The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-30
CAPITOL NOTES.
A Protest Against the Closing Of the Dam
Radical Asses san ents and Penalties.

| A Protest Against the Closing Of the Dam
| Radical Assessments and Penalties.
The Tones bayou dam matter having been
ment assuming all work and responsibility, there
it will for the present disappear from public view.
In connection, however, with that subject it is
proper to state that
| THE CLOSING or THE DAM
will not meet with the unanimous approval of all
of the residents along Tones bayou, as quite q
large number Of them have already addressed a
formal protest to the Governor, praying that the
| dam may not be closed, but Of course the mat or
has now gone beyond the Governors control, and
| he can do nothing more than to acknowledge the
receipt OF the protest.
| The government dredgeboat McAlester one OF
| the best in the service, having been leaned to
the State by the Secretary of War to assist in re-
| moving
THE MUD LUMP
| at the mouth OF Red river, she will at once be
put in tri m for the work. This boat has all the
necessary appurtenances, scoops, shovels, rakes
log snatohers. and in fact, all OF the parapherna-
Lis ne cessary, and will be under the immeaiste
direction Of the United States engineers, while at
the same time the State Board Of Engineers will
direct the work. and the State will pay merely the
current expenses, that to be taken from the APP
preparation of SIC. 900 made by the Legislature.
There was some discussion during the day
about the State-H House as TO the Auditors power
TO REMIT ACCRUED PENALTIES
in back taxes, some holding that under act No.
23. Of 1877, regular session, approved March /,
1877 the State Auditor has the authority to remit
oil accrued penalties. provided that act is COM
piled with. The set named reads:
''Be 1t enacted, etc., That all dues presently
accrued for the non payment of delinquent State
and parish taxes be and the same are hereby re-
mitted; provided, the said taxes shall be paid on
or before the LIST day of December, 1871
The object OF this act was undoubtedly to pre-
vent
THE RADICAL MONEY sNAToHERs
from taking the property OF the citizens OF the
State when they were not able to meet the enor-
nous assessments and outrageous bills Of COSTS
fees, etc., and now, as the people have their own
government to deal with, it is believed that by o
liberal construction of the law quoted, further
exemption, ii not release altogether, can be
had.
Some of those who were discussing the matter
yesterday argued that the revenue had been
amply provided for and that as the accrued PEN
alties made by the Radical Legislature for the
support Of dishonest officials they could well be-
RENTED az, ii enforced, 1t would make fnanc al
matters inconvenient for quite number OF the
people OF the State, from the fact principally
that under the Radical regime the penal les
doubled and quadrupled each year, so anxious
were the plunderers to 'leech" every dollar they
could.
In one instspce case WAS cited in the Audi
tors Office whore delinquent property, assessed
at $4,000, was found with
TAX AND PENALTY BILL,
amounting to over $500, the penalties, costa,
fees, etc. making, under the Radical laws, rly
the entire bill.
The matter will now receive the attention of
the State officers, and 1t is likely that some con-
clusion will be arrived at even though an advisory
meeting has TO be held.