The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-03-16

etc.
By Mr.. Sartain:
san act for the relief of p j. Watson late
Clerk of the Thirteenth Judicial District
Court in and for the parish OF Madison, for
fees due in accordance with section 1868 Of the
Revised Statutes. and for which no appropri-
alton has been made"
OFFERING or BILLS.
The following named members, In accord
ance with previous notice given, introduced
the following entitled bills, which were read
and under q suspension of the rules were
passed to their second reading:
By Mr. Kelly, Of Vim:
House bill No. 60,
'An act TO amend and limit an act entitled
AN act to incorporate and facilitate the con-
struction Of the New Orleans, Texas and Col
orado Railway"
Referred to the Committee on Railroads.
BY Mr.. McGehee:
House bill No 10,
''An act supplemental to an act entitled An
act to authorize the consolidation OF connect
Ing or intersecting railroad companies; to
establish the forms under which the same
may be effected; to authorize such consoli
dated companies to issue bonds and secure
the same by mortgage, and to ennmerate and
confer certain powers on such consolidated
companies, approved March 8. 1877; author
izing the sale or transfer Of certain franchise
or corporate rights from one Incorporated
railroad company to another"
Referred to the Committee on Railroads.
By Mr.. Jonas:
House bill No. II,
"An act to authorize the Board of Liquida-
tion to reimburse the Fiscal Agent out of the
fund known as the redemption Of the public
debt fund.- or any surplus fund belonging to
the State, referred to in act No. 50, approved
March II, 1857, and act No. 7, approved April
49, 1877, for advances made by the Fiscal
Agent, under direction Of the Board of Liqui-
dation; to provide for the payment OF the in
terest on the consolidated bonds of the State,
and to repeal all laws or parts of laws, so far
as the same may conflict herewith
Placed upon the calendar.
Mr. McGehee moved that the report of the
Committee on the Militia on House bill! No s
the bill to organize the militia) be taken up
The motion was lost.
Mr. Bell moved that
House bill No. 81,
"An act to authorize Thog L. Maxwell to
sue the State"
Be taken up under suspension OF the rules
l. BY rising vote of SO yeas to 40 nays the
House refused t. suspend the rules.
BILLS FROM THE SENATE WITH AMENDMENTS
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
On tho motion OF Mr.. Toler,
House bill No. 20,
"An act making an appropriation for tn
general expenses of the State for the year end
! ing the thrty-frst day of December, A. D
1873"
| Amended by the Senate was taken up.
| The first twenty-five amendments Of TIL
Senate were read and acted upon, as follows
| In page l. line 26, strike out the wor
three" and insert the word five"
Agreed to.
In line 27, after the word "for," insert tn
words ''balance of"
Not agreed to: conference.
In line %, strike out the words "three thot
sand" and insert the words Twenty-Five hu1
dred and fifty dollars"
Not agreed to; conference.
In line 90, after the word "for," insert th
| words balance OF.
Agreed to.
In Aine 30, strike out the words 'three tho,
sand dollars" and insert the words '"tWenty
two hundred and fifty dollars"
Agreed to.
In page g. line Al, after the word "for," il
| sert the words balance OF"
Agreed to.
In line ~, strike ont the words, five thot
sand" and insert the words thirty y-seye
| b,,pJrnI pI Hftu CIp1Iurcsp ~
Agreed to.
In line SO. after the word "for, insert tn
words balance Of.
Agreed to.
In lines SO and 50 strike out the words "fiv
thousand and insert the words "thirtyscve
hundred and fifty dollars"
Agreed to.
Page 3, line 78, after the word "for,' nsel
the words "balance Of"
Agreed to.
In lines 7s and 10 strike out the words "fi1
thousand and insert the words "thirty-seye
hundred and fifty dollars"
Agreed to.
In line 81, after the word Governor, strii
out the word ten" and insert in lieu theret
the word five
Not agreed to; conference.
In lines 100, 1OI and 1902 strike out the wore
''fortyone hundred and sixty-six, and in8e
the words "three thousand"
Not agreed to; conference.
In page 4, line 1O4, strike out the wore
Give thousand and insert the wore
twenty-five hundred"
Agreed to.
In lines 113, ia and 115, strike out "thirt,
five thousand" and insert ''twenty-six tho'
sand six hundred and twenty-five.'
Agreed to.
In line 113, after the word '"or," insert IL
words balance Of"
Agreed to.
In lines 119, 100 and 121, strike out the wore
zone hundred and twenty thousand, and II
sert the words "ninety Thousand"
Agreed TO-
In line 119, after the word "for," insert tt
words balance Of
Agreed to.
In lines 122 and 124 strike out the wore
| ni, pt thnIaopH five hundred and IL