New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-07
The state House.

1t was remarkably dull in the State House
yesterday. The Governor and his private
secretary were in the executive department
1t was whispered that they were engaged in
writing the message for the extra session.
Early in the day Genesal Sheridan had an
interview with Governor Kellogg, and it
was thought to be satisfactory to both par
ties.
No appointments were made yesterday.
| There was some animation about the At
| torney Generals office, occasioned by per-
| sons anxions to know what course Attorney
General Field would pursue in regard to
the appropriation bill, out the lively interest
thus manifested did not succeed in dra wing
| from the chief law officer of the State the
desired information. He was invisible to
all but a few callers-being safely enscOnced
in his private otfice-and was understood to
be preparing to deliver blow at the appro
priation bill.
In the appropriation bill is an item of
$S5, 900 to pay the expense of taking the
census this year, as required by the State
constitution. The last Legislature passed
census bill, which is in the hands of the
Governor, and will likely receive his sig
nature. 1t is understood that the item of
$S5,O0O is objected to as extravagant, and
for that reason will probably be enjoined,
among other items that are equally just.
with those items providing for the pay of
constitutional officers" The law pro-
vides that the census shall be taken, under
the supervision of the State Registrar of
Voters, by the supervisors of registration
of New Orleans. 1t also regulates the
time allowed for taking the census, allow
ing parishes that have $1,000 inhabitants
100 days to complete the work; those that
have 10000, ninety days, and those of
1000, sixty days. There is one super
visor and two clerks for each parish,
excepting the parish of Orleans, and in
this, embracing the city OF New Orleans,
there are seventeen wards which have to
be provided with supervisor and two
clerks. The supervisors are allowed S. per
day. and the clerks So 30 per day each.
Now, in order to show that the appropriation
made for the purpose of carrying ont what
the constitution says shall be done this
year, is not extravagant, the following
estimaee of the cost has been furnished us
by clerk in the office of the State Regis.
trar of Voters
One parish, 100 days at $l2 per day....... s 200
Three parishes, ninety days at Sl2 per day 3.2ao
F'fty two parishes, sixty days at SIP per
Seventeen wards, twenty days at sSl2 per
day. ...................... $50
Five wards forty days at So so per day. 700
Total salaries. s..........................b4 40 6G0
Travelling expenses. 5 IL 600
Stationery. printing. freight, telegraphing
postage, etc.,. d 900
1Ctal........ .....-............... b5jooo
1t is possible that this calculation may be
a little under or over the real cost of com
pleting the census, but it will be seen that
in either event the amount can not be far
from $S5,O0O the sum appropriated for that
purpose.
AT the Adjutant Generals office yester-
day, the chief of that department, Colonel |
Jack Wharton, was busily engaged in look
ing over the records of his office. He seemed |
to be following out the good old maxim: |
nc 60