The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-08
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AT THE STATE-H0USE.
| u,rs s,rn.d-The pom Tax-Minor News.
| There we're very few "big guns" about the
State House yesterday. and as q consequence
the halls and corridors Of the building looked
more lonely than ever. In the various offices
the usual routine business was being trans
acted, and items were few and far between.
| Mr.. Cavanac's appointment n the place OF
Hon. J. o. Landry is now settled thing; he
was commissioned by the Governor yester-
day.
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
| Gov. Nichols has signed the following
Senate bills: No. SO, "to enablethe st. Charles
Hotel Company to contract for loan and
give proper security therefor No. 81, "to
amend and re-enact article Oil OF the Code OF
| Practice" No IL, "ioint resolution to return
eign countries for their kindness to the Louis
lana sufferers from the yellow fever cpl
demic::" No. II, "jont resolution to ratify the
action OF the Auditor OF Public Accounts, !"
ETC.; No. rs, ito amend and re-enact the title
and sections OF act No. II Of March IL, 1878;
No. 46, Ito amend and re-enact an act to amend
and re-enact an act to incorporate the town OF
Providence"
The following officers OF the Orleans Artil.
lery were commissioned fy Gov. Nichols yes.
terday: Chas. Leieune, first lieutenant
Battery B; Ernest Marchand, captain and
lchief quartermaster; Hy. j. Montagnet
ordinance officer, with the rank OF captain
Geo. III. Theard, adjutant, with the rank OF
Artillery.
GENERAL NEWS.
Speaker Moncure ls still at the State-H House
where he is busy signing bills as fast as they
are enrolled. The enrolling clerks have
worked increasingly since the close OF tht
session, and they expect to conclude theil
labors this evening, when all the bills anc
acts shall have been duly enrolled and de-
livered to the Governor.
Representative Hammond, OF the House
Committee on Contingent Expenses, hiss st
far paid out about S28000 In certificates, u
members Of the Legislature, the Sergeant at
Arms and his employees, and, In fact al who
have claims against the appropriation o
: fund. On Monday Mr.. Hammond will "clost
up shop" as almost every voucher has beer
issued. There are sixty names on tho pay
roll of the House.
Senator Mitchell, OF the Senate Committee
on Auditing and Supervising, expects to ge
through paying off to-day.
Very few warrants are being presented a.
the Treasurer's Office In consequence Of th'
many iniunctions taken against the appro
priation and deficiency bills.
In the Auditors Office the clerks are still
busy making out the warrants for member
OF the Legislature.
THE POLL TAX.
Prof Lusher Is in daily receipt OF letter
from country officials asking information
about the poll tax and It's distribution. On
OF these letters asks whether the tax OF $50
collected In parish is wholly to tn
credit OF the parish, and II so the Professor
requested to forward voucher for tina
amount" The writer labored under, q mis-
, understanding, as by the law the poll tax !
divided between the Charity Hospital, tn
public schools and the University. tn
schools receive their pro raLa OF the Uhoi
amount collected In the State, and the parisl
OF --- is entitled to Its SHARE that is
to S21 6O
The remarks Of Superintendent Lusher Il
his annual report on tie subject OF the pol
tax would prove OF interest In connection wit
the above. He says:
The amount OF poll tax paid into the Stat
treasury during the year 1878 has aggregate
only sl4 $40 co. showing conclusively that only
few OF "all male inhabitants OF the State" hav
{ this amount the free public schools have beef
allowed to receive only one-foWth, under arti
Gle 141 Of the constitution. though the propis
10 section 81 Of the school act explicitly Declare
that all the poll tar collected i1 any parish shd
be appropriated 10 said parish" The equity 9
the school law is destroyed By the supremac
3 of the constitution. The people OF the respec
I i've parishes however, insist hat such tax !
admissible only to aid in the education of ntei
m aeners to sH s
tuition. so that 1t may be consistent with tn
Justice and equity OF the more enlightened
Article lis OF the constitutional is respectful
suggested, requires all taxation to be equal an
, uniform throughout the State. and imposes ol
the honorable General Assembly the obligation
to levy poll tax on all male Inhabitants of ID
State over twenty-one years old"-anthor1z ni
it at the same time to raise this captation tax +
one dollar and fifty cents per dnnu1n. Legfsla
ton is. therefore. needed, in obedtt nee to tn
mandate OF the cons tuition. TO enforce pay1ler
of the poll tar 6y ererv male inhabant. 80 that
may not continue to be paid by property owner
alone, who are required to pay other taxes ais
for the support OF the government and tn
most uniform and equal tax that can be i'm
posed on the inhabitants Of the Sta 9; aad tn
honorable General Assembly may feel assure
citizen In the eepective parishes, II the tax col
lector can and will but guarantee that T. will b
, held sacred for the free education OF the chill
For good or evil-but largely. let 1t be hoped
for good-the boon OF America IN citizenship ha
ored races In the Union. A positive politica
equality exists between them, which Is, at once
a harbinger Of friendly relations, aDd CLAIM
obligations. therefore, should rest upou tn
two races. nth no unequal burden OF tdIatto
upon either.
No right Is dearer to citizen than that of ht
citizenship. and no obligation Is more poten
than that of satisfying the pol tax for the pro
motion OF education, which SHOWS 10 tne Gu
zen, whether white or black that he occupies
position nobler than that Of any subject OF tn
proudest or the most despotlc monarchy L
Europe.
Let the citizen but believe this. and he VII
surely feel that small sum paid upon rrope
demand, by him will at once strengthen a.
claims OF citizenship and insure for his ch1l
eren the advantages Of a, system. which is 81
strong in love as it Is devoid of prejudices: Th
future is as iull OF light as It Is full OF douD
dispel the latter. The world Is full of change
And change In the worlds history has alway
proved to be progress, when taken rightly. an
moved by . strong and wfde-awake legisialoI
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