The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-18
TIE LEGISLATURE HAS NO TIME TO
LOSE.

AVO1s
Now that the matter Of the Speakershlp OF
the House is definitively settled, it is the Wish
and expectation Of the public that no more
time will be spent over the minor matters OF
organization. The precious opportunity OF
doing some good ought not to be trlhed with
on account of a few clerkshios, whose united
salaries for session would scarcely pay the
cost of the General Assembly for q day. 1t
is important to have good employees, but
thew are important for the sake of business,
therefore their choice is subordinate to the
necessary work of the session. The people
are eager to see something done for
the general relief. Men who have
capital to invest are really anxious
to know whether the Assembly will do
anything to give assurance that from this
time forward the government of the State is
to be friendly to her people. There are but
five working days left Of the ten days to which
the session is assumed by prominent members
to be limited, and we have an intelligent
opinion from member Of the opposition that
the limit will not be exceeded. Yet while a
goodly number Of reform bills have been pre-
pared, and some Of them introduced, the
members of both Houses appear to be far
more absorbed in the minor questions Of
organization than in the graver matters which
so vitality concern their constituents.
The way to do anything is to begin to Dc it.
The General Assembly ought to make start.
Ce nest que lie premier pas qad coute, but that
first step must be taken.
On Friday Senator White Of Orleans, gave
notice Of his intention to introduce several
bills, among which we note bill to reduce
the expense Of the police Of Nsw Orleans; a
bill to reduce the expense Of city schools;
bill to repeal the public printing monopoly as
to State, city, parish and judicial printing;
four bills respecting different classes Of public
city, parish and State printing; bill regu-
lating Sheriff's fees bill to abolish the Office
of Public Administrator; a bill to establish
two municipal courts in New Orleans, instead
of the four now established, bill to regulate
the park tax and direct the disposition of
park funds, and bill fixing the fees of the
Recorder Of Mortgages and Register Of Con-
veyances.
Here is mass Of prospective reformatory
legislation suffi Gent to occupy the time of
the most willing and industrious Legislature
for more weeks than there are days left Of the
current session. Yet there is not subject
touched in these proposed measures but what
is important, while some Of them are
almost vitality SO. Each Of these bills
will be subject to more or less
of debate in both Houses each must
pass through great number Of processes be-
fore they are ready for signature and promul-
CATION. To introdua bill, have it passed
to its second reading, referred to COM
mittee, examined and reported upon, to let it
await its turn in the order of business, then
be taken up, debated, amended, voted upon
i'll detail and finally adopted by one House,
with the same process to be repeated in the
other House, perhaps to be returned with new
amendments, in which the first House must
concur or suffer still further delay, is pro-
cess which experience has proved to be gen
orally necessary, but which is often dilatory
and tedious. Even at a long regular session,
important business accumulates toward its
close, more work being done in the last four
days than in as many weeks preceding
As little probability as there now seems to
be of accomplishing fourth part Of what
ought to be done, we most sincerely hope that
enough may be done to show to the people
that at the regular meeting in January next
all important measures Of reform, relief and
economy will be entertained and respectfully
considered. Meantime the eager wishes Of
the people admonish Senators and Represent
atives to make good use Of the brief remnant
Of this special session.