New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-24

The Governor is moving around lively in
the matter Of that Investigation into the ia-
debtedness OF the State, which some OF the
partisan papers affect 70 believe was onlv
intended as blind. The committee re-
ported that they had no power to compel
the attendance Of witnesses, whereupon the
following letter of Instructions was ad-
dressed to the Attorney General:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department,
New Orleans, June 10, 1878.
Hon. A. y. Field At: oruey General of Louisiana:
SIR-On the third instant designated a
committee of citizens to inquire into, els sfy
and report upon the debt of the State.
desire that this committee should be
invested with pienary powers.
Articles 442 and 443, Code Of Practice,
provide: Experts may be appointed
whenever the court deems them necessary
in order to obtain information, or at the re-
quest of parties to the suit in causes which
require the investigation of long and intri-
cate accounts; the committee may appoint
auditors to examine such accounts, and who
shall state the SAME in their report to the
court
desire that you institute such proceed
ings before the co1rts in the name of the
State of Louisiana as will bring before the
judicial tribunals the questions which the
committee appointed by me were requested
to investigate, and suggest to the court in
its discretion to appoint. If it is thought
proper, tho gentlemen already named as
experts and auditors under the provisions
of articles 442 and 4E. already quoted, so
that they may have ful. power t. act in the
premises.
Very respectfully.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor.
Suit was brought IL accordance with
these Instructions. and yesterday Judge
Hawkins made the following order:
Monday, the twenty-third day of June.
lS73-Prescnt, the Hon. Jacob Hawkins.
State of Louisiana, Superior District
Court tor the parish of Orleans, No. 369-
The State Of Louisiana VS.. Charles Clinton
and Antoine Dubuclet.-On motion of A.
P. Field, Attorney General of the State of
Louisiana, and upon suggesting to the
court that matters involved in this suit are
of high public cOncernment and demond An
accurate inquiry into the accounts of the
State with regard to the obligation specially
detailed in the petition herein filed by per-
sons versed in the knowledge of such ac
counts. in order to afford the court |
such information as may be necessary to
enable it to do justice in the premises,
it is now ordered that the following !
named persons, to wit: Moses Green wood. !
John Phelps. John r. Clay. J. C. Denis. |
Louis Schneider, j. F. Cotton, George L. !
Bright, Joseph ?. Homer and B. +. Jou-
bert be and are hereby appointed experts. |
auditors and referees to examine and re- |
port upon the matters involved in this suit; !
that after taking an oath to perform their |!
functions in the premises, the parties to the |
suit wishing to produce witnesses before |
such experts, auditors and referees may OBJ !
tain process to that effect from the clerk of |
this court, and that within delay of - |
days the said experts, auditors and referees |
to report to the court the result Of their |
examination in the premises pursuant to |
the provisions OF the law and the articles OF |
the Code OF Practice IN such case made and |
provided.
A true extract from the minutes.
GEORGE W. FLYNN.
Deputy Clerk.
There is. consequently. no obstacle now
IN the way OF a full, complete and search
ing investigation into tie Indebtedness of
the State, and i. IS Confidently expected
that the committee viii discharge the
onerous duties they have undertaken with
prom. ..itude and thorough efficiency.