New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-28
ORLEANS THURSDAY JANUARY 28 1877:

by him some days since, providing that
committee clerk or empl0ye Of the Hous
should be allowed pay unless regularly al
pointed. and that their pay should con
mence from date of appointment. Referre
to the Committee on Retrenchment an
Reform.
Mr.. Cousin called up resolution offere
by him last Monday, providing that th
| Speaker appoint special committee
| three to investigate the affairs of the Csron
delet Canal Company, which, on motion Q
Mr.. Demas, was referred to the Committe
| on Canals and Drainage.
Mr.. Murrell offered resolution ordering
the Committee on Charitable and Publi
Institutions to investigate the affairs of tn
Charity Hospital, in relation to certain
charges made in the daily papers agains
the State Treasurer, to the effect that tina
officer had failed to cash the warrant
issued in favor Of the hospital, whereby th'
institution had suffered great loss.
Mr.. Ray moved that the rules be sus
pended in order to take the resolution init
immediate consideration. This WAS an i'm
portant subject, and it challenged the i'm
mediate attention of the House. The n0
ton to suspend the rules was carried.
Mr.. Stewart did not favor the resolution
in it's present shape. There was q commit
tee already in existence to investigate the
books and accounts of the Treasurer and
Auditor, and this matter properly belonged
to that committee.
Mr.. Murrell did not want this resolution
referred to the committee alluded to by Mr.
Stewart. 1t was an affair which particu
larly concerned the Charity Hoepital-the
most creditable charitable institution Of
the State-and properly belonged to the
Committee on Charitable Institutions. He
did not want withdrawing report.
Mr.. Guichard offered q substitute to the
resolution, providing that the subject be
referred to the committee appointed to in.
vestigate the books and accounts of the
gentleman from Madison did not want a
whitewashing report, and yet in the pre-
amble to his resolution he preiudged the
case in favor of the Treasurer.
Mr.. Demas said that if this resolution
went to the committee indicated by the gen.
tleman from St. Bernard (Mr. Guichard) J,
the House might never hear of it again.
That committee had now been appointed
several weeks, and az yet nothing had been
done toward performing the duty intrusted
to it.
Mr.. Lowell. interrupting, said that the
committee was now prepared to commence
work. The reason that nothing had been
done before was that some doubt was felt
as to the legality Of the organization Of the
House, and, under the advice of the Attor-
ney General, they had delayed matters.
Mr.. Demas continued, declaring he in
tended to cast no aspersion on the members
of the committee, but still he did reflect
very severely on the committee.
Mr.. Levisee was very sorry to hear asper.
sions thrown upon the committee to investi-
gate the books of the Auditor and Treasurer.
He was sorry to hear charges made on such
slight evidence. There was too much of
disposition to ascribe unworthy motives on
40 good grounds. He had noticed this
before to-day. There were reasons appar-
INT to every one that no charge could be
made, consistently, against this committee,
ls a disposition had been shown by the
House to delay matters on account of the
loud hanging over the legality of the
House. The report Of the committee was
delayed for this reason only. He was sorry
% hear the charges made by the gentleman
rom St. John.
Mr.. Demas, interrupting, said he did not
intend to cast any reflection on that COM
nittee.
Mr.. Levisee said he was pleased to hear
he disavowal Of the gentleman. He felt
hat reflection had been cast on the com.
,ittee, and as member he had spoken in
Is defense.
The order of the day-the legislative ap-
ropriation bill-was called, and the House
'ent into committee of the whole, with Mr.. |
leating in the chair, for the purpose of |
aking it into consideration.
The bill was amended in committee go as |
, make the total amount appropriated for
expenses of the General Assembly Sl39, 900.
f this amount 100000 was set apart for
le use of the House, and $4,000 for the
anate. The bill was also amended so that
le warrants are to be drawn against no
her fund than the general fund, and in
'me other slight particulars. |
The committee rose and reported the bill,
ith amendments, to the House, and recon-
ended its passage.
Mr.. Matthews in tt e chair.
The bill passed Its several readings, and
as finally passed, OIL motion of Mr.. De-
ees. by vote Of 43 Eeas to II nays.
Mr.. Devices ObtaineE permission to make
report from the sptcial committee, com.
,sed of the Representatives from the
,venteenth Judicial District. The COM
ttee reported bill providing for detach-
g Natchitoches and Red River parishes
ON the seventeenth and attaching them
the Eighteenth Judicial District. The
port Of the committee was adopted, aud
e bill read twice and considered engrossed.
,e House refused to suspend the rules to
ace the bill upon its third reading.
Mr.. Demas introduced bill in relation
the public printing, which was referred
the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Murrell introduced bill abolishing
e Office Of division superintendent of
bile education, which was referred to the
mmittee on Education.
Mr.. Lowell obtained permission to intro
CO report from the Committee on Judi
lry in relation to the suspension from
ice of Anthony Drayton, district clerk of ,
} Fifteenth Judicial District for the parish
Terrehonna for contamnt nv Judua |