The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-22
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Following this are the exhibits, which, In
detail, furnish every particle OF information
which can in any way be of service to the
public, and the conclusion of the report en-
braces the general remarks. as fol lows:
In the discharge of my official duties have
had many difficulties to overcome. The set
Elements of old accounts and compromises
which under the law / am authorized to effect
and in many instances | have had to pass
on them with little or no data. / have,
when | thought there was doubt, refused to
audit them and let the parties go into court,
and in every case the courts have decided
against me. | have done in all cases what
thought was proper. There are thousands OF
dollars due the State, and am unable To col
lect the same through the slow process OF
cases and have no doubt will be decided at
the proper time.
QUALIFICATION OF AUDITOR.
qualified on the ninth day Of January last
as Auditor of Public Accounts, having been
elected by a large majority OF the people OF
this State. | began officiating at Odd Eel
lows Hall on that day, without any books t. to
refer to-with little or no data beliye did
for the best under the circumstances. The
Auditors office, located at the seat OF govern
ment, was taken possession of by me on the
first day Of May, 1877 The keys OF the vault
naVilG DPGIl LsikSI away NY pGkSbio
to me, had to force the doors 50 as to get ac-
cess to the vault, at an expense OF $500, which
drew from my contingent fund. had an
inventory taken of everything found, and dis
covered that some of the books, the property
of the State had been removed or done away
with. have had a great deal OF trouble in
furnishing the necessary information to the
public, and in many instances have had to
submit to mandamuses, injunctions etc, SO
as to protect me in the discharge Of my official
Il r mt iyYt6y n n
In my possession to which l cosld refer
whether was right or wrong in granting
warrants upon the State Treasurer.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
| This office during the last ten months has
| had great deal to contend with. With very
little or no data at all in many cases to pass
| on claims presented against the State, have
had to refer to the TreaSurers books for in
formation for their correctness. Such infor,
nation has been cheerfully furnished by one
of the assistant clerks Of that office, and
must admit that in some cases without his
assistance ] would have been embarrassed
and greatly annoyed in auditing claims
Gradually am recovering from this embar
rassment, and in few months will be able
without travelling outside OF this office, tt
| furnish to every one all necessary lnforIna
ton. Should my report be defective in any
consideration the very difficult position unde
| which I entered this Office, and make allow
ance for all my shortcomings.
| When | was recognized as Auditor by tht
legal Legislature the State-House was still
occupied by the so-called Packard officials. l
became necessary for me to establish my otflc
in room at the Odd Fellows Hall, the thel
seat of the lawful government OF Louisiana
The books, records and blanks belonging t
the Auditors office being unlawfully and b,
force held by George B. johnson, my .prede
cessor, experienced no little difficulty in pro
viding my Office with such material as wa
absolutely necessary to conduct the busines
of nv department. Too much praise canno
be bestowed on the energy and dispatch OF tn
MANAGER OF THE NEW ORLEANS DEMoCRA1
who using the credit of his firm, furnished m
office with every material needed and ever
class of complicated blanks long before th
political embarrassments under which ou
.. government was laboring had been overcome
must also here thank the Attorney Ger
eral for his kindness in giving me at all hour
, of the day or night the benefit of his hig
legal attainments, without which / woul
never have been able to extricate myself fror
the legal entanglements in which the conf
sion Of the affairs of my Office was daily encil
cling me; without the privilege OF privat
counselor, / was forced to always have r,
course to the kind auspices Of the Attorne
General, thereby taking up a good deal OF h
j valuable time.
STATE DEBT.
u In my report OF the State debt have given u