New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-08
through it's chavman, submitted the
following report, which was received and


following report, which was received and
accepted:
To the Honorable the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives of the State OF Louisiana:
The undersigned, nominated by special
act of the General Assembly, approved
March 10, 1869, entitled an act appropri-
ating three thousand dollars for al index,
respectfully report as follows:
For the purpose OF carrying out the intent
OF the law, the Supervisor proceeded 1mne-
| diat.ly to the printing Of blanks, manufac-
ture Of legal cap, buying of books, and hiring
of assistants and clerks, the latter being
paid according to their work.
The act required an index of ell laws OF
the succession of General Assemblies frem
! the year 1904 to 1869, inclusive.
This has been accomplished, so far as the
compilation of an index showing the Object
| of each law, which can by possibility he ap-
uljed to any litigation in the State, these
| laws having both general and special
Chief among the laws enacted from 1864
| to 1869 are laws relative to adoption, 10
| divorce, to appropriations and to corpora
| lions, that have from time to time been
created by State legislation. All ACTS, with
| exception of those which created banking,
| insurance and industrial corporations, have
| simply been classified with reference solely
to the year in which they were enacted,
and the number of the same.
| The special acts in regard TO corporations
have beenindexed as to their object.
| The first part of the work is, rs above,
completed i'll manuscript, and is now IN
the hands of the printer. 1t will chow at
a glance, the year and the page OF the
volume Of the year where any act may
| be found. But, in the opinion OF
your supervisor, there is yet wanted
further extension OF the work. so as TO EN-.
brace in Il synCptical shape the substance or
pith OF all acts that have been adopted.
| Having attempted the formation OF such s.
| work, the supervisor was compelled to leave
it in manuscript, in halt finished state, and
the supervisor would suggest the appoint
ment of joint committee of one from the
Senate and two from the House OF Repre-
sentatives to examine the manuscripts III
the hands of the supervisor and the printer,
and to report by bill or otherwise.
l. Upon the disposition of the funds
already made to the amount OF three thou
sand dollars, drawn from the treasury to
complete the first part of the work.
2 Upon the prac liability OF complete
synoptical work.
8. Upon the matter whether or not en- ap'
preparation is required - ;..o
Hoping for an investigation into
these matters on the part OF
a Joint committee of both Houses Of the
General Assembly, aud that the work &C
conpli.heds by the Supervisor will meet
with the appreciation of the General Assem-
bly and the Executive. he has the honor tt
respectfully submit the report; ~
Recommendation of the committee
agreed to.
The special Committee on City Charter
through their cha rman, submitted the fol
lowing report, which was received and'a
copied:
Roons SPECIAL COMMITTEE on CITY CHARrBR.
House Of Representatives., State of Louisians.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF tn
House OF Representatives,:
| GENTLInEN-Your committee on Cit,
Charter have the honor to report favorabl.
on House bill No. lso, and recommend it
FRANK ALEXANDER,
J,H. McyEAN,
OCTAVE BELOr,
Bill considered as engrossed and calen
dared for its third reading.
: The special committee on investigating
the charges made against Governor II. {
8 Warmoth, made by Mr.. G. NJ. Wicklifft
late auditor of the State, through thei
! chairman, submitted the following report
. which was received and accepted
STATE OF LouIsIANI,
House OF Represent xtlves,
4 Room of Special Committee, March 8, 1870
b. o the Honorable the Speaker and Memt ers OF th
I | House OF Representatives:
e The undersigned, your special committed
to whom was referred the charges preierre
), against his Excellency H. c. Warmoth
5 Governor of the state of Louisiana, by 6
: III. Wckiiffe. Auditor OF Public Accounts {
( the State of Louisiana, have the honor t
s submit the following report
/; Your committee met On February IL, an
r after organization addressed letter to G
t III. Wickhtfe, Auditor, etc, demanding {
r him the names of the witnesses necessar
0 to substantiate the several charges whic
f he had made, and stating that the cOmmitte
e would meet on February 81, when the
o would be prepared for his reply. You
g committee did meet on February 81, an
i. MIR. Wlckliffe having failed to respond t
8 the communication first alluded tt
is proceeded to consider the charge
l. seriatim, and summoned betor
J. them such witnesses as, in tn
z Judgment Of the committee, from the natul
g and subject OF the several charges woul
r probably know either the truth or the falsl'
v of the accusation made. Subsequently M
), Wickliffe did furnish to your committee
e list of witnesses which. he asserted, woul
n sustain the various charges. These wi
e nesses your committee have summoned bf
t.. fore them, and have submitted them, &c
" pether with those first summoned by yol
l. committee, to rigid examination.
t. Your committee beg leave to report Thu
d after lengthy and thorough examlnatio
l. of all the witnesses whose attendance you
O committee has been able to procure. the
If have been able to find from the testlmon
Vt ELECTED no foundation, whatever, for any or
h OF the charges preferred by George NJ. VIC
}. life, Auditor, etc, against his Excellent
E. n. C. Yarmouth, Governor Of the State
l. Louisiana. Your committee beg leave her
l. with to present copy of all testimony take
J. before them, and all proceedings had I
Of them, that your honorable body may see no
j. far their labors have extended, and may a
1t preciate the equity of the opinion at Whlt
lie we have arrived.
If Your committee would, therefore, respec
l fully recommend that no further procee'
f. ings be taken iu regard to the charges pr
t, ferred by George NJ Wickliffe, Auditor, etc
g, against his Excellency, II. G. Warmot
re Governor, etc, but that the sa!d charges
Of declared by your honorable body to be wit
N out foundation in fact, and incapable
being sustained by the evidence brougl
3. forward by the accuser himself
H. Respectfully submitted.
a. w. L. MCMILLEN,
l. CHARLES GRAY,
2 HENRY HEIDENHAIN,
= E. w. DEVICES,
ID W. H. HASKELL.
If On motion. the report was accepted, al
in one thousand copies of the report and tie
N timony were ordered to be printed