The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-12
THE PROPERTY HOLDERS UNION.

Last evening there was n meeting Of the
Property Holders Union, at their rooms ON
Carondelet street, with q full quorum present,
After considerable talk the course Of Gov.
Nichols was approved and his message Ia
dorsed Messrs Deshan Lucy, Purtsds.
Davis and Carroll were appointed 10 look
after the matter, and the chairman vas added
to the committee.
The following resc luton was adopted.
Raaoiped That we ask tbs Committee on,
Reform and Hetrsnchment NJ the House IL
Representatives to report MT once ON the bill
submitted to them, entitled "An act to sr,s-
pend all taxation required TO pay the interest
and to provide sinking fund on the whole
bonded debt Of the city OF New Orleans, TO
provide for the immediate investigation OF
tration Of The finances Of said city, to abolish
| the license system, and to limit pending said
| Investigation, the taxing powers Of the city OF
New Orleans to one per cent for oil the pur-
| poses Of said city"
Hesolred That this bill has been In the GUS
| tody Of this committee for some timo, and we
(! ask In the name Of our impoverished people.
| In the name OF the employees Of this city, who
| have not been paid FOR six full months In 1876,
| for three full months in 1877, and who will get
little or no pay at all for 1878, If The interest
| tax for 1878, amounting to $500. 500, Is to he
| first met. in the name OF all these and Of the
people generally, we ask that the said com
lnittee report thereon, and that the House OF
| Representatives do vote for or against the
same and thus supply record of It's action
| In the premises.
Resoiped, That the whole bondedoprineipal
| this eity's so-caled indebtedness stands Inn
| peaChed before the courts Of our State upon
constitutional grounds.
| Reaotred. That II the consolidated oct OF
1859 Is constitutional measure, then oil the
bonds against this city issued since 1869 are
| void and unconstitutional.
| Resoired, That under existing cireum-
stances 1t Is the plain duty Of the Legislature
| to arrest the interest tax on the quest Toned
debt of this city until the Supreme Court has
| determined what debts we owe and what are
| utilities.
Reaolred, That we request the DEMOCRAT
to publish the bill presented by this Union TO
the Legislature. looking TO the suspension OF
| the whole interest tax until passed upon by
our Supreme Court.
| After which Mr. T. I. Carroll addressed The
meeting as follows:
1f. Hyeaident / sne TINT Mr. Hahn Is again
| trying to mako his bill for the speedy collec-
| tion of taxes become ~ law. Why this earnest
Of tho taxpayers Of New Orleans Is there
| not n bait on this hook, thrown out on the
line of the fisherman from St Charles And
| it seems the fish of Now Orleans in particular,
| and Of tho Democratic party In general. are
about to bite and grow fat.
| They had better swim clear Of this angler
Of taxes. or fear that Mt the first nibble an
effort will be made to bring them on dry
land, where they will be allowed to founder
| and exhaust their long looked for opportunity
to 90 good; There is more IN the BIZ than
| collecting the revenue Of tho State There Is
more In 1t than big fees oror few officials.
| There is in 1t n bonn bshell, that will explode
when least expected, aud put to flight, per-
| hnps to political DEATH. many whose hands
will be daubed thereby, 1t is a bait for poIit-
| ical fish. that II swallowed will certainly
cause tho scales to disappear from the ilshy
| tribe feeding thereon, and leave them help
less before the CARS of politics. After all the
political wires arc all pulled, and tho states
may be n chance for the fow remaining citi-
| zens to do good
Tho meeting, after o discussion of the Texas
| railroad question, adjourned.