New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-30

Inns, Carmouche, Cousin. Carlose, DeBlsnc,
DUR, Davidson, Devices, Dickinson, Del.
hommer, Dunn. Edwards of Tangipahoa,
Edwards Of Richlsnd, Elliott, Guichard,
Gilmore, Hall. Hill Of Ascension. Hill Of
Ouachita, HOnore, Hunsaker, Jeffriee, John.
con of Caddo, Koontz, Kummel, Keetin9,
Kelly. Reyes, Kidd, Lane, Luckett, Levi.
see, Maginnis, Meredith, Mitchell, Matthews
of Franklin, MiloD, Matthews OF Teneas
Mcclellan, McAlpine, Msgee. Nunez, Pas
cal. Parker, Pipes, Roman. Richardson,
Randall, Ridgsly, Raby, Smith, Sutton,
Self, Sartain, SOuer, Seemsn, Sibileki, Stat.
Walker. Witt, Wilson, Woods Il Ouachita,,
Wells, Webb, Yorke, Young-82.
A quorum present.
The proceedings were opened with prayer,
offered by Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, of
Trinity Church.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
with, and ON potien of Mr.. Hill, of Ascen.
sion, their further consideration was post.
poned till Monday.
On motion of Mr.. Meredith, the minutes
Of Thursday were adopted AZ corrected.
Mr.. Sibilski asked and obtained leave of
absence for three days, for the following
named members, to wit: Mesrrs. Sib;lski,
Levisee, McAlpine and Kummel.
COMMUNICATION.
The Speaker laid before the House the
following communication from the Auditor
STATE % LouIsIANA,l
Auditors Office !
New Orleans, January 20, 1876
To the Honorable Speaker ami Members Of the
house Of representatives:
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honorable body of the twenty fifth instant,
respectfully submit:
The General Assembly ct the regular $685.
sion of 1875. under act No. II, appropriated
the sum OF &l32 600 for the salaries Of parish
judges for the year 1875.
On the eighth of April of that year the
honorable the Superior District Court is
sued an injunction, directed against the
Auditor, eDjOining and restraining that
for certain elaine, one OF which was an
item of &c, 600 out of el32, 900 appropriated
for salaries of parish Judges - above.
This left an svailsbie balance of S72, 900,
and my predecessor in Office, with the view
to equity and justice regulated payments 80
as to conform with the diminished available
balance, and hence parish judges who here
tofore received &625 and $500 respectively
per quarter were paid At the rate Of 1912 so
per quarter, and at this date the following
is transcript from the records of this
Office:
Amount (not enioined) sppropri-
sted for salaries of parish judges $72, 900 90
Warrante issued up to date, being
salaries for the first, second and
third quarters of 1875 ut $3l2 so 1881 "a
Unexpended balance to credit OF
above appropriation. ...........2 3, l7S O6
Amount of warrants issued %
above not yet paid and outstand.
10 conjunction with the above, would
further say, that the injunction above re-
terred to embraced forty five distinct iteme,
amounting in the agere E ate to &3lO, 1858 90,
and was based upon the allegations that the
appropriations under the said act No. II,
and other appropriation bills passed, we're
largely in excess of the revenue which
could be obtained through the levy and col
lection of taxes.
ed to the fact that the assessment for the
past year was much below that for previous
years. and to large appropriations Of an ex-
traordinAry character, the principal ones
being:
Appropriation for taking State cen.
SuS. ........... Foc,oVV
Appropriation for pay ment of spe-
cial eergeantatarms and extra
p0rters. .......... o,VVV
AUpfUpfldtlO0 IOF u2lut8lDdUCo VI
health and quarantine. .......... 24,OOO
Appropriation for expenses Of Gen.
eral Assembly, extra session OF
100. ............. III ,oo~
Which alone aggregate. .S234, 1862
will also state that the present status
Of theee appropriations is as follows:
Amount appropriated for taking ~, ~
STATE census. VOc'Oov w
Amount warranted for up to date 54346 30
Unexpended balance. .......$ ,653 10
Amount of warrants issued as
above not yet paid and out -oo M
standing. ........... :........VA''' ~ w
Amount appropriated Tor pay
arms and narters. 5000 90
Amonn. varranfed for M to date 1879 so
une.nended balance. ...... $40 so
Amount of warrants issued as
above, not yet paid and out
s.anoing sn.cn.;.ted for .1nense
OF General Assembly, extra see- 90, ~
sion, 1879. VIZ 'oo. "
Amount warranted for up to date ll2,4ll IA
une.nended balance. ..... $4s5O Sc
Amount of warrants issued a.
above, not yet paid and out 49,. m
etan0lDg. s.......''' w
The above statement and an examina alton
of the general appropriation act, Will read
ilv show that the current revenue na0 Deen
exceeded, and that it was impossible TO war,
rant for the full amounts apprOpriateo
without disregarding the constitutional
amendment, the primary object OF which
WAS to prevent over appropriations and
the annual accumulation of floating debt
Very f e. B. SoHNsoN, Auditor.
Mr.. Young submitted the following reso-
luton:
Resolved by the House OF Representa-
t;ves of the State of Louisiana, That this
House has entire confidence in the lodlcial
integrity of the Hen. James T. Trlmole,
indge Of the Eleventh Judicial District OF
the State of Louisiana.
Mr., Guichard offered the following
amendment thereto, to come at the close OF
Mr.. Young's resolution:
And Judge a. r. Steele. judge OF the
Superior Criminal Court, parish OF orleans
On motion of Mr. Young, the resolution
and amendment were ordered to lie over
under the rules.
Mr.. Bower submitted resolution for the
appointment of committee OF three, 70
examine the book of the School Board OF
the city of New Orleane, with power 10 eeno
for persons and papers.
Mr.. Ray moved to amend the resoiution
by adding at the close thereof, "witn m
strucr;ons to report within ten days thereof"