The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-06
THE GENERAL APPKOPklA-
TION BILL.
4 Few More Changes.
More Work for the Grand Jury.


energy and determination to get at the facts
that characterized the action Of their prede
cessOrs.
The late grand jury did all they could pos
sibly do in the limited time in which they
had to work, bat they left considerable to
their SUCCESSORS.
It is well known that after the adjournment
of the Crowd there was big fight over the
bill, and that the bill turned over to Kellogg
for his Signature and promulgated yesterday
morning as the bill that passed, was the result
Of the fight, the basis on which hostilities
were suspended, compromise by which
all comba.ants were to a certain extent bene-
fitted.
It is certainly very wrong to change bill
after it has been approved, but it is Just as
wrong to change bill before its approval.
That the bill, as it passed the Crowd, was
different from the one approved and promul-
gated yesterday, there can be no doubt, and
the coming Grand jury would only be per-
forming their duty if they would inquire as
to who is responsible for the differences
They might for instance endeavor to ascer
tain who i. was that drew up and inserted the
following clause in section one:
Salary Of assistant clerk OF State Registrar
Of Voters payable monshly, twelve hundred
dollars $500.
This little item twelve hundred dollars is
little item did not appear in the original bill
as it passed.
They might. then make few inquiries
touching the following other
Changes in the bill.
In section one, under the head OF judiciary
Department, there is the following:
Salary of Judges of the Supreme Court,
Net Of 1872, forty eight thousand dollars,
tclS, Uo0.)
In the original bill the amount was forty
five thousand dollars tSi5,OOO)
In section one, under the head Of Miscela-
neous Appropriations as follow, are set down
Salary OF Commission Of Persons appointed
by the Governor under act No. ~, session of
1870, Six Thousand dollars (s6OO0).
Salary OF Secretary Of Commissioner OF
Persons two thousand dollars (s2OOO).
Salary of Leyee Commissioner appointed by
The President OF the United States, six thou
sand dollars $4,000.
seen or heard Of until after the adjournment
Of the Crowd.
Under the same head is the following
Contingent expenses and salary OF chain
and axmen, two thousand six hundred and
eighty dollars, (S2Gs0.)
This was in the bill as presented TO the
Crowd, but the Crowd refused to adopt it.
A change was made in the following:
Appropriation for costs and seizure when
property is bid in by the State, Act No. AZ
of 1873, twenty-five thousand dollars
(S25O00.l
In the bill, as it passed, the amount appro-
priated was lslo,ooo) ten thousand dollars.
The following We're never adopted:
For Secretary OF State for atfixing seals to
State bonds, under act No. 3 of 1874, in full
payment for the current year, payable on his
own warrant, four thousand dollars (S4OOO).
Appropriation for the payment Of steel
plates OF the state House, to be used at the
Centennial Exposition. seven hundred and
fifty dollars $500.
Appropriation for repairing damages done
by the White League 80 State House and taken
out Of the rent fund appropriated for Build
ing Committee. three thousand and twenty |
one dollars ,S3O21.
The following was not in the bill and was !
inserted after the adjournment:
For rent of STATED House for the months Of
January and February, year 1875 seven
thousand dollars $1,000.
la the original bill as it passed there was
IN appropriation to pay balance due the Judge
of the Supreme Court, Act Of 1872. ten
thousand dollars tSl0,00O).
This does not appear in the bill as promul-
gated. Somebody had grudge against the
judges.
An appropriation to pay deficiency in ap-
preparation to State Printer, forty-tive thou
sand five hundred dollars, or SO much thereof
As may be necessary lS45,5OO), was never
adopted but it appears in the promulgated
bill
The appropriation to pay a. a E. B. Tai
Dot for services as coun sci for the State, by
appointment 10y the Governor, i'll the suits Of
Il. .. Heber., tax collec tor. vs. Il. J. Gay ct
L.. being No. 4J1S on the docket of the Su-
preme Court. payable on their own warrant.
ont Of any money in the State treasury to tn e
rredit Of the general fund for the year 1873.
las been increased from three thousand one
hundred dollars, to three thousand five hun
bred dollars.
In the original lii the following appeared
AID was adopted: @.....
See. H. Ee il t,ntier enacted, etc., That the
owner OF any warrant issued in accordance |
with the provisions Of this act shall have the
right to exchange the same for bonds. pre-
pared and issued by the Board of Liquidation
created by act Ne. 3 of the session of 1874 |
upon complying with the terms and conji-
tlons of sad act. and said Board Of Liquida-
ton are hereby authorized t. exchange said
bonds for the warrants issued under this act, |
in the same manner and upon the same con-
iitions as are prescribed for the warrants
canned III said act.
In settling the little differences this section
vas stricken out, and does not appear i'll the
promulgated bill.
With one Or two exceptions the changes are
rather "smali items, but taken all together
hey amount to good round sum.