The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-23
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
General Notes Picked UP mt the state
House.

General Notes Picked UP mt the state
House.
The State Treasurer's clerical force especial
the book-keeper, are busily engaged now In NAL
Ing statements from the books for the vsriou
investigating committees which they have fti,
nished In pieces, as IL were, when called upon.
The most complicated Is that which Ia bein
prepared for the committee 70 investigate
THE EDUCATIONAL BRANCH,
and that, when completed, will include ever
warrant paid for school purposes throughout tn
entire State for the past eight or nine years.
will also show by whom presented, the dates
and everything else necessary TO furnish Judg
Ogden's committee with complete data, and that
the late Superintendent Brown, will enable th,
committee to balance to o cent the accounts o
every school official In the State.
Buroh, ex-school treasurer, called upon Super
intendent Lusher Thursday and made arrange
ments to have his successor (Burch's) come &c
the city to receive Burch's books which he will
turn over.
The Auditor Is making preparations to receive
the
SECOND QUARTERLY SETTLEMENTS
of the tax collectors, and likewise the Treasurer
anticipates lively time about the first proximo
1t may be that about that time some Of the ex
tax collectors will be ready to make final settle
ment, in which event, owing to the absence OF the
1876 books, the Auditor will permit them TO settle
upon their aflidavits as to amounts paid in.
The overworked Attorney General was reported
Ill on Friday morning, but will DO about again In
day or two.
Gov. Nichols has caused to DO addressed to
the
LEssEEs OF THE PENTTENTIARY
letter requesting information az to the number
of criminals received since the iessees tool
charge, the crimes for which each was committed
by whom committed, the number that have died
or escaped, those pardoned and by whom, and in
fact history Of all matters pertaining 70 the his.
tory of the prison since the lessees assumed
charge.
The "pardoned" portion Of this statement will,
OF course, be OF considerable interest, and when
vestigation will undoubtedly lead to more
OF KELLoaG's. cRooKEDNEss,
as that was one OF his favorite freaks, when it
was an object, you know.
The State Auditor has records which show tina,
warrants to the extent Of nearly $500 900 were s-
sued to the Louisiana Levee Company during
the year 1876, and come of the DO Jks recently
found will show that more than one person con-
nected with Kellngg's government drew double
salaries at the same time, or received warrants
for double services
In some OF the books found, which show war.
rants issued In December last, lit is discovered
that that class Of State Indebtedness was issued
by the wholesale. instances occurring where mar.
ties employed by the State received warrs nts
while they were
ABSENT ON FURIouaHs
Some few facts have come to light too which
lead to the belief that warrants were issuad on
what purported to be Judgments" when the
court rendering such Judgments had no legal ak.
istence.
most singular coincidence in connection with
this IL the fact that one Of the minute books Of
the old Superior District Court WAS found-wben
the State. House was found by the present State
government-in Honores office, 1t having been
corralled there for purposes known best to those
who took il from the court.
The inference drawn is that the siudgments''
for the issuance OF warrants might be entered a,
leisure, but the fact that these minutes are not
signed ms kes il an open question whether such
judgments are legal II not forged and as suits
are now being brought against the Treasurer in
some cases, 1t might be we'll to have the entire
matter investigated before any warrants issued
in 1876 are paid.
Ii seems to be the impression among some OF
the State officers-the Governor inoluded-that
in order 70 prevent the further issuance Of war