The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-29

that new man will get in eventually.
B. B.
The Question of Adjournment.
The people of this State certainly
expect short session of the present
General Assembly, but they do not by
any means propose that the session
shall be absolutely barren of results,
and we trust that members of the Leg
islature will not permit themselves to
be driven by the clamors of the Times
and Picayune into an immediate adj
jOurnment.
There is not a great deal Of legisla-
ton to transact, but there are a few
measures of unusual Importance and
urgency to be passed, which the PEG
pie, and the State as we'll, demand for
their relief from pressing exigencies,
and which require full time for con-
sideration and discussion. These are
measures which the convention will
not touch 3or disturb in any respect,
and wo see no reason why they cannot
be PASSED by the present Legislature
rs we'll rs by any succeeding one.-
The relief they propose to afford is ur-
gently demanded, and in the case Of
tho New Orleans Pacific bill it must
come now to be available at all.
There are also several other bills Of
not less Importance, thu bill instruct.
ing the Attorney General to sue the
North Louisiana Railroad, for exam
pie, 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 neces
sary amendments of the revenue act,
the repeal Of the Mofett register law,
and other measures Of a similar nature
which might be named.
These are all measures of relief
which can be enacted by the present
Legislature as well as 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 certainly not be refused unlesi
upon some better and more satisfac'
tory grounds than we have seen urged
yet in favor Of an immediate adjourn
ment. @
Az for the Times and Picayuee it re-
quires NO deep penetration to divin,
the motive or feeling that inspire
their clamor. They are both ex
tremely sore over the passage Of th,
convention bill, and naturally fee
piqued at the failure Of their efforts t,
dragon the Legislature into defeating
that measure. As a matter Of cours,
they are extremely anxious to get iii
of Legislature with whose member
they have 80 little influence and TO
whom their thunders have such small
terrors. Supremacy Disguised at tn
prospect Of convention, they propos
to avenge themselves, in q measure
by doing all in their power to max
Of the present session of the Legisla
lture that made the call as complete
failure as possible. In this projee
Jour amiable contemporaries will incu
as conspicuous failure as attends
their opposition to the convention
The Legislature understands that
has urgent work to perform, which tl
, people elected it to perform, an
which is expected Of it before adjourn
ment. It will not be deferred fro,
discbarging its duty because Of I'll
, clamors of these papers. The men
bers of the Assembly will not met
popular displeasure by taking all tt
time that is necessary to the consit
GRAFTON and perfecting Of wise an
much needed legislation. There wi
be very bitter complaint, however,
this legislation is not passed, or if Il
!. session is prolonged TO an unnecessal
a length by triAing and needless discu
sion.-[N..O. Democrat.