The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-22
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY JANUARY % 1878

was beps TO wipe out from the books accounts
which perhaps could never have b86n realized
In view Of these facts, q compromisu was better
than lawsuit and Getting q Under what thought sai
the Interest f tie state gave tem set
acted under the advice of the law officers IN
charge Of tho prosecution, and theamounts SO
collected were all that could With my s hmgehr +,
these parties. -
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.
Owing TO the absence Of necessary records
from tho Funding Board + the years Q, ls'S,
1875 and 1874, 1t Ia impossible TO designa.e What
particular funds and years are deereas 20 py ne
action of said board In default Of tins, sub
init a report of the Issue Of outstanding war
rants from 1865 TO 1916. inclusive. and have de-
Quoted IRON the amount q on,s sa ~ War
funded during same, regardless Of fund or Sc
ries to determine which last would require
greater length of time than have at my dispo-
Sui Under existing circumstances claim right
to correct any AND all statements IN this re,
gard, promising, however, to, furnish report
Of same should any errors be discovered. Con
seuuently report ~ above. it is only through
the extra esertions on the part OF some OF the
clerks in this office that am enabled to furnish
prisng the indebtedness of the State. "a far "a
can be aseertained by the records on file In this
ANY omissions or errors must be attributed to
the lack OF necessary data.
REPAIRS or THE sTATE-HousE.
would respectfully beg the appoi !tment OF
com mitee to examine into tho condition OF the
buildings Of the several State departments.
The Auditors Office, when took possession OF
It, was IN dirty by condition. UNIT FOR gen.
temen, and, with little o. no money TO clea nj,
| provements as my means would allow. the
i,oors are rotten, the walls are defaoed and the
whole needs renevating.', hope that the begls,,
amount of money to make the necessary re-
| pairs, SO that the seat of government, once the
pride of the State, so badly used by our prede,,
cessors for the last ten years may be looked
upon hereafter by the people as a respectable
place.
Under former practice 1t was customary for
the Auditor to frame the appropriation bill Of
each year and submit the same to the General
Assembly, Thai, | believe. was good practice.
because the Auditor could incorporate IN the
islature would hardly think Of, At the proper
time will submit to the committee bill which
| think will be acceptable. 1t ts to be presumed
the General Assembly in framing an appro-
s apt IL were
made IN tho one OF 1877, and this should be
guarded against this year.
CASH BALANCES OF STATE TREASURER
Ny predecessor having failed to make his an
nual report for the year 1879. ! had to take az
correct the balances given to me by the State
Treasurer desire that the Legislature pass
On act egalizing those balances so that The
books Of both offices will correspond for the
year 1877
The tax colleetor of Richland parish, Calvin
Ill.
of taxes. The Legislature at the proper time.
will be called upon 10 make an appropriation
to refund that amount; It Is simply an error
on the part of the collector. and should be re-
funded, There being no appropriation against
oGd d5aw to the RtSi .s amt
compelled to refer the matter to the Legisla-
tura.
Investigating committee, desire to call atten-
ton to the following facts, which have been dis
covered in connection with the inquiry as to the
warrants outstanding against the State. which
are as follows, viz:
Warrant No, 1870. issued January 2; 1877,
and paid d. uemner IL, 1877: Il. Fonte-
lieu Judge Third Judicial District. $3.50 90
Warrant No. 1876, issued January 0. 1877.
and paid December Il, 1877; $. r. Ssk
ron. Parish Judge y. james .s1ss se
Question. Can tho above warrants. drawn by
George b. johnson, be con- idered as legal or
not. date being changed on stub book. and rs l
qualified on that day
Warrant No. 2l3o, under act 49, 1876. Committee
w on METROPOLITAN Police }. b. Beattie. .,, -
Warrant rs per stub book .......,....... 800 90
Excess. .....--.,-.- ....-.....-.-. $50 90
Warrant No. GIT. J. G. Cantrei. sheriff
parish of Ascension.
Warrant issued for, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. *ioo 90
Warrant issued for .-........- " rs
Excess NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s27 rs
Warrant No., 1850; Robert Ray. Judge
Fourteenth Judicial District
Warrant issued for ....... $500 90
Warrant rs per stub OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 400 90
Excess. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s1oo 90
Warrant No. T2ta. Same.
Warrant issued for ..,.,,,.,,. $500 90
Warrant as per stub ...,.,.... 400 90
Excess. Observation-Disclosures. 800 90
There being now on hand balances unex-
pended for the following funds. which are of
no present use. to the state. would suggest
that the same be transferred to the several
funds for the benefit of the State:
Seminary fund 1913 rs
Redemption floating debt ....--....-.-.-. 16
Special levee tax. r.....-.,....... sc 81
rot,, ar, "a
The above amounts being on deposit. and OF
no value to the. State as deposited, | consider
their transfer, til ough small in amount. would
be an assistance toward paying the State debt.
COSTS OF COURTS. WHERE THE STATE is OBLIGED
TO Pay
Under act No. AZ of 1877 an appropriation of
SThQ WAS ladp " for nrintinp and costs court