The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-08
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
s1YTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
rr,uty-Fourth nay. Proceedings.

FeI0ck a. N. Dy lht bOn' bouiS a. WIZ, Lieu
,.usnt Governor and President Of the Senate
IN call Of the roll the following Senator,
.sarered to their names:
| Wessrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden, Bryant
/ e.ca Cahen, Delahoussaye, Ducros, Ellis
yostsrot, Garland, Ola, Harding, HERON
HIN. Kenner, Landry. Norwood, Perkins
subbs sutton, Texada, Wells, Wheeler
Fafsant-Messrs. DeBouchel, Harper, Mer
! N. Mitchell, Stamps, Wales, Zacharie-7.
| On motion Of Mr.. Breaux the reading Of tbs
vurual In detail was dispensed with.
PRIVILEGED BILL.
NJ. Garland called up
House bill No. 1Os,
"a oct making appropriations for the gen.
~ expenses Of the State for the year ending
~ thirty-flrst day Of December, 1879, and tc
nempt the moneys appropriated to the
marty Hospital from SEIZURE"
which was privileged bill, and was taken
u under the favorable rapport OF the Com.
sIttee on Finance, with the following amend.
,nts offered by the majority of said COM
rfttee:
IN line Ia, for Governors messenger and
4 uafer. strike out "$720," and insert $1,000 :
| Aiter line 81 add, For salary OF registra-
aau and record clerk of Secretary Of State
| frthe year 1879, $500
iftsr line 6s insert, For the salary OF five
aaks for the State Auditors Office, when
sNsssary, Ave thousand dollars, s5o0O'
| Ii line So strike out the word "the" and In
| prt the word ''two."
| ID same line add the letter 's" to the word
1aper."
inlIne 90. after "6DO," add the word leach, {"
Nv 10 make IL read For the salary Of two
7 h Keepers Of the State House, $500 each,
we've hundred dollars, 1920"
II line 101 strike out $4,000 and insert
| 10000" so as to make 1t read: "For con-
tngent expenses Of the Governor, $4,000"
Iii line ITO strike out 1880" and insert
ry2J0," SO as 10 make 1t read. For contin-
fs1t expenses OF the Secretary Of State, two
thousand five hundred dollars, $780,"
JUDICIARY.
| Ii line 1873 strike out S25, 500" and insert
SN,000, 80 as TO make it read: For the
nlsry Of district attorneys, twenty-nine
Ihousand dollars, $40 0D0."
After line 1865 add, ''to bedistributed equally
DyD rata among the veterans who prove their
daims In accord with existing laws"
IN line 23s strike out thirty thousand dol
. ID line 256 strike out cor" and insert "and."
u line 2s6 strike out "three" and insert
In line $50 strike out "three hundred thou
md and insert Five hundred Thousand
After line si6 add, "to be paid out Of swamp
Ihnd fund.-"
Strike out lines &c., 1854 and 3s5, relative to
ittorney Generals Office.
On motion Of Mr.. Kenner the special orders,
nd for Immediately after the reading OF the
Junal. were postponed until House bill No
kshall be disposed of.
House bill No. 1903 resumed.
The amendments offered by the COMMITTEES
xe adopted seriatim
% motion Of Mr. Steven the bill was con
taed section by section.
&ection was read.
Mr. Garland offered the following amend
INT.
y line 260 insert the words ten per cent,
~ erase In same line the word |'all," and al
ewords In lines 26i, 262, 263 and 264.
NJ. Garland demanded the yeas and nays
y the adoption OF the amendment. and q cal
The roll resulted as follows:
lAs-Messrs. Bowden. Bryant. Cahen
eiahoussaye, Ducros, Fontenot, Garland
Iarper, Landry, Perkins, Sandiford, Scan.
M- Sutton, Wells, Wheeler Zacharle-1B
rays Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Cage
Gdlng, Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Merkel
or.ood, Stamp, Steven, Stubs, Texada
llliams-14.
Absent DeBouchel, Ellis, Ola, Mitchell
9hardson, Wailes-6.
Ar- Garland moved TO reconsider the vote
taken, and on his own motion the motion
Reconsider was laid on the table.
NJ Breaux offered the following amend
mt, which was adopted:
ID lines 356 and 367 strike out 5000" and In
Il 5000"
ln motion of Mr.. Steven section / was
opted as amended.
nr. Texada In the chair.l
&ection 2 was read and adopted.
1ection was read and adopted.
Bection was read.
VI. Stubs offered the following amend
snts, which were adopted as sections 4. s. 6
y OF the bill:
pc. 4. Be u further enacted. etc. That the
% Of fifty-five thousand dollars or 40 much
ereof as may be necessary, is hereby an
0priated, out OF the general fund Of the
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine. to
ssiC hCbu6A tR6NCiAAiS EAptllS6S. Der diem
contingent expenses Of the General =
nbly Of Louisiana for the session com
1etng January 6, 1879, as hereafter pro-
6Rc 5. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That sew.
4een thousand dollars, out of the amount
f0prlated for the various purposes Of the
neral Assembly, shall be set apart to nav
actual travelling expenses and per diem of
nators, the salaries of the officers and en-
yees of the Senate, and the contingent
Renses thereof, for the regular session OF
SEc. 6. Be Il further enacted, etc, That thir-
eaght thousand dollars remaining of the
n Of Hfty-five thousand dollars appropri-
g In section of the General Assembly's
0us purposes, shall be set apart to pay
4ctual travelling expenses and per diem OF
representatives, the officers and employ
the House, and the contingent expenses
TO, Tor the regular session of 1879.
- u BE u further enacted, etc, That
Rsver funds are needed to pay the actual
Jung expenses, per diem OF members
~ contingent expenses Of the General AS
should there be no money at the time
treasury Tor The purpose, the respective
niutees OF tibet yOHouses on contingent ex-
- snail issue their vouchers or certificates
form. detailing the items for which
IL required, as allowed In sections
Oh this act, on the Auditor OF Public
nts, TO be c0untersigned and approved
presiding officer of the body In whose
the said vouchers or certificates are is
and It shall be the duty Of the Auditor,
1npVn, 10 issue his warrants on the
has