New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-25

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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF new 0nlEAN
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Fortieth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans February "a. 1875.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournmen,
and was called to order by the Hon. c.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor Of the Stat
end President of the Senate.
Present-Messrs. Anderson, Blackburn
Blunt, Breaux, Burch, Cage, Crozier. De
tiege, Ola, Greene, Kelso. Mascot, Pollard
Stamps, Sypber, Twitchell, Weber, Whit
Absent . Messrs. Alexander, Allan
Brewster, Chadbourn, Dumont, Eustis
George, Grover, Harper, Herwig, Kelly
Landry, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, White
WhariOn-H.
The President annou iced that there wal
aquorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read the
journal of Tuesdays proceedings.
On the motion of Mr.. Young, the further
reading of the Journal was dispensed with,
AnC the same cOIreCteU anu HppTONcu.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, l
New Orleans, February rs, 1875 J
To the Honorable President and Members of the
am directed by the Honse to ask the
concurrence OF your honorable body in the
following House bills, viz:
House bill No. &c. joint resolution for the
relief Of H. j. Twitchell, late tax collector
for the parish Of Red River; r. A. Devices.
late tax collector for the parish of De Soto;
ID. II. B0ultt, ST., late tax collector for the
parish of Natchltoches, and their sureties.
House bill No. 1877, joint resolution chang
ing the venue in the case of the State Of
Louisiana vs.. Alexander w. Kinchen from
the Superior Criminal Court, parrish of Or
loans, to the Sixth Judicial District Court
in and for the parish OF st. Tammany
and instructing certain officers in re-
gard to eaid change.
Very respectfully.
. JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Blackburn submitted the petition Of
John w. Duty, Z. Roberts and many others
relative to the formation of a new parish
Referred to the Committee on Corpora
tons and Parochial Affairs.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr.. Deteige, chairman of the Committee
on Militia, submitted the following report,
which was received:
On motion of Mr.. Young, the further
reading was dispensed with, and the report
was ordered to be printed in the journal, as
follows:
SENATE CHArBgR
New Orleans February "a, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Herewith we submit the report accom-.
panying this note, and respectfully AJAX that
it be printed in the journal Tor the intorma.
ton of the Senate.
Very respectfully, etc..
E. DETIEGE, Chairman;
j. r. ALEXANDER.
We the undersigned members Of the |
Committee on Militia respectfully represent |
that after mature deliberatiOn and investi-
cation that they find that under section two
OF act No. SO Of 1871, that the sum of $50 900
was appropriated for militia purposes; that
said appropriation was eDjOined by Attor-
ney General A. P. Field, but on June 90,
1874 the Injunction was dissolved and the
Auditor instructed to issue warrants for the
same.
We find upon examination of the Auditor
that this amount has been disbursed as Der
exhibit A.
The books of the Treasurer show that |
portion Of said warrants have been taken
up and paid by him, to the extent Of
$1,000 IL, as per exhibit B, and that the
sum Of $500 % remains unpaid, az per
exhibit G.
In the Superior District Court, in case
No. 1913, there was granted to James
lIongstreet, Major General commanding
hrst division Louisiana State National
Guards, peremptOry mandamus on the
Auditor ordering hin TO audit the vouchers
70 per exhibit D and E.
Warrants for the full amount of the
Vouchers of James Longstreet were issued
august u to ", 1874, az per exhibit marked | I
Exhibit G shows the amount of war | (
ants paid by the State Treasurer, amount Z
ng to the sum of 49,, 100.
Exhibit II shows the amount of war
ants outstanding to be $2S,2OO.
Exhibit J is grand recapitulation of
xhlbits to II inclusive.
Exhibit elbows that the Adjutant
General and acting paymaster general has
AID rent for All unused armOry and an
imaginary armOrer for myth" called the
City Guard" which has been disbanded or
D say the least "a company on paper" for
wo years or more.
lOur committee has endeavOred to secure
le attendance of the Governor to explain
10 use and expenditure of the sum of A
Il, 935 10, drawn by him upon his own A
arrants tor militia purposes during the =,
Ear 1874. We have failed to secure his
tendance.
Your committee has also, on several oc-
slons, attempted 70 secure the presence or
statement from James Longstreet, as to 81
nat disposition he made of the moneys
allied from the payment OF the warrants Sc
id by the Treasurer as per exhibit G Of
is report We have failed. Sc
We respectfully recommend that there be
approximation for militia purposes for the Sc
ar 1879, excepting for the following pur-
ses: 60
larry and contingent expenses of
the Adjutant General. ...... $500 Sc
EXHIBIT A.
preparation. to maintain militia of the
State under act No. SO OF the session of Pa
1874, $4,000.
ne 2, warrants 1896 to 1929 w.
?. Kellogg, payment of militia Az
vouchers rendered. .......... $4,000 90 Al
ne :, w. A. Snow, for services Au
,enuereu. ...--........... So IS Au
ly IL, j. LOngstreet, for SER Au
,ices, January, February and Az
darch. ;..................... 1875 90
ly lS, j. Lcngstreet. commute.
ion of quarters for months Of
January, February and March GSS 90
v lS, j. LODpstreet servicea