The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-28
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
A New order OF Things I'm thr way
Of Records,

A New order or Things I'm thr Way
| Of Records.
| Uolike the former administration, the presen
OCCUPANTS Of the capitol propose to leave al
records for their successors complete history o.
all official transactions in each and every office
and with that view the Secretary Of State has hat
bound In large book all OF the acts, joint reso
lutions, etc., which no found In his Office, ant
| which have accumulated there since, that being
being the
ONLY OFFICIAL RECORD
which oonld be produced, or which certified
copies could be made from In case of contests OF
any legal proceedings requiring certified docu.
ments from the Secretary.
In the Auditors Office the .eystem Of rec 1rds ia
much more complete than during previous ad.
ministrstions, and the books and accounts are
kept in Huoh manner thai tho Auditor can,
without any difficulty, have his annual report
ready for The Legislature within tho time fixed
by law.
The Auditor Ia preparing now, and will have
completed In few days, an accurate account OF
the indebtedness of all Of the
Ex.TAx COLLECTORS,
which Ne being posted In set of books provided
for that purpose, and which sre being compiled
from the data found in the Office. This work waa
started when hIr. Jumel frat obtain possession
OF the office aud its contents, since which time
the attention of several Of the clerks have been
devoted exclusively 10 this labor, most tedious az
1t is. and by the middle of July the accounts will
and furnished the various district attorneys with
+ INSTRUCTIONS TO PROSECUTE
pripcipals aud suretes. which the Auditor ia
authorized by law to issue to the district attor.
neyR.
In the Treasurer's Office the system has been
changed somewhat, and now the Treasurer, in
his accounts with the Fiacal Agent, IL compelled
20 keep separate fund book for deposits to tho
credit OF each Of the funds, some sixteen or
more In number. This will enable him 10 pre-
pare his annual report In q very few days, though
under the old system established by himself his
report was ready the moment 10 was DUE which
was not the case with any other Of KellogRs
The State Landoffice has not undergone any
material change In the system OF entries, though
recommendations having that object In view may
DO made by the committee appointed to
INVESTIGATE THAT OFFICE
when they conclude their Investigations. Quite
9 large amount OF land was patented, 1t seems.
during Packard's short sojourn in the building,
but for some reason, known only to himself, he
would not sign them, and the recent visit of one
or two Republicans to Washington leads to the
belief that there was ''crookekness" in land mat
ters during Kellogg's administration. which fact
will most likely be shown before the labors of the
are concluded.
The committee to investigate Browns admins
tration OF educational affairs, have, from the
records turned over, complete data as to vouch-
ers issued to parish school treasurers for
SCHOOL AND INTEREST FUNDS,
y AZ
urer have already been able to furnish the parish
officials with the accounts Of each and every
school fund treasurer who has served since 1868,
Beyond tie routine business but little trans-
pired at the State. House yesterday, but to-day
the Auditorid Committee will continue its ses-
sion, commencing at IL O'Clock, at which time
some ten or fifteen witnesses already summoned
are expected to be in attendance.