The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-15

:, los Harnnndez 1894
John Klein ...... 11.31
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The payments taken on any given day SHOW
about the same result, thus:
Il On April IL. 1876. the receipts to
| credit OF general fund OF 1876
! were. ............. $32, 100 o.
Paid in warrants Observation-Disclosures. 3512 81
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1913 G56 /:
Theexpenditures on that day are distributed
MS follows
/ y i uar,,,r no az 4,
= :; L. , VIE "o'oo oa y,
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Il a,,,a 1 nrn oolip""5 J'o o1e ~ =,
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son 7o7 81
9No'''' :,
I've balance being distributed In small
AMOUNTS
These figures do. not OF necessity import
proof, absolute and conclusive OF any undue
,ayofltlsm, aithough py circumstances ana
| legltlnate inference they point 70 tllat con-
| cluslon. Warrants belilg negotlaple Y mas
been impossible TO ascertain who held those
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| proper proportion 81 payment, Dut Inc TACT OF
the multitude OF payments made 70 the same
persons, while other warrant holders were
forced TO walt. and TO the Intimacy existing
/ between themselves or thelr employees and the
treasurer are. unlenanly, circumstances
| Which, unexplained. Justify at least suspl-
con tllat THESE paftles nave enjoyed facilities
preferences ana privileges at the treasury over
| the general public to which they were not
entitled. ;,
/ Ii Is true Enat ItleSe HRHTeS are explained
| by statements that the proportion paid the
respective persons above mentioned were only
III proportion 20 the amount which the war
Of outstanding warrants, but this exnlanntion
| in itself merits notice and explanation be-
| cause the iact that the persons named were
tile holdets OF such large amount 81 war
| rants Implies some inducement on their part
a4 t u,r1 l!o :, y. ene meII mos oroaels
~ them ttit,nd tat III ~ 1oe
thav hold were naid annther hns rsfl,sed i' 10
Iisclnsn for w Nom hon be "olIeatad 7 4 this1 ri
was relative of personal emplove
OF the Treasurer s one has been shown
mist have been nm intimata Of the Treas.
,,ra,.a frnn ia fnot that Ia nn,oa,s IL ha,t,
been the pavee of q cheek for as 600
illepallv drawn as before ,nontinnod
mitted without s1ecitic raeommendotion
They noint at least to the neeessitv nr snnh
legisIntinn a &C. maw he adensts ~ ~
even possible suspicion Of fayoritism in the
future, Under the provisions IF the acts Of
the General Assembly, PASSED nj, the session
Of 1877. the danger Of favoritism has been
very much saferuarded and needs s1,nnla
menting in only minor particulars. ff'N
The Treasurer certainly by comparison de-
in this particular a remarkable exception
The whole is respectfully submitted.
EDWARD d, WHITE.
JAMES b. HILL.
= SAM Fl RTTCK oil
Mr. keetlng. OF the same committee, pre-
sented the following minority report:
10 the uonorable president of the sansto md
che General Assembly, d ate Of Louisian s
The UNDERSIGNED members Of tho Joint
fonmittno a,Snint.d ia inyestirnto tbo Gino
~ tho state irena,rer boo leaye to suhnt
~ the III folo,vin., raunrt 70 viii. y S''o''V
Chs f aoaiomihg report, W W., a, -,
hiVl az eAluussIte tat'lat1cioil i',s',e py
we pIeseilt colnlule1ee w ooohs paapels'
.,, moneys, u.e VI ~ otLsu aaesss
t u.u, tp4 tg eoa,.oe ,lf15 hsoY
talleu Iila1 llle ottale treasurer mas
aceouhsea 70 inc otate lor every doilar pald
INTO the treasury, that all tne DOCKS, papers, !
vouchers ana doculnents are Ia perfect order, !
auu lo one pletelias tlltv we ottI9 nus any
claim IN tlle premises against Jnat ollclals
4 / IN II
minstratlon OF that Office shows no detriment
TO- the state ana exhl,lts faithful discharge
OF his pubic dutles, YET that the State Treas |
urer has. exhibited preferences In certain in
stances In favor OF certanoindtvtduals over
others presenting themselves with Auditors
warrants TO be paid out OF funds in the treas !
ury. 20 ,
Inc evidence In thlsa'espect fails to sustain
the assertion and indeed shows affirmatively
the reverse The fact that large aggregate
amounts have been paid over to some parties
Is easily explained by the disparity in the
amount Of claims and warrants respectively
held by them.
This is the more unwarrantable, since the
most adequate remedy in law Is afforded to
every one aggrieved by, such fraudulent
preferences, and not only by criminal prose-
cttion, but by civil suit. See Revised Stat |
utes, sections 1888, 1884. Not only does the
law subject the State Treasurer to a criminal
prosecution in such case but the private indi- |
vidua wronged has the right to compel the
Treasurer to pay him out of his own pocket
four-fold the amount of the warrant which the
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