The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-10-17
CAPITOL NOTES.
THAT FREE SCHOOL FUND NATTER
LAND OFFICE AFFAIRS.

Deiaulters to ne Brought to Taw-Tbe Ex.
eeutive Committee to Meet To-day.
The general topic Of conversation about the
State House yesterday was the expose OF the free
school fund matter in yesterdays DEMOCRAT, the
mo1as operandi being news even to some OF
the brokers who were wont TO dwell shout the
building in the days OF Republican
JOBS AND SCHEMES
Ihe educational department committee had. it
seems, taken the matter under adviseme,,t but
hsd not progressed quite as far as did the Demo-
Gratis expert, consequently sufficient light was
thrown upon the subject TO enable that commit
tee 70 aigess the scheme more readily,
The Land Office subcommittee held a msatine
curing me DAY, at which there was present
Messrs. Peralta, Trsmoulet and Landry Ths
consderstion OF the spplicatons for the positions
o. expert ana clerk was resumed, and the ssleo-
tions made vas as expert, Thos. Fl. Wsiphtmsn.
and clerk, u. Armand. A resolution was adnntad
giving notice TO the heirs Of the late ar nart Mr
MoOolloh, that the = 1A1'
DOCUMENTS AND PAPERS
prepared by him must be forthcoming bv The ia
OF October, or the committee would NOT resoru.
mend any compensation for his services
The work OF examining The records M The r~na
OHioe viii pc resumed at once and pushed for
ward rapidly, and 1t is expected that the commit
tee VIII oe able 10 report something heavy In the
wsy Q, iand entries by the time the Legislature
assemblies.
THE AuDtToRfAL BRANCH
OF the State Government was occupied durino tt,s
day In paying out veteran warrants each II vst's
receiving his State |. o. y. for the sum of sir
dollars and eighty. ceats, and sbout forty 81
the three hundred and eighty five putting IN srs
appearance to claim their warrants.
The Auditor Ia still engaged in furnishing data
TO the various district attorneys 10 enable thsn
TO prosecute the deFaulting tax collectors, ana
has had compiled already the accounts On ever Z
dozen Of those individuals. He rested lone
enough yesterday, however, to wonder whethsr
or not he would go to jail for contempt ID not
obeying the mandate OF one OF the courts in tie
matter OF the Bonrke warrant, and declared thai
he was
READY TO BE "JUeeED,"
His attention was called during the day 10 /
rendered by one OF the country assessors
for services rendered. Ths lsw Great.
ing the Office provides that the assessors outside
the parish OF Orleans shall each reosive yearly
salary OF 1900, payable upon their own warrant
and oonntersigned by the Governor. payable ofit
OF any funds not otherwise appropriated. but tte
General Appropriation bill makes no provision for
the fund. Cons qusDtly the Auditor IL 1t I loss
70 know Whist fund ne 10 to draw his warrant
against.
Several members Of the Board Of SUPERVISORS
of the Loaisiana State University and Aeri.
cultural and Mechanical College arrived in tho
eIGy yestsEoAy, anu ohlle0 upon
ACTING GOVERNOR w1tTz
in regard to the meeting OF the board 10 be held
to-day. In order to eeoui a working quorum
the Acting Governor appointed ss o member of
the board Milton A. strickland, one OF the
Alumni OF the University, vice U. W. Sutherland.
Of De Soto, resigned With those members ex-
pseted last night, the board will have Quorum
OF nine to-day, when the matter Of opening tie
college will be discussed and soted upon,
The question of the prntar antinn 10 ha taken
in the matter Of funding the seminary bonds viii
also come up, as well as other matters quite i'm
portant to tho University and school.
Senator Goode, of the committee to investigate
the affairs Of
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
arrived In the city yesterday and has called
meeting OF that committee at the Speakers room
at IL m. to.dsy, when the Investigation will COM
menoe.
The Acting Governor made yesterday the fol-
lowing appointments of city officer for the town
OF Greenwood, parish of Csddo DIR. J. b. Wise,
mayor; Dr. J. o. Calhoun and Vim. O. Ayers,
oounoilmen, and Isaac mccullough, msrshal.
A pardon was issued also TO II. II. Greene, OF
Tsrrebonne, convicted OF assault and battery and
sentenced TO pay si5 fine or remain sixty days Ia
prison.