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port Of administrators Of the Insane
Asylum.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE.
% members, u quorum present.
Mr.. Cade, Of Lafayette, introduced
a resolution providing for the APP
pointment Of a committee Of three to
examine the books and accounts Of
K. G. Grain, late cbairman Of the
committee on contingent expenses.
Mr.. Chretien, Of Orleans, introduced
under q suspension OF the rules and
without previous notice, an act to pay
deficiencies for the years lS00-16S1.
Under further suspension Of the
rules, the bill was referred to the
committee on appropriations.
An act making appropriations for
the year 1892 being the general ap-
priation bill, came up for third read
ing and final passage.
BY Mr.Cosgrove--Mr. Speaker, !
desire to call the attention Of this
House to the aggregate sums drawn
from tho various funds in tho treasu-
ry, which are ~ follows:
teneFM fund. go. ..'.....'''..-...'v Fl,J.S w
Judicial fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Tl9, COL GO
School fund ................-.... 36e, 100 IS
Loveo fund. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 224, II
e1,34s, Gss 10
Add Capitol NJ Baton Rouge "....- 100000
Total. ...."........... Sl.49s,Gss 10
! The assessment Of 1851 IA tlBl CO.,.
900. and mill tar on this Yields 1,oe5, 900 %
Deduct 10 per II. for delinauenosee. 10000 %
haves. Observation-Disclosures. g7s,o00 oo
Add licenses collected 1874. 1887 10
Not revenue ss State, lee1 ......... 1,l7s,377 IL
Appropriations for 1882 l,4os, Gss 10
Not revenusn of State for le51 ...... 1851 IL
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| Dehf1t. JZ,JD VI
With an understanding Of the SOL
emn pledge Of the House, given in an
emphatic manner BY their vote making
these appropriations that we shall en-
act q revenue bill, just and equitable
alike to the taxpayers and the State,
and rigid in it's provisions for the
collection of taxes. | vote--Yes.
The bill was6nally passed by vote
of63 yeas to 20 nays.
House bill No. ID, An act to make
the necessary appropriations for the
repairs of thc.St.te House at Baton
Rouge and to make the warrants is
sued for said appropriation payable
by preference, etc, came up as the
special order Of the day.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson, OF
East Baton Rouge, the House resolv-
cd itself into committee of the whole
to consider the bill.
| Mr.. Butler, Of Bienville, was called
to tho chair.
Tho original bill appropriated
$4,000, and made the sum payable
one-half out OF the revenues OF the
Estate for the year 1892 and the re-
naming half from the revenues dur
ing the year 1883.
Tho committee on appropriation
amended the bill, by substitute to the
FIRST section, 40 AZ to make the entire
} amount payable out Of the revenues
of 1892.
Mr.. Robertson, of East Bator
Rouge, moved as an amendment to
the substitute that the sum appro.
priated be SIG, 50.l7.
A protracted debate followed thu
reading of substitute and amendment
thereto. During the discussion it wal
, stated by Mr.. Robertson, Of East b.
ton Rouge, member Of the Stats
, House commission, that the appropri
alton was necessary to. take up tn
warrants issued for an appropriation
which had been made at a previ0u
session, which warrants have bee,
pledged. When the warrants wer'
redeemed they would be returned t.
the treasury for cancellation.
This purpose WAS vet forth, and tn
disposition of the new appropriation
in accordance Herewith was provide'
, for in the Last section Of the act.
Il The amendment Of hr. Robertson
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