New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-05
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton. White,
Whitney, Young-3i.
Absent-Blackburn. Masicnf-0

present.
A committee from the House, Mr.
Mathews as chairman. announced that the
House was ready to adjourn sine die. and
requested that the House be informed by
The Senate within thirty minutes whether
the Senate would concur.
On motion of Mr.. Twitchell the Secretary
OF the Senate was instructed to notify the
House of the Senate's concurrence in their
committees request, that the Senate had no
further communications for the House.
Mr.. Twitchell introduced the following:
Resolccd That committee of three be m
pointed by the President to wait on the
Governor and inform him that the Senate il
now ready to adjourn sine die, and inquire
if he has any further communication to
make to the Senate.
Adopted.
The President appointed the following:
Messrs. Twitchell White and Young.
Mr.. TwtcheIl as chairman of the afore-
said committee, announced that said COM
mittee had attended to the duty assigned to
it. and begged leave to report that the com
mittee was informed by the Governor of the
State that he had no further comlnunica.
tons to make to the Senate.
Mr.. Anderson offered the following:
ResOired That the chairman Of the Com
mittee on Auditing and Supervising the Elk.
penses of the Senate he and is hereby
directed to Issue to w. II. Green voucher
in compensation for services as reading
clerk as the President of the Senate may
direct, and the amount of said compensa-
ton shall be drawn from the contingent
fund OF the Senate.
Adopted.
Mr.. Herwig, chairman OF the special
joint committee to examine the books, ac.
counts. ETC., of the Auditor and Treasurer,
submitted the following report:
NEW ORLEANS, March 3, 1879
To the Honorable the President OF the Senate and
me speaker OF the House and Members of the
General Assembly:
Your joint committee appointed to exam
Inc the books, accounts aud vouchers, and
other oftclal documents OF the Auditor and
Treasurer, beg leave to report as follows:
immediately after appointment yonr
committee entered upon the discharge Of it's
duties. 1t employed experts to aid in the
work OF investigation. 1t summoned wit
nesses and took down their testimony, and
has labored diligently and energetically up
to the present time, with a determination,
II possible, to accomplish the work in hand
80 as to make a full report before the ad-
Journinent of this session, but it is found 20
be lmpracticable to do this.
Extensive preliminary arrangements were
made bv the experts at the commencement
OF this investigation, looking to thorough
and exhaustive examination into all the
Irregularities and abuses of authority al
legged to exist in the departments OF accounts.
The work mapped out is not completed,
and can not be during the time allotted for
If III
work done and to be done is of too great a
magnitude to be crowded into so short
space OF time.
The investigation thus far has revealed
many irregularities and abuses of authority
by number of officials, but the informa-
ton 80 far elected would be of no practi- |
cable use if made public at this time. Be |
sides. it would not be good policy to put
forth an immature and unfinished investi- |
CATION, for such a proceeding might |
materially embarrass future operations, and |
1t might unintentionally do injustice to |
some party or parties who may lee only in |
appearance involved in certain objection |,
able transactions.
Therefore your committee would respect. |
fully ask to have its authority and powers |
continued during the recess of the !
General Assembly, for the purpose Of +,
continuing the unfinished work in |
hand, and thus be enabled at the |
a full and complete report, as the law con-
templates that this committee should do.
j.. +. HERWlG. Chairman;
w. w. WHARTON,
j. A. MASCOT.
THOMAS A. CAGE,
CHARLES w. LOWELL,
ROBERT F. GUICHARD,
+. Il. WRIGHT,
A. Il. LEVISEE,
OSCAR +. HUNSAkER.
The report was taken up by unanimous
consent and adopted.
The name of Mr.. Chadbourn was called
under the Whitney resolution. He called
up House bill No. 1863, to be entitled
an act to provide for the assessment of
property in the city of New Orleans, de-
fining the duties of State assessors, fixing
their salary, commissions and necessary
expenses, and prohibiting the city of New
Orleans from making assessments here
after, and repeating all laws or parts Of
laws conflicting with this act.
The bill was read the first time.
Mr.. White moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended for the purpose of reading
the bill the second time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-titths vote, and the bill Was read the
second time.
Mr.. White moved that the constitutional
'ule be still! further suspended 70 put the
bill on its third and final reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
\ four tifths vote, the bill was read the third
line, and finally passed.
The title was then adopted.
The President announced the appoint
nent OF the following Senators as the com !
nittee on the part OF the Senatee under
ections three and four of House bill No.
Is: Messrs. Herwig, Wharton, Mascot,
Twitchell and Burch.
4.
The bill could not be found.
Mr.. Chadbourn asked to withdraw the
all.
Mr.. Wharton made the point OF order that I
he Senator from st. Charles having called
Up House bill No. II, and the call received f
" the Senate, he could not withdraw that
all and call up another bill.
Mr.. Whitney in the Chair did not sustain %.
he point of order
Mr.. Wharton appealed.
Mr.. Cage moved to lay the appeal on the |
able.
The Senate refused to table by the follow G
ng vote:
Ieas-Brewster. Burch, Cage Cbadbourn, | $
,rozier, Detiege, Dumont, Ola, Landry, |
Iasicot, Pollard, Stamps, Whitney-i3.