The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-02
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sued. suppose 1t was for the same voucher.
because got the warrant / got it from the
hands OF Mr.. Galloway. He said he was in
terested in the appropriation. I never en-
trusted my voucher to Mr.. Galloway.
The Attorney General-Well, why did he
give you the warrant?
Mr.. Semmes-I object. This is getting to
be bore.
Col Field-You think SO
Mr.. Semmes-Yes, I think so; suppose the
warrant was issued to somebody else.
Col. Field-Suppose it was, and suppose
we show that Mr.. Drury still held his voucher.
and that tha warrant was issued after the
holder Of the voucher had been told that the
appropriation was exhausted.
Mr. Semmes-Well suppose YOU do. what
has it to do with the case. 1t is not alleged.
Col Field know it is not alleged.
Judge Hawkins-I do not think it makes
any difference to the State. The State can
not suffer-
Col Field-The State can not suffer?
Judge Hawkius-No, sir.
Col. Field-But suppose you take this
view of the case, that we want to show that
the Auditor had illegally issued warrant.
Can we not do that?
Judge Hawkins-No, sir. This is merely
a question Of money, and you have no right
to proceed with an inquisition of the Auditors
office.
Col. Field-Merely question OF money?
Judge Hawkins-Yes, sir. You pray for
money on behalf of the State, which you
alege has been Incorporated.
Dol Field-But if we show that the Audi
tor had no right to issue the warrant?
Judge Hawkins-That is an inquiry into
the working of his Office, and that is for
another part of the State Government.
Col. Field proceeded to argue the matter,
but the Court again conceived the idea
hat he was casting reflections, and ordered
him to desist.
Col Field am equal in power with the
Court, and I will not be deferred from doing
my duty.
Judge Hawkins Tho Court will listen to no
more reflections.
Col. Field intend to do my duty; and to
use an old adage-
| Judge Hawkins--The Court will listen to
no more from the counsel; he is making it q
direct and personal insult. He will take his
seat.
Col. Field-I can do it, sir-I can do it,
sir. [Sitting down. take exceptions to
the ruling Of the Court.
Col. Field thenintroduced Act %, approved
March 9Th, 1872, making appropriations for
1879.
the Longstreet warrants to show that they
were paid.
Counsel for defense objected, and
Mr.. Dub,tclet, son of the Treasurer, and
cashier of the Treasurer's Office, was called
He said:
The warrants were not paid when they were
first presented by Gen. Longstreet. We re-
fused to pay them until ordered by the court.
There was no fund in the treasury to pay the
warrants. After the order of the court we re-
fused to pay until we obtained the opinion Of
ho Acts hou
opinion; I have the record. do not know
whether or not we were served with a notice
of the proceedings on which the order Of
court was issued. The Treasurer may know.
do not know whether or not we called ON
the Attorney General to represent us in the
case Witness was here shown a copy of pc
tition in the case referred toy never saw q
copy of that paper in our Office. never saw
| it before.
Col. Field-what fund did you pay these
warrants out of?
Mr.. Semmes-I object.
Judge Hawkins--The Treasurer is not on
trial.
COL Field know he is not, but propose
to show that the Auditor issued these war.
rants knowing there was no fund to draw
against
Judge Hawkins-That is matter in which
the Treasurer is concerned Ii he paid the
lAOuey oVt VI IuuuS not AppIOpIldteu 10 pay
it, he is responsible, and you have not made
the Treasurer party to the suit.
Col. Field took bill of exceptions.
I know something about the Armstrong
warrants. We received them from various
tax-collectors. (Was shown the warrants.)
These are the warrants. This one Showing
one) was received in compromise of the settle
ment of the account of Sam Fl. Houston, Tax
Collector. received it from the Auditors
H. l.
with Houston. It does not show the amount
to which he was indebted to the Safe, but
only the amount paid The amount paid was
all in warrants.
Here the Attorney General moved an ad-
journment until 10 o'clock to-day, and the
Court 80 ordered.