The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-17
THAT'S THE WAY THE MONEY
GOES.
A Peep Into Clinton's Books.
The Glorious State Militia.

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the books of the Auditor and Treasurer
yesterday submitted to Hahn's Wing a very
lively report as partial result of the inyesti
CATION of Clintons books.
Lowell had a hard time in reading his re
port. The contents .did not suit the mem.
bers, and they resorted to every device, law
full and unlawful, under their rules, to stor
him but he stuck to it like .'little man.
and gave the whole statement.
An injunction has been obtained, through
the efforts of the committee, to prevent the
payment of $4,000 outstanding warrants
mentioned in
The Report
which, as will be seen, came from the experts
at work on the books, but which was
Endorsed as correct by Lowell from personal
knowledge and submitted as his own.
It was as follows:
STATE OF LoUIsIANA-CITY OF New ORLEANS.
Rooms of Committee to Examine the
Auditors and Treasurer's Books
TO the Hon. Chas. W. Lowell, Chairman and the
Msmbers of said Committee, on the part of
the House Of Representatives of the State of
Louisiana:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned, experts
appointed by the above committee to examine
into the status of the appropriation, under act
No. 50, Of 1874, for militia purposes, beg leave
to make this our following report:
Under section 2, of said act, an amount of
twenty thousand dollars was appropriated by
the General Assembly, for the maintenance of
the State militia; said special appropriation
was enjOined by Attorney General Field but
on June %, 1874 the Injunction was dis
solved and the Auditor instructed to issue
warrants for the same.
We find upon examination OF the books of
the Auditor that said amount was dsbursed;
as will fully appear in exhibit marked A,
filed herewith, being in full of said appropria-
ton of twenty thousand dollars
The books Of the Treasurer show that q
portion of said warrants have been taken I'D
and paid by him, to the extent of sixteen
thousand six hundred and seventy dollars
and forty-two cents, as will appear by exhibit
marked B, leaving, balance of three thou
sand three hundred and twenty-nine dollars
and tifty-eight cents of warrants outstanding
and unpaid detailed statement appears by
exhibit marked c.
We beg further to report that under date of
August 26 1874, in the case Of the Sa'e ex
rel James Longstreet. VS.. Chs. Clinton, Audi
tor, aud numbered 90 1913 on the docket OF
Superior District Court a peremptory man
damus was granted ordering said Clinton to
audit the vouchers Of James Longstreot,
Major General L. S. N. G., TO the extent of
sixty thousand three hundred dollars. Copies
of said vouchers are herewith annexed for
reference marked d and e.
Warrants were issued on the 9th of Au-
gust 1874 to the order of Major-Gen. j.
Longstreet, L. S. n G., to cover said sum-
dptaiIo statement of which oppao~c in Ey
hibit Z, herewith annexed for reference
Exhibit shows the several warrants paid
by the Treasurer in the order of presentation,
to the extent of thirty-two thousand one hun
bred dollars, leaving balance of warrants
outstanding and unpaid to the extent of
t wenty-eight thousand and two hundred dol |
lars, which will more fully appear by Exhibit
H, which is hereto annexed for reference.
Exhibit l is a recapitulation of the fore
going exhibits, A to II inclusive, showing
net balance of warrants outstanding and
unpaid under this militia appro priation and
order Of court above referred to, to the |
amount of thirty-one thousand five hundred |
and twenty-nine dollars and tifty-eight cents |
During the prosecution of our inquiry we |
have received from the Auditor and his cleri-
cal force all the aid necessary to make
investigation into this matter |
every voucher has been examined and found |
correct, and bears on their face
Tor what purpose the expenditures were made,
with the following exceptions, to wit We
have been unable TO ascertain the final dispo-
sition made of the warrants issued and paid |
to Major General Longstreet for thirty-two
thousand one hundred dollars. We refer You
10 exhibit CT"
Vouchers 1926 y % 90, 1929, 1863, G319
1853 1853 -61-62 G3 Ga drawn by his Elk
,ellency W. P. Kellogg, to the extent of ten
thousand nine hundred and thrty-five 79-100
dollars, do not express on their face for what |
purpose they were expended other than for
Military purposes.
Your subscribers do not undertake to sub I
tantiate the validity or correctness of said
payments, but simply state that the vouchers
re duly on file in the Auditors office and in
rood order.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN p. HARLOW,
N. UNDERWOOD,
a. E. HUTF,
II. COHEN,
Submitted by Experts.
c. W. LOWELL, Chairman;
+. L. WRIGHT,
A. b. LEvIsEE
Appropriation to maintain militia of State
nder act No. 80, of the session Of 1874, Il
10000.
81. Exhibit A.
June 2 4226-9, ". 7. Kellogg, payment of militia
ouchers rendered $50 600.
June 2 1890 w. A. Snow services rendered from
anuary to January 9th 1874 s33 49,
July II, 544--9-50 J. LongstTeet Major General
ervices for January, February and March sis75.
July Is. 1862, j.. Longstreet Major General COM
lutation, SIS.
July Is 1853, J. Longstreet Major neral, ser
ices for June S625
Augu t 4, 56a9, w. P. Kellogg, militia vouchers
endered, $4,000.
August 1854, Charles Yaeger, for music, $40.
August TO- 56Gs, A. f. Barber, Brgadier General,
Oucher rendered $50 Il
August % 5s02-24, Henry Street Paymaster Gen [
ral, for militia voucher s3293 -.
August p 5s25, Henry Street, supplies to Terre-
Onne expedition, e1i Al.
September2, 59i4. W. P. Kellogg, bill expended
II militia advertisement SIG 30 g
September T. 1854, ". P. Kellogg. for J. W. Mad
en-, stationery for militia purposes 1854 90. .
September 9, 1863, W. T. Kellogg voucher rem .
cred $4,000. I
October 5, 63l9, w P. Kellogg voucher rendered, {
600.
October 81 7l61 A. S. Badger Brigadier General |
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