New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-30

by fOur-afths affirmative vote Of re a.r.
ate, the bill was placed on ita second ren
ing.
On motion Of Senator Blunt the bin unns
read in detail.
Senator Blunt offered che follovins
amendment to the bill;
Strike ont everywhere in the bill ulrI
the words occur ''for every year fer ul'1
they are iseued."
Senator Cage offered the following sab
stitute:
At the end of section two, ''Proyfdsif
that nothing in this aotshall be SO o0nstFun3
as to include any warrants or vouchers
Hued for indebtedness incurred BY Nn2&
Metropolitan Police Board previous 70 Jnm
uary 1, 1877.
The substitute was adopted.
On motion of Senator Bureh the blu wns
considered engrossed.
The constitutional rules being suspsn1oE
by a four. fifths affirmative vots,of the San
ate, the bill was placed on its third rsaaiaE
and final passsge.
The bill finally passed.
Senator Birch offered tho followzna
amendment to the title:
Insertin the title, between the wcrds s.pa
lice" and receivable" "frOm the fest dnT
of January, 1877"
Senator Demas offered the following sub
stitute.
Insert in the title of the bill, after fha,
word 'spoliee" in the second line, the 8oE1a
ION and after the first day Of january
1877, and thereafter for salaries and 81
penses incurred in said year lS91.'
Which was adopted.
The title of the bill was adopted IS sHrienA
ed, and it was ordered to be sent to tRS
House for concurrence.
Senator Stamps moved to reconsider kha
vote by which the bill was finally passed
Senator Hamlet moved to table tho ma
ton to reconsider.
On which the yeas and nays were DE-
manded, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Baker, Blunt. Bryans, Gags
Demas, Dumont. ella, Hamlet Kelso, Nnk
/ ton, Twitchell, Wakefield, Weber, Landry
YOung-l5.
Nays-Burch, Harper, MOneste, staEnBa
-.
Absent = Anderson, Allan. Boatnes,
] Breaux, Ellis, Eustis. George, GoOde,
| Grover, Kelly. Ogden, Richardson, kObeat-
son, Steven, Wheeler, White, zacharie-Es-
The motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
House bill No. 81, entitled an act making
an appropriation of 500, 1000 out Of the gem
eral funds in the State treasury or received
in the State treasury, during the year 1877
for the payment of the mileage and per
diem of members, salaries of officers and
employees, and contingent expenses Of the
extra session of 1877; providing for the de-
iieiency of the regular sessiOnnf 1877, and
authorizing tho payment of salaries Of ex-
ira employees; directing the Auditor Of
Public Accounts to iesue his warrsAts b
the chairman of the Committee On Contzn-
gent Expenses of the House and to the
chairman of the Committee On Auditing
and Supervising the Accounts Of the SEN
ate, on the Treasurer. apd making sunh
warrants receivable for State licenses di-
recting the Treasurer of the State to reoeiVe
such warrants in settlement with the tax
collectors, and providing for the disbuFss-
ment of the amount appropriated.
Senator Burch made the point Of order
that the bill having been made the speeiaE
order of the day for yesterday, and no az
tion having been taken on the bill on said
day, the bill could not be taken up re mn
finished business.
The President decided the point not well
taken.
On motion of Senator Burch the bin wss
referred to the Committee on Retrsnah-
ment and Reform,
By unanimous consent Senator Blunt
introduced the following bill:
Senate bill No. 6, second extra session,
entitled an act for the relief Of the Nat
chitoches Republican.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rules being suapandah
by four-ffths affirmative vote Of the San
ate. the bill was placed on its second road
ing and referred to the Commiites on
Claims.
SENATOR Weber in the chair
INTRODUCTION OF JOINT REso1ur1OSs
By unanimous consent Senator Cage IN
trOduOed the following joint resolution.
Senate joint resolution No. 3 second extra
session, entitled joint resolution appFopEl.
ating $4,000 for the purpose Of gliding and
assisting the citizens of the parish Of TezEs-
bonnie to clean out and make nayieable
Bayous TerrebOnne and Little taill0u. IA
said parish of Terrebonne, and to provida
for the manner Of distributing the same.
The joint resolution was read the frst
time.
The constitutional rules being suspendeG
by fourf fths vote Of the Senate, the hilt
was placed on its second reading and ~
ferred to the Committee on Finance
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READmc.
House bun No. IS, entitled an cot 60 -
cure the execution of the laws, and tho pro-
lection and defense Of the State; 10 proyifs
for the issue of warrants for said pnrp0auH
and the receiving and cnbing the sarna b.
the State tax collectors, and to further regn-
late the duties Of the Treasurer and Al
ditor Of Public Accounts.
The bill was read the firat time.
! On motion of Senator Cage the blu wa
read in detail.
Senator Cage moved suspensioa "a t
constitutional rules to place the bin on
second reading.
Pending discussion Senator Dsaas oalA
Tor executive session.
Executive session having been raised TIE
roll was called and the following ganal