The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES News.

S~SSSSN~ WoAo NonAulc, LuS R4u-
erM and author, corresponding member
for the class in geography Ind navipa-
ton, ctce Antonio Marie Renii Chasallon,
deceased. +'[ ~, 80 81
HENDAoE. April 15-The Carlists sur
prised Fort Aspe, near ;Santander, and
carried off 200 prisoners and four guns.
VIENNA, April 15.--It is reported that
the Turks have killed 27O Christians in
Noumania and Bulgaria during the past
three months.
LONDON, April 15..-The owners Of her
Majesty's Opera House have enjoined
MOODY Sauky from using the building.
~ Telegraphic...Amerlcan News.
New ORLEANS, April 14.-Gov. Kol-
ioggs message to the General Assembly
was sent in to-day. Ittis an elaborate
document. He says: 'The occasion of
this extraordinary session marks a new
and, ! tyustt, better era in the history Of
our. State. The history of Louisiana,
since its incorporation into the Union, as
summarized in the messages of the sue
cessive Governors, from Gov. Claiborne
to the recent times, has been unhappily
prolific of race antagonism and sectional
jealousies and disorders. Though second
to no State in natural advantages of eli
mate, soil and products, it has fallen far
behind other less favored States in the
Development of its resources and in the
cultivation of that homogeneity Of feel
ing and interest without which no COM
munity can be permanent or prosperous.
The causes of this lack of progress and
unity in the past have been rs varied MS
the ills That have resulted. Some are
beyond the pale of legislation; they can
only be remedied by the action Of time
IN removing present prejudices and eras-
ing the memory Of past traditions.
Others are the result. of the peculiar
character of the population of the State
and the prevailing diversities of rnce, re-
ligion and language. Others again, and
these by no means the least considerable,
have sprung from the improvident and
oppressive legislation of late years. in
Guiding that of 1865 and 1867, which
have managed to subordinate the mnte-
rlnl interests of the State to the enforce
ment of partisan purposes and the
pecuniary eggrnndizement of indivi-
duals. 4 1t would serve no good purpose
to review in detail the events of our re-
cent history. The unfortunate past.
with whatever mistakes and wrongs may
have been committed on either side, is
before you. The CONSEQUENCES of these
mistakes and wrongs, more eloquentthan
any languageI ] could use, are also before
you. It is your privilege to'correct, re-
medy or at least allevinte them, and,
more important still, to offer guarantees
that such events shaH not. again OCCUR.
After apoHticai' contest, the length and
bitterness Of which have been unparaL
le!ed, apolicy has at last been,adopted,
which, think, should have been tried
at first, and which, i TRUST, will afford nm
immediate and satisfactory solution of
the difficulties that have beset us for
years and entailed misfortune and dis
tress upon She people. It Is asmost hope
full sign in my opinion when,' rs now,
citizens of all political parties seem in
cllned to take the management of this
affair into their own hands and, sinking
party aims, unite TO advance the general
good" ~
Regarding the State revenues md
their collection and disbursement, the
Governor expresses the opinion that the
present system is too cumbersome, ex-
penslve and unjust, and should. be radi-
oally changed. The Governor then, de-
tails the changes desired, and gives a
resume of the State financesD which show
reduction in the State debt of S3,O65,-
316 since 1873. II \ t.i,, ~ az 1921
The Governor has vetoed the new city
charter bill Of New Orleans, stating that
he did so at the request of a'c ommittee
Of Che Merchants Exchange Cotton Ex-
change and Chamber of Commerce, who
were preparing city measures themselves.
He also vetoed an Act legaiizing large
amount of Indebtedness soid to be due
to the State charitable institutions; also
an Act authorizing the Parish of Pointee
Cnupee, to issue bonds, on the ground
that such an Act would encourage ex
travagance and increase the Parish debt;
also an Act depriving the Democratic
City Sheriff of his fees, on. the ground
that the. reductions made in the peyment
for feeding prisoners were excessive and
would work public injury. zpif'
tTheI House was called to order by
Speaker Hahn, who announced that since
the adjournment, three members had
come forward and been sworn in. w.
w. Carlos, of Webster, announced that
he did not recognize the legal existence
OF the Hahn House. The Speaker called
for the members entitled to seats to step
forward and be sworn in, and Mr..
Carlos was among the frst. All the
other Conservative members took the
oath. The following resolution was of
fered: s,
Whereas, o. r. Beasley, E. T. Dugas,
JAS. Bryce, }. r. Scales, Charles Schuler,
E. Kidd, James Jeffries, r. c. Luckett,
G.. W Stafford, Edward W. McCullum,
w. 81. Keys and G. A. Kelly, respec tive
~, claim that they were elected Mt the
last general election in this State to seats
intthe House from their respective pa
rishes, but said seats were not awarded
to them by the Returning Board; there
fore, beit
Rtsol6ed, That the Committee on Elec-