Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-12-18

III We takh the toltawiiig cpnaelsnd no
tica Of the opening Of The State Legislature
and tho Governors message from the New
Orleans Courier Of Monday evening.
LOUISIANA LEefsLAruRg.--A suhiciont
number of members to form d quorum, ap
pesred In their places, this morning, whof
both Houses proc eaod to business.
Tho House of representatives had q
speaker 10 elect in the room pf genera
Debays, resignod.-.-rhe Hon. G. G. Clai,
borne, was chosen without opposition.
Tho annual message of tho Governor
was read 10 both houses.
The Governor first notices The apportion.
mant question: in tho settlement. Of which
he anticipates serious difficulties.
The situation Of tho State.treasury ii
next, dwelt gfaon, and he governor invites
The Legislature to devote their chief labors
10 tho important subject. Tho state has
borrowed from the banks, OIL, loo. 900. It's
On. have exceeded BY q $4,000 liz
Income, and The deficit, for Isaa, will
probably be 100000. The governor re.
,o,nmenas %stricter economy, aad IN In.
crease Of taxes.
The currency is then considered. Tho
governor declares that tho arrangement
of business, and tho depreciation Of all
kinds Of property, arc not the only evils OF
the prostration oil our monetary institutions,
bat aids tina. a prolonged suspension is an
illegal violation of contracts. The polio,
of the State should DO to protect, and not
destroy its banks. Still he thinks, the N.
0flcans banks can and ought to do What
the banks OF Boston and Ncw-lork have
done. He adds, our Banl;s, in the, ag-
grcgate, are sound, and their condition
more favorable than III lsss.-Fise banks
now confess their inability to sustain them.
selves. Tive Banks now pay their circula.
ton in specie, and others evince a desire 10
resume. BY forcing all TO perform their
duties. or enter into liquidation, the Leg
islature viii adept the oaly cflssctual means
of restoring the currency.
The Governor proceeds 10 notice the
late frauds on tho Banks. He calls for
an act to prevent such crimes hereafter,
rs experience has shown the inetiicieaey
Of existing laws
The Governor suggests a Modification
OF the laws against hisamy and duelling.
The public lands are noticed in the mes.
sage-lt is necessary to provide by law
for the disposal of the half million Of acres
ceded by the general government, and to
hasten the sale Of he school lands.
The Governor com ,lains of the gross
negligence of the administrators Of public
schools; calls upon the Legislature to es-
tablish q better system and recommends
that Of New York.
In the p~eaitentiary at Baton Rouge, all
the prisoners should be employed in man.
ufactaring coarse cotton and WOODEN goods.
detention should b. imposed on
old offenders. The Governor proposes to
employ on the public works, the Virginia
illegally introduced, and also color
consicts.
The message concluded with the mea.
lures taken to obtain copies Of many man
relative 10 Louisiana, which are
aew in the. archives al France.
Alter the Message was Eead. Mr.. Can
lon offered q resolution Tor ths appoint
aant Of . special committee of 5 members,
] enquire Us to the benefit which has re-
70 the morals Of the people Of Lou
rama, from the repeal of the law Iicens-
lg ganbiing houses.