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

mento,f the navigation OF the Sabine river 2,
fayorably with the amendments that tfe
appropriation be twenfylyS hundred IRE "a ao I,,,
instead Of five thousand dollars, anu uo lihi'
duration of this act.
On memorial for relief of A. y. Landry, Y"
port the bill back to the House, for the irasor
that the passinu upon claims is not in thu
province of the eom nittee.
Respectfully submitted,
w. NJ WASHBUR N, Chairman.
Mr.. Ieonhard presented the following sup
Elemental report:
TO the Honorable Members Of tho Senate ant
House Of Representatives Of tho state O
The Joint COMMITTEES Of Investigation Of
The Department of Education would respect
fully submit this. their supplemental report
Your committee represents that at the fline
that il made its report 1t had received nc
statement from the parish Of Ascension, and
the amounts received by Rudolph Brand
Esd, as treasurer, are charged against him as
uulGcDunted Tor.
Your committee has since received from Ed.
ward N. Pugh, Secretary on the Scho9l Boa r. {,
of Ascension. the statement that Rudolph
Bra,ld. ESQ. has accounted fully Tor all funds
in his hands
Reprcttipg that the evidence was furnished
too late to amend their former report, they
charge made against Mr.. Rudolph Braud.
H. ID. OGDEN,
TIOS. A. CAGE,
LOUIS LEONHARn
JOHN TIIZPATR1Ck,
VIM. KERN.
Mr., Hill on behalf of the committee ap-
pointed on
Joint Resolution No 1a4,
"To investigate the affairs Of the State
Treaaurer's Office,
Presented the following report.
IL.
Speaker Of the House and Members of the
General Assembly,
Your committee appointed under Joint Res
olution No 13a, to investigate the affairs Of
the State Trenstirer's Office, beg leave to sub
NIT the following report, with aecolnp anying
documents and papers.
After organizing, your committee became
convinced that the objects to he attained could
not be reached without proper clerical assist
ance. and your committee therefore retained
the services Of tho necessary expert labor.
making the remuneration dependant on the
action Of tho General Assembly, with the OBJ
ject Of giving the investigation az wide q
scope as possible. Your committee divided
their labors into answering the following
inquiries:
/. What was the condition of the accounts
of the Treasurer connected with the veritiea-
tion Of the entries i'm such accounts. as well as
ascertainng by such yerfcation whether the
receipts had been correctly entered and dis
bursed, and the cash properly and legally APP
piled.
O. What discrimination, II any. had been
exercised in the payment of warrants.
B. What mode Of settlement had been cs
tablished by the Treasurer In receiving reFe-
nue. turned in by tax collectors.
Upon the subject matter OF these various
Inquiries, your committee have gone over
wide field of investigation, embracing the
years 1874. 1876 and 1876, covered by the
terms of the resolution, and the result may be
stated Ms follows.
Upon the first point, the Treasurer had ON
hand large amount Of public money in jan
uary last, which he retained and properly ac-
counted for on the cessation of the troubles
then settled
The accounts Of the Treasurer during the
years covered by the scope of the inquiry in
trusted to your committee have been kept in
an orderly and systematic manner: the
figures have been properly entered, and all
moneys received were SO received upon
proper vouchers. .and al moneys paid out
were upon warrants drawn by the Auditor
with the following exceptions.
In 1874 the following checks were drawn by
The Treasurer without warrant from the Au-
dtor, in plain violation OF law:
September 4-No. 95G, to Henry
Street. ..S..........,...-....' 80. 1866 20
October l. No 9p4. to w. s. Barrows 5.2Os 30
October mo. 99T. to fl 4. Burrows 5000 90
October NO. gas. to II. =. Burrows 1000 90
October 5-No. 1907. to s. Guesmall 1000 90
October 81 No 1867, TOD Ii. Ogles-
by. ,....s......ss.. 10000 90
October 31--No. 1857, to J. H. Ogles
Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 90
Total Observation-Disclosures. S57, 574 16 !
And in 1916
January u. II Oglesby .,.. s1g,4s9 Is |
March 81 No. 800, J. IL. Oglesby or
2. +. Herwig .,s..........e 49, O9 IS
March 31-No. BIO, l.. II. HerWig 10000 90 |
Total Observation-Disclosures. S11O,697 So |
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