The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-13
CAPITOL NOTES.
THE LEvEE CONTRACTS srGNED AND
sEALED-ACKLEN HAS A PRIMA
FACIE CASE.

And His Name Goes on the Roll. Leaving
Darrali as C0ntestant-MO Conn
mittee work Needed.
Levee matters occupied the attention Of Acting
Gov Wiltz and the State Board Of Engineers yes
terday, and ut the close OF business hours the
levees let up to the present time we're provided
for, contracts signed AMI bonds given.
Mr.. u. n. Pegram, who made the lowest bid
nineteen cents-for the Henderson leyee,
PARISH OF ooNooRDIA,
notified the acting Governor and the board that
he could not secure the required bohd, where.
upon the contract was awarded to A. L, Given h
Go. at az cents per cubic yard. Messrs Carlo
b Co., who were the lowest bidders for the
Marengo Gulch levee, parish of Ooncordia, having
failed to file bond within forty weight hours, the
contract was awarded to the next bidder, r. Il.
Fouche. at 23N cents per cubic yard and $4,000
for the timber work.
SECURITIES FURNISHED.
Charles Nolan, the lowest bidder for the Bar
rowville levee, Assumption parish, furnished as
securities Thomas Casey and Jas. Conway.
J. Hescion, for the BAYOU Marine levee. Pointe
Oonpee parish, presented Messrs. Fl. Pohlmsn
anu VIII. bOUWAys r. NUiAn, I0P the Harlem
levee, Plaqnemine parish, Messrs. Charles Nolan
and James Kellev.
During the day the Actiug Governor appoint
ed az Mayor Of Trenton. Ouachita parish, Jethro
Moore. vice Thos. M. Morris resigned, and dur
ing the day issued certificate Of election to
CONGRESSMAN JAMES H. AoKLEN,
OF the Third Congressional District This GER
tificate Ia based upon the corrected returns, GER
titled by the various parish courts 10 the sec
re AIRY OF State.
Soon after the election MFR. AckIep and bis CD.
ponent, MIR. Darrsl. entered into an agreement
for recount OF the votes In open court either to
abide by the result. That was done, anl the
various supervisors and commissioners OF cleo
tion were examined as witnesses, and the result
shows that Acklen
HAD MAJORITY
OF the votes cast. This was not discovered, how
ever, until the Returning Board had returned
Darrall, nor until the State Board OF Csnvassers
had practically done the same thing; hence the
Issuance OF certificate to Darrsll by Gov.
Nichols.
The recount in the courts was then gone
through with, Mr. Acklen spending two months
In the labor, and now that the corrected returns
have been furnished to the Secretary OF
i've office viii go forward 1T once and will Ills be.
ieved, secure
THE SEAT FOR AoKLEN,
md will cause his name to 20 on the roll Of The
House, which will make Darrall The contestant, az
Mr.. Acklen will have the prima fscie evidence in
he case. Acklen has been in Washington some
lays and Dhrrall left for that city on THURSDAYS
evening train, az stated in Fridays DEMOCRAT
There was no meeting OF the State treasury
investigating committee during the day,
THERE BEING NO QUORUM,
md the portion Of the committee that were on
land adjourned unit Friday next.
Two members OF The committee appointed to
investigate the affairs Of the Executive Office
rave stated to DEMOCRAT commits sioner during
he past few days that they would be pleased to
rear Of q
CALL FOR THEIR COMMITTEE
assemble instaDter, as they have plenty of labor
o perform, ard il is more than likely that that
will be called together shortly. II
would be very proper time now that the former
Executive (Keilbgg) is looking for seat in the
United States Senate, which he would not secure,
,erhaps were the real 'insde" OF his official sots
o become known.
The general appropriation book for 1876
sob warrant issued during the year, he Ia en-
bled to obtain information that could only be |
Ound in the book carried off |
FROM HIS OFFICE
efore the State-House was surrendered. He |
I'LL also, in few weeks ut the farthest be able |
. produce complete and authentic account |
the Indebtedness Of each tax COL |
setOr app llnted In the State since 1859, |
8 general ledger containing that informs
on has been u der process OF construction for /
wo months. and is now complete, alphabetical v, |
nwn to and including the parish of Pointe |
oupse.
The book will show the delinquencies in each |
nd every case, and has already proven enough |
D justify
FEW CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
gainst principals ana civil prosecutions against |
lireties.
Fortunately the rnaterial-the stub warrant |
ooks- from which only could this ledger have |
cen made, were not taken away from the Audit |
RS Off ,e in those five boot aud shoe boxes, but ]
ere left, and have been Of much service to |
hose who are m king up the accounts.