The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-05-16
JOB OF ACT SO.

One of the jobs of an administra-
ton that made jobbing its chief OBJ
ject, has been at last fully exposed
by a report of the committee APP
pointed by the State Senate at its
last meeting and now just published.
Act 90 of 1880 is laid bare in all its
ro.tenuess, and the names of the par
Elephants in the plumber are exposed.
How Kellogg and the whole gang of
Radical thieves must chuckle over
the discovery!
The Board that permitted, and
even abetted, this raid on the Treas
ury was presided over by Wilt as
Governor. Jumel, twice elected Au-
ditor on the State ticket, carried of
near thirty thousand dollars of loot.
The committee report
Mr. Jumei informs us that his claim
amounting to S29,l8l, was for 29,l5t GER
tificates of redemption issued, or to be IS
sued. Certificates of redemption are 49,
sued only upon the application OF the de-
linqucnt, after paying his taxes, to redeem
his property. and at his cost. AS the par
| ties sued had not paid their taxes there
was certainly 10 occasion for issuing Ger
tifcates Of redemption, and at that date
few. if any, were issued. The State has
nothing to do with the collection Of this
fee, and it was not remitted by the Con-
stitntion. IF the Auditor had any claim
it was against the Taxpayers ana not
against the State, and your committee IS
therefore unable to find upon what
grounds this claim of s29, lSl was recog-
nized by the Board.
Jumel was member Of the Board
Egan got something less, and Of his
and Gauthreaux's booty the commit
tee report:
The Attorney General allowed for $l7,
528. Ia was for commissions on the tota
amount Of judgments obtained against
Delinquent tax payers. His fees are regu
lated by law on the amount collected ant
paid into the State Treasury, and not OF
the amount of judgments obtained
While the Attorney General was entitled
to remuneration for services actually ren
dered, vet we think that TO have entitled
him to the full commission allowed, the
Board should have required evidence o.
the sums realized by the State unde
b these judgments, and we find no such evl
f1n rf-
, other, we are unable to judge for the rea
, son set forth above. A careful eSamina
ton Of the documents IN the Auditor,
possession discloses no itemized bills, an'
we are at loss to know how the Boar'
could have acted intelligently upon th
mere statements presented. Much OF tb
difficulty seems TO have been ohVlated
however, by a resort to the cert!ticat
: plaza scheme fraught with great dan
ger to our people, as brilliantly conceived
and successfully executed as in the day
of Radical supremacy. AS to the claim
of Gauthreaux and others, the record
show that in many cases these fees wer
from three to seven times more than tn
taxes sued for, aud Us many as five suit
were entered against one party VIXEN or
suit would have been sufficient
f No frauds and evil practices Wer
permitted under Gov. Nichols ad
ministration, or under the Demo
cratic Governors of ante bellum days
No wonder the people have grow
: tired of constant peculatiou and ma
practice at the seat of State Go,
} eminent, and are looking and long
ing for change.
The Board issued certificate
0 amounting to 1921, 1864, and say
\ These certificates were issued withol
- authority of the law, and in utter disr
f gard of their own rules adopted at the
:. first meeting on the 3Oth of April, 1S5
In another column we give the !
:, 0. Picayune's comments on this di
graceful work.