New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-06

Mr.. Anderson: ask for suspension of
the rules to present memorial.
Rules suspended.
A petition of A. Sambola, protesting
against the admission of P. B. S. Pinch
back was read.
Under a suspension of the rules the bill
was referred to the Committee on Elections.
On motion of Mr.. Wittgenstein, the Sen
ate went into executive session.
The executive session being raised, the
chair appointed Mr.. Ray member of the
Committee on Election and Returns in
place of Mr.. Egan, resigned
message from the Governor was read,
informing the Senate that he had approved
of and signed an act extending protection
to laborers in the exercise Of nee u1r.ze.
and an act to organize the parish cour, of
the State.
The Senate adjourned.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, September l.,
1865 an act to authorize the Auditor to issue
warrants for the payment Of the expenses
of the General Assembly, introduced by Mr..
Lewis, being under consideration.
The President: IL the opinion of the chair,
if the Legislature passes an act making the
warrants receivable for taxes, it will depre.
ciate the value of the warrants. 1t is too
early in the day for the passage of such an
bill.
Mr.. Ray: Mr.. President Think this bill
should go to q committee. There are other
acts looking to the same object. and we will
try to frame a bill that will accomplish the
objects set forth by each Of them.
Mr.. Bacon: think the warrants rendered
to members of the General Assembly only,
should be receivable for taxes.
Mr.. Lewis: 1t is simply to get at some
thing that will be beneficial to the members
and employees of this General Assembly. 1
want somthing that is ngible-something
| that will by some means place money at the
| disposal of the Treasurer or somebody else,
to pay the per diem of the members and
the employees of the General Assembly.
The bill was referred to the Committee on
Judiciary
A bill 10 authorize the Auditor to employ
such clerks as he may need, having been in.
troduced by Mr.. Lewis, and being under
consideration
| Mr. Ray: We have already passed a bill
| giving the Auditor additional clerks.
| Mr.. Lewis: The Auditor tells me that he
| has not clerks enough to audit our accounts,
| and concluded, sir, that ii it is really the
| case, we had better give him some more.
| There is something wrong there. Either he
| has not got sufficient assistants, or he has not
| cot the will to attend to these matters, and
| am perfectly willing that q committee should
! be appointed by tn Senate or a Joint com.
mittee, to wait upon the Auditor ard ascer-
! tain the facts of this business.
| The President: There is a Senate com.
mittee appointed for that purpose, but one
! of the Senators being absent 10 report has
been made up to this time.
Mr.. Lewis: move that the comnitte be
instructed to report by tomorrow at twelve
o'clock.
Mr.. Day: The committee was only in
| struCted to investigate the difficulty be
tween the Warrant Clerks, and to exam
iue their books and report upon the diff
Guilty existing. 1t had no reference to thu
number of employees or the wants of tht
Auditor.
The bill was referred to the Special Com
mittee appointed to examine into the ac
counts OF the Auditor and Warrant Clerk
House bill No, ST., Joint resolution tt
appoint a Joint committee to investigate
the action of the First and Second Distric
Drainage Commissioners, being under con
sideration--
Mr. Ray; This seems to be a bill merely t
appoint committee for the purpose of in
| vestiga.ion. | move that this resolution bt
considered as engrOssed.
Mr.. Braughn: Before the motion is put
| would like to inquire whether necessity
exists for this Investigation or not; o.
whether it is another attempt to add addi
tional employees to the ftJy-seyen clerks
porters aud attaches which the Senate al
| ,4l,g e. 4
necessity and if any gentleman on the foo
knows of any such necessity, would lik
to hear from him upon the subject.
Mr., Ray: Mr.. President, | know nOthin
at all about the merits of this bill. | am &
member of the Committee on the Board O
Public Works, and in that capacity l hayt
ascertained that the drainage OF the city i:
divided into three districts. Complaint!
have been made to that committee that Off
GERS have not been Gischarging their dutie
properly. This bill having been originate,
in the House, l don't know what view tn
House may have had.
The object of the resolution is to raise
committee conjointly with the House fo
investigation as to what disposition has beel
made Of the funds belonging to those drain
age districts, which are of great importanc,
to the health of the city.
90 not see the necessity of any clerl
whatever for the committee, The dratnag
of the CITY is matter of so much import
ance to the property of the city that think
an investigation should be made into thl
management of it. The previous law il
made to meet the necessity Of the case, bu
it seems not to have done it; and there i
considerable of q contest going on whether
the old system shall be abandoned and a neE
one inaugurated. As said, knew nothing
about the resolution until it was read. But
think it should pass as it seems to be YER
important. The House must certainly hav
had some evidence that lead them to it o
they would not have passed the resolution
l can't state any particular facts, but ther'
seems to be an impression that these drain
age districts have not been properly man
aged. l hope the resolution will pass.
Mr.. Braughn; Mr.. President, | am yer.
glad, sir at all times to invite to and sup
port the investigation of the conduct Of an,
public officer or officers; and when the in
tention Is bona fde and for the purpose Q
discovering anything injurious to the Stat
or community am in favor Gift. Now, sir
it was urged BY gentleman just now (ne
the gentleman from 0uachita) that the Com
missioners desire this investigation them
selves. That being the case, am sllit NOR
In favor of an investigation, ana 6eliev'
with the gentleman from Ouachltai that M
additional clerical assistance viii be neees-
sarv If these gentlemen require this in
vestigation they can very well aid the com
I miitae by their own clerks and employees
ard for this reason l offer this proyiso:
Provided, that no expense will accrue t.
the State from the appointment of said com
mittee.
/ ask for suspension of the rules to offei
the proyiso.
Nj. Ray: I hope the Senator will not in
sist upon it. concur fully with him tina
there is no necessity for any clerical assist
auce. If the committee employ clerical as
! sissauCe Without a DrOVisiOn in the resoiu