The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-24

vote.
Messrs. Munday, Ryland and Torrey voted
for Hon. I. b. Lyons votes.
Mr.. Landry voted blank
Inc Chair announced that there had beer
no election Of United States Senator.
And on motion Of Senator Mitchell tlse
Senate withdrew.
| AFTER JOINT SESSION.
| The call OF the roll was dispensed with ana
the House resumed the consideration ~ M
Jeffries' resolution.
On motion Of Mr.. Jeffries, the resolutions
was adopted.
Leave OF absence was granted Messrs.
Murrell, Young and Mckee, special commit
tee.
| On motion Of Mr.. Jefrries,
House bill No. 81,
IAN act to provide for pro rata payments Of
the interest tax fund to the holders OF all
January coupons OF consolidated bonds, In
cases where said interest tax fund is INSULT
Gent TO pay said coupons In full.
| Was taken up under the favorable report. N
the Committee on Ways and Means, with tina
amendments as recommended bv the conn
mittee.
The report Of the committee was read and
the amendments therein recommended wars
adopted. as follows:
In section 1, lines 10 and II, strike out the
words ION the first day of January"
In line ~, strike out the word January
In line 20, strike out the word january"
In line SO, strike ont the word january
In line SO, strike out the word January
In line 38, after the word Coupons" add
the following: "Shall be made I'm the manner
hereinafter mentioned"
In lines SO and 40, strike out the word Jan
uary."
In line VI, after the word same" add the
following: upon the warrants Of the AUDI.
tor"
In section Q, lines and 7, strike out the
| words, ION the first day Of January"
In line 2, after the word year." add the fol-
lowing: Provided that until such time no
the certificates, with coupons attached. as
provided In the bill, shall have been pre.
pared, the Auditor Of Public Accounts shall
give his receipts for the unpaid half coupons,
to be returned to the Auditor as soon as said
coupon certificates are prepared for delivery,
and sum to be fixed by the Board Of Liquf-
dalton Is hereby appropriated, to be paid out
OF the interest fund, for the purpose Of this
act"
Lines and to become section 3, with the
proper enacting clause.
In the title strike out the word January
In the third line.
The rule requiring the House to 40 inte
committees Of the whole to consider this bin
was dispensed with.
On the motion Of Mr. Jeffries the bill wac
ordered to be considered as engrossed.
The rules were further suspended, the BIN
was read third time and passed.
The title was adopted as amended by the
committee.
MIR. Jeffrfes moved to reconsider the vote
by which this bill was passed, and on hie
own motion the motion to reconsider was laie
ON the table.
House bill Nos,
IAN act authorizing the Ladies' Of the g.
cred Heart, religious corporation Of tn
parish OF Orleans, to sue the State"
Was taken up on second reading, under the
favorable report by substitute by the Com
nittee on the Judiciary.
On the motion Of Mr.. Lyons the substttYta
was adopted and ordered to be placed on thu
calendar, becoming
House bill No. $50,
can act to enable owners Of innnouarEr
property to test the legality Of any mortgages
Of privileges claimed by the State"
Under q suspension Of the rules the bill WAC
passed to Its second reading, taken as en-
crossed, and under further suspension Of
the rules the bill was read third time and
passed.
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Lyons moved to reconsider the vote
just taken on the final passage Of the bill. ana
ON his own motion the motion to reconsider
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Hammond called up
House bill No. 100,
IAN act making an appropriation for tbs
payment OF the salaries OF the first quarter of
the year 1873, from January to March II,
OF the constitutional officers Of the State.
amounting to seventy-ive thousand eight
hundred and seventy-five 1875 dollars:
providing for the payment Of the actual trav-
cling expenses and per diem Of the members
and contingent expenses Of the General As~
sembly for the session commencing January
s, 1879, the said appropriation amounting to
eighty-five thousand (3s5,0O0) dollars; to
authorize the Auditor to draw warrants upon
the Treasurer for the amounts as appropria&-
ed; requiring the Fiscal Agent to cash said
warrants; providing the ways and means for
the security and reimbursement OF said Fiscal
Agent, with five per cent per annum interest
thereon, until said Reimbursement is COM
pleted; and also providing for the disburss-
ment OF said funds, and maintaining section
Of act No. So Of 1877, approved March u
1871"
The bill was taken up on second reading.
Mr.. Lyons offered substitute for
House bill No. 102,