The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-20
POLITICAL TALK.
The following
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
was transmitted to the Senate yesterday.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA, \
Executive Department,
New Orleans, Feb. 10, 1876.
To the Honorable the President and Members o.
the Senate:
| On your adjournment &c. day there will be left
but eight working days of the session of the
General Assembly. am aware that, as a rule
most OF the Legislation Of the session is done in
! the last few days but there are 80 many meas
ures OF great public Importance pressing upon
your attention that desire earnestly to recon-
mend your immediate action upon the needed
measur es OF reform
IespecialIy recommend speedy action upon the
following bills:
An act providing for the equalization Of assess
ments and the reduction Of the cost of collecting
the revenue Of the State, which was transmitted
to the Senate by special MESA &c some time since
Constitutional amendments, also submitted BY
special message ut the same time, limiting the
expenses of the General Assembly reducing the
salaries and abolishng the fees of certain consti
tutional officers, and simplifying and largely re.
ducing the expenses Of the judicature Of the
State.
An act which will reduce the cost Of public
printing throughout the state.
An act which will provide for less expensive
ana more efficient government Of the city of New
Orleans.
An act redu ing the compensation of sheriffs in
the parishes, and limiting the fees Of shorlffs
and clerks Of court in the parish Of Orleans.
With regard to the act legalizing the plan Of
reducing city taxation by the premium bond
plan." which has passed the House, and now
before you for action, the Endorsements which
the plan has received from eminent inancers
thorites are confident it be successfully car
ried out, and many Of the creditors Of the city
appear to favor it, I recommend that you pass
the House bill, with such notifications and add-
tional safeguards as careful scrutiny Of the bill
may suggest
A measure is also proposed renting penal
ties on all State taxes due prior to 1874 provided
such payment is made within sixty or ninety
days, and Is made concurrently with the payment
OF current taxes.
also suggest the passage Of q law author
izing the redemption, under proper restrictions,
OF lands forfei! Ted to the State.
The passage Of these and other similar meas
ures by the General Assembly will render this
session one OF the most memorable in the history
OF the State. l further trust that before ad-
tournament, the efforts already made, to arrive at
some satisfactory agreement on the subject Of the
Election law. will be successful
w. P. KELLOGG, Governor.
AN ACT
known as House bill No. 277, entitled an act
to authorize the city of New Orleans to
assume exclusive control of all drainage
works in the drainage districts, to au-
thorize the purchase of certain rights
and property of the Mississippi and Mexi-
can Gulf Ship Canal Company and its
transferee, and to provide for the manner of
making said purchase. and for payment there
for in drainage warrants, finally passed the
Senate on Friday.
Mr.. Twitchell, and not Mr.. Sypher, as was
published, gave notice that he would move
for reconsideration of the vote by which
the bill was passed. and it is probable
that if the motion had been made it would
have been adopted and the bill would have
been reconsidered. The motion to recon.
slider was not made, and the bill will be sent
to the House engrossed, enrolled and signed.
1t is understood, however, that it was owing
to the influence of Gov. Kellogg, who was
moved by the spirit of reform. that the mo-
ton to reconsider was not made.
IN THE LEGISLATURE
yesterday there was very little done, although
both the House and the Senate remained in
session up to late hour.