The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
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lions Of general interest passed by the
House. while the majority Of the Senate
sasm IL content themselves With the
Hernulean labor Of having helped
60 enact the Appoftionmeht law
They have, to our best feeoi-
lection, originated and passed
pb other bill ef d general character.
The printing bill is sleeping. appa-
tehtly, The sleep of death. In the Senate.
II IL intended, and has the effect az In
tended, to decrease expenditures Tor
public printing, and to lessen taxation.
n Il also designed TO ettinguish d vexa-
tio,,s aud Insulting monopoly conceived
In the worst days Of an always corrupt
l,adicallsn,, by which the whole POM
munity has been and Is subjected to q
contemplate but oiierous discriminating
process In the matter Of oil official
and legal advertisements, by which
Radical newspaper Is SUPPORTED
III New Orleans by the very
people Il most abuses and ihiures, and
who most hate and despise its unprin-
ciplei teachings. bills relating to
drainage and drainage taxes, concern
Inn the manner Of making advertise
msnts In judicial proceedings, and
sales Of property under judicial process,
and regulating the price therefor In all
the Parishes Of the State outside Of New
Orleans, concerning the mode ef filling
vacancies IN all parish and municipal
Offices for which provision Is not
made In the constitution, and In the
absence Of which just restraint
the present Executive, BY Write Of ex-
istlhg vicious laws, now exercises an
unbri,lled license In the matter Of APP
pointinents 10 offlce. and causing the
State thus 30 endure inealculable
wrvngs, bills, too, Of similar iinpera
tanee with these, which we have no time
TO mention, and particularly the Elec.
ton bill -all lie untouched, and to all
practical intents, unheeded In the Senate
Chamber. t Nj 5a,t4 "a
Tut more than four weeks the Senate
has thus comparatively done nothing
It refuses 10 respond to the action OF the
House. either negatively ter affirmative
ly. 80 much 80 that II is supposed the
policy OF the Republican party, so called,
IL simply to refrain from action aH the
only means Of preserving bad laws, as.
sisting corrupt administration, and con-
tinutng the present disgraceful political
situation.
The main body Of their party repre-
senting the carpet-bag and Radical me-
pro element are not disposed to consent
to any reasonable reforms. and to avoid
the necessity Of yielding to Democratic
and Conservative demands for the mod
iilcation or repeal Of bad laws, OF to
allow even the partial cleansing Of
their Augean stable, they have resorted
to the plan OF simply closing their doors
and their ears against any plea, argil-
ment or solicitation whatever They
recognize no dusy or responsibility ex-
cept TO their own depraved followers.
who see only by horrible infatuation
or perversion what IL good to them
selves IN what IL most evil TO others.
Hut the majority Of the Senate should
beware Of thus delaying and trifling with
the great interests unhappily entrusted
to them. Such course Of idlehess.
maintained at the public expense. may
provoke the most serious popular indig-
nation. Neither tho people nor the
press are disposed TO look quietly on al
a life Of imbecile, or obstinate. or COR
ript inaction on the part Of paid repre-
whose first obligation IL. not
to pass days in senseless wrangling In
the State House, at In comfortable, II
not luxurious, and riotous living in the
hotels, theatres and restaurants of our
city, but In endeavoring faithfully to
return to the people some equivalent In
the shape or beneficial legislation
for the large sum OF money. raised
by burdensome taxation, OK
pended on their supposed deliber-
ations, There II not Conservative
In Louisiana who does not revolt ut such
a vile prostitution Of the Legislative
and we are quite sure that the
better class OF the Republicans must see
in II only an Infamous policy to perpet.
uate, at the cost Of all the people. the
present disastrous and dangerous state
81 things. which anything like pru-
hence. patriotism and common sense
would eagerly seek TO amelioratc. IL not
extinguish. 1t il plain that this can he
now safely and peacefully effected. with
out transmitting these dangers to
and what may be n frightful
future. The cost Of the General Assem-
bly, to tho State Treasury Is not less. we
suppose, than $1,000 or 1880 day.
That large sum has now been paid
FOR nearly or quite thirty days What
tor' For nothing Of general interest,
save only the apportionmept bill. This
Is paying much too dear for the whistle.
and II the majority in the Senate have
absolutely resolved to treat all the
House bills with indifference, it would
be infinitely better and cheaper to adj.
ourn and go home at once.
X would, OF course. be a very impru-
lent step, TO say the least, to adjourn at
,nce, or to adjourn at all. leaving the
present Returning Board to supervise,
forge returns, estimate cleo
ion figures. or otherwise to cheat the |
'cople out OF their election. and to do
his for the purpose of creating another
tvrant in order TO continue