The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-29
All SIN AGAIN!
More of His "Tricks and His
Manners
Legislator Vigers.

Yesterday we showed how Vigers, the
chief clerk of the Kellogg House of Repre-
sentatives, had managed to keep as many
journals of the managerie, in which he was
an officer as Bret Hart's hero, All Sin, kept
packs of cards in his capacious sleeves; and
touched lightly upon his suspicious action
in keeping himself SO hidden from the pub
lie gaze as to suggest the idea that he was
waiting for some solid and substantial i'll
ducement to come forth from his self-en-
forced seclusion.
To-day we will give few more Of the
tricks of this Legislative heather Chinee-
tricks that will he very apt to attract the
attention of the Grand Jury, even if they
should fail to excite the indignation OF sur
prise of the Indifferent and cwlpable indi-
vidual under whose very eyes tbey were
consummated, and whs had sworn a solemn
oath to perform his duty as Executive of
the State.
When the Approximation bill was under
show, and when an unprecedented looker-op
would have very naturally concaaded that
all the chimpanzees anG ourang eutangs Of
the forests of Africa had escaped from their
native wslds and taken refuge in Mechanics
Institute, Mr.. jehn Gair, ,(colered) arose
from his seat and moved that aA the men,
beers be allowed 80 send up .tlser amend
ments to the chief clerks desk, and
that he, the said clerk, be authorized to ia
sert them in the Appropriatica bill. This
motion was carried, and in accordance there
with, Z large number of amendments were
inserted in the bill as section < and the bill
was then engressed and sent to the Senate
for concurrence. The Senate concurred in
the amendments and the bill was returned
to the House.
The announcement was then made that
the Senate was ready to adjourn sine d5eat
half past ten O'clock upon which John Gair
again arose and being Immediately recog-
nised by Mr.. Matthews, Sneaker pro ter,
moved to concur in Senate amendments. to
the General Appropriation Eill and that
motion being carried, he moved that tie
House adjourn sine die, which was also car
ried; and the Assembly, the like of which
it is.devoutly to be wished, may never again
disgrace a Legislative hall, breke mp.
The Appropriation Bill was left in the
hands of Vigers. and was, by him, taken up
stairs III the Enrolment room, to be rein
crossed before it could be enrolled.
1t is now known that Vigers fixed up THE
important bill to suit himself and tn ut he
added thereto various items skat never came
before the House and which emanated alone
from Ills fertile braln
One of these items was an appropriation
to pay VIM. Vigers $3.50 or,extra services
another an appropriation to pay a partyl
1920 'fec services rendered as clerk for the
session of 1872, when said individual was in
the State of Texas, and could have per-
formed 40 such services.
Another appropriation to pay one Dom-
nick Bianchini $3.50 as keeper of the
archives of the House of Representatives
for the session of 1874, said Biauchini having
received his pay as messenger 80 the chief
clerk, and the office of keeper of archives
heing new Office created by Vigers tor the
especial beneftof his friend Bianchini. And
still another appropriation to pay one Will
liams $40 and one Jackson $66 O6
None of the above items ever passed
either house Of Kelloggs General Assembly.
Thus doctored to suit the somewhat pecu-
liar and enlarged ideas of Vigers, the bill
was then enrolled at night, in Kellogg's
private Office, No. 1o Dryades street, be-
tween 10 and II o'clock, only certain per-
sons being permitted to be present.