentlemen
who had voted against the bill under con-
sideration before DIR. Worrall spoke,
changed their votes when he concluded his
remarks and secured its final passage.
The Senate Waterworks bill was, on
motion of Mr.. Faulkner, taken up and
finally passed the House just before its ad-
journment yesterday afternoon.
The House. on motion, then adjourned to
meet at p. NJ.
The Senate met last night pursuant to ad :
journment. and was called to order by Lieu
tenant Governor Pinchback, and the roll
called.
The city funding bill, as it came from
the House, was then taken up, amended
and sent back to the House for concurrence
The Senate about nine o'clock took recess
until half past ten, when it met again and
adjourned sine die.
There was quite a crowd present when
the Senate adjourned. and fun seemed to be
the order Of the night. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Pinchback, Harris, Camp
bell, Ingraham and McMillen, and the