The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
Chaplain, Rev. DR.. Percival was unavodably

Chaplain, Rev DR.. Percival, was tinavoidably
absent on leave given
The journal Of March was taken up.
Mr.. Hill, Of Ascension moved to expunge
oil that portion of the journal in columns two
and three, pertaining TO the action on House
bill No. 41B, from the words "in accordance
with" to the words 'the convention BILL
Mr.. Jonas, seconded BY Mr,Bridger, moved
to lay the motion Of NJ Till on the table, and
on that motion Mr.. I5ill called for the yeas
and nays, with the following result:
Yeas- Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and
Messrs Barbin. Brady, Bell. Breard Brice,
Bridger. Bilieu, .Bowden, CarIoss, Cressy,
Delavigne, Duke, Dupree, Fitzpatrick Gas
kins, Hahn. Hammond, Hill Of Orleans, Hunt
ington, Jonas, Kelly Of Vim, Kelly Of Or
leans, Kidd. Lea, Leeds. Leonhard Of Orleans,
Porter. Randolph Richardson, Role, Hou-
ton Ryland Shakespeare Smart, Stagg, Self
Sellers Steele. Singleton, Taylor, Tremoulet
Vance Voorhiess. .Washburn, Williams, Wise
Wood, Young Of Claiborne and Young of East
Baton Rouge 5G.
Nays Messrs. Barron, Barrett. Brooks,
Brown. Bosley, Burton, Carville. Cole, D.Avy
Dayries, DeiOie, Detiege, Dickinson, Dink-
grave. burden, fobb, Gary. Gracien, Hill OF
Ascension; II. NJ. Johnson, Robert ,Ioh,nss6p,
JAffbile. n 2uh'J. NJ IL litbiittth VI 1ththD
Lewis. Magloire, Rnby. Romero, Snaer,
Stewart. Sernmes. Tolivsr and Washington
"a.
The motion 10 expunge was laid on the
table
On the motion Of Mr. Young, Of Baton
Rouge. two hundred md fifty copies Of the
report Of the Committee on Penitentinry were
ordered to be printed in pamphlet form.
f1t,iI
House bill No. 4G2.
"An act making appropriation for the pay
ment Of the salaries Of the first quarter Of the
year 1878, from january TO March 81, Of the
constitutional officers Of the State. amounting
TO S75B75; to authorize the Auditor to draw
warrants upon the Treasurer for the amount
SO appropriated, requiring the Fiscal Agent TO
cash the said warrants. providing the ways
and means for the security and reimburse
rnenbof said Fiscal Agent, and providing also
for the disbursement Of said funds
Was taken up on second reading
On his further motion the House resolved
Itself into committee Of the whole House for
the purpose of considering the above entitled
bill
Mr., Leeds in the chair
On rising the committee Of the whole re-
ported through its chairman that House bill
No, 462 had been considered section by section
together with the amendments thereto rec
commended by the Committee on Contingent
Expenses. and that it recommends TINT the
bill be passed by the House with the following
amendments to the bill and Its title: O
Insert the following sections:
SEQ. s. Be III FURTHER ennc'ed, cr., Tint
the sum Of fo,tr thousand dollars. Or so much
thereof as may be necessary is hereby Hp-
propriated out Of the general fund Of the year
1878. to pay the balance Of the mileage and
per diem Of the members Of the House of
Representatives Of the State Of Louisiana,
the salaries Of the officers and employees.
and the contingent expenses thereof, for Che
obtained and disbursed rs hereinafter pro-
vided.
SEQ. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
chairman of the Committee on Contingent
Expenses of the House Of Representatives
shall, IN disbursement Of the sum herein up
propriated. issue vouchersin favor Of the par
ties entitled to be paid out Of the same, and
take receipts therefor, which vouchers shall
be approved and countersigned by the
Speaker OF the House of Representatives, and
itor Of Public Accounts shall warrant on the
Treasurer for the amount Of such vouchers,
respectively, in favor Of the parties entitled
thereto, and in case there be no money in the
Treasury to takeup the warrants thus drawn,
they shall be cashed by the Fiscal Agent Of
the State Of Louisiana without discount, and
the.sHid Fiscal Agent shall be reimbursed out
Of the general fund Of the year 1873, for the
amount OF warrants thus cnshed, with s per
cent per annum interest theron until the said
Fiscal Agent is fully reimbursed the amount
of the principal and interest Of the warrants
so cashed under the provisions Of this act,
and the said Fiscal Agent shall be reimbursed
by preference out Of the general fund the
provisions of this act; proridcd that this act
shal! not be construed to conflict with section
6 Of act No. 30. approved February IL. 1873.
SEQ. T. Be 1t farther enncied, etc., That in con
formitv b. paragraph 4, section 2, page 80, Of
act No 81, approved March IL, 1877, arasl for
tive warrants that may be cashed by the Fis-
cal Agent under the terms Of this act, with
such interest as may accrue thereon, the sum
of four thousand two hundred dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary be and The
same is hereby appropriated out Of the gen
eral fund Of the year 1878.
SEC. g. BE II further rndcted ofr.. That us
funds are collected for the iofund they
shall be deposited by the Treasurer with the
Fiscal Agent, to the credit Of the general
bnfsc such Fiscal Agent, both in principal
and interest, for cushing the warrants nu-
thorzed to be issued under section 6 Of this
act, and when the sum SO deposited shall
equal the amount Of tho warrants SO issued
under this act, IN principa! and interest the
Treasurer shall take up said warrants to the
extent Of the principal thereof upon being
notified thereof by the Treasurer or the Fis-
cal Agent the Auditor shall issue an add
tional warrant In favor of the Fiscal Agent
for the amount Of the interest which hall
have accrued in favor Of the Fiscal Agent. by
reason Of his having cashcd said warrants,
which additional warrant the Treasurer shall
tn Ike up out of the fund appro-
priated for that purpose
SEC. Q. BE ii further enacied, eic., Tint this
act shall take effect from and after It's pas
sage
Amend the title Of the bill 50 us to read as
follows
'An act making an appropriation for the
payment Of the salaries Of the first quarter
of the year 1873, from january 1 to March 81,
Of the constitutional officers Of the State,
to seventy five thousand eight
hundred and seventy-ve dollars; to author