The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-05

on the motion.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Breaux, ella, Harding, Har-
per, Heron, Kelly, Kenner. Landry, Mitchell
Sandiford, Stamps, Sutton. Jexada, wales,
" heeier, Williams, Zacharie-t7.
Nays-Messrs. Benners, Bowden, Ducros,
Ellis. Fontenot, Garland, Norwood, Perkins,
Richardson, Steven, Stubbs-11.
Absent Messrs. Bryant. Cage. Cahen,
DeBouchel, Delahoussaye Merkel, Scanland,
Wells-8.
And the motion to reconsider prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Kenner the bill was taken
as engrossed and passed to It's third re- ding.
On motion of Mr.. Stamps further consider
alton Of the bill at this time was dispensed
with, and tho bill was made the special order
Of the day for Saturday next Immediately
after the reading Of the journal.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The following named Senators obtained
unanimous consent and submitted at this
time reports, which were received, to w.t.
Mr. Stubbs, on behalf Of the Committee on
Finance, the following:
Your Committee on Finance beg leave to
report favorably on
House bill No. 159,
7 Of act No. 9G, extra session OF 1877, and pro-
viding an annual assessment In the parish OF
Orleans"
Ftp. sTUBBs,
For Committee.
Mr.. Steven, chairman OF the Committee on
Finance, submitted the following:
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
Your Com mittee on Finance, to whom was
referred
House bill No. 1903,
IAN act making appropriations for the gen
eral expenses OF the State government for the
year ending the thirty-iirst day OF December,
1879"
Beg leave to report favorably on same with
amendments, rs follows:
In line IL, or Governors messenger and
porter, strike out $500, and insert $1,000"
After line q add, For salary of registra-
ton and record clerk OF Secretary OF State
for the year 1879, $500"
After line 6S insert, "For the salary OF five
clerks for the State Auditors Office, when
necessary. five thousand dollars. $4,000"
In line 8S strike out the word "the" and In
sert the word two"
In same line add the letter IS" to the word
keeper
In line 90, after 5000" add the word "each,"
80 us to make 1t read: "For the salary Of two
% keepers OF the State-house $500 each,
twelve hundred dollars, 1920"
In line 101 strike out $4,000" and insert
$4,000" 80 as to make 1t read: For con-
tingent expenses Of the Governor, $4,000"
In line ITO strike out $500 and insert
"$250O," 50 as to make 1t read: "For contin-
gent expenses of the Secretary of State, two
thousand five hundred dollars (S25O0)."
JUDICIARY.
In line 1888 strike out 1896, 800" and insert
1928, 000," so as to make it read: For the
salary Of district attorneys, twenty-nine
thousand dollars $4,000"
After line 1G5 add ito be distributed equally
pro rata among the veterans who prove their
claims In accord with existing laws"
In line 22s strike out thirty thousand dol
lars"
In line 1856 strike out "or" and insert "and"
In line 286 strike out "three" and insert
"fve"
In line 289 strike out "three hundred thous-
and" and insert five hundred thousand
$500, 000)."
After line a4e add, ito be paid out of swamp
land fund"
Strike out lines 1868, 364 and $685. relative to
Attorney Generals Office.
Your committee beg leave to report favor
ably on
IAN act to reduce the interest on the bonded
debt OF the State Of Louisiana from seven per
cent to four per cent per annum; to issue new
bonds bearing four per cent in exchange for
seven per cent consols; to authorize the Board
OF Ltquidators to submit to bondholderS the
proposition for this exchange; to submit this
act to the convention to be held In April next;
to appropriate any surplus from the five and
half mill tax, after paying coupons, to the
redemption OF the public debt fund and dis
tribution Of same; to suspend further pay
mcntS by the Fiscal Agent OF coupons unless
funds are In the treasury to pay the same
and to annul any contract or agreement with
the Fiscal Agent by the Board OF Liquidators !;
to provide for the expenses OF carrying out
this act, and to repeal all laws In conflict with
the same"
Your committee beg leave to report unfa-
vorably upon
Senate bill No. 70,
"An act for the relief Of delinquent taxpay-
ers; to annul certain tax sales OF their prop
erty to the State OF Louisiana, and to facifi-
tate the collection OF taxes"
WILL. STEVEN, Chairman.
Mr.. Stubs submitted the following MI
nority report:
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
/ concur In the recommendations of the
committee on House bill No. 108, and in addl-
tion thereto recommend that the following be
adopted as additional amendments to House
bill No. 108, to wit:
SEC. 4. Be IL further enacted, ETC., That the
sum OF fffty-fve thousand dollars, or 80 much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated out OF the general fund Of the year
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine to paw
the actual travelling expenses, per diem and
contingent expenses Of the General Assembly
OF Louisiana for the session commencing Jan
uary 6, 1879, as hereafter provided.
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted etc, That sew
enteen thousand dollars out of the amount
appropriated for the various purposes Of the
General Assembly shall be set apart TO pay
the actual travelling expenses and per diem OF
Senators, the salaries OF the officers and en-
ployees OF the Senate and the contingent ex-
penses thereof, for the regular session OF 1879
SEC. 8. BE ii further enacted, etc, That thir-
ty-eight thousand dollars remaining of the
sum OF fifty-five thousand dollars appropri-
ated 10 section l OF the General Assemblys
various purposes shall be set apart to pay the
actual travelling expenses and per diem Of the
Representatives. the officers and employees
OF the House and the contingent expenses
thereof, for the regular session Of 1879.
SEC. Z. BE 1t further enacted etc., That when
ever funds are needed to pay the actual tray
cling expenses, per diem OF members and the
contingent expenses of the General Assem-
bly,, should there be no money at the time in
the treasury for the purpose, the respective
committees, OF the two houses on contingent
expenses shall issue their vouchers or certifi-
Gates in due form, detailing the items for
which money Is required, as allowed In sec
lions and OF this act, on the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts to be cOuntprsipnad and a nnrouad