The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-30
2. the words land 10 make m appropriation
for lts maintenance aud support"
Respectfully subm itted,


Tor its maintenance aud support
W, W. LHAKE, Chairman.
Mr.. Augustin, Chairman Of the Committee
on Militia, submitted the following report:
To the President and Members OF the Senate:
Your Committee on Militia beg to report
with amendments on
Senate bill No. 49, being
An act relative to the militia Of the State.
and to fix the term OF service therein and In
the Louisiana National Guard
Respectfully, J. N. AuGgsTIN,
Mr.. Ably, Chairman Of the Committee on
Public Health and Charitable Institutions,
submitted the following report:
To the President and Members Of the Senate:
Your COMMITTEES on Health and Quaran-
tine beg leave to report favorably or
House bill No. 25A,
An act to provide snbstsntial artificial
limb or limbs In the military service Of the
Confederate States. THOb. Y. ABLY,
Chairman.
Mr.. Harris. chairman Of the Committee on
City OF New Orleans, submitted the follow.
ing report:
Your Com mites on City OF New Orleans,
to whom was referred House bill No. 49,
beg leave to report the same favorably, with
aInendments:
IN section 8, line "a, after the word "Or-
leans" Insert Except upon such Judgments
as may have been rendered against the city.
predicated upon floating indebtedness"
In section 6, line /, strike out letter "d'' at
the end OF the word purchased"
Respectfully submitted.
Chairman.
Mr.. Ably, chairman OF the special joint COM
mittee to investigate the books, accounts,
vouchers, etc, Of the Auditor and Treasurer.
submitted the following report:
70 the Senate and House Of Representa- tives Of
the State OF Louisiana:
Your joint committee appointed to investi-
gate the books, accounts and vouchers Of the
Auditor and Treasurer, respectfully beg leave
to report that they have made an examine
ton Of the books Of the Auditor and found
that the same are promptly written up In :,
that the clerical employees are competent and
experienced accountants.
70 examine into the corrections OF each
voucher and TO trace the same through the
books Of the Auditor and thence through the
books OF the Treasurer would be work in
vOlving the expenditure Of many months
time. Besides, your committee, who are not
experts In this matter, would have required
the services Of one or two experienced book
keeping experts for the length Of time men,
toned. which would have involved the outlay
Of considerable amount Of money. Under
these circumstances, your committee called
at random for q number Of vouchers and ira
cing the same throughout the books Of the
Auditor found In each and every case every
thing correct.
Further than this: The yearly and quar-
terly reports OF the Auditor and Treas
lrer show each and every item Of receipts
and expenditures; these reports are published
In detail and serve to check each other, to this
detail unnecessary. The Auditor called the at
tentiOn OF your com mittee TO the meagre ap-
preparation made for the clerical expenses Of
his Office, referring TO the fact that In former
years the appropriations were over $780, 600,
and that under the Nichols government the
connection the Auditor asserts most posi-
lively that the amount now allowed IL insult.
fiCient for the proper working OF this Inn
portant office, and that 80 far during the
greater than In previous years. IN these
opinions your COMMITTEES agree, and We re-
sD0Ctfully ask the attention Of your hOnOrA-
BILE bodies to these facts with view OF de-
vising q suitable remedy
Your committee commenced the examine
ton Of the Treasurer's Office by requiring
from the fiscal agent q statement Of cash
balances OF the Treasurer In bank { o the
credit OF each fund, certified by the officers
Of the bank as on hand ut the close OF business
each month since E. A. Burke qualified.
A similar statement was required from the
Auditor, showing the balances Ut the close Of
business each month from january, 1879, In
elusive, ~ exhibited by the books ot his Office
Another monthly statement OF balances
for the same period Of time WIS thon required
of these several monthly statements Of bal
ances It was found that that they agreed, and
that the cash balances required by the books
OF the Auditor to be on hand at the end OF each
months business we're actually ~ the credit
Your committee further examined state
ment Of receipts In the Treasury for the year
1879, and for the months Of January and Feb
ruary, 1880, AZ exhibited by the Auditors &C
counts. and . comparison Of the same with
counts OF the two offices agree.
Receipts.
Balance on hand January ..... $121, 911 40
Receipts, 1879. Observation-Disclosures. 22A3,854 30
Receipts, 1880. .......-.......... $50, 400 81
Total ..................4...... 81, DAG, asst o.
No revenue has been collected ia 1850, ex-
cept the sum Of $4,000 from the Louisiana
State Lottery Company.
Expenditures.
Expenditures, 1870. ............ .$2,1 ,993 IL
rlary, 1850. ..................... 355, "A 20
Cash In bank, March /, 1850 49,. 88.708 n
Protested check from Dubuclet
F.J. Herron's) ................ All 40
Total .@2946, 267 o.
Your committee next proceeded to examine
the books, stocks and valuables held by the
State Treasurer as custodian, and for this
purpose reference was had to the nOtarial In
ventory taken by A. Hero, Esq. notary, and
receipted by Mr.. Burke to Dubuclet, late
Treasurer, together with such bonde and &C.
curities as have been deposited With the