The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-25
AN APPEAL TO KELLOGG.

AN APPEAL TO KELLOGG.
To say that our people are disappointed
chagrined and grieved by the failure OF tn
extra session to pass single measure OF re
form, or to give any measurable relief to tn
suffering and expectant city, is to put 1t yer!
mildly. Even the gentlemen who favored
compromise because they were led to believe
that the Republicans would act in good faith
and that Kellogg would use his best endeavor
to accomplish some good, are now fain to con
TESS that they have been bitterly, cruelty de
ceived, and that SO far as the Republican,
we're concerned, they never intended to &C
complish anything except the quoting Of
kellogg in his seat, and the acquiescence o.
the people in usurpation which was hateful
and revolving in its every feature, but which
had been upheld by the bayonets of Grant
The result is deplorable, even worse than
We had feared, but there is yet time to remedy
the matter to some extent Kellogg can and
should call another extra session Of, say three
days. for the express purpose of carrying out
those measures of reform and relief which
were pending when the Legislature ad-
journed. There were several measures to the
passage of which the people Of the city were
anxiously looking as affording prospect of
immediate relief, and the most among them
were the bills for funding the city debt and ena-
bling the city to make such disposition of
her property and such arrangements with
her creditors as would have greatly
lessened the burden of taxation and have en-
abled the people to recuperate from the long
and exhaustive struggle they have SO CALAMITY
maintained for years past against bad govern
ment and hard times. The Republicans
were indisposed to pass what was known as
the Lee bill, or even the Wilt bill, which
was modification of and substitute for the
Lee, on the ground that it was giving too
great power to q Democratic city administra
ton to dispose of its valuable properties and
franchises; but they we're willing to pass the
bill containing the proposition of the English
bond-holders.
This bill was amended in the Senate 50 as
to make it incumbent on the London bond
holders to fund 81, 100000 of bonds within
twelve months. changed the interest from
five per cent gold to five par cent currency,
and gave all holders of bonds equal privileges
with the company, and in that form would
have been passed had there been time enough
left The objection raised by Senator Eustis |
to the gold interest was promptly met by the |
change to interest in currency, and the bill as
it stood presented all the good features of the
Lee bill, with the advantage of relieving the
city from any interest tax whatever for two
years, a desideratum especially desired by
the representatives Of the City Council in
trusted with the management of city matters
during the session.
In three days, even in one day, everything
could be done which the people confidently
expected would be done, and the compro-
mise look something less of a mockery. We
have ceased for the present to indulge n
dreams of impeaching Clinton. Of interfer-
ing with the police to any great extent, of re-
pealing the, election law or the registration
law, or with any of the almost innumerable
denominations that cumber the statute books,
but we have right to expect that such meas
ures as will not interfere with the patronage
Of Kellogg or the pockets of the Radicals,
and which will rebound to the general good,
shall be passed.
We ask Mr.. Kellogg in the name Of the
people and in the name of common decency
to call the Legislature together again, if but
for one day, for the express purpose Of pass
ing those measures of relief which are de-
manded by our people of the city and coun-
try. Will he heed the request from . quarter
not given to asking anything Of him, or will
he permit the people to rest under the belief
that he could have relieved their pressing
needs but would not