The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-19
REAL ESTATE OWNERS AND TAX
PAYERS UNION.
THEY COMMENT ON THE STAND TAKEN
ny THE PRESENT LEGISLATURE.
The Pacific Railroad Hill Was Discussed

The Pacific Railroad Hill Was Discussed
This body met at o'clock last night; good
attendance; DR.. Tebault In the chair.
The following report from the legislative
committee of the Union was read by DIR. Te-
bault, and, after animated discussion on the
lack of interest manifested by the Legislature
towards the cause of the people, the report was
ordered to be spread ON the minutes:
.Gentlemen--We beg to place before you to-
night the following partial report:
Under your Instructions We have placed be-
fore both Houses OF the General Assembly the
The bnl asked for suspension of the entire
interest on the whole of the bonds outstanding
stands attacked before the courts Of our city.
This bill also indicated the especial points, OF
law upon which ]! was proper to invoke de-
could be heard in lie promises. Another pro.
vision in the bill asked for the abolition OF the
pernieious license system.
The bill was printed and distributed freely to
members Of both houses; When the bill came
trenchment and Reform. and then forgotten.
However. we pressed our claims before the
House, and were finally ,apprised OF the fact
The Bill because il INSTRUCTED" the Supreme
Court and VAS Objectionable In its section re-
'erring to the license system. Hoping to get
those sections objected to. and Mr.. Kidd urged
aeceptHnce of the bill as amended, a copy of
which we handed the Senate through Hon. W.
What will be It's fate we know not. but we OBJ
Jet that 1t be consigned to II committee room.
there to meet
AN 1aNoBLE AND CONCEALED CAUSE or DEATH
We want our bill to come I'D in public. there
to stand on its merits and to stand or fall In
open meeting.
It may be well here to remark that the people
are no longer blind partisans Of men who lead
them only to deceive.
We believe the next contest will see more In
dependent voting than has ever bsen witnessed.
That party alone should be dominant in the
city and State which Is free from alliance tn
rings and nonopolies and most careful for the
The unpaid ordinances for 1876 amounted TO
more than $500. 900: for 1877 to more than $780,
zoo: the premium bond tax for 1876 to ovsr $780,
oOo for 1877 to s426 900, and for 1878 to $500 900
Under those circumstance. 8. when are the 20
lice. the school teachers. the city employees, to
realize the fruits Of their toll; They must wait
and fatter.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY John Mahoney, ESQ:
Resolued. That the Democratic Conservative
party will on its adjournment array against it
l. The IL 900 taxpayers who were not able last
year to meet their city taxes;
ber) who could not pay their State taxes.
g. The men who have been unjustly injured
by the Moffett Register law.
4. The starving police school teachers. etc.
who are now in despairing circumstances on
account of the bondhoIders
5. Ali the voters who are now opposed to the
present Legislature for their cowardly sub
serviency to those monopoles-the
LOUISIANA LOTTERY
Slaughter House and Sugar Shed Com panies.
BY Mr.. Il. Moroney:
Resolued. That Il committee of three be ap-
pointed to lay before the union tn
character. of the present legislation of the
General Assembly. and to designate what re-
forms have been adopted. and what measures
have been adopted in opposition to the spirit of
was cleo ed.
Mr.. Mo, oney. Mr.. Davis and Mr. Desbans
were appointed on the strength of this resolu-
ton, which was adopted.
resolution by Mr.. Davis, commenting on
the Governors action In reference to the Pacific
Railroad bill. raised quite discussion, and
was at last referred for further debate to the
| next meeting of the union.
Mr. Moroney made a lengthy address on the
So long as the bond interest will stand, so long
will the people be oppressed by taxation. his
speaker had already prepared an article on
these questions, and will shortly submit 1t to
the consideration of the union. II adopted, he
| suggested that 1t should be laid before the peo-
pie for approval at such a time as it will be
deemed necessary.
lature should be requested to call q constitu-
tional convention; that should the Legislature
| refuse, the people ought then to do like the
Texas people; that Is. unite in the general
election to elect delegates to q constitutional
convention. Accepted.
The union then adjourned to Monday, the
| twenty fifth instant.