New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-12

OF new orleans, ana 20 transfer their duI
/ ties, fees and emoluments to the board of
harbOrmasters; to transfer to the board of
hafbOrmasters certain dnties of the super
intendent Of wharves, whArfngers and as
sistant wharfngers in the city of New Or
leans; to tix compensation for the per-
formance Of their duties, and to abolish
and prohibit said offices of superintendent
OF wharves and landings, wharfngers and
assistant Wharhngers, 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
further reading of the journal was dis
pensed with, and the journal was adopted.
By unanimous consent Senator Burch in
troducsd the following concurrent resolu-
ton:
ResOlped, That Joint committee, TO con.
Eist of five members of the Senate and
seven members of the House be appointed
by their respective presiding officers, whose
duty it shall be to take charge Of and con.
duct the Inauguration ceremonies of the
incoming Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor. -..-.
By unananimous consent Senator T witch
ell called mp House bill No. 10, entitled
an act making an appropriation of $15S, 900,
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 tho disbursement of the amount
appropriated.
The bill was read the first time by its
title.
On motion of Senator Twitchell, the con-
atitutional rules were suspended, and the
bill was placed on its second reading.
On motion Of Senator Twitchell, the bill
was read in detail.
Senator TwitChell moved that the bill be
adopted on its second reading.
On which the President ordered the roll
to becalled, resulting as follows.
Yeas--Allain,l Baker, Blunt, Breaux,
Burcb, Cage, Dumont, Gla, Hamlet, Har-
per, KelsO, Stamps, Sutton, TWitohell,
Wakefield, Wheeler-l6.
Nays-Demas, Weber, Young-3
Ahsent-Boatner, Bryant, Ducr0s, Jr.,
Ellis, Eustis, 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 Twitohell, the con-
stitutiOnAl rules were suspended by four
ffths affirmative vote, and the bill was
placed on its third reading.
On the final passage of the bill, the Pres
ident ordered the roll to be called, resulting
90 follows:
Yeas-Allain, Baker, Blunt, Breaux, Bry-
ant. Bureh, Cage, DumOnt, Hamlet, Har-
per, Kels0, Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell, Wake
field, Wheeler-16.
Nays-Demas, Ola, YOung-3.
Absent Boatner, DucrCs, Jr., Ellis EuH'
tie, Garland, George, 0Oode, Grover
Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Richardson, Robert
son, Steven, Weber, White. zacharie-11.
The bill finally passed, title adopted, and
notice Of concurrence ordered to be sent "a
the House.
BY unanimous consent, Senator Allan
caled up House bill No. IA, entitled an aci
to revise, amend and rs.enAot sections 1879
1850 and 1854 Of the Revised Statutes; t
abolish the offices Of master and wardens O
the port Of New Orleans, and TO transfer
their duties, fees and emoluments to thu
board Of hArbormasters; to transfer to tn
board Of harbormaaters certain duties o
the superintendent Of wharves, wharhnger
and assistant wharhngers in the city Of New
Orleans; TO FIX compensation for the per
formnnce Of their duties, and TO abolish eA'
prohibit said offices Of superintendent
wharves ana landings, wharhngers and az
sistant whafHnasrF. and 10 repeal all law
iBeonsistsnt iherewith.
The bill was fsaa the first time.
ExECuEEgn SESSION.
OF motion Il senator Harper the ssnat
wsnt into sxeentivs session.
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tha ..II ~ called and 30 aollcsing Ben
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