New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-07


Insection two, line seventeen strike out the
hundred"
In line thirty-nine strike out the words
eighteen hundred" and insert in lieu there
of the words sixteen hundred"
In line fOrty-seven strike out the word
Fifteen" and insert in lieu thereof "six
teen"
In section three, line two, after the wcrd
Senate" add the words land Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives"
In line four, after the word "shall," insert
the word "each."
In line twelve strike out the word she, y
and insert in lieu thereof the word "they."
In line thirty-six strike out the words
lone hundred" and insert in lieu thereof
the word ''seventy-tive."
In section five, Senate amendment, which
reads as follows, strike out the word "six, y
and insert in lieu thereof the word "eight
was adopted.
After the word session, in the sixth line,
add "And one chaplain to each house at a
salary of seven dollars per day"
At the end of the section add the follow
ing: "That the chairman of the Committee
on Enrolment Of each house shall appoint,
at the commencement OF each session, one
Chief Enrolment Clerk"
In section six, line ter, strike out the word
-four and insert in lieu thereof the word
five"
In section seven, Senate amendment
which reads as follows: "Amend by fixing
the number of pages for the Senate at
.fve,' instead of four" was adopted.
In section nine, line six, strike out the
word "eight"
Amendment of the Senate fixing the
number of porters of the Senate at -four"
instead of ''three," was adopted.
In section ten, the following Senate
amendment, which reads as follows: "Strike
out all that portion of the section relative
to providing rooms outside the State build
ing" was adopted.
In section eleven add, at the end
of the section, the following: "PrO-
vided that from and after the
present General Assembly. The Office of
Warrant Clerk of either house of the General
Assembly shall be abolished, and that the
funds for tho expenses of the General As
sembly shall be disbursed by the presiding
officers of their respective houses"
In section thirteen, Senate amendment
which reads as follows: "Strike out $3.50, 900
and insert $l75,000," was adopted.
At the end of the section add the follow
ing amendment: 1.-THE appropriation made
in this act shall be divided as follows: For
the mileage, per diem and contingent ex-
penses of the House of Representatives.,
$4,000 for the session of 1872; the mileage,
per diem and contingent expenses of the
Senate at the extra session Of December b,
1871, and the regular session OF 1872,
$55,OOO.'
Strike out in line seven the words "as
defined by this act
Senate amendment which reads as fol-
lows: adding to the end of the section:
Provided, further, that the warrants hereto
fore prepared by law shall be paid IN their
proper order out of the taxes as they are
collected" was adopted.
lows: Fixing the amount for contingent
expenses of the Senate at $l7 600 instead OF
S5000," was stricken out.
In section fifteen, Senate amendment,
which reads as follows: adding after the
word postmaster the words of each
house," was adopted
In section sixteen, strike out all after the
words "enacted ETC." and insert the fol-
lowing: "That the provisions of this act, III
SO far as relates to mileage and per diem OF
members and salaries and duties of officers
and employees, shall not take effect until
from and after the expiration of the present
term of the General Assembly, and that sec.
tjOns thirteen, fourteen and fifteen shall
take effect from and after the passage OF
this act
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Engrossment and
Enrolment beg leave to report as duly en-
crossed the following bills, to wit:
Senate bill No. 299, an act entitled an act
to change the name of Thomas Lewis Hol-
loway to Thomas Lewis Holloway Be!den:
Senate amendment to House bill NO. 900
an act to amend section seven OF an act en-
titled ian act to provide revenue" etc.
approved March g. 1871 TACT No. AZ, loI),
TO authorize the levy and collection OF tax
for the maintenance and support OF the 1ree
public schools in the city of New Orleans
and to limit the amount of the tax so to De
levied and collected.
THOMAS II. HOLLAND,
Chairman.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Kelso
OF a bill to be entitled an act to incor-
porate the Rapides Cemetery Association
in the parish of Rapides.
INTRODUCTION OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Twitchell:
Joint resolution addressing out of Office
Minor d. Edmondson, parish Judge Of the
parish of Sabine, for reason of absence