The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-22

which reply is published in NY report) y an'e ~
with me in that report gives as one Of his reasons CT
for refusing to acceed to it. the fact that the !"
amount which report differs so materially from 81
nv (bis> books This matter was the subject OF III
frequent discussion between the Auditors clerk "
and myself, and had reason to think that he .
would ultimately agree with my Interpretation OF u
tho 9th section Of the act 1872 Of 1867. But the
A,d,or,s letter convinced me that he was deter G
mined to persist in placing to the credit Of the
Free School Accommodating Fund" moneys which
believe s, culd be credited to the Free school
Fund.-" was therefore compelled to give way
and r.transfer the amount had transferred to the
nroper fund in 1858, that the books of the two,
departments might correspond. Thisis why re-
ported 1854, $40 "a cents to the Governor 'e"
DAYS afterwards, AZ the amount in the Treasury
and which the Auditor in his letter to the Governor
saws is correct, by adding $36l5o to this amount :
win be found to be the difference between the two
reports. There is no error here; there was no
eonccalp en. The fact OF this transfer was stated
in my report Of 1858. On page A OF my report
this year discuss this subject, and state the TACT
of nv attempt to execute the act of 1857, anu
confess that 6 was compelled to give way" in con-
sequence of the Auditors persistence in Keeping
an account with fund, which in my opinion, has
no legal existence. This statement will, THINK,
satisfy every one that The Auditor has failed in the
efort ~ convict me OF having made mistake in
this report. {
The next point in his report Is the effort ne makes
to extricate himself rom the exposure made my
report, Of his pecuat'on upon che banks III Tue
enormous assessment made by him in favor oil one
of his clerks and in his ow, for services lch he
never performed but which we're rendered by my
SELF His argument upon the law i'll this case is 50
! feeble and eontemptbe that will not insult the
Intelligence Of those who may read his report, by
~ noticing il. But charge him with deliberate
suppression OF the faets and the record IN TINS
J. matter with the view Of deceiving the Legislature.
- Ie admits that he made the assessment in taroro
|" his clerk ior numbering and registering their
notes ETC." Under che Jaw he charges the Bark
and receives from them three cents for "s'ghns'
c numbering and registering each note. Here then
y he eofesses that he makes the Banks pay tUce tor
l. the same service. In reply to the exposure made
J. of his attept to extort pay for "eu'ng coupons
h t,,ss that this was one or his duties which hae
usurped which had always been eoncedea by III!
r. nredecessors and his own, and that persisted il
II this usurpation, notwithstanding his continued 90
~ factions Now what opinion must every hohes
III han in the State entertain OF public otcer WING
q will make such statements as those, when his owl
I" records proves them not to be SO. lie inserts oil
- official order, dated the 23d OF February, 1898,
eonfirm the truth of his statements on TINS point
but never in the remotest degree alludes to tn
tact that the legality OF that pery order was referre
to the Attorney General at his own instance; tina
~ We made Joint reference of the whole subject Il
- that officer, and that his decision was rendered o.
- the 9Th Of March following-Mr. Noise beng hef
Nv on official business at the time. The Auditor wa
:. furnished with copy Of that decision, winch
:" submit marked No H. lie expressed himself pei
y" fee,y satisfied with Ii and acted in obedience to
at once, as the receipt No. e. Of the same date
and No. 8" of q subsequent date shows, no orde
GU has ever been issued since by the Auditor for tn
bonds, az the Treasurers records will prove, no
~ was arv verbal dissatisfaction ever expressed Il
me in person bv the AUDITOR but to the contrary
he has more than once offered to assess the Bank
in mn favor for" cutting coupons" which refuse
~ to accept, as do not be!ie'e that the Banks ar
required by the law to pay for such services Tn
Auditor says they have "agreed to pay the chars
~ made for cutting coupons" If any OF the Banks
a' except the Bank Of America and the Souther
ol Bank. hive paid him one cent for this purpose
Ms they have done so since November for they, to
knowledge, had not paid the charge then, and "
a'a me they never would He bad pocketed the
Z" aid by those Two Banks and kept IT,,
others had refused to pay, and no.
charging and receiving money
~ is liable to the pains and p1f
twenty fifth section of
'S' and that those who
- is not snforS(
r,a On tha
of pug1S