New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-31

taken from these funds. We did this las
year. This is a deficiency amounting t.
sig 600. The Auditor asks an appropriation
to meet it.
Senator P. F. Herwig-I desire to hav,
the communication read. 1.-THE communi
| cation from the State Auditor, Charles Gin
ton, was then readl l move that the com
munication be spread npon the minutes
| Carried.
Senator Ingraham-I now renew my mo
! ton that this bill be considered engrossed
Senator Hunsaker-What is the bill?
The President-The Secretary will rea(
| the bill again for the information of the
| Senator.
The motion that the bill be considered
| engrossed prevailed.
Senator Ingraham-I move further sus
| pension OF the rules that this bill be pu
upon its third and final reading
Senator Noland-I move to lay that mo
! ton on the table.
4 yea and nay vote was taken on this
| motion; nine to nine, and the President de-
| ciared the Senate refused to suspend the
rule
Senator Ingraham-I will say TO the Sen.
| ator from Caddo that this action will keep
| some two hundred thousand dollars from
| being paid into the State treasury; and the
| interest on the State debt will not be paid.
The President-The Chair did not vote.
Senator Ingraham-1s it in order now to
move TO reconsider the vote whereby the
Senate refused to suspend the rule.
The President-Yes.
Senator Hunsaker-I am not prepared to
vote on this bill. | don't understand it. If
[ am correctly informed about this bill, this
Legislature can not Ito the Secretary,
Just read the bill, if you please"
The bill was then read again.
Senator Hunsaker-I have no objection 10
that bill. l think that bill is perfectly
right 1t is only the same as the biIl we
passed heretofore l have no objection my
self to the passage of that bill.
Senator Harris Senator Barber in the
chair)-Mr. President, / think | can make
an explanation that will be satisfactory, in
order that this bill be passed at once. I'm
der the laws of this State, the commissions
OF the tax collectors are paid out Of the
various funds. So much as is due them for
collecting the school tax comes out Of the
school fund. So much as is due them on
account of collections for the interest fund
comes out OF that fund. So much as is due
them from the general fund for collections
on that account comes out of that fund.
This is the way they get their commissions.
Now, as the Auditor holds he can not pay
these commissions unless there is an apprO-
priation to that end, and as there is de-
y
made, as this bin provides, that he may
settle up with these tax collectors and pay
them all their commissions from the various
funds, as provided by law. He is DESTROYS
that these settlements be made as soon as
possible, and it is proper that this should be
done, and the collections, less the commits
siOns, be paid into the State treasury.
Senator lngraham-I want to explain to
the Senator from Cadd0. The tax collectors
get only what the law allows them as com
missions i'll the settling up of their ac-
counts.
Senator Harris-I move suspension of
the rules to put this bill on its third read
ing.
yea and nay vote was taken-yeas I6; |
nays ); and the rule was not suspended.
Senator Ingraham-I move this bill be |
made the special order for tomorrow at |
one o'clock. l will state my reason for
making this motion. There are now tax |
collectors walking about the city OF New |
Orleans with more than 100000, and per-
naps 100000 of the States money. Near |
100000 of the States money is to day in
the hands of the tax collectors, |
walking about the streets of New Or
with the State Auditor because they can
lOt receive their fee. And tell the Sen
tte the interest ON the State debt may not
1e met unless we can get a settlement with
jhese tax collectors. And Senators sit
lere and vote against suspension of the
'ules and encourage these State tax col
ect0rs to walk about the streets with the
peoples money in their possession, and to
Use it for their own personal benefit. | had |
hoped and believed the explanations made |
lere this morning would have led to the
suspension Of the rule, and that this bill
would have been put on its third and final
eading. 1t is a matter Of great i'm
'ortance to the final status Of the State.
Unless the interest on the State debt is
promptly met, your warrants will be fur
her deprecated: your warrants will go
egging on the streets more than they are
0day.
Senator Hunsaker-Thero seems to be
ONE objection by Senators to this bill as it
). l move, to amend, that the tax collec-
DIS be allowed to SETTLE retaining the
of their commissions.
The President-The bill is not open to
mendment at this time.
Senator WhartOn-I second the motion
} make this bill the special order for to-
borrow at one O'Clock l have no obiec-
on to the bill, but | have an objection to
ny bill apprOpriating money. unless | |
now something about it. That l can not
thoroughly obtain by the mere, quick read
9 Of the bill | want to vote intelligentIy,
nd have no doubt there are other Sena-
RS who want to do so too. Therefore it is
etter this bill should lie over one day, to j
We Senators an opportunity to look into t
u, and see what it is. 1t is therefore thatI S
cond the motion that it be made the spe- q
al order for tomorrow at one o'clock c
The motion then prevailed, and imme- c
ateIy afterWard the Senate adjourned T