The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-24
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Adopted.
Speaker Bush offered resolution TO
the effect that the committee. now rise
to report In favor Of the reference OF
this bill to the Finance COMMITTEE OF
the Senate and the Committee on APP
preparations OF the House, to rearrange
the bill, reduce IL needs be its appro-
priations to within the limits OF the
revenues of the current year, 70 arrange
the appropriations numerically, ana re-
port the order In which they snail pc
paid; and that no warrants pc lssueo
| for one appropriation until the previous
one has been paid In full. Adopted.
House bill No. $50, .appropriating one
hundred and fifteen thousand dollars to
defray the expenses OF the General AS
gembiy for the extra session, was taken
up by the COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Young, OF Claiborne, chairman
OF the Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses, stated that the following were
the estimates for this appropriation for
the House, 120 members, at 20 . day,
$57 eco; Clerk OF the House, $1,000; Ser
geant-at-Arms $1,000; Minute Clerk SI5O
Assistant, $3.50; Journal Clerk, x16o ;
Door. keeper, 1870; Porter, $500; Post
master, $40: Speakers Clerk, $420; $1,000
$40: Clerk OF Railroad Committee, $A20
OF Committee on Claims, $420; OF Ways
and Means COMMITTEES. $40; Chief En-
rolling Clerk, $3.50; Contingent Expen.
aes. 1880: Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms,
$3.50: twelve enrolling clerks. 5000; six
porters. 5000; eleven pages, 1890 con-
tingent expenses, printing and publish
ing, --------; printing, S1413 GU;
rent of Odd Fellows Hall, ------------
bills OF the Sergeant-at-Arms, $3.50.
Total, $4,000. !,
An amendment was offered, provided
that the balance OF the appropriation
for the regular session be applied for
the payment, pro td1to, OF the members
and employees OF the General Assembly.
Adopted.
The bill was then passed finally.
The COMMITTEES rose and reported their
action to the House.
Speaker Blu h's resolution relating to
the appropriation bill was adopted. and
the report of the committee on this bill,
as well as on House bill No. $50. as
amended, was received.
House bill No. $50 was taken up. Mr..
Lyons, of East Feliciana. offered as q
substitute for the bill, that 800, 900 be
appropriated for arming and equiping
the militia OF the State, and S15, 0ee for
the payment OF the per diem OF MEM
bers and expenses OF the General AS
sembly. The motion was tabled.
Mr.. Berry moved to make the sum to
be appropriated sixty thousand dollars,
instead OF one hundred and fifteen thou
sand dollars, but withdrew the amend
ment which was offered under misap-
prehension.
The bill was passed finally as amend
cd.
Mr.. Young, of East Baton Rouge, by
fxSf S-yf ha
pensation OF sheriff5 in the country par
ishes for keeping prisoners In the parish
jails. referred to the Committee on
Parochial Affairs.
RRpoRTT or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Jonas in the chair.
BY Mr.. Gashins, of Lincoln, chairman
Of the Committee on Registration-By
substitute for House bill No. 1888, the
registration bill. The bill was taken
up and ordered printed.
BY Mr.. Ryland. Of West Feliciana,
chairman Of the Committee on Agricul-
ture and Commerce on
House bill No. 254, to facilitate COM
merce in the shipment Of cotton.
The bill was taken ur and referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Bowden, OF Franklin, called up
House bill No. :, the. general revenue
bill. returned from the Senate with
amendments.
The bill was referred to the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, with instruc-
tions to report tom orrow.
Mr.. Delavigne called up House bill
No. 95, relating to mode and manner Of
Selling property for taxes, returned
from the Senate with amendments.
The amendments were concurred in,
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House bill to fix the salaries OF the
Judges Of the Supreme Court, returned
from the Senate with amendments.
The amendments were concurred In,
and the bill passed finally.
House bill No. 1877, the New Orleans
Waterworks bill, returned from the
Senate with amendments.
The amen dments were concurred In.
The yeas and nays were called for by
Mr.. Tremoulet on the final passage Of
the bill, who said that he did so In order
that the city members should put them
selves on record.
Mr.. Newsom, OF Tangipahoa, asked
that the city members explain the bill,
in order that country members should
how to vote On 1t.
Mr.. Jonas, Of Orleans, volunteered to
give the explanation, and recited the
general provisions Of the bill and the
EN- barrassments OF the city in connec-
ton with waterworks matters, the
necessity for full supply Of water and
the inability OF the city to extend the
works. That the bill was introduced
in order to offer valuable franchise to
at the same time that 1t
would make the supply OF water
adequate to the requirements of the city.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, Of Orleans, said he
Of everything said by Mr..
Jonas.
Mr.. Tremoulet said he objected to the
bill for many reasons. One was that
whilst the city, although the largest
shareholder In the company, was al
lowed only three directors, the others
were allowed four. It was putting the
power into the hands Of few men for
q trifle to snatch the Waterworks from
the city. Four men, according to this
bill, might control the company for
about one hundred and sixty thousand
dollars, by going out on the market and
1hon CIV thn Va a.