The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-24
O. Who was this Senator
A. This was another Senator and l would

O. Who was this Senator
A. This was another Senator anu Wouia
rather not give his name. -, H..
aaker were also on that committee. One OF the
Senators who came TO mo was momoer Oh tne
committees to investigate my Office, and one was
q member III the Board Oh Audit. In otner III
stances .=4
Tn compel me to issue the Warrants else they
would nv ke 1t troublesome for me, though the
threats we're not specific. In these threats they
would most always refer to tho transfer OF funds,
and generally 1t would come from the brokers
fret.
was NOT present at the meeting Of the Funding
Board. held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York. They tried to make me issue warrants
FOR GEORGE ANDERSON,
who purportea to be the owner Of vouchers or
CLAIMS funded In New York. The refusal to issue
these warrants had something to do with the
FIGHT thew made on me. All sorts OF warrants
were presented then, purporting TO nave been
funded. They did not, however, offer to pay me
q certain per cent 10 issue the warrants.
o. Was IL Senator Herwig that offered
A. eaid / would rather not answer, Tor
tho reason expressed. aud for other reasons l
would prefer not 10.
O. Who attended the New York funding
A. Lowell and Antoine we're most ofiicious In
the New York funding thing to get 1t through.
To MFR. Aldge-It WAS told mo that three mem
bers Of the committee wanted $500 esch Tor the
report. III relation to the settlements made ny
the st. Landry parish tax collectors, will state
that believe MIR. Silky aud Mr.. Morris were the
tax collectors there.
Tom Anderson made the settlement after silky
died: Anderson making the Compromise In the
case. He offered to mske q compromise Tor sbo U
on two or three occasions. Anderson and others
were on sllky's bond, which had laps. under
the law when he owed the State about 100000.
The witness testified that on one occasion, 40
making a settlement, Anderson had warrants OF
previ it's year, aud wanted them PAID cut OF tne
anrr. mt funds. which could only he done by an
improper transfer. witness opposed Walls ior
some lime, and finally
KELLOGG AND ANDERSON
came 10 witness Office and got II fixed 20 the
warrants should 90 In on the year for WHICH the
settlement was made. The warrants held by
Auder yon were OF course worth less thah the cur
rent year warrants. as.
Witness contnued-A settlement with Morris
was made months before he paid his money into
the treasury, when the law compelled him TO pay
it In within three days. Think the amount OF
warrants Anderson had was not over sl0,0O0 or
st2 GOO or perhsps 5000. In the case referred
to made new order, but did not do 1t OF my
own &C ord Gov. Kellogg was the one who
finally got me to do II.
but il was done to accommodate both Kellogg
and Anderson.
To MIR. Buck-Kellogg told me that had got
TO MAKE NEW ORDER.
To Mr.. Ald,ge Think Lowell brought tho Geo
Anderson order 10 my office. The certificate Of
fund ng was signed by Lowell, Deslonde ana An
tome. No warrants were issued by me upon
those claims, not in my time or suphequehaJ W
On motion IL was decided to notify Mr.. john
aon to appear on Friday, when the committee adj
Jour ned until that day, at p. m.