The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-19
BOARD OF LIQUIDATION,
DISCUSSION OVER A RESOLUTION AP-
FRDpntArtNt. $1,000.

DISCUSSION OVER A RESOLUTION AP-
FRgrHtATtNt+ $1,000.
The State Board of Liquidation met on
Thursday at noon. Present Gov Nichols
Lieut.. Gov. Witt, Secretary of State Strong
Auditor Jumel, Treasurer Dubucet. Speaker
Bush and Fiscal Agent Kennedy.
The minutes were read. when Mr., Strong
asked for the reading of Col. Bushs protest to
the resolution authorizing the payment, out OF
the boards contingent fund OF 1877. Of $1,000 to
the ex-off1eio seer tary, the State Auditor.
The protest was read by the secretary. In Il
Mr.. Bush presents The following reasons for his
remarks at previous meeting
''Tbis board was organized under act No. 5s
page N, of 1877, regular session. and BY act No
IS see # ptosdes sha he
shall be e1 offcio secretary of the board Az page
80, top, an appropriation Of 5000 Is made to
which may be incurred by said board. q which
expenses the said board shall annually make
and submit to the General Assembly 2n . the tst
on page 81 Of said act the Board q Humiliation Is
carry ont The provisions of the original law. and
this supplemental law. TO employ and pay such
accountants and clerical force as may be re-
Besides January T. 1873: !iourtna, Of regular
esson page s MIR Mamo sa p, fss
Auditor Agile p Of p Pubic Accounts for services as
Secretary Of the board OF Liquidation, appro-
priatins $500. which WINS referred TO the Dom
tee reported back, February 10. 1873; journal
page III unfavorably. wherenpos February 20,
1873 journal page 2a1 hs h,l' was 'h th
anpe by vote Of G6 yeas TO 10 nays, not single
Democrat voting in the negative"
I'll ia proper to state that ut the meeting of the
board held two weeks since the resolution
making the appropriation alluded to was re-
jeeted by majority Of the members present
and at the last meeting MIR. Dubuelet. who voted
previously In the affirmative. moved recon
alteration Of the vote had. his motion prevail
Ing
After the protest had been read Mr. Strong
stated that az the introducer OF tho resolution
he had introduced 1t not without mature reflec-
tion and evidence az to right and Justice, Hav-
ing been before the House Committee on Ap-
prfatons, he stated that on one occasion the
question was asked hi i'm II there was not an IN
board, and at the time he. tMr, stronel did not
know that there was. He thought now that such
a.proteet was not proper; he would. therefore,
Gov. Nichols, addressing Col Bueh. eaid he
Thought that he had better amend that portion
Col. Bush stated that he was willing TO make
It in that way. He thought. he said that he had
better state what action had been taken In the
M. Strong stated that he could not, az the
introdueer 81 the resolution. vote for the pro
test going on the minutes when 1t referred to
D9 gov. Nichols thought 1t best to eliminate
from 1t any hing objectionahle.
anrh,ne Il It was v to 20 % UPON he minutes or
be made part OF the record OF the board
The Auditor remarked that the protest made
leVe OF replyiug that he wanted to dc nothing
except that which was right.
The Governor stated that as that portion had
The Governor stated that as Mr.. Kennedy
explain the matter to him aud explain why
ne had voted no on the resolution, and that he
should vote that way again; The board he
prinelpaiiy, and be did not think they could
receive additional, compensation unless the
relation between tho Auditor and Che board
was not as an employee, but az the State Audi
r 'e es u saen S e "y Board rus e%poy
g tic Auditor By legislation. but d The act 80
him bs t. dn ao n asnt he a Sadpr
could receive the amount. The board hat no
right to appoint each other az clerks, and his
was to the board and to him w 20 the first of
January. 1873 when the boards contingent
fund was made up and reported to the l.egisla-
ture. This matter, II seems was reported to
the Legislature and they rejected it: hence he
did not think that, "a q legal point the board
He thought It The best way to leave the matter
open I'm II the next Legislature meets, II there
was any possibility of postponing it he thought
The ea audi tsa he said bad undoubtedly per-
formed the duties but that was out of the uues-
ton the board could only decide e TO It, duties
could not justify itself IN acting in this matter.
Mr.. Strong remarked that "a the president of
to make one. He did mott know what action
the Legislature had taken In tho matter. but one
night. when Def re the Committee on Appropri-
ations, he VIVA asked il there was not balance
to the contingent fund OF the board. as he had
stated before. He did not know, when one of
tho members of the, committee showed the re.
The committee members then stated that this
balance was enough for the payment of
ought not, therefore. to make any appropria-
ton for that purpose. II was finally agreed to
report back the bill, and l. said Mr. Strong, un =
without action, even although the House Jour
err, the unanimous belief Of the committee that
this board was authorized to make the appro.
Rriation h out Of is %nehpended contingent
Mr.. Jumel stated that when the vote was
taken at the last meeting and the Speaker of
The 70 s voted In tae ne h
circumstances he could not permit this docu-
ment to go on record without a prot at
The organic law, he claimed. defined his du-
ties, and his authority for the position taken
was the Attorney Generals opinion As the
protest of Col. Bush was to go on the minutes.
that opinion should go thete also.
The Attorney Generals opinion was then
read. as follows:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OTFICE
State of Louisiana,
New Orleans. April 8. 1873
Hon. Allen Jumel Auditor and Ex-Officio Sec
rotary Board of Liquidation. etc:
Dear Sir-Your letter Of the fifth instant has
been received | do not think that the bonds
held by Maxon are embraced among those upon
the validity of which the Supreme Court is re-
CURED to pass before funding.
IN regard to the question Of the legality of
the resolution of the board ordering the pay
ment of $4,000 to the Auditor for services rem