New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-14
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- Before tho termination Of the reguli
q session of the Legislature it became know
that many of the Conservative member
J, | who had been recreaut in their duties
themselves and to their constituency. d.
sired an extra session of the Legislature
~ there were those among them. who q
serted that adjustment and conseqner
peace could be bought about in no othe
way. The REPUBLICAN and Republican
generally were not . party to such wishes
q When the Wheeler adjustment originate
it was believed that it could be consum
, i mated in time for all members under tn
new award to take their seats and enac
such reform measures as were desired b.
all parties We have seen how these an
ticipations were not realized. The Con
servative members were too long il
making up their minds as to what the.
really did want. They clamored for re
form, but would not lend helping hand
Personal dignity, which they thought
would suffer a shock if they returned tc
duty, seemed of more importance than
the welfare of the State.
We opposed an extra session because it
could have been avoided; the Conserva-
tives should lot have made it necessary,
and more because of the great expense to
an impo verished State. But it appears
that peace is as expensive as war is costly.
Peace is a necessity in the present ease
and must be paid for, and all right
minded people should see to it that We
get what we rdy for. As Republicans
We yield the point of extra session in the
interests Of peace and promised reform,
and are curious to know what action the
Conservatives will take to insure either.
The outside look for the past few days
has not been encouraging. We hear Of
numerous bills that have been drafted
which may provoke discussion and con-
sumo much time of the ten days indicated
in the Governors proclamation as
the session limit. The extra ses-
sion is a fact; the award has
been made, and no .time need
be wasted over contestants; coup
detats are unnecessary. Now to bust
ness. In caucus the Conservatives have
indicated that the old machinery of the
House organization is not good enough
for them. They have already canvassed
the speak ership, and are divided as to the
relative merits of the two or three who
seek the position. They are undecided
as to whom they will allow to be Speaker,
provided the old Speaker is not retained
by the united strength of the more seasi-
BILE members of both parties. We be-
lieve no member of the House more ear
neotly desires reform than Speaker Hahn.
He was elected in his parish by both
parties, upon that issue, without an op-
posing candidate. At the organization
If the House he was not radical enough
or the more Radical Republicans.
,ut they supported him for the
,ood he could do as conservative
nan. There also appears to be no good
eason why the clerk should. be changed,
II sergeants-at-arms. These questions
re not the primary object Of the extra
ession. The Governor specified six
for consideration. We ap-
zeal to all Republicans, and to such of the
Democrats as desire peace and prosper
y to waive personal aggrandizement and
mite in an effort to do the State some =
God. There are young Solons who will
e anxious to air their eloquence; let
1em hire hall and talk after the session
over Let all Legislative work be done f
ean and quickly. The poor pelican, I
ouisiana, has too long sat with her e
Dung bleeding her breast. An. econon- 7
al collection and disbursement Of reve-
ues, and many other reform measures
.e needed; they should be fixed at once.
I'd not simply talked at. We are sure r
le Republican members will be found en- :,
le right side of every question for i'm :;
ediate and permanent good. They have T,
reed to the extra. session; that is con- :.
lliatory and beginning for peace and N
liter things. They will 60 for reform
ead of the most reformatory Democrat, G.
anding before the world as honorable -,
of the great party of progress -
d justice, and that is the end for which -
wise men and good citizens should -,