The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-10
some discussion and upon the understanding
| that 1t would appear In the House journal Of

with a view OF giving ELECT 70 the pledges
last general election, pledges embodied In their
respective platforms, promising economy. re-.
trehahmgesn.t and reform and diminution Of
| and ordered by. the House Of Representatives
Of the State oi Lpui.iana, and the COMMITTEE
een ssh hs ae n as ioyoR s
law by which the per diemsana mileage OF the
Of ths House are fixed be SO modified and
changed for this and all subsequent Sessions Of
d.is Legislature that the per diem and mileage
shall be paid according to the following schedule
aud APT according to said statute No. II viz!
I. THAT !hs mileage specified In section. one
of said net No. II shall not be allowed or patd TO
any member. but that each member shall be al
lowed and paid bis per diem for going to and
sembiy ~ conformity to the rating Of Distances
Instance The parish Of Ascension, eighty
miles euaa to three days going and three dayh
parish. aud no more. and that the per diem thus
a s a. tg bs tr,atedng exp nses ana the per
RAJ OF i've dollars per day, SO that fills session
ol the Legislature may conform "a near ps pos
of 1912. section nineteen, act No. a. four dol,
lars 1886. article twenty-six four dollars: and
1859 a bDt b ssn hEs sl 2uf s ae nsssa, Clerk
the Minute Clerk and the Assistant Minute CLERK
shall be allowed and paid ne follows, viz,
| The ghisf CLERK at the rate Of seven hun
dred ind fifty dollars per annuIn. payable "a
provided In section Of said oct No. II,
II. The Assistant Clerk at the rate Of six
dollars per day.
Ill The Minute Clerk at the rate of elk dollars
", The Assistant Minute Clerk at the rate Of
five dollars per day, payable cash at the end OF
8. THAT the Sergeant at Arms and one Assist
ant Sergeant ALARMS shall be allowed and paid
I. The Sergeant at Arms, ut the rate of seven
hundred and fifty dollars PEI. annnin payable
IT. The Assistant ssGo ser q stI at Arms At the
rate q 1--we dollars per day, payable cash at the
end q! every week.
a. That the SALARY Of the Keeper Of the State
House, provided for on the part Of the House
hv section OF spid act No II. shall cease when
the said keeper delivers to the bergeant-at rms
shall be and remain III charge until the end
Of the session, under the direction, Of the
never be allowed for 'any public meeting.
whether political OF. otherwise.
Iha, the Gh n Earoina e Clerk shf be al
day PAYABLE cash at the end OF every week.
The speaker shall be authorized TO use one
az sueh he ehall be allowed and paid three
dollars per day, and no more, payable at the
end Of every week.
0. That the officers specified In section Q of
said act No. II sba be a lowed and paid the fol
lowing salary. and no more, viz
!. The Speakers secretary. five dollars per
IT, The Speakers messenger, one dollar and
twenty 1--WE cents per day.
III The messenssr OF the House two dpll ,,r
charged by the Speaker, payable cash at the end
Of every week, but none shall be retained over
ten days after adjournment.
I. The Speaker shall be authorized to appoint
fifteen pages. when necessary. who shall be
allowed aud paid cash Ct the end Of every week
I.,II. In a
service rem cred. He shall also employ nine
pnrters when necessary, who shal be Above
and paid cash at the end Of every week ono dol.
lar and fifty cents for each days service rem
the one SO employed shall be allowed and paid
a. THAT the clerks provided for In section OF
said net No.11, fos the Committaaa on Judiciary,
on Ways and Means on Electione. on Claimss,
not be appointed by any one OF the said commit
tees until direct permission has been given by
The Heuae In open ses y. on the Representa- e
aud specifying the time for which such clerk IA
neeied. and specifying the time for which such
clerk is TO be employed.
low q and paid four dollars per day. except
the clerks Of the Judiciary and Contingent Elk.
penses Committeee. who shall be allowed end
stating the number Of dava he has served.
pg na ser2 s on sc a"d ON
Chief Enrolling Clerk. aueh person be und in
fSy aSaea for the poson Of Which ee
the chairman shall Issue certificate, on pro-
duction of which the appointee shall be sworn
by the Speaker, from which time bis salary
shall commence: and such clerks shall be al
lowed and paid four dollars per day. cash, at
the end of every week. on the certificate OF the
Chief Enrolling Clerk, approved by the chair
man. In the form of n pay roll to be delivered to
the chairman of the Committee on Contingent
o. That tho Speaker shall appoint y postmas..
ter and u chaplain. who shall be allowed and
paid earh four dollars per day.
10. That the Speaker of the House, the Chair
man of tho Committee ON Contingent Expenses
and the Chairman Of the Committee on Enroll
ment shall not DO allowed or paid any extra or
rendered after adjournment, for which they
shall ha paid their regular per diem.
II. That the aforesaid employees shall be re-
the House. by said body those appoint I'd by the
speaker. by said. officer, and those appointed
by M by such and they hey
time TIL have served. .
10. That no allowance or compensation shall
be made to any reporter.
The notice of contest from Cain Sartain. con
ton was read and referred to the OomIhittee on
Privileges and Elections. as was aao tue returns
in case of contest on the part OF Mr.. Bilieu of
Mr.. Bowden. OF Franklin, offered resou-
tion authoring the Governor to send a commits
sion to treat with the Governor of Arkansas
with reference 10 certan levees. Laid over
Mr.. Kidd sent UP the following which was
read aud laid over under the rules:
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO UNITED
STATES SENATOR.
Be il resolved bv the Senate aud House Of Rep
resentuiues Of the State Of Louisiana. in Gene, al
Assembly convened That we. the .repl esenta-
tives Of The leople OF Louisiana. In their be-
half and for ourselves, do earnestly protest
aga nst and repudiate the action of the United
States Senate in admitting VIM; ?. Kellogg TO
seat In that body ms senator from this state.
and emphatically deny that said Kellogg is in
any manner whatever entitled to that posi-
ton.
- Resolred. That we will never recognize said
Kellogg as n Senator OF Louisiana. and we re-
commend TO Hon J. b. Eus,is 10 use what
measures may bs practicable to enable this
state to obtain her slegi inmate Senatorial
rights and privileges.
resolution was offered and read. instruct
ing the Judiciary Commute. of the House to
compile aud publish. in pamphlet form all the
Amendments that have been passed to the con-
stitution Of the State.
Mr. Hahn moved a suspension Of the rules
for the passage of the resolution. He stated
that it was a curious fact that all Of these
at hn nd In hpn III