The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-12
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
MORE CLERICAL LABOR FOR THE
TREASURY COMMITTEE

A Legal Construction Of the Revenue Law.
Remission of Penalties.
The work Of examining the records Of the State
Treasurer's Office will require more time than
was anticipated and to facilitate that work the
Treasury Committee have, it is said, decided TO
employ two additional experts. In going over
Odd warrants and Checks
separate list Of each one is kept, those having
been issuedlto officials being separated, in order
that the accounts Of each official may be correctly
ascertained. This labor would require the closest
possible attention from the two experts for four
or five months, and unless additional clerical
force is engaged the investigation could not be
completed in time for the assembling OF the
Legislature.
The clerical work OF the Auditorial Committee
will, when completed, make showing that will
astonish many Of
The Ex-Republican OHciaIs.
and will show delinquencies where the afore-
mentioned officials think their skirts are per-
fectly clear. In one case q certain individual,
who has had parish tax colectorship in his
family for quite number of years, is found to be
short about $11 900, when 1t was thought at
first that his accounts were straight. The REQ
ords show also that the same individual has
drawn from the State considerable money upon
whathe claimed we're printing bills, and rumor
has II that he has depended entirely upon his
commissions and such bills for his support for
years, or, in other words, that he has been
chronic office holder and has made ell he could
out Of the State.
The Auditor expresses much satisfaction ct the
decision of Judge Rightor in the remission of
tax penalties" case decided on Monday and pub
lished in full in yesterdays DEMOCRAT. Under
the decision he thinks
All Delinquent Taxpayers
can obtain 4 remission Of the penalties by paying
the accrued interest, taxes and the costs and
recovsr in that way property adjudcated to the
State. The Auditor is Of the opinion also, that in
revising the revenue law at the next session Of
the Legislature, provision will be made to add
the penalties in sll cases where taxes are not
paid within specified time, in which event those
who do not
Come Forward and settle
by that time will lose their opportunity Of re-
deeming their property.
The Auditor has not yet issued, under the de-
cision Of the Sixth District Court, q warrant to
Mr.. Bourke for $3.50, but will most likely do 80 as
the Attorney General says there is no alterna-
tive except refusal, which would be contempt
Of court. The unexpended balance in the treas
ury TO the credit Of the appropriation Of 5000 for
the keeper of the State House Is said to be
about $500 and will perhaps be drawn
against that, being the only appropriation
made for the keepers appointed by Lieut.. Gov
Wiltz and Speaker Bush. The decision Of
the court did not, as might have been inferred
from yesterday mornings DEMOCRAT, compel the
Auditor TO issue his warrant when there was no
appropriation, but was merely in accordance with
the case as il was presented.
About everything that was talked of in State
House circles yesterday Was
The Coming Anniversary,
and the suggestion that the procession do not
move until 8 p. m. on Friday, seems to meet the
appreciation of oil those about the building. It is
understood that Gov. Nichols, with several Of
the State officers, "a well as the Governors per-
sonsl staff, will form part Of the procession, and
from reports at the Adjutant Generals Office it is
estimated that on the day named fully three
thousand men will be in line.
The Springfield rifles expected from Rock
Island will not be here in time, as they were not
as was expected they would be, telegraphed for
at Memphis.