New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-11
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= otu UiEtCbeQ Dy Bno HOuBo OF hepfegen-
tatives to ask the concurrence of the Sem
ate in the following House bills:
House bill No. ID, an act making an appr0-
prlation of $lS8. 900 out of the general fund
IN the State treasury, or received in the
treasury during the year 1877, for the pay
ment OF the mileage and per diem of mem
bere, salsries of officers and employees and
contingent expenses of the General Assem-
bly, OF Louisiana for the regular session of
1877; directing the Auditor of Public 40
counts to issue warrants to the chairman of
the Committee on Contiogent Expenses Of
the House and to the chairman of the Com
mittee on Auditing and Supervising the 40
counts of the Senate on the Treasurer. and
making such warrants receivable for State
licenses; directing the Treasurer of this
state TO receive such warrants in settlement
with tax collectors, aud to provide for the
disbursement of the amount appropriated.
House bill No. ii. an act to amend and
re-enact section 1923 of the Revised Statutes
Of the State Of Louisiana.
And House bill No. Ii, an act to revise,
amend and re enact sections 1879, 1850 and
1854 of the Revised Statutes; to abolish the
0thces of master aud wardens of the port
OF New Orleans, and to transfer their du-
ties, fees and emoluments to the board Of
harbormasteIs; to transfer to the board of
harDOrmasters certain duties of the SUPER
intendent of whsrves, whRrfngers and as
sistant wbarfHgers in the city of New Or
leans; to nix compensation for the per-
torrance of their duties, and to abolish
and prohibit said offices of superintendent
OF wharves and landings, wharfingers and
assistant wharfngers, and to repeal all
laws inconsistent Herewith.
Very respectfully.
ROBERT +. GUICHARD,
Clerk OF the House of Representatives.
READING OF THE JOURNAL
On motion of Senator Twitchell the
farther reading of the journal was dis
pensed with, and the journal was adopted.
By unanimous consent Senator Burch in
troduced the following concurrent resolu-
ton:
ReSOlOed, That joint committee, to con-
sist OF five members of the Senate and
seven members of the House be appointed
by their respective presiding officers, whose
duty 1t shall be to take charge of and con-
duct the Inauguration ceremonies of the
incoming Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor.
Which, on motion. was adopted.
By unananimous consent Senator Twitch-
ell called up House bill No. 10, entitled
an act making an appropriation of $I58. 600,
out of the general funds in the State treas
ury, or received in the treasury during the
year 1877, for the payment of the mileage
and per diem of members, salaries of off.
GERS and employees, and contingent expenses
of the General Assembly of Louisiana, for
the year 1877; directing the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts to issue warrants to the chair.
man of the Contingent Expenses Commit
tee of the House, and to the chairman of the
committee on auditing and supervising The
accounts Of the Senate, on the Treasurer.
and making such warrants receivable for
State licenses; directing the Treasurer of
the State to receive such warrants in
settlement with tax collectors, and to pro
vide for the disbursement of the amount
appropriated.
title.
On motion of Senator Twitehell, the con-
stitutional rules were suspended, and the
bill was placed on its second reading.
On motion of Senator Twitchell, the bill
was read in detail.
Senator Twitehell moved that the bill be
adopted on its second reading.
On which the President ordered the roll
to be called, resulting as follows.
Yeas-AllaiD.' Baker, Blunt, Breaux,
Bnrcb, Cage, DumOnt, Ola, Hamlet, Har.
Wakefield, Wheeler-16.
Nays--Demas, Weber, Young-3.
Absent-Boatner, Bryant. Ducros, Jr,
Ellis, Enstis, Garland, George, Goode, Gro
yer, Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Richardson,
Robertson, Steven, White, ZAcharie-l7.
The bill was adopted on its second read
ing.
On motion of Senator Twitchell, the CON
stitutionAl rules were suspended by four
ffths affirmative vote, and the bill was
placed on it's third reading.
On the final passage of the bill, the Pres-
ident ordered the roll to be called, resulting
as follows:
Yeas.-Allain, Baker, Blunt. Breaux, Bry-
/ ant, BuTcb, Cage, Dumont, Hamlet, Hsr-
| per, Kelso, Stamps, Sutton, Twitcheli, Wake.
field, Wheeler-l6
Nays-Demas, Ola, Young.
Absent-BoatneF, DucrOs, JF., Ellis, Eus
tie, Garland, George, Goode, Grover
Kelly, Landry, Ogden. Richardson, Robert
son. Steven, Weber, White. zAcharie-17.
The bill finally passed, title adopted, ant
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the House.
By unanimous consent Senator Allah
called up House bill No. H. entitled an &C
TO revise, amend and re.enact sections 1873
1850 and 1854 of the Revised Statutes; t
abolish the offices of master and wardens @
the port of New Orleans, and to transfe
their duties, fees and emoluments to tn
board of harbormasters; to transfer to tn
board of harbormasters certain duties c
the superintendent of wharyes, wharfnger
and assistant wharfngers in tho city of Nel
Orleans; to fix compensation for the pei
formanoe of their duties, and to abolish an
prohibit said ofiees of superintendent G
wharves and landings, wharfngers and al
sistsnt whsrfngers, and to, repeal all law
inconsistent Herewith.
The bill was read the first time.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion of Senator Harper the Senat
went into executive session.
Executive session having been raise
the roll was called and the following Sci
ators answered TO their names:
Present-Mesars Allan, Baker, Blum
Bryant, Burch, Cage, Demss, DamOnt, Gia
Hamlet, Harper, KelBe, Landry, Stampi
Sutton, Twitchsll, Wakefield, Wheeler
| Weber, Young-20,
Absent-Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Ducrol
Jr., Ellis, Eustis. Garland, George, Good,
Grover, Kelly, Ogden. Richardson, Rober
son, Steven, White, Zaeharie-16
A ouorum nresent.