Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-06
NO. 38.

We find that all these orders for cbecks
arc not endorsed nor receipted by tLo
parties to which the ORDER, ,-n are drawn n m
: for, f., nor any bill accompanying the same.
inc Treasurer in answer to our demand
: tor the bills, remarked that he, "neycr
, saw bill in his lifp;" this is q very bad
system not business like, and we would
recommend that hereafter a regular war;
rant for indebtedness be drawn up 10
the order Of the party indebted to. the
Dill OF the party attached to the said
warrant, the bill to be receiptcd and lha
warrant endorsed before b check is
given, and said bill and warrsnt be fled
regularly for examination by the Fin.
ance Committee after being entered on
. sou Of books to be kept By the Treas
W. have found during the last six
months that We have paid some large
amounts for different accounts which va
cannot account for, having no hlls ,,or
books to examine.
In abstract Z, No. 8, paid for expenses
u meeting to DR.. Egan, 400, when the
$25. ~ oh'S
In ATTRACT Z, $isl. 81 for library ,,ooks.
In abstract +, $s,047.39 for tie en-.
tenance fund. e '
In abstract +, $3,679.37 for the main.
dowment fund -'''''''
In abstract +, 3 orders for cl,ecks IN
the order of the President for emnlnvsss, I
services in boarding and lodging de-
partment for the months Of October 10
March, to April aud to May for the sum
OF $Soo, for the credit Of the Tpasurer's
account.
Ihore were received the following
amounts: $4,29O.45 balance Of endow,
meht Oh January L, 1880; H.lle.79
balance Of maintenance fund, January
1850; $3,1H.@ deposited on January
o., looV, ~, on account Of maintenance
1und; w.. 20 received by the Treasurer
on April 8 1850, for interest due. on
coupons in Mly |, 1879, which coupons
are now in tho State Treasurcr,s hands.
on account of endowment fund; s.. .421 81
amount received by the Treasurer, being
net proceeds of a note Of $2.50O. due
august ], 1880, discounted with Isilore
Newman, Jr., and pledged by State
warrants to the amount of $1,000. on.
account Of endowment fund: $t2552
deposited ON February %, 1880, on ac-
count OF maintenance fund; $4,000
deposited on March 81, 1850, on account
OF maintenance fund; cash on hand this,
aate, Oh account Of endowment fund.
$500; account of maintenance. fund.
$79.A-a total of $113.83. ~ N. ,.T,
Respectfully submitted, with request
that tho committee be discharged. fs,
LEON JASTREMSKI.
r. T. BEAUREGARD,
JNO. DOLHONDE,
EDWIN II. FAY. aet
Gen. Graham rose to explain that tho
travelling expenses Of his colleague, DR..
Egan, of Shreveport, were higher than
those Of others for the reason that travel
was stopped on the Red River by boat,
hence the additional cost for travelling
to New Orleans. 1Ha.
The report of the Committee on State
Of the College erecommcnded the adoption
ofMr. Gunby's resolution, apprcpriating
$1,000 per annum for an experimental
farm, where all products which can be
raised III Louisiana, be cultivated under
the direction Of a Superintendent, an
experienced agriculturalist who shall re-
ceive salary of $1,000 per annunl-
adopted. q g g. as's.0 g.
The Vice President was instructed to
advertise for applicants for above posi-
ton. -
COL Walton's resolution appropriating
$500 for purchasing tools and ilmplc-
1llents for Mechanical Department
which is to be supervised by q practical
instructor of mechanics was aJopted. #
A resolution was adopted instructing
tho Finance Committee to dispose to
the best advantage after funding in baby
bonds the 1900 in warrants now in
the Trcasurer's office. T
RESOLUTIONS were also adopted To de-
visc ways and means to pay salaries of
Faculty and expenses of the Board.
The following dispatch was read:
NEW ORLEANS, July 1st, 1880.
Major viii. A. Strong, Baton Rouge:
Please lay before the Board the follow
ing dispatch received in answer to one
from me. $. ID. McENERY, -
Acting Governor.
WASHINGTON, June Goth, 1850.
Acting Governor S. D. McEnery, New Orleans.
The Secretary of War directs INC to
inform you that Lieut.. lamar, was re-
lieved from duty at Louisiana University
on application Of its President, acting for
Board Of Supervisors Of University, and
on recommendation of Gen. Sherman.
who desired Lieut.. lamar to accompany
his regiment to the field.
r.. G. DRUM, Adjutant General.
The Committee Of Custodians of St.