The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-04-10


no means so magnificent or costly a
has been represented by city Dem
ocratic journal anxious to say some
thing sighting Of our capable ant
worthy State Superintendent.
Gov. Kellogg has commissioned
Hon. Geo. H. Braughn Judge of tn,
New Orleans Superior Criminal Court
vice Judge Atocha, deceased. The
appointment will certainly meet the
approval of the New Orleans bar and
the public in general, as Mr.. Braughr
is leading lawyer and a thoroughly
capable and honorable man.
NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE
NEW ORLEANS. April 9Th, 1875.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The most interesting topic at this
time is that-or, which 9-appropria-
ton bill. Lieut.. Gov. Antoine and
SPEAKER Hahn, after informing the
Governor of the fraudulent character
Of the bill promulgated March Both,
caused to he enrolled and signed a
copy Of the duplicate of the bill passed
by the General Assembly, in the, GUS
tody OF the Secretary of State, and
forwarded it to Governor kellogg.
On the second Instant the Governor
solicited the advice of the Attorney
General, and under counsel of Assis-
tant Attorney General Steele, on the
third the new bill was promulgated,
accompanied by note from the Sec
rotary of State, bearing the same
number and title as the first. The
grand jury of the parish of Orleans on
the third instant presented one per-
son whom they believed guilty of
tampering with the bill, and requested
their successors about to be sworn. to
pursue the investigation. This name
must be silent until a trial develops
it-bnt it is not that of a State Off
cial. Yesterday Attorney General
Field filed a petition in the Superior
District Court setting forth that the
act No. II, approved March Both, ap-
propriated, out of moneys and reven-
ues OF the State to officers, corpora
lions and individuals the sum of 81
Las, 900 for current expenses of State
government for the year 1875; that
the Legislature also appropriated out
of the revenues of 1875, by act No. 2,
for mileage, per diem and contingent
expenses, S158,000; by act to paw
sergeants- alarms, $4,000; by act to
pay the Returning Board, $4,000;
by act to take the census of the State.
$4,000; by act to pay the police of
New Orleans, S135, OOO-making the
'otal appropriation of 1875 out of the
'evenues and general fund of the
State 81 ,548,850. Also, that on April
'rd, P. 6. Deslonde, Secretary of
state, without any authority of law
promulgated an act of the same num-
'er and title as No. IL of March Both,
md containing in the main the same
natter, except that the bill last pro-
nulgated decreased the appropriations
yer the irft one s125,ooo, which
Fo appropriate money for
he expe"', es of the government of
he State for 1875. Also that this
'st act appropriated 100000 in ex-
ess OF the revenues of 1875, and it
eng similar to the first act, there
ore both are IN direct riolatiou Of the
1'rd amendment to the constitution of {
.e State Of Louisiana, adopted in
oyember, 1874, which declares that .
II appropriations in excess of the
7venues shall be null and void. An
Fder was prayed for and granted c
rohlblflDg Auditor Clinton and Treas :
rer Dubuclet from issuing and paw o
= warrants under certain specified r
of these acts. h
Let the good work go bravely on Q
our legislators will persist in hast
passing, thoughtlessly, criminallv .
I'd in the dying hours Of a session
lis which disgrace themselves and n