The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-21
THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT.

The people OF the State certainly expect q
short session OF the present General Assem-
bly,, but they do not by any means propose
that the session shall be absolutely barren OF
results and we trust that members OF the
Legislature will not permit themselves 20 be
driven by the clamors Of the Times and Plea
p,tne into an immediate adjournment.
There is not great deal OF legislation to
transact, but there are few measures OF I'M
usual Importance and urgency to be passed,
which the people. and the State as well, de-
mand for their relief from pressing exi-
gences, and which require full time for con-
slderation and discussion. These are meas
ures which the convention will not touch or
disturb In any respect, and we see no reason
why they cannot be passed by the present
Legislature as well as by any succeeding one.
The relief they propose to afford is urgently
demanded, and In the case of the New Orleans
Pacific bill IL must come now to be available
at all.
There are also several other bills Of not less
Importance, the bill instructing the Attorney
General to sue the North Louisiana Railroad,
for example. the bill repeating the Lottery
charter that for the relief Of the State credit,
now In the hands Of the Ways and Means
Committee; certain necessary amendments
OF the revenue act, the repeal Of the Moffett
register law, and other measures OF similar
nature which might be named.
These are all measures OF relief which can
be enacted by the present Legislature as well
az by any other, which the convention will In
nowise disturb or render imperative, and
which the people are looking forward TO and
expecting to be passed. They should GER
tainly not be refused unless upon some better
and more satisfactory grounds than we have
seen urged yet In favor OF an immediate
adjournment.
As for the Times and Picduine 1t requires
no deep penetration to divine the motive or
feeling that inspires their clamor. They are
both extremely sore over the passage OF the
convention bill, and naturally feel piqued at
the failure Of their efforts to dragon the
Legislature into defeating that measure. As
matter of course they are extremely anx-
ious to get rid of Legislature with whose
members they have 50 little influence
and for whom their thunders have
such small terrors. Supremacy Disguised
at the prospect Of convention. they propose
TO avenge themselves, In measure, by doing
all In their power to make OF the present ses-
sion Of the Legislature that made the call as
complete failure as possible. In this pro-
jeCt our amiable contemporaries will incur ar
conspicuous failure as attended their oppo-
sition to the convention. The Legislature I'M
derstands that 1t has urgent work to perform,
which the people elected 1t to perform, and
which Is expected OF 1t before adjourn
ment. It will not be deferred from
discharging Its duty because of the
clamors Of these papers. The members n
the Assembly will not incur popular dM
pleasure by taking all the time that Is neces-
sary to the consideration and perfecting OF
wise and much-needed Legislation. There
will be very bitter complaint. however, II
this legislation is not passed. or If the session
ls prolonged to an unnecessary length by
thrilling and needless discussion.