New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-14

derstand the intention of the original pro-
motors of the bill was to restrict it's action
to obligations issued prior to the year 1873.
and that another bill for this purpose has
already passed the House. To this plan
there would not be the same objections as
are urged against the act which nov Sc
turn without nv approval.
WILLIAM F. KELLOGG,
A COMMITTEES from the Senate was an
nounced, composed Of Senators Barber,
the House that the Senate would be ready
to adjourn sine die in thirty minutes
Mr.. Provost. of Orleans, offered tho fol
lowing resolutions, which were adopted.
Resolced, That the thanks of this Fl ouse
be and are hereby rendered to the Hon. &.
w. Lowell for his able and dignited con-
duct while presiding over this body; also,
to our temporary presiding officer, Hon. ).
s. Mathews.
Resolred, That this House tenders its SYM
pathy to our Speaker, Hon. c. W. lowell,
in his late severe illness, snd hope Tor his
speedy restoration to health.
Resoloed, That tho thanks OF this House
are hereby most cordially rendered to our
able, atfable, polite and corteous Chief
Clerk and his gentlemanly aids and assist
ants, as well as to the eflicien. and compe-
tent sergeant at-arns Of this House and his
staff.
AEssAsa FROM fHB SENATE.
SsAArs CHAnsRA.
New Orleans, March S. 1874 :
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Of che
House OF Representatives,
! am directed by the Senate to inform
your honorable body that the Senate has
concurred in the general appropriation bill,
with sme pdments.
P. E. BECHrEf.
Secretary of the Senate.
On motion Of Mr.. Gair. Of East Felicians.
the {olloRing Senate amendments to the
general appropriation bill were conquered
in, as follows:
SENATE AMENDMENTS ro THE GENERAL A.
PRECIPITATION BILL.
item relative to keeper of State House,
strike out jeff Stokes's and the words for
the year 1873.
Item rent Of public buildings, strike out
fifty thousand dollars and insert thirty
eight thousand dollars.
Strike out item relative 60 Beverly Ba-
rance, keeper of state House and grounds,
ETC.. one hundred and sixteen dollars and
fifty cents.
6LrlKe ApPEOpCldLlOu IcLhttSO ~ So-
pairing State House at Baton Rouge, two
hundred thousand dollars.
Strike out rent of Office State Superin.
tendent, one hundred dollars per month, or
twelve hundred dollars.
Strike out relative to certificates of In.
debtedness issued to the school board of
Bossier, nine thousand eight hundred dol
lars and fifty cents.
Strike out item relative to interest for
~ IS - fnA for tho
1871 and 1872, az follows, and insert appro'
priation to various townships for interest
due from the free school fund, fifty thOus.
and dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, the same 10 be paid ont OF the
interest tax fund.
Strike out for interest sales of sixteenth
sections in the parish of Kapides for the
years commencing April i, 1862, to March
81, 1870, seven thousand eight hundred and
thirty one dollars and ffty.two cents, pay.
able out of the interest tax fund"
Strike oat item, rent of engineers Office
one thousand two hundred dollars.
Strike out item relative to Luke Madden,
late assessor for Madison parish, the sum OF
one thousand one hundred aud twenty tive
dollars.
Strike out item relative 20 the support OF
Orphans Home Asylum OF st. Mary 6
parish, eight thousand dollars.
Item for support Of Institution for the
Blind, eight thousand dollars; strike out
eight thousand dollars and insert twelve
thousand dollars.
Strike ont item five thousand dollars fot
Firemen's Charitable Institutions, etc.
Strike out item Louisiana Asylum foE
Colored Orphans, one thousand dollars.
Strike out item appropriation to pay K.
| f. Harrison for work as expert IN Treas
| urer's Office, five hundred dollars.
Strike out appropriation to William +.
| Harper. civil sheriff of Orleans, thirty seven
| thousand and twelve dollars and eighty
I five cents.
Strike out appropriation to pay Widow
! A. II. Crawford and Widow A. u. Harris
| each one thousand dollars.
Strike out for mileage and per diem and
| contingent expenses of the House Of Repre
sentatives Of the State of Louisiana, session
| of 1874 twenty five thousand dollars.
Strike out item to pay L. w. Deklyne,
| four thousand dollars, Tor services in tbs
militia.
! Insert in item directing the Auditor &c
! issue his warrant for legislative voucher
! No. Al, session Of 1870, and warrant No. l6
| session of 1870. and legislative check No
III. session of 1872, the words ''or SO much
thereof as may be necessary. not to exceed
| three thousand one hundred and thirty dol
| lars
! Strike out appropriation to pay Mrs. &.
| Edmonson, transferee of James EdmonsOn,
| sixteen thousand one hundred and nineteen
| dollars.
| Strike out item for rent State land Office,
| nine hundred dollars.
Strike out, line twenty. three, the words
| "and for the" after the word "sales," also
! line twenty-fOur, the words redemption ot
| tax sales"
Strike out all Of section four and insert
| in leu thereof:
"SEc. 4. Be it further enacted. etc, Tha
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with
this act be and are hereby repealed"
| Appropriation to pay J. IL. Walters one
hundred and fifty dollars for reimburse
| ment of taxes enormously paid.
| Appropriation to compensate r.
Wright, of TerrebOnne, for expenses furn
! ished the militia force while in TerrebOnnt
| in January last, four hundred and seventy
! five dollars.
Appropriation to L. s. Stoddard for salary
| as secretary of the State Board of Educa
ton for 1869, school voucher No. 43, ont
| thousand dollars.
The first item of the fourth section was
| by unanimous consent, placed at the end o
section two. As adopted it refers to Msjol
Murrell. and aPproprlates; ak hundred ane
| seventy two dollars for his benefit.
To pay Beverly BarancO for money ex
pended by him for the State, one hundred
and sixteen dollars and fifty cents, at th'
| end of section two.
Adopted.
Appropriating the sum Of two hundred
| and fifty dollars to take up the only voucher
| under Joint resolution of 1871. known as &C
No. 81, appropriating the sum of two hun
| dred and fifty dollars to reporters.
To pay for uniforms of the Second ant
Third Regiments of Infantry, Louisiana
| State National Guards. fourteen thOusant
! five hundred dollars.
| Appropriation to pay school board, parish
| of St. Charles, for warrant destroyed by
| fire. nine hundred dollars and seventy fly,