The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-04-19


ouED-sPEAKER CARTER AND 9TH
rps CHARGED WITH COOKING UP THE |
IoURNALs OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-
nIy-AN INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE
no DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN GENUINE |
,ND FRAUDULENT WARRANTS THE |
STATE TREASURER ENJoINED FROM |
ANOTHER QUARTER-HE Is PRoHIBI-
rrD FROM PAYING WARRANTS FOR |
SCHOOL, CHARITABLE AND PRINTING |
PURPOSES.
In the absence yesterday of Judge
Dibble, says the New Orleans Plea
yune, the following petition was filed
in the Eighth District Court, and the
order of injunction in accordance with
the prayer signed by Judge Theard,
acting for Judge Dibble:
The petition of the State of Louisi-
ana. through its Governor, Henry c.
Warmoth, with respect, represents that
netitioner is informed and believes, and
therefore AYERS, that a great frand on
the Treasury of the State is about be-
ing put into operation under the pre-
text of executing certain alleged .reso-
buttons of the House of Representa-
tiycs of the State of LOUISIANA; the
resolutions alluded to are printed as
part of the Journal of the SAID House of
REPRESENTATIVE on the evening of the
last day of the session of the said House
of Representatives, held on the I'd day
of March, 1871. Your petitioner AYERS
that the execution of the said pretend
ed or alleged resolutions involves the
expenditure of large sums of money,
to an amount exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars.
Petitioner is informed and believes,
and therefore AYERS that said resolu-
tions never were passed or adopted by
the said House of Representatives as
they purport to have been passed /;
that, ON the contrary, they are falsely
and fraudulently and spuriously IN
serted in the journals of said House,
and printed as part thereof after the
adjournment of said House, aud at the
instigation and by direction of George
w. Carter, the Speaker of said House,
who, well knowing the same had never
been adopted by said House, and with
out authority of law, and i'll violation
of his official duty, insisted on said
resolutions being inserted in the jour
nails of said House as if the same had
been passed, and coerced and induced
VIM. Vigers, the Chief Clerk of SAID
House, to incorporate the same in the
journal of said House, as if the same
had been offered by the members who
appear us the originators of said reso-
- oni1 LODI l,A
for action and adoption, and as if the
same had been actually adopted; in
consequence whereof the committees
mentioned in said resolutions falsely
inserted as aforesaid in the journals
aforesaid are proceedings to eyecntf
the SINE ane involve the public in
the expenditure Of immense sums OF
money.
Your petitioner is informed and be-
ieves, and therefore AYERS that james
Graham, the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts of the State of Louisiana, con
siders himself bound in his official ac,
ton to recognize said fraudulent reso-
lutions, and tue expenditures arising
hereunder or may be recognized as Ii
abilities of the State, to the great inju-
~ of the State and its tax payers, who
have no redress except through the in
tervention of this honorable Court.
Your petitioner is also informed ant
believes, and therefore AYERS that j
Pinckney Smith, the Warrant Clerk
will recognize and Issue warrants to
expenses incurred under such fraud
ulent resolutions, to the great and IL
reparable injury of the State and thu
public.
Your petitioner is also informed AM
believes, and therefore AYERS, that war
rants have already been issued by sait
j. Pinckney Smith, in his capacity a
Warrant Clerk aforesaid, which he fel
himself bound to issue, under certiti
Gates signed by the respective sigma
lures of the officers of the two House
of the General Assembly and the chair
men of the respective committees o
said Houses; said warrants pnrportln
to be for contingent expenses, mlleag
and per diem of said Houses and tn
members thereof, and that said war
rants have been unlawfully issued o.
fraudulent and false vouchers, frandu
lentIy approved and certified and til
said James Graham, in consequence G
the impossibility of determining til
genuineness of the claims representa-
by said warrants, Will be unable to pro
tcct the interests of the State, and de
feat the fraudulent combination t
plumber the State and the public.
Therefore petitioner prays that
writ or injunction may Issue, prohibi
ting James Graham, Auditor, etc
from recognizing or auditing any claim
that may be presented to him in hi
official capacity arising out of said pre-
tended resolutions, to-wit: the resoiu
lions purporting to have been offere
by Mr.. Antoine, of Orleans, giving au
tholity to the Committee on Election
and Qualifications. to sit during recess
the resolution purporting to have bee
offered by Mr.. Burch, of East Bato
Rouge, in favor of Frank Alexander
tie resolution purporting to have bee
offered by ,Ir. Barrel, of Orleans, al
thorizing the Committee on Charitf
bic aud Public Institutions, to max
an Investigation during the recess; tn
resolution purporting to have been i:
sued by MIR. Turreaud, of ST. jaime
directing the Warrant Clerk to pa
mileage to P. G. Deslonde and B.
Dufresne; the resolution purportin
to have been issued by Mr.. Thompson
of st. Tammany, directing the Con