The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-30

Tho Bee advises the Legislature TO hasten II
lnbors and TO endeavor TO earn NE reputation q
having been useful to tho Stae--a reputable
which nome Of it's predecessora for the last te
years could layiclaim 10. II tho passes In re-
Wow the large number OF necessary reform
for. which tho people and the interests Of tn
State cry aloud, aud demands Immediate atten
ton to them. II asks particularly that sucl
measures he taken M will load d a reductio,
Of the city taxes TO ~ per cent.
The Republican holds that II To Democrat
claim that Mr.. Eustis was legally elected to tn,
United States Senate. they mus admit tina
Messrs. Blackburn. Greene and Alexander wer,
lawful State Senators, and that thy thus este,
themselves from claiming the eleAion Of Gov
McEnery. This argument is based Upon the 20
~culiarly Republican non seQuitw' thatlf the allow
named gentlemen received majorties in the
eight parishes constituting their dftricts, Kel
logg and tho other Radical candidateSmust have
received tho same vote. v
1t complains of the disrespcct With which
some of the city papers treat those pa1iamenta.
ry luminaries. Messrs. Sartain. MrsrcIl. and
Dernas. and commends their efforts t1point oui
how nm act may be performed according to law,
rather than in defiance OF law. II yarns the
Democrats that they indulge vain hore IL they
As@AN ttssc tAV islDupylNtH July IeuuY VI
commit suicide by abolishing the Ikturning
Board.
c The Times, in an article on Gas Extokion. re-
fers to the immense profits OF metropolitan gas
companies, relates what measures hse been
resofted to in some cities to thwart the npacity
OF these corporations. and thinks that til strong
hand Of the government should interpsse and
protect the community from the greed Of mo-
nopolies. ~
1t devOtes large space to ono OF the mosstrik-
ing political anomalies of the day, viz: te con-
slant re-appearance in the Legislature ii the
Radical Senator, Tom Anderson. from theover-
Democratic district of st. Lan1ry. -
The Picavune comments upon the attitdde ri
which United States Senator Sherman has raent-
ly placed himself towardth third-term aueSdon.
andin another article expresses the OPTION.
based upon ti0 Authorization conveyed n its
special dispatch from Washington, that "n1wo-
tiations with Spain arc in danger of sudden md
Interruption"
The bulletin warns the people against attah-
ing much credence to special dispatches fam
Washington. Of a sensational character. relaNve
TO the relations Of the United States towad
Spain and the Cuban question. It believes ~
he people of this country do not want to oos,
with any nation, and deprecates anv
to stir up strife and trouble for tho mn,
pose Of acquiring new territory or exactinp s.t
for past grievances.
1t commends the bill introduced in the Homo.
~ Mr.. Byrne relative to the repeal of the pa.s
It considers the report of the United st..es1
Committee On Privileges and EIcetions
n the Louisiana Senatorial question f.t.l :,
he hopes OF Mr.. Eustis.
1t states that its recent article ON tho cost I'll
ity government was not meant as an annrnv.l
the course OF the Mayor in the matter OF the
* levy. OF as a censure Of the action of the