The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-28
Twenty-First Days Proceedings.

New Orleans. La. Monday, March &C. 1877. J
The House was called to order at II As O'Clock |
g. m. Present:
Hon, L. Bush. Speaker and MesSf Is,;o alqh.ge,
AeoGak Bd EFF f HssSs s2wfteq cao
C Ores Delayigne Duke, ,Dupree, Fltzpatrick.
Ferguson, Forester Gillespie, Hu = d ing99n'
Re siElii Of Vim, Kelly Of Orleans, ,Kernochan
| Kidd, Lyons, Leeds. Lamare, Lea, heonhard OF
sts P Mea Rchardson. kobesqn
| Role. Ridgley. Shakespeare, Singleton; SeI.
sPep stagg o,s sree Voo sSstSw ood Williams
Young of Claiborne anu Young OF East b'''oh
| Rouge. |
! sixty-two. members and q quorum.
The journal OF Saturday. March "a, was cor
rected and approved. !
MIR. Aldige offered the following concurrent
resolution:
whereas 1t is we'll known fact that for years
mast the accounts of the State Auditor have been
In great disorder. which condition arose from
the following circumstances, to wit:
| l. There was no approved system OF DOCK
keeping recognized in keeping the accounts
nor was there any approved system Of abstracts
such as usually prevail in keeping accounts III |
, govern u entail departments ,,,
2. There was 9 manifest lack Of skill, Of &C.
euracy and of honest intent in Keeping inc |
records Of that office; and this state OF Things |
extends back for period Of about seven years
1s76 nothing being officially known OF the aG-
counts as kept since then; ana .,,osa sooor,.s
| WhareHg. / Is important Inhb bu6S0 aGcDUH %
should be properly audited to the end that it
= may be known what frauds may have been per-
petrated during the two last adminlstraton
| any and also what sums may now pc que the
Htate of the uncollected taxes and OF other dues
and , - a., .,+,os ~ tho
: Al, jitor does not require that he should review
/ and correct the errors of his predecessors;
''i Re RESOLVED 6y the House Of Representatives.,
r The Senate cone,lTring That Joint comm tee Oh
!. Ave members, two from the Senate and three
II In Tp-
The President Of the Senate and the Speaker Of
l. the House whose duty II shall be to audit the
he date Of the adoption Of the present IT, State
constitution up to the close OF year 1879.
l. shall be the dnt e 81 an9 and ali
=, delinduences. or evidences OF FRAUD that snhii
be found In the Auditors books-it shall ascer
parish and district in the State. and ascertain
! what sums appearing on the several delinquent
hsen forfeited to the state for the non payment
of taxes and yet nnredeemed, and what claims
e. for taxes are invalid and should be expunged
a. Re L further resolved. That for the purpose of
successfully completing this work. the said Joint
terim Of the sessions Of the General Assembly.
to send for persons and papers,, administer
= oatha take test mony, and do all things neces-
b sary to be done to accomplish the end contem-
plated in these resolutions. ,,..,..ou o.,roar
as Be il further resoped, That whatever appear
auees of ftaud, delinquences Or defaicatlons
that may come to the knowledge Of sald com
a mittee it shall be the duty OF same aftar careful
y examination and due deliberation. II the matter
should bs found to be important. to hand overa
statement OF the fac and evidences ELECTED &c
the attorney Ge6e a t ina Jaw H re en'
Va Be It further resolued, That said committee DC
-, and is hereby authorized to employ hrsI-class
NJ accountant and<Buch other assistants as may o.
deemed requisite: that said ACCOUNTANTS ans
,te assistants shall be at all times under the 1mme
~ date supervision and direction Oh the com
n Be further reso1red That in order TO effectn
ally out the ntent re 81 t a
" | vesttgate whenever deemed necessary me ON
to cial records Of the State Treasurer, the schoo
.o lie i f,trthe1. resolUed That the present State
rs Auditor isl made ex-oficio member OF thi
. !" be Il further ,.esoEbed. That SAID commtte
sha make m atf seso
in 1873. ....,..z rLo+ tho oesistant NJ
ID countants shall be paid at rate not to excee.'
nu Ave dollars per day employed, and the account
ads ant at such rate as may be deemed necessary
fine committee to secure efficient ana compeCe1
work. Payment for the services OF sald accoanl
ant and assistant shall be made by t oF stsf
III Auditor, said orders to be signed by the chair
ing man Of the committee and approved by ma
ing ority of the committee ana WIZ De maze Rbss
is BILE out OF any funds IN Inc Iteasuiy ho' o
wise appropriated.
vi COMMITTEE SERVICE.
! W Mr.. Delavigne, chairman, on behalf OF th
Committee on Canals and Drainage, reported
follows: =,
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF Ii
ing House OF Representatives OF the ouate
nee Louisiana:
162 Gent enen-YOur committee on sC aaaii5 sa !
Drainage hsye the @ Fep sa to dene t
object Of drainage assessments an
rent to regulate the collection Of the sam
a ment. to bei Pae'G fendersd as
'he ments, and to repeal so much OF act No. 81,
proved March 1851 as maze * s9e md
.or- ass entjudgmeDts to the properly on WIN
t af the assessment is levied"
Ill, Your cOmmlueA 1ufthef TecoihAehu tii0 o'"
and passage Of said bill.
anu Very respectfully. ~, 800.
age a. DELLA ioNt. o''' '..s'..
ton, MIR. Kidd, chairman, on behalf of the Coz
10 mittee on Enrolment reports as correctly C
Urn rolled House bills Nos. 95 and $50.
Mr. Bowden. chairman, on behalf OF the Col
deo mittee on Parochial Affairs. reported rs Il
t'"'' Rooms COMMITTEE ON CoRPoRA7 IONS
eltv AND PAgoCHIAL AFFAIRS.
va5 New Orleans, March 26. 1871.
To the Honorable the Speaker and Me nbe
Jar of the House OF Representatives:
anu Your Committee on Parochia, Ana RS,
ogo whom was referred an act NO 282. 70 q &l i
age the police uries of the various parishes OF u
ton' State to fix the COMPENSATION OF sherlts
ID. keeping and maintaining prisoners Id the co
ned mon Jail" beg leave to report that, they n
/. Considered cons said bill. Report favorably and
commend ''i''' 1t L. 1. HI E. BOwDEN, Chairman
to. On the motion of Mr.. Bowden the above
..- titled bill was taken up, ordered to be engro
ed, and under a suspension OF the rules v
read third time and passed. The title Y
" adopted. -
The following named members, by the cons
Of the House, introduced the following EMIT
bills, which were read and under suspens
of the rules were passed to cir second re-
ing and referred to committees as follows:
by Mr.. Robertson
1Jo,-oo t,;lI No ooa "Toint Resolution rn1at