The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-22

| settled in full though there is q suit against me
| in the Second Judicial District Court. Paid ell
of the money into the treasury, except the sum
PAID TO THE AUDITOR,
mr. Clinton, who would not grant me credit on it.
There was a certain amount OF money which
gave to Auditor Clinton, and which he compelled
| me TO pay over to him. He comp He'd all the tax
collectors TO remit certain portion Of the funds
into his hands. / have his receipt now for
| So 623 33, that WAS never credited to me on the
State Treasurers books, and since then suit has
been brought against me for $4,000. My bond has
never been cancelled.
Was told that | could
COMPROMISE THE MATTER,
but said II was wrong would be compelled 10
pay the whole amount.
The amount paid Mr.. Clinton Was all in green
backs Charles Hill was the person who counted
the money. This was ut the corner OF Union and
Carondelet streets, where his Office was then
kept
Mr.. Clinton sent Hill to count The money, and he
counted it and told Clinton the amount was cor
rect. He asked me first if I had money. I told
him yes, and he said pay it t. him" 1 con-
suited Mr.. Mckay, the District Attorney OF the
Second Judicial District. about it, and he said /
would have to dol and ! did,. Never got
"quietus' from the Auditor. The money was
paid at the time he was
BUYING STATE WARRANTS.
The receipt have is signed Charles Clinton,
Auditor, and is for the quarter ending December
81, 1878; cid not take out my commission from
it,
W. W. Wharton (ex-Senator) calIed-Was
member of the committee to investigate the
Auditors Office in 1874 aud 1875, and brought in
two reports, one OF which was that upon which
Auditor Clinton was impeached.
The fual report was brought into the Senate
by Herwig on the last day OF the session, and
was defeated by Burcb, who got the floor and
held it UNI il the hour of adjournment sine die
rived. Clinton was opposed to the production Of
this report. as q matter Of course, but he had
nothing to say to me about 1t. Don't know that
he approached any member OF the committee
about it.
There was caucus about 1t of the Republican
members, in Kellogg's office, on the morning OF
the day before the report was to have been made,
when a majority of the committee agreed to the
report. ana it was supposed that it would be pre-
scented.
The appropriation, $500, to pay the services of
the members OF the committee should still be In
the State Treasury. I. have vet the voucher
issued to myself. {Witnfas here produced
vouoher) l examined great many OF Auditor
Clinton's books; they were kept in bad way.
Had difficulty in
TRACING VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS
through his office. He acknowledged that he
had gone outside of the law; that occurred in the
diversion of arious funds, and he did not deny
it.
Know Of nothing more than poll tieal reason
lUT tu9 MISREPRESENTATION Vi bl6 I6pOIG mHu6, tUAb
was, that had Clinton been suspended. q new cleo
ton would under the law, have to be held. and it
was deemed by some insdvisable on that group d.
When tho report Wa about to be presented had it
not been for Burch's motion to postpone action,
the articles of impeachment against Clinton
would have been adopted. Two members of
the committee voted with Burch aud wo against
him. The final report did come up, as said, on
the last dav OF the session. and at IL O'Clock
Burch got the floor and kept IL until IL. when the
hour for adjournment came aud the Senate adj
journed; his being after the House had inn
peached Clinton.
The chairman notified the committee Of the
decision rendered by the
STATE SUPREME COURT
In the case of Auditor Jumel against ex-Auditor
Johnson, When, on motion, Mr. Aldige was ap-
pointed committee OF one TO draw up q formal
demand upon @r. johnson for mis- report for the
year 1876 and all books and papers in his pos
session belonging to the Auditors Office.
The chairman g. ated also that he had had ex-
ahmed the rooms referred to by Mr.. Herwig
when be was on the stand, and found there was
not paper in it Of any description; further that
he had received from Mr.. Herwig certain doeu-
ments, oil of which were found published in the
printed reports.
The committee then adjourned until Wednes-
day at o'clock p. m.