Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-01-30

that are made yearly. But, in the ex-
ceptions to this rule, we do not think IL
vas necessary to include the Charity
/ Hospital Of New Orleans. AS valuable
as that institution is, the Legislature
may be over-generous III transferring to
the control Of its officers, the peoples
money. Wedo not believe the Charity
Hospital actually needed tue large sum
Of money voted to it last year, and we
have no idea that it needs the amount
which will be asked for this session.
There is such an operation as nicely reg
ulating the expenses Of such an insttu-
ton AS the Charity Hospital, particulars
ly the item Of salaries, by the amount of
the annual State appropriation, and we
have heard those who had extended op-
portunitles of becoming acquainted with
the details Of the establishment, give
some unmis:akeable iutimations in this
regard. .
The repeal Of the act throwing upon
the State, the costs Of criminal prosecu-
tons in the various parishes, which is
recommended by the Governor, is a
measure, we think the people would not
receive IavorabIy. We think. That boil,
the policy and justice of repeating the
Act are subjects for grave discussion. IF
the present Legislature ignores the old
system Of giving out fat jobs to party
pets, and paying 'ur Or five prices for
them-uide tie pigeon-coop outside tie
Capitol--aDd organizes Constitutional
Board of Public Works, SO that the bal
ance Of our public lands will not be
squandered, the State will be'abundant>
y able TO pay the costs of criminal pros
ecutions.
His Exce|sency notifies the Legisla-
ture that lie has issued $G65,O0O in
State bonds, to the Free School, and
Seminary Funds, that being the SUN
taken from those Funds-aIl there was
by the last Legislature. There is no
money in that direction now, and A. the
Governor very naivc|y remarks, this fac,
will probably have powerful tendency |
to prevent eStrav"gant appropriations. |
In regard to the exchange Of the bonds
issued to the Trust Funds for other
bonds, under the proyisrn Of an act
passed at tic last session, We feel con-
vinced that Gov. WIcKL1EFE wisely ex-
erclsed the discretionary power granted |
him by the act, in refusing to accept tile
proposals of exchange made to him, and |
depositing the bonds with the State
Treasurer. The Message commeuds the
report Of the Superintendent of Pub ic
Education, and we think, justly SO. It
refers to the report Of the Register Of
the State Land Office, which shows |
total Of $6es,27e, ,ss received in that
office for lands sold during the year
1857. The report Of the Swamp Land !,
Commissioners is briefly referred to, and |
it is recommended that the Sheriff, or
other officer, who collects taxes in each
parish, be caused to publish list Of de-
linquent taxpayers, for thirty days be-
fore the period Of settling with the Au-
ditor, and that such list shal! form
basis of settlement, ~.....
The laxi,y Of the act of 1916 relative
to the trial Of slaves, is justly attacked
in the Message, and a change in the law,
orsan entire new one, recommended.-I
TIE total amount of State bonds issued
to- railroad companies during 1857, is
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His Exce1lency seems satifed, as most.
other people are, that the New Orleans
Election law Of 1851 has proved sorry
failure-indeed, M immense absurdity.|
Instead of,treating the subject facetious-
|y, however, he is very grave in bis al
Iusions to it, and it strikes us that the
following paragraph taken. from. the
Message, indicates rather. ferocious incli-
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