New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-14
TNE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senate.

| The LEGISLATIVE IKE YESTERDAY.
| Senate.
Tbs Senate had under consideration
| House bill! No. 90. substitute for House bill
No. =. an act making an appropriation fol
the payment of the mileage and per diem
and contiu gent expenses of the General
Assembly Of the State for the regular ses
which the same shall be paid.
This bill. on motion OF Mr. Harris. waa
amended AZ !oliOwss That no warrants
vouchers or other evidences Of Indebted
ness issued prior to January T.. 1874. shall
be paid out Se the appropriation '!ade by
this ac.e
! Section :hree was also added. on motion
Of Mro Harris. which provides the act shall
:ake etfec: from and after it's passage.
! Under = suspension q. the rules the bill
| finally passed the Senate. but no: until
! after considerable discussion had been en-
tered into upon the suiIec:, in which Messrs,
Stampss Whartons HarSis Burch and
Twitcheil took part.
! 4 petition was presented. through Mc.
Buych. trors Mr.. S. Wvotnowsk!. asking
| payment for services as president of the
board Of control of the Louisiana Peniten'
tiarv. It was read and setegrcd ts the Ju'
dietary COMMITTEES
! 4 good deaf Of discuss,oa soois place on
the subject OF a resolution authorizing the
! appointment Of committee to inquire into
( the amount Of money collected by the State
tar collectors and paid into the State
treasury. Pending this discussion a call
| was mads for executive session. After
| that t.s Senate adjourned anti !: II. to.
day.
/ The House.
| Spea9es Lowell called tie noslse 70 order
a. twelve O'Clock. e:shtS<hves u:emoesa
! being present.
Prayer b, the Chaplain
fhe seading OF the Journal was DISPENSED
with
I Nr. Davidson ross 70 question OF fn!o.'
| nation. The House had before It many
bills relating to the finances Of the State.
and he desired to know what information
Of their condition the House had to acs
/ upoEe II Is made the duty Of the Auditor
| ct the State to report to the General As.
se,nblv Ut the coinuencenen: Of each ses.
s:ca the condition oi the revenue. the
arYouns Of expenditure. a detailed state.
n.ent Of the debt. estimates for :ne ensuing g
gear. piars fos the better management: of
tho funds. t.bu'as statements showing
aMoeInts Of appropriations. and amounts
received in Che treasury. Has the Auditor
complied with this! Has the Speaker Of
this Hsu.s received .his report: Mr.. Da.
vids-n said he did net desire u special com.
..istee or the su!j ct. but he had q right to
make sh, inquiry. !or himself and Others.
whether tLis State officer. who had cons:i.
tuted himself an Atlas to carry on his
shoulders the burden OF the finances Of the
State. had any good and sufficient reason
tor disdbey:ns the law. lie desired that
the Committee Of Ways and Means should
immediately inquire OF the Auditor why his
seporf had MOI bee:, rendered. The house
can not act on the Sub!ec: Of finance Unit.
:: fcas. Iccn, the auditor.
Mr.. Wsnds. of the COMMITTEES On Ways
ani .Issns. said the inquiry had already
been made OF the Auditor. whose answer
lad been that his report would be presented
this day or ts>movrow.
sIr. Davidson SAID this answ., v.s 10:
sufficient. His motion was to know the
season why tie Auditor had no: c.,nn:.ed
viii 'he law.
The House. on t'ls motion being put. or.
dc,ei the Committee OF Ways and Means 10
take ction accordingly.
Mr.. Allan rose 10 Il question OF privilege.
Il. said:
the i;cayurc had an article cla:min.
there was a division in the Republican party
and an antagonisn 20 Senato, P!nchDach.
Ito showed sopclusively the ahsurdty Of
these assey tions. and that the Republican
party Was a unit that there was no an.
"a ;onism between the white and colored
mem bers. and that Senator P.nchback re.
seiyed the cordial support OF all.
Mr.. Demas desired 20 proceed 10 :i.e s!ec.
ton of deputy clerks and other subordinate
officers. bu. she House refused to suspend
the suie&
Mr. Devices offered resolution directing
the speaker and the chairman Of the Com.
,n:.tee on Contingent: Expenses, to provide
tor the payment Of the thirty pc: cen: de.
Quoted from the per diem OF 1873.
Mr.. Young moved to lay the matter On
the table, but the motion was lost.
Mr.. Mathews remarked this session could
only appropriate money to pay the expenses
OF the present sitting. Ii the House passed
100 such resolutions 1t would have no effect.
Mr.. Young was opposed to any such reso.
luton. and hoped it would not pass. He
called for the yeas aud nays, that It might
be known who was in favor Of it and who
Before the vote was announced several
changed their votes from yes to
no, and the resolution was defeated by a
vote of 81 to So.
Mr.. Gair called up the order of the day, |
which was on the passage of the resolution |
seating the contestants from the second |
ward.
Mr. Montaldo said the Committee on
Elections was ready TO report.
Mr.. Young said the hour had passed
when the members of the second ward were
% be in their seats, or they be declared va
ant. He moved the contestants be sworn
n.
Mr. Gair objected. He said it required II
Tote of two thirds to unseat a member, and
hat vote had not been taken. He was alb
ent when the vote had been taken on the
esolution the day before, and did rot un
erstand how it passed.
Nr Invell said the record would lndi-