The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-22


the regular session Of 1870
Was read and laid Upon the table subject to
call.
HousE Hills ON SECOND READING.
HOUSE, bill No. 4,
"An act for the relief Of g. H. Moore, tax cob
lector Of Rieiand parish In the year 1877,
Was taken up on It's second reading Under
the favorable report, with amendment. OF the
Committee ON Claims.
On motion u Mr.. Young Of Claiborne, the
bill was reeommitted to the COMMITTEES on
Claims.
House bill No. 10.
AN act 10 amend and resenaot section 474 Of
the Revised Statutes
Was taken up ON second reading, under
the favorable report, by substitute, Cd the
Com inittee on the Judiciary
The substitute bill OF the committee was
read, and. en- motion OF Mr.. Lyons, was adopt
cd in lieu Of the original bill, becoming
House bill No. 1H,
IAN act 10 amend and re-ena6t section Ala Of
the Revised Statutes
Under suspension Of the rules the bill was
read second time taken as engrossed, read
third time and passed
The title was adopted.
House bill No. Is,
IAN act TO amend the first section OF an act
entitled An act to extend The powers Of rail-
roads," No. o., page 2o5, approved March 10,
1856,
Was taken tip Under the unfavorable report
Of the COMMITTEES ON Railroads.
The report, on motion Of Mr.. VOORHEES,, was
adopted, and the consideration Of the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. 10,
"An act making appropriations to pay the
per diem and mileage Of the members and the
contingent expenses of the General Assembly"
etc,
Was taken up on It's second reading, Under
the reports Of the majority and minority Of
| the Committee ON Contingent Expenses.
The reports we're read us follows:
CoMm1TrEE on oorr1Eerrr ExrsnsEs
New Orleans. January H. 1878 J
| TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives:
1 BY direction OF the Committee ON COrtin-
gent Expenses, have the honor to report
IAN act making mn appropriation for the
| mileage and per diem and contingent expenses
| Of the General Assembly for the regular sos
| sion OF 1875 to provide mode Of obtaining
| funds for the same. and the manner Of their
disbursement
Being substitute for House bill No. &c.
with d recommendation that IL pass.
Very respectfully JOHN YOUNG.
Chairman Of Committee ON Contingent Tx
penses.
COMMITTEE ON CONTINGENT ExpEHsEs,
| New Orleans. January n. 1915.
| TO the Honorable speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives.
The undersigned, q minority Of the Commit
tee ON Contingent Expenses, to whom was re-
ferred
for the payment Of the mileage and per diem
| OF the members" etc, beg leave to report
That they cannot recommend the passage Of
the same TO the House, for the following rea-
sons: 5. s.a. -
/. That the subject matter Of said bill is
more properly eognizable by tho committees
Of the House on Appropriations or Ways and
Means.
and Is therefore violativs 81 amendment No.
Of the State constitution.
8. That the policy Of making appropriations
by detail and by, several acts Is vicious, and
that all appropriations for the. year should be,
as far as possible, c,lmulated 10 one, The gem
eral appropriation bill.
4. Tint this will III d great measure defeat
the Just and proper efforts now being made in
the Legislature eqnafzing the construction,
compensation and mileage, unfairly and un-
'"'' 3. 4. BREARD, JR.
Tconeur in the above report, except as re-
gurus WIG ' nlEERY TREMoULET.
Mr.. Lyons moved that the BILL reports and
substitute be referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
On which motion the yeas and nays were
called for with the following result:
Yeas Hon. Speaker Bush. and Messrg.
Berry Greasy, Estopinal, Fitzpatrick, Foers-
ter, Hill OF Orleans, Jonas, Kelly Of Orleans
ter, Role, Spiller, Smart, Taylor, Trernoulet,
VOORHEES,, Vance, Wise and Young OF East
Baton Rouge 80
Nays lay, 1Msssrs s Bridger Burton, Brown ~.
loss, Carviiie, Como Gols Detiege, burden den
Drury, Davidson, DeIavigne, Dickinson, Dink-
grave, Desmarais, D'Avy, Duke, Fobb, Gary,
CAN'T, Gaskins, Gillespie, GraGen, Hahn,
so @ k heioaT eiy y 2 Wnn Ridd eo ard
Means, Milon, Nunez, Peralta, Pitts, Rich
ardson Kouton, Randolph, Romero, Raby,
s4uer sshaksReaTTe a,,i singlst1n Self snaer
Watson, Washburn, Walker, Wood, Wilde,
Young Of Claiborne, and Young Of East Baton
Rouge-68
The motion to recommit was lost.
Mr.. Newson moved that the House do now
adjourn.
Which the House refused by rising vote Of
Is yeas to 70 nays.
On the motion Of Mr.. Young the substitute
bill was read and adopted, In lieu of the
original bill, becoming
House bill No. 1885, entitled
IAN act making an appropriation for the
mileage and per diem and contingent expenses
Of the General Assembly for the regular ses-
sion Of 1878; to provide mode Of obtaining
funds for the same, and the manner Of their
disbursement"
Being substitute for House bill No 16