New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-17

COPY of the rolls to the city, which shall,
with such notifications as the city may
make. be it's rolls on which its taxes shalt
be collected, and that the Administrator Q.
Assessments OF the city OF new V tia hnarJ
constituted ex OficiO president OF tie Doaro:
10 also recommend a modification OF
the printing law, by which the expense OF
winning the laws ard journals in the cOun-
NV nawsnapers will be saved, and that the
price paid for printing be materially 1e,
duced. Bv such an act one hundred anu
fifty thousand dollars can oe saVeo "nn"
II That the Metropolitan Police law De
renealed. and an act passed organizing tne
nnIice under a system similar to that IN
fforce on the adoption of the present, re-
Inc;no their EXPENSES to four hundred thou-
sand dollars Der annum, remitting the imam
cial department to the city OF New orleans,
and limiting the Metropolitan dlstr1G. "
the cities of New Orleans ana Car't W thc
| -. The passage of an act giving 10 Clio
c;tv IF New Orleans entire control OF 1eed-
mo nrisoners confined within the Parish
| Prison of Orleans. The expense 10 no"
enormous, and can be greatly reduced II the
city government is empowered with INC
| control. .,;o,, ro,a.
tive to a State House should De repeale,u;;
and the purchase OF land on WHICH " o'''"
q capitol should be annulled. -
| il The institution for the education OF
| the blind should, for the present, be 0lscOh-
tinued. The State has no building Tor .ne
accommodation Of the pupils, ana TOO lew
pupils to Justify the expense OF the lnstltn,
ton. 1t is now simply an asylum, anu II
the inmates whose families or relations are
able to maintain them were dismissed, th t,.e
| l. 20 ApnQn0ROt nOOn Glo
charity of the State. The unfortunate Peo-
ple remaining should be provided tor else
Is Chief constables should not be allowed
other compensation than the fees they re-
ceiye for the service Of summons or the exc
cutiOn of writs, etc., except when called lnto
active service by the Governor
rs. That each parish Judge be paid by the
| narish in which he resides and acts, that In
this way the State treasury may be relieved
| Of the expense.
II, 1 recommend that the act providing
an annual salary to the secretaries, assist
ant secretaries, clerks sergeants-at-arms'
etc, of the General Assembly be repealed,
and that these officers and employees shall
receive only such daily compensation dur
ing the session as heretofore paid. In this
manner you can save $4,000 per annum.
lS. here reiterate my recommendation
that an act be passed providing that all
charters of railroad companies granted by
the State be repealed. BY SO doing we shall
| release ourselves from the nOmihally con-
tingent debt OF over $l2,OOO,OOO.
CRIMINAL LAW IN NEW ORLEANS.
The secure enjoyment of life, liberty.
reputation and property, and the peace and
good order of society, depend upon the Just
| prompt and efficient administration OF the
criminal law for the prevention and punish
ov,A x,<fnpo q q
universal complaint of the failure of justice
in this department of the law in the city OF
New Orleans. l would respectfully call the
attention of the Legislature to this subject,
in order that it may provide the remedy
necessary to correct the evil.
The population Of New Orleans, in its
present extensive boundaries, including a
very large floating population from the all,
ferent States of the Union and from foreign
, countries is probably not less than three
hundred thousand persons.
1t is obvious that one criminal court is IN
sufficient for the prompt trial and disposal
of all the crimes and otfenses committed IN
such community. Previous to the war,
the then Attorney General suggested to the
Legislature the expectancy OF creating two
courts for the trial and disposal of crimes
and offenses; one to have jurisdiction in all
cases OF misdemeanor, and another in all
cases Of felony, or crimes punishable by
death or Imprisonment i'll the Penltentlary
at hard labor. The suggestion was unhap-
PLY not then acted upon. That which was
then expedient is now absolutely necessary
for the safety and weu-being of society
The city of New Orleans, notwithstanding
adverse circumstances, has advanced con-
siderably in general prosperity and IN the
| number of inhabitants. With the increase
of population crimes have multiplied.
There are now six recorders in the city.
Surprising each recorder to send upon an
average one case every day to the Criminal
Court Ia reasonable suppositiOn if they dis
charge their duty), the number of cases to
! be disposed of every month would be, ex.
elusive of Sundays, IA. 1t is manifest that
such a number OF cases, and many of them
cases of the gravest character, can not be
properly tried or disposed of by one court
would therefore recommend the creation
of an additional Criminal Court, as above
suggested: the adoption of this recOmmen-
datlon will not entail increase of expense,
as the number of civil courts in the city OF
New Orleans is more than sufficient for the
business of the community, and the abolish
| ment Of one of those courts, which l recon-
mend, will save the cost incurred by the
| establishment of an additional Crimi Ial
| Court.
GENERAL TOPICS.
The legitimate results of the recOnstruc
ton policy Of Congress in this State may
now be regarded as so far completed as to
justify final verdict upon it. Through
this policy the government of the State was
placed in the hands of its whole people
The object of this was good one. 1t was
to enable every man to have an equal voice
in his own government, to the end that al
classes and races of people should have a
chance to defend and maintain their civil
and political rights.
The excitements and disagreements Incl
dent to this revolution in public affairs have
naturally hitherto monopOlized the attention
of the Legislature and OF State and mum
cipal governments, to the neglect. perhaps
of other public affairs. This period OF ex
element, however, has passed. The ques
lions that arose during it are now settled
an era of peace and good feeling has begun
at least in our State. All the people acqui
esce i'll the changes wrought by the recon
struction measures. The civil authority O.
the State has ample power to enforce the
law and preserve order within its limits
The temper and disposition of the people o.
all classes and political opinions are to sus
tain the authorities in the discharge of theil
duties. There is no need in Louisiana o.
any extraneous power or military force Il
assist the State authorities in maintaining
order and enforcing law.
l have had no difficulty in securing the
full support of the people of this State in the
enforcement of the laws. l have no hesita
ton in saying that they are as loyal to the
Union and as wabiding as the people OF
any State North or South.
The great depression in our industries
consequent upon the prostration following
the wal. still unfav orally affects the Different
| interests of the State The two prea T. need NJ