The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-17
CAPITOL NOTES.
PREPARATIONS ron THE ASSEMBLING
or THE LEGISLATURES.
Reports Of state Ofricers-wiII McMilien
Resign His seat In the HouseY

Reports Of state officers MeMillen
Resign His seat in the HOuseY
Preparations are being rapidly pushed forward
now for reftting the Senate Chamber and the hal
Of the House Of Representatives for the coming
session Of the Legislature. The old mating In
the former has been removed from the floor, and
that will be covered with new mating, and q
thorough overbauling and cleaning OF walls, ETC..
will be made In the House an entire change will
be made, new desks put In. new mating placed
upon the floor, and a new stand will be erected
for the Speaker, 80 that by the time the Genera
Assembly meets the general appearance OF the
two halls will be creditable TO the State and will
show such
| A VAST IMPROVEMENT
chat IL will even surprise those Of the natives ~
/ who hung out there, 90 ii were, last spring aud
winter during the hobnobblng Of the Packard
/ caucus.
Nothing Of special moment trsnspred in an
executive way yesterday. The Governor, who
Was At his Office during the greater portion Of The
day, attended 10 routine business, merely re-
ferring several documents requiring legal con-
struction and supervision TO the Attorney Gene
rel, and signing one or two upimportapt commits
sions. He will doubtless to-day or tomorrow
issue
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION,
fixing the 2gth inst as a day of fasting and
prayer and from this time to the assembling Of the
Legislature he will devote q few moments ocea-
sionslly to tbe preparation Of bis message The
reports Of the Secretary Of State State Auditor
and State Superintendent of Public Eduoation
are being prepared, ard while those officials have
had virtually but half the yeai . data 10 work
t,nOn. their reportH will he anypplata even in
minute particulars.
The State superintendent of Public Education
will show q vast increase In the number Of
schools, attendance of both white and eoored
sively that. with proper management and q few
slight changes In existing laws, the youth Of
Louisiana can have equal advantages to those OF
any other State in the south.
The Auditor will be able to show from the
records OF hs Office misrepresentation Of hum
dreds Of thousands Of dollars oil
THE PEOPLES MONEY.
and If he chooses TO go into details he has the
data to show where considerable Of
that money went. He can show, too, that snce
the establishment Of the government selected
and elected by the people, they have been satis- |
piled only TO Legitimate purposes, and for that |
reason have been and are paying their taxes |
more promptly than for years
1t was rumored about the State House vester- |!
day that Gen. MoMillen, having been confirmed |
and his bond having been accepted az United |
States Pension Agent. would, tunder the civil ser. |
vice rules and policy OF the national Administra-
lion, soon
TENDER HIS RESIGNATION
ss member Of the House Of Representatives.
In suob an event Gov. Nichols would at once
,al special election in the two parishes of Oar
oil, 70 fill the vacancy, when the two parishes
will elect successor to the present member.