New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-25

AGAINST the funding Of any obligation OF the
State in duplicate, or more than once, and
lad TO the prompt detection of any and all
attempts at fraud.
anomalous position occupied by the fiscal
.cent on the Funding Board, who is fiscal
agen. i'll name only, for he has never had
control or been the depository of the funds
of the State. provided for the payment of
interest on the consolidated bonds" issued
for the funding of the State debt He is
oniy in name an officer of the State.
Respectfully submitted.
Chairman;
J. ALDIGE.
WILLIAM j HAMMOND.
w. B. KOONTZ,
GEORGE GRAClEN.
tADDENDUMl
Your committee call especial attention to
the testimony of Mr.. A. 0. Boyle, which Is
published in the appendix to TINS report.
This evidence indicates pretty clearly that
the railroad bill referred to, which is pub
iished in the volume of the acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of Louisiana for 1870 as act
M. 81. approyed February 81, 1870, was
manipulated, and received additions 10 the
Enrolment Committee room to what was
contained in it when said bill passed both
houses of the General Assembly. This is
900 10 the Chattanooga Railroad Company.
and an examination of it as promulgated
will enable any one to see what the lDterpo-
lstious, made in the Enrolment Committee
room as ihs witness states, were. The act
originally contained but eight sections, and
but eight are numbered in the act as pub
ljshed but five sections were added, one to
ection three, and four to section four. The
nterpolated sections could not be mum bered
in the Enrolment Committee room without
increasing the number of sections to thlr-
teep, and changing all after section three,
which. it is thought. would have falsiied
the journals of the House and Senate. And
vet, az will be seen at a glance on inspec-
ZION, the interpolated sections are really
separate and distinct sections in everything
Init numbering. Each one is prefaced IN the
usual manner: land be it further enacted,
etc." except in the prefix of the word and
and each one contains and treats OF subject
matters distinct and separate from what
precedes them in the original sections %
yiously, the bill could not have passed IN
this form. Had the sections referred to
been inserted before the passage OF the act,
in either branch of the Legislature, the
what it is; it would have been made to con-
form to usage. No such another example
Of the non numbering of important sections
can be found, and, probably, examination
Of the journals will show that these sec
tons without numbers are not mentioned In
either the House or Senate journals.
The first interpolated section relates to
obstruction on account OF race. coior, eIc''
and this was added to section three Inc
next refers to .'drawbridges." the third re.
specting Terry landing in New Orleans,
conveyed very important rights without
the consent of the municipal authorities, as
did the fourth. in the matter OF "passen-
ger depot in New Orleans" The ptth re-
lates to branch road" and-seo lines
twenty-four to thirty-tive lncluslve-ex
| tended the States guarantee OF second
mortgage bonds at the rate of $4,000 per
mile of road, granted under act twenty
six of 1859, t, the main line toward Hous-
ton. Texas. to a branch railroad to Shreve-
Dort and elsewhere And on this was based
the $4,000 900 stock subscription as sup
stitute for and release-so called-from the
obligation of guarantee made by or under
/ act No 95 of 1871. And on such action, 80
Accomplished. two and a half millions OF
bonds we're issued to said company.
Judging by recent Supreme Court decl
sions in other cases, the Funding BOARD
will soon be commanded to fund the two
and half millions so procured.
G.. w. K. BAYLEY.
Chairman;
J. ALDIGE.
WILLIAM j. HAMMOND,
w. B KOONTZ.
BrIIS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The hereinafter named members, with
out previous notice given. and with sus
pension of the rules fist granted, respect
iyeiy asked and obtained leave to INTRODUCE
the following entitled bills, which under
went their first and second readings b.
their respective titles, and they were dis
posed Of as indicated below, to wit:
Mr.. Bayley:
An act TO increase the number OF tn
members of the Board of Liquidation of to-
State Debt, or the "Funding Board" pro
vided for by the acts No. 3, approved Jan
uary "a, 1874, and No. II, approved May IL
1875
Also, al act to prescribe the manner i!
which the old obligations Of the State whlc'
have been, or may hereafter be, funded
exchanged for new bonds by the Stat
Funding Board shall be Cancelled, recorde'
and DESTROYED, and to limit and define VIVA
obligations may be funded by SAID ooard.
Both of which bills were referred to tn
Committee on Retrenchment and Reform
MT. Elliott:
An act to recognize and regulate rlparla
rights of the owners of lands situated o
navigable streams.
Which was ordered to be referred to tn
Committee on Lands and Levees.
Mr.. Hall:
An act for the relief of c. C. Hartwell.
Also. an act for the relief of George Hit
Which were ordered to be referred to th
Committee on Claims.
Also, an act to amend and re-enact SCI
ton fifteen of act No. IA of 1872.
Which was ordered to be referred to tn
Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Sibilski:
An act for the relief of the Charity Ho
pital; to set aside and secure revenue IL
its support to amend and re-enact parts
section two of act No. % of 1868 and go
ton 397 Of the Revised Statutes, ana
provide for the collection and contribute
Of certain licenses and fines for said pu
posas
Which was ordered to be referred to II
Committee on Ways and Means, and Q
dered to be printed.
Mr.. Billiu:
An act to incorporate the MississipE
Grand Chenier and Barataria Canal Coz
pany, 80 as to connect the waters of Il
Mlsslssippi river and the Bsrataria Ba
winch was ordered to be referred to Il
COMMITTEE on Corporations.
Mr.. Walker asked and obtained leave,