New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-20
NEW oRI8AHs REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY TO- 1915

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Sec. 2. Be is further enacted, etc., That
it shall be the. duty Of the Committee on
Auditing and Supervising the Expenses of
the Senate and the Committee ON Contin-
gent Expenses of the House Of Representa-
tives to issue, when demanded, and upon
presentation Of the proper evidence, Ger
tificate certifying the amount due to each
member OF their respective houses for his
mileage and per diem, and to each of the
officers and employees of their respective
houses his sala which certificate
thus issued shall be approved on
the part of the Senate by its pre-
siding 1of6cer, and on the part of the
House of Representatives by the Speaker
thereof; and the Auditor Of Public Ac-
quired to issue his warrants for the amount
of said certificates on the Treasurer, and
the Treasurer is hereby directed to pay the
said warrants, and the Committee Oh Con
urgent Expenses of the House ami the
Committee on Auditing and Supervising
Accounts of the Senate shall issue no GER
titicate in excess Of the amount appropri
ated by this act, and that no warrants,
legislative vouchers, OF other evidences OF
indebtedness issued prior to january l,
1875, shall be paid out of the appropriation
made in this act.
Strike out section three, and insert the
following as substitute:
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
tho chairman of the Committee on
Contingent Expenses Of the House
and the chairman of the Commit
tee on Auditing and Supervising Ac-
counts of the Senate shall draw a certificate
in their own favor, approved by the presid-
ing officers of each house, on the Auditor
OF Public Accounts, Tor the amount of the
appropriation made in section one OF this
act for contingent expenses, and the Audi
tor shall issue his warrants in such sums as
the respective cbairmen shall indicate, and
the chairmen Of SAID committees shall issue
a certificate to each contingent creditor,
which shall be approved by the presiding
officers Of Senate and House, and the said
chairmen will then pay such certificate out
of the contingent funds in their hands; and
be it further enacted, that the warrants
issued in accordance with section TWO of
this act are hereby made receivable for all
licenses due the State during the year 1875,
and the several tax collectors throughout
the State are hereby directed to receive the
same in settlement for licenses, and the
State Treasurer shall receive the said war.
rants as cash in making settlement with tax
collectors.
Insert the following as section five:
Sec. S. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
at the next session OF the General Assembly
the Auditor of Public Accounts shall pre-
sent to the said General Assembly de-
tailed, itemized account of every warrant
issued by him for the mileage, per diem and |
salary OF the officers Of the present General
Assembly, and the Committee ON Auditing
and Supervising the Accounts of the Sen |
ate, and the Committee on Contingent Ex- |
penses of the House, shall, at the next |
session Of the General Assembly. present to
their respective houses detailed, itemized |
account of each and every voucher issued |
" them respectively-th number, amount, |
n whose favor drawn, and the person draw
Lg said Wonderland that said itemized |
after said presentation, shall be |
compared with the books OF the Auditor of
Public Accounts, and Of said committees,
md reported back to both branches Of the
General Assembly.
Also, original ''section five" to become
section six"
Mr.. Allan made the point Of order that
the motion Of Mr.. Wharton was out Of
,rder, as the committee Of the whole SUI
,erceded all other committees.
The Chair declared the point not well
aiken, in accordance with the rules Of the
erate.
Mr.. Wharton moved that the report of
he committee of the whole, and the bill,
e referred to the appropriate standing
0mmittee.
Tho previous question was moved, the
lain question ordered on call Of the yeas
nd nays, by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Allan, Blunt, Brewster,
age, CroZier, Greene, Harper, Herwig,
else, Mascot, Sypher, Twischell, Wharton, '
'hitney-l5.
Nays-Breaux, Burch. Chadbourn, Ola,
andry Pollard, Stamps, Weber, YOung-9.
Acknowledgements, Blackb burn, Detiege, {
uncut, Eustis, George, Grover, Kelly,
gden, Robertson, Steven, White-12.
The motion to refer the bill to its appro- !
late committee and the report of the com. {
ittee of the whole was then adopted on i
IL Of the yeas and nays by the following
tie:
Yeas-Anderson, Alain, Breaux. Brew L
er, Cage, Crozier, Harper, Herwig, MAST +
t, Pollard. Sypher, TwitcheIl, Wharton, +
nitney-l4. +
Burch, Chadbourn. Ola,
eene, kelso, Landry, Stamps, Weber,
'ung-lO.
Blackburn, Detiege,
mont. Eustis, George, Grover, Kelly, -
den, Robertson, Steven, White-l2. !
The bill and report were then referred to
, Committee on Finance.
On call of two Senators the Senate went
o executive session. {
Executive session having been raised the
lowing Senators answered to their names:
IN motion of Mr.. Crozier, the Senate =
ed to adjourn. n
The President, in the chair. then an t
lnced that the Senate stood adjourned
meet at. twelve O'Clock M, Saturday, L
oruary 20. f.
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