The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

Inc fnEDIu6lUn WIS fe1efEeH w bht Nofii-
mttee on Banks and Banking.
The petition Of the citizens OF the parish OF
Catahoula, referring 10 Hlbbs bayou. was
taken tip and referred to the State Board OF
Engineers.
Mr.. Martin called up the resolution offered
yesterday, as follows.
| Be II resotred By HE House Of Repr,ssentd,,
tivea. That the Committee on Lands anu
| Levees be and are hereby Instructed 70 III
aure into the feasibility Of opening TO laviga-
| ton the Bayou Plaqueniine, and whether tue
same can be done without great damage %
residents Of the parishes south of the mouth
of said bayou. and how such damage rnay, pc
| prevented and avoided, and TO report 10 The
| House by bill OF otherwise
Mr.. Druty offered as substitute the tol-
lowing
Joint Resolution providing for photographic
| and topographic survey OF Bayou Plaque
| mine, parish of 1berville.
Be II RESOLVED ty The Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the State # Lo',,siana, .,
Engineer be and he is hereby authorized and
| instructed TO make q thorough and complete
photographic and topographic. survey %
| Bayou Plaquemine parish Of lberville and
| the country affected by water through OPEN
| ing the same; and to determine whether said
| bayou can be opened without injury OF dstfl-
| tnent to the lands or inhabitants OF adjoining
parishes, and to report by plans, speeiiica-
tions and estimated expense OF same TO the
| next session of the General Assembly.
BE IL further resolved, That this act shall
| take effect from and after Its passage.
by consent Of the House Mr.. Martin with
| drew his resolution.
Whereupon Mr.. Drury Withdrew the substi-
| ttte.
Mr.. Ryland presented the petition of Mrs.
w. A. Cheatham and husband. Of the city Of
Nashville Tenn.
Praying for q reduction Of assessment ON
certain lands In Louisiana and for rebuilding
| Of taxes enormously assessed
Referred with accompanying exhibits, A, b.
G, y, L, and g, to the Committee on Claims.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
At / o'clock =. M, the special order of the
day,
House bill No 1885,
IAN act making an appropriation for tho
mileage and per diem and contingent expenses
of the General Assembly for the regular ses-
sion Of 1878: tn provide a mode of obtaining
funds for the same, and the manner Of their
disbursement"
Was taken up on second reading, being the
special order of the day, pending the motion
being
A bill entitled
can act making an appropriation for the
payment of the per diem and mileage of the
members of the General Assembly. and Of the
contingent expenses thereof. for the session
commencing the seventh of January. 1875 for
the contingent expenses Of the Board Of Liatli-
dation and for the salaries of the first quar-
ter of the year 1873 from January to March
81. of the constitutional officers of the State
amounting to two hundred and thirty thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars |.
10 borrow the same, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, from the Fiscnl Aren't, In con-
formity to paragraph of section ., page 10,
Of act No. IS, approved March IL, 1877"
MIR. Leeds in the chair.
Onmotion of Mr.. VOORHEES,, lat o'elocls) the
special order Of the day for o'clock, being
House bill No. 81 and House bill No. Is, was
postponed until Tomorrow at o'clock p. IN.
Mr.. Bush Withdrew the bill offered US u
substitute for House bill No. 1853, and moved
that tho first section Of his substitute be
adopted In lieu of the first section of the orgi-
nal bill, us follows:
SECTION |. Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of The State Of Lou
isidna, IN General Assembly conreasd, That
the sum of two hundred and thirty thousand
eight and seventy+iive dollars 1880, s75l. or so
much thereof NJ may BIO necessary, is hereby
appropriated out Of the general fund Of the
year eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. FIVE
thousand dollars thereof to be reimbursed by
the interest fund. and twelve hundred and
fifty dollars thereof by the current school fund
of said year 1878, whenever sufficient collec-
tions shall have been made; which said appro-
priation IL hereby apportioned, and the amount
shall be obtained and used us herein provided,
to wit:
EirstLForty Thousand dollars to pay the
per diem aud mileage of the Senators and the
contingent expenses Of the Senate for the
regular session of 1878, $4,000.
Second-One hundred and ten thousand dol
lars to pay the per diem and mileage Of the
Representatives. and the contingent expenses
of the House for the regular session Of 1878,
$4,000.
Thrd-Five Thousand dollars, to pay the
contingent expenses of the Board of Liguida-
ton, to be reimbursed out OF the interest fund,
with such interest as may accrue thereon,
$4,000.
kbwtt--Two thousand dollars to pay the
Governors salary from january to March
81, 1878, $4,000.
FIFTH Seven hundred and fifty dollars to
pay the Lieutenant Governors salary for the
same period, $3.50.
Sirh-seven hundred and fifty dollars to
same period, $3.50.
Seuenth-Twelve hundred and fifty dollars
to pay the Attorney Generals salary for the
same period, $3.50.
Eigfth-Twelve hundred and fifty dollars
to pay the Auditors salary for the same
period, $3.50.
Niath-Twelve hundred and fifty dollars TO
pay the Treasurer's salary for the same Pc
Rod, $3.50
1enth-Twelve hundred and fifty dollars to
pay the Superintendent Of Public Education's
salary for the same period, to be reimbursed
out OF the current school fund, with such in
terest as may accrue thereon, $3.50.
Eleventh Eight thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five dollars to pay the salaries Of
the Judges Of the Supreme Court for the same
period, $ss75
Tmelfth-T Thirty thousand dollars to pay the
salaries OF the District Judges for the same
period, $4,000.
Thirteenth twenty-five thousand one hum
dred and twenty-five dollars to pay the sala-
ries Of the Parish Judges for the same period,
500, 1875.
F0suteenth-Six thousand three hundred and
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