The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-25
KELLOGG'S CROWD.
Autoine's Wing

minutes afterward quorum was announce
present.
The members were prayed for, the journs
corrected and adopted, and the regular bus
ness opened by call for petitions and me
MORALS, which was responded to by Black
burn, who submitted prayer by citizens {
his district for the formation Of a new parish
1t was referred.
The Committee on Militia reported on tn
disbursement Of the militia fund The rep0r
was ordered printed, It is said to be mucl
more damaging than Lowell's celebrated re
port on the same subject.
Several other committees submitted reports
of minor interest.
An act increasing the salary Of the jury
Commissioners from six hundred to one
thousand dollars year, and authorizing the
employment Of q clerk was introduced Re
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Burch introduceda series Of preambles and
resolutions setting forth that the talked Of
compromise, under what is known as the
Wheeler plan was Of immense interest, and OF
special import to the body, and that no off
cial information of it had been received, and
calling on Kellogg for all the Information in
relation to it.
The resolution was adopted.
Weber called up his bill for the appoint
ment of q committee of SIX to be known as
the Omnibus Committee, to take charge OF all
blouse bills.
The chairmen of the several standing
committees opposed it. The balance of the
member saw through Weper's little game
That Omnibus Committee would not report
until the last day OF the session. and then
good many bills that the body did not want
TO pass would be rushed through, and they
indefinitely postponed the resolution.
Brewsters bill providing for amendments
to the Constitution was called up and tabled
subject to call.
The bill to suspend the collection Of the
taxes of 1874, in the parishes that suffered
from overflow during the last high water was
called up.
After lengthy and animated discussion, it
was recommitted to the Committee on
Finance.
The arguments advanced in opposition were
that the bill was too broad; that it opened the
door for every owner Of property to get out OF
paying his taxes; that the people were not
very bad off that the taxes were needed any
way and that the people had spent enough
money on the White League to pay their
taxes
On this last argument Blount grew excited
and shouted Justify. 1t is evident that Blount
is down on the White League.
The report of the Committee on Auditing
and Supervising the expenses of the Senate
on the accounts and expenditures OF the SEN
ate of 1874, the result of an examination to
ascertain what had become of an uneXpended
balance, was called up.
The report concluded with the following
summary and recommendations
Your committee therefore report in regard
to the disposition made OF the unexpended
balance Of 1873, that the sum of SSlO7 was
certified against it in 1874, under special reso-
lutions of the Senate.
That further sum Of Sl1 223 80 was
drawn on same by the Auditor; aud that in
relation to both of these sums the Auditor
violated the law in issuing his warrants there
for, and in relation to the last named without
even II color of authority
In regard to the disposition made of the |
balance of 1874, your committee
report the same to be three thousand and
thirteen dollars and twenty-five cents
Your committee recommends that the
Auditor be held responsible for the dis
crepany shown 60 exist, and that all unex-
pended balances to the credit OF the Sen |
ate be at once cancelled by him rs the law
directs.
We recommend the adoption of the report |
of the Committee on Auditing and Super
visng the Expenses of the Senate, showing
the expenses of the Senate for the session of
1874, herewith reported.
Respectfully.
T.. f. IIEKWIG
Chairman.
CURTIS POLLARD.
WILLIAM HARPER.
JOHN l.. BKEAUx.
THOMAS 4. CAGE.
Burch took the floor as counsel for Clinton,
md argued that the report was not fair. The
had examined figures and not
acts, rs was demonstrated by several of the
exhibits. He called attention to the follow
ng
Your committee further call attention to
. fact developed during this inquiry viz
hat the Auditor in some instances discrimln-
tied between Senators, paying for the same
services more to one than to others, as in the
instances
Warrants issued by Auditor for mileage
o Committee on Penitentiary in 1874
To j. IL. Burch. Observation-Disclosures. 1882 90
10 William Harper. a............. 50 90
70 j. n. Crawford .................... - 90
20 h. L.. Weber. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - 90
% q. \. kelso .-........- s. 90
% q. Holt, clerk. Observation-Disclosures. 81 90
Warrants issued 10y Auditor for mileage to
Committee on Charitable Institutions in 1874
o J. A. Massicot ......-...... $50 90
o q. +. Bovee. Observation-Disclosures. - 90
% A. J. Syphtr .-.s........... - 90
% J. II. Burch. .... ................. l32 co
% n. Underwood, clerk Observation-Disclosures. So 90
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