New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-29
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 90 1874

! the parish of lberville, approved Februar,
26, 1867.
Also, House bill No. ll6, entitled an &C
TO Incorporate the town Of Pleasant Hill
Louisiana.
Also. House bill No. 90, entitled an act {,
incorporate the town of simmsport, in tn,
parish of Avoyelles. and tor the organize
ton thereof.
! The following bills were reported on IA
sorably. and were considered engrossed
passed their third readings under suspen
sion OF the constitutional rules, and finally
passed. titles adopted. and ordered to b
sent 70 the Senate for concurrence.
| House bill No. 81. entitled an act 70 in
corporate the Union Sons of Honor Beneyo
lent Association of New Orleans Louisiana
| Also, House bill No. %. entitled an act t.
amend and fe<nact section one o; an &C,
entitled IAN act 20 Incorporate The Young
Veterans. !SG: and 1865. Benevolent and
Mutual Aid Association q; New Orleans
| louisiana"
Also. House bill no. 90. an &C. 20 ircor
porate the Good Shepherd Conclsve No.
OF Louisiana.
Also, House bill No. 81. entitled an ac. q
incorporate the Jennes Amis Benevolen,
Association OF New Orleans. Louisiana.
Also. House bill No. l29, entitled an ac: 70
| renew and extend the charter Of lndepen.
dence Fire Company No. 9. of Baton Rouge.
| fox fifteen years. trcm March -, 1874.
Also. House bill No. u. entitled an &C: 20
construct a public road Of earth in She :nost
direct line from the western limits OF the
! city of New Orleans 20 William street, city
| OF kennes. parish Of jefferson. etc.
House bill No. -. entitled an act to amend
an act 20 give a new charter 20, 20 as 20 ex-
! tend the limits of the town OF Thibodaux.
! in the parish OF I.afourche, wa. consider. d
sngrossed, and on motion Of Mr.. Murrell. Of
] l.aiourche. further consideration was post.
| pcned until next Wednesday.
! House bill No. l4S entitled an act 70 es.
smps Eli property situated in the town Of
| Mansfield. in the parish Of De Soto, from
the payment Of parish taxes. was fixed tor
| next Saturday.
The Speaker laid before :he iouse The
following report from the Auditor Of Pub
Tic Accounts. which was ordered printed in
the journal:
eTAfn OF Houis,ANA,a
Auditors ONCE. :
New Orleans, January 81. 1874.
TO the Honorable Members % tbs General As
sembly:
Under your ,ecens legislation. euppie-
msnted. As have no doubt j: will be. by
iudicious economy in yOus general appro
priation bill, there IS no reasonable doubt
that the financial affairs 81 the State will,
durisg Che ensuing fiscal Sear. be conducted
on a cash basis.
IN view OF this well founded expectation.
as we'll as to further SO desirable result. I
would respectfully call your attention to
the following important matters, and ask
your favorable consideration and action on
them at an early daye
!. Pensions 60 veterans ~ ere war 81
1874 and 1915, heretofore paid on basis of
deprecated warrants, will involve this
year. if continued at Che old rate $500 per
monthly, a cash expenditure of more than
$4,000, which 10 more than the State can
now affnrd A very large number Of new
names have been added to the veteran list
under your act OF last year. and the rate,
60 correspond with our means, should be
reduced to s. per month, payable semi
annually in cash, this being the rate and
manner of payment adopted BY the United
States governments
?. The compensation Of registrar of
election and their clerks involves an eX-
penditu,e of more than $780, 900 per annum.
The compensation of these officers should
be reduced from s. and s. per day to So
per day to registrars, sad s. 80 per day to
their clerks lin many instances no clerks
are necessary, and Che whole expense
should be paid by The parishes instead of by
3. Parish Judges are exclusively parish
officers and should be paid by the parishes
in which they exercise their functions.
This would save the state an expense of
about Si30.000 Perhaps it would be proper,
in order 60 make such law Of equal ap
rlicat On throughout the State, TO provide
that the district judges in the parish vt Or
leans shall be paid by said parish.
!. For some time past the judges OF the
Supreme Court have received extra com
pensation account Of the depreciation of
warrants. The necessity OF this extra ex-
pense will no longer exist. and the law
should be changed so as to correspond with
the constitution and Che EeN state 81
affairs.
I: The law should also provide tina. no
person shall be entitled 70 have claims
against the State audited or paid SO long as
he owes the State Tor taxes. licenses or any
other account. This will reach consider !
able class of persons who resist TIE law and
refuse to pay what they owe, and yet are
prompt 20 present and demant payment of ]
claims :Aey may happen 70 have against !
the State.
6. In all suits concerning taxes. licenses.
etc, tax collectors should De allowed 20 |
take appeals direct to the Supreme Court.
whenever in session. without giving bond.
They represent the interests OF :he State
a
Iuive . bond from its own representative in ]
such case. IhI- would c,viat. DELAYS,
Whic., are often vcXatIo.s and injurious to |
III. pnhi!e interest.
:. Some measures should he adopted |
which will do away with the eEovnous bills |
~ costs IN YAK suits now paid to clerks,
sheri.i-. etc. without any adequate results. |
lin. cc.'s detranae1 ia these cases IN the !
PARISH OF Orleans are greater than the !
whole amount .! taxes collected by the !
slcX..i. ssrv respectfully. !
CHARLES CLINTON. Auditor.
SPECIAL ORDER OF TIE DAY.
iicuse bill No. 81. entitled join: resclu. !
ton 20 restrict she employment: OF convict |
labor By the lessee Of the Penitentiary. and |
to provide a penalty 70: the violation
thereof, on second reading.
Mr.. Devices, OF Red River. moved to re. |
fer to the Committee on Penitentiary.
Mr.. Allan. Of West Baton Rouge. moved !
TO lay that motion Oh the table, on which /
the yeas and nays were demanded by !
Me.srs. Devices. OF Red River. and Nurre!l. |
o: Madison. resulting as follows:
yeas-Antoin-. Bowman. Baker. Boyd. |
Blackstone. Bnatner. Bickham. Barrow. |
Carey. Cocka,ham. Cayr. Cousin. ConnaIgk- |
ton. Den,as, y G. Davis. K. Il. Davis. Deve.