New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-05
GOV KEIJOGGS MESSAGE.

TIE POLITICAL TROUBLES AND OVERFLOW BEVERRED
TO AS DIFFICULTIES UNDER WHICH THE ADMIN
IST?ATION HAS LABORED-FIE STATE FINANCES
REPRESENTED TO BE IN SATISFACTORY CON-
DrrIoN-REDUCTIoN or TAXAT1ON--A STATE OF
ANARCHY AND VIOLENCE SAID TO EXIST IN THE
STATE.
NEw-ORLEANs, Jan. 4.-The following are
the moro important portions of Gov. KeOggs message
10 the Legislature:
Since the adjournment Of predecessors disastrous
crrvasses levees have destroyed the erOp- IN
several Of State and produced much suer
ing oaS the people which yer mas oren 81 e6er
States notably OF Massachusetts, ana by the bounty
which the General Government has bestowed upon us
with unsparing nan1.
POhucsl disturbances Of grave and a widepread
ch racter have also seriously impaired the prosperity
OF the State and rcar Ted its industries. Both these
causes have diminished the revenues aud prevented
close collection or taxes, yet In the wear thh has JUST
ended the recPIuts have been nearly equal TO the
expenses Tne rate or otlS and cry taxation mas Deeh
largely reduced anl, tor she fist ma for ans years,
nor one dollar been added to the public deOt which,
the contrary, - boon sensl"iy reduced ChlnG 70
nina the unparalleled DIN uities nr STATE Government
mas had 10 encounter the FIRST diY Or ia IN ing IRA
tlOm, may b. pardOned Tor referring win priic 20
these financial results, OoLlneu uuier sum au'orSS
Pubic DEBT and Tnraaon.--The total bonded and
floating dcOc OF tne Safe, when the present admlnstra
ZION cIms iatO oi:r exclusive OF the amount due the
fiscal agent TN. s15OOoO which has since been
Is72 state, mat 81 Vas incrcnsei the first year OF tins
administration by the Of bonds authorz ID bv acts
the New 0 .aans MOb and HoXIs Rlilr0ld Company
on "A section OF twelve mites % comDletef railroad
under act No 81 OF $780, or ~ 5OOo and nohs Issued 70
10 tDr N .rtn iui~Ianl and Texas RulrOad Company.
Under No lC3 " 1862 Tor $4,000, making Total OF
s2i 6A,4O7 D. Ine Isade 81 tIe lIsi-lam Donds vas
rtud .c,i o ttOry TnOn bya taeisOn or the 81
prone Court OF tine ) are Tho bonded anu foatnz
deJt mas been decreased IS ioilpNs;
nEOTeT TO, or or T rns BONDED DEBT 600 90
D. e1cnslsoo so4 ;3]J bo,ds Tor s4O5 70, ,,o ~
7JJ % n, "a Tie do ilr........ 60I45O W
EBDuCrOS FLOATING DEBT.
By retirement Il 90 outstanding an TooVoVO W
Old warrants for 5lU0,654 50 u consolidated
bonds. ''.''''.''''''' 'So99 Va
Total reduction Of deb. under present admin
Tie rate vi taAD,Ion tue CIty OT New-OrieIns in
1872 wnrn the present State q Iyerum1n6 came into
ige was: STATE. inClu1iuS schools 2lt mills. ey, 30
mis- Total OIL mills Tne rate Of TAX .tlOn Tor tho
present year, as reduced ny me measures
passed by last LEGISLATURE Is State, lnc'uiing
tcnouls I4i mills; ciGy. IS mills; to'al. 39t mIls,
max reduction OF the tax1ton OF the city aud ate
under this Administration " twelVe mills As inc rate
OF parish taxaiio is by law limited TO the rate OF STATE
tax Iton ana me rate OK sate Tax ~ ~ nov tea
by a constitutional ameniment 10 l4t NILS Ihciuuhs
schOOs il follows that parish OF the state, outside
OF neparsh OF Orleans, en- TAX ei - ii,s
levied 10 ady OIe y1T La preVou, Years Tue oIte
and pAIIsh some parishes OF tho S1aIe reached
- high 10 mills.
TILE DEBT OF NEw-ORLEANS
Noxt in urgency 10 tue cOnd5On hnaures,
the embarrassed an crippled condition Of the City OF
Orleans demands your attention. The debt OF me
city, built up during series OF years or maladnnstra
ton Of the city nfIirs. aided by uuwlse Legislative
pnactments - now 50 great that the annual YAK re-
duired keep the interest payment mas become an
almost nsucra ole burden uDOn the property OF large
class of and ldw1OIdng clt2ehs, Wuo ehdeaVOr
10 pay their when due and an excuse 10 other
cizens generally OF greater means ana less respect LOT
law TO ref payment II any LaX'S az Hi Tue ex-
uenses for considerable period nave annuity
exceeded revenues, AM the volume OF lts noang
and uded dcbJ mas thus ncredseH ar oy year VIA a
celebrating rapidly. VITA u view or checKlng thls
alarming tendency, submitted 10 the last Legislature
CONSTITUTIONAL amendment, approved Oy th- Chamber
~ Coninerce and the then Ciiy Council prohibiting
further VI the CITY DEBT III any 1Orh or va Ier
auy rrptex and providing under severe penate' mat
after the January 1875, no warrant or c'r ncite
of debt should be issued ~ any Omcet OF ele c!5 tx
cent aglirst uay in the treasury TINS amend
ment was passed by the Legislature. anu though
opposed at late election on the same uureasonhS
principles rs the other sanitary measures or TINS adn-
stratlOn was ratified by the people ana now fOrno part
of the constitution OF the state
ANARCHY AND VIOLENCE.
In conclusion Gov Kellogg says; You cannot bs una
ware that large portion OF the State con-
dillon Of anarchy and violence has or less pre-
vailed for some time past; that the laws have been
disregarded blood she'd and the constituted
authorities been displaced by force In the inter
est Of the Whole people Ice beg Of you to take lmme-
dte measures 20 the enforcement Or tnaS oOed
ence to law without which no Civilized community can
prosper No amount or mssoyernment no oppressive
there be. satisfactorily explain TO the
people OF other comm mites tue iact th9t
there IL less security human life 10 Louisiana
man in almost any other State in the Unioui that
grave crimes committed and 60 Unpublished OF JUS
tice the criminals often having the sympathy OI Tue
community; that ASSASSINATION Tor pOntlcai reasons
Ia pracucpd and appduded; ana tnai, IN the wnole
OF Northwest Louisiana there Is scarcely town where
peaceful, industrious eli Zen from anotuer oAe cout
ntted TO pursue his avocatlOn without ANNOYANCE or
molpstaton. so long fawlessnes- is known TO pre-
Tai ana emigration Will seek other fields for
Investment. Tue great need OF LOUISIANA Is