New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-24

an escort of federal troops, demanded by
Governor Kellogg for that purpose.
SETTLING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The Democrats and Conservatives in
the House have finally begun to settle
down to business. They have apparently
abandoned all serious thoughts of revolu-
ionary action against Republican officials
and decided to devote the few remaining
days of the session to the consideration
of the important work pending before the
General Assembly. It would have been
wise in them to come to such conclu-
sion at an earlier day in the session. By
suffering factions and partisan agitation
to be kept up, not only in the news
papers, but in the bills and resolutions
introduced in the House, the speeches of
members, especially in the Senate, and in
the measures proposed in caucus, the
Democrats have kept the Republicans
constantly on the defensive. All their
powers Of vigilance were taxed
to prevent surprises and repell uuex-
pected attacks. Hence, but little
time could be devoted to the con-
sideration of bills of general
nature, and some very desirable measures
are in danger of failing for want of a fair
opportunity to consider them thoroughly
and properly. The House has rushed
through a great number of bills, which
have merely received the brand of reform
from irresponsible inspectors. The Re-
pubicans in the Senate can not safely &C.
cept them at the estimate placed upon
them by their concoctors. They all re-
quire scrutiny, lest under the mask of re-
form some big job, like the proposal to
print the decisions Of the Supreme Court
for nothing, and furnish the State with
few copies gratis, provided three-tourths
of thousand be received every year by
the Secretary Of State at ten dollars per
volume. This job, SO lamb-like in APP
pearance, is we'll calculated to deceive gen
tlemen who are not familiar with the
technics of printing, but are anxious to
do something to signalize their career as
The naked proposition to abolish the
Returning Board, without offering any
thing as substitute, is one which is
pretty we'll understood by both parties.
1t is now in the shape OF direct issue
between the two houses, and the Senate is
quite correct in maintaining the natural
vantage ground Of the situation. If the
House wants notifications, let it propose
them in spirit of fairness, and either
accept or reject the amendments of the
Senate. But if complete abolition is to
be insisted upon. with determination to
accept nothing less, it can read in the
action of the Senate, and the tone of
leading Republicans everywhere, COM
plete and emphatic refusal to concur.
Again: We h,Te the premium bond
plan; the pro- ,sed amendment to the
exemption law, ly which landlords are to
be given super r privileges over poorer
creditors, and tie common run OF people.
We are not p;, pared to say what action
the Senate nigh: have taken on any or all
of these bills hid not their deliberations
been interrupted by solicitude for the
safety Of the State. AS it is,
we hope they may all be yet examined
with as much deliberation as the limited
time yet remaining for that purpose will
permit. In the meantime, the Senate has
found leisure to send to the House few
bills which the Republican party deems
worthy of attention, but that body has
been SO busy with furthering purely Dem
ocratic suggesti rs that it has not yet
found time to act definitely upon one Of
them.
The leading Democrats are just begin
ming to realize that they can do nothing
at all except by agreement with the Re
publicans The glory OF legislation will
be equally divided between the two par
ties, and the shame rest upon that which
neglects to do its duty. 1t does not fol-
low that every measure which IS offered IN
the name of reform is reform measure.
1t is favorite and common practice
to use a virtuous mask to cover
q vicious job, as criminals in the
olden time-before the days Of pu--
rhasable juries-escaped from prison IN
the cowl of a monk. Seven days yet re-
main to carefully inspect these ghostly
DISCUSSES and see what they cover. There
are several hundred bills pending before
one house or the other, which to examine
well will keep all the members who are
capable of getting the true meaning out OF
contrived sentences well and
employed till the end OF the
session.
ACTS OF INCORPORATION.
Among the innovations upon the ideas