The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31

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Senator Mitchell voted for the Hon. j. @.
Egan-1 vote. i
Senators Heron, Kenner and Iexada voted
for the Hon. G. B. N. Wsiles-3 votes.
Senators Bowden, Fontenot. Garland and
Sandiford voted for the Hon. B. A. Martel-4
votes
senator Benners voted for the Hon. Louis
A. With vote.
The roll OF the House was called, when
Messrs. Armstrong, Davidson OF Red
River and Hightower voted for the Hon. J.
w. Sandiford- votes.
Messrs. Ducote, Fitzgerald, Hay Hill, Lam
dry, Martin of Claiborne, Renwiek, Robson,
Ross, Sharp, Stechmann and Smith OF Jack
son voted for the Hon. j. G. Egan-12 votes.
Messrs. Carville, Como, Lott and Pope
voted for the Hon. G.. B. N. Wales votes.
| Messrs. Billieu, CarroD, Coco, Dupaty,
Durio, Gearey, Guidry, Gubernator, Jones,
Martin Of st. Landry, OBryan, Potts,
Scratchley, Smith Of St Mary, Vidrine and
Walton voted for the Hon. B. A. Martel-15
votes.
Messrs. Liddell, Lyons. Nixon, Munday and
Taylor voted for the Hon. E. John ELLIS
votes.
Messrs. Arnauld, Bridger, Bienvenu, Carter,
Gordon, Hammond, Hart Hasam, Holzhalb,
Lauer, MARQUEE, McElroy, Parmelee, Reaney,
Redon, Smart, Steele, Schumpert. Torrey and
Wise voted for the Hon. L. A. Wi.tz-N votes
Mr.. Vance voted for the Hon. T. j. High
tower vote.
Mr.. Coleman voted blank vote.
Seventy -seven members voting.
The President announced that there had
been no election, and on motion OF Mr.. Nor
wood the Senate withdrew.
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
On motion the call Of the roll was dispensd
with.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order OF the day for this day,
being
House bill No. 1922
Gan act making an appropriation for the
payment OF the salaries OF the first quarter
, OF the year 1879, from January to March 81,
Of the constitutional officers Of the State,
amounting to seventy-five thousand eight
hundred and seventy-five (S75,s75 dollars
providing for the payment Of the actual tray
cling expenses and per diem OF the members,
and contingent expenses OF the General AS
sembly for the session commencing January
G, 1879, the said appropriation amounting to
eighty-five thousand t$S5.OOO) dollars; to
authorize the Auditor to draw warrants upon
the Treasurer for the amounts as appropri-
ated; requiring the Fiscal Agent to cash said
warrants; providing the ways and means for
the security and reimbursement OF said Fiscal
Agent, with per cent per annum interest
thereon, until said reimbursement Is com
pleted; and also providing for the disburse.
ment OF said funds, and maintaing section
, 4 of act No. So OF 1877, approved March IL,
1877
Was taken up on Its second reading.
Section was, on motion of Mr. Hammond
amended by striking out in lines 5, 6 and 7
. zone hundred and sixty thousand eight hun
dred and seventy five ($160 S75)," and inserting
"fifty-five thousand (s55OOO);" and In lines IL
49, IA, Is, 16, II and IS, strike out these lines
and insert "fifty-five thousand 1855 ,O0O)."
/, In section 2, line 2, strike out twenty-five
and insert seventeen"
!: In section 8, line 2, strike out sixty three
and insert "thirty-eight."
Q In section 3, line g. strike out "eighty-tive'
: and insert "ffty-five"
Strike out all OF section4.
III U,
I from the word assembly" in line 6, to the
word SHOULD" in line 9.
In the same section strike out from the
word ASSEMBLY" In line 80, to the word CAS-
in line 40.
In line Al strike out the figure ''2' and In.
sert the figure IS.
! In section 6, becoming section 5, in line IL
strike out the final ''s" in the word sections,
the figure "A" and the word "and."
, Section made section 6.
Section becoming sectiOn7
In lines 6 and strike out "eighty-five
Thousand 1886 900" and insert "fifty-ive thou
sand 1855 OOO)."
Section becoming section 8.
On the motion Of Mr.. Demas the rule re-
quiring the bill to be considered In committee
, of the whole House was dispensed with.
On the motion Of Mr.. Hammond the bill, as
amended, was considered as engrosse and
passed to its third reading.
On the final passage Of the bill Mr.. Lyons
called for the yeas and nays, with the follow
ing result:
, Yeas Speaker Moncure and Messrs. Arm
strong, Arnauld Barthelmy, Blllieu, Bienvenu,
Board, Bower, Brown Of jefferson, Carron,,
, Carter, Carville, Coco Como, Coleman, Cor
} dill, Cunningham, Davidson Of Red River,
Decuir, Dupaty, Ducote, Durio, Frazier,
Fitzgerald, Gearey.. Guldry, Gubernator,
Hammond. Hart, Hasam, Hawkins, Hite,
{ Holzhalb, Liddell, Lott, Martin OF St Lam
dry: Martin Of Claiborne, Marquee. Nixon,
mncElroy, o Bryan, Parmelee, Pope. Potts,
lR1,abouin, Redon. Robson, Ross, Scratchley,
sharp, Steele, Stechmann, Smith of jackson,
smith Of 1T Mary, Schumpert Torrey, Vance,
Neazey, Vidrine, Walton-6O.
, NaysmBrent, Davidson of Iberville, Demas,
hay, Hill Jeffries Landry, Lyons, Munday,
KMe,aney, Renwick, Ryland. Smart, Warmoth,
The bill was passed.
Inc title was amended to correspond with
: the changes, as follows:
AN act making an appropriation for the
payment OF the actual travelling expen ses and
per diem OF the members and contingent ex-