The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-03
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blown away by the hard winds.
LOUISIANA PRESS.
The Sabine Inder likes the law allowing the
court, and declares: This ID az good . plan
az any, and viii probably be found to work
better than the old one; but there ought TO
be stringent and positive provisions requ,r-
Ing the Judges to hold their COURTS , " me n.,
with the Judge or any one else to say whether
the courts are necessary or not"
The Piaquemine Aowth says that the pros.
pest before the people OF 1Derville parish ID
BRIGHT. The planters have larger acreage
Of cane than 81 any time since the var, With
ticulariy owing to the abolition OF slavery In
Cuba; besides this, II thinks they ought to
make 10000 barrels Of rice. worth 5000 900
The cultivation OF this crop is the means o.
will add much TO the wealth Of the parish
Labor IL plentiful and tractable, and old her
Vile will soon take her place among the rich
est parishes In the state.
The Colfax Chronscle has this to say Of the
tax on paper: III Congressman Elam Will
the repeal OF the duty on imported paper, and
the chemicals aud substances used 10 its
manufacture, he will confer boon upon the
press Of his section and at the same time lift
. dead weight from the progress o. the edu-
cational interests Of the land. This matter is
to be a hard fought battle with Congress, as
the paper manufacturers will be on hand and
make death struggle to keep the monopoly
they have grown lat on Within the last lew
The Shreveport Standard has received q
private letter from Senator Jonas stating
that the defeat 81 bis district court bill In the
Senate was not caused, as reported. by the
Judiciary Committee being Of the opinion
that 1t would operate the discharge Of all the
cases pending before the New Orleans court.
which arose within the limits OF the new dis
triet. Senator Jonas gives the Standard
reason which leads 1t to believe that such
bill cannot be passed during the present ses-
sion, although II bill goes to the Senate
from the House he will use his utmost en-
deavors to have 1t passed.
The Vermilonvllle Advertiser thus refers to
late incident In the State Legislature: AN
interesting, ifnot q deplorable scene occurred
In the House OF Representative one day last
week. The Republican members, with the
exception Of one or two. were arraigned for
balance OF the members In q memorial to the
United States Senate for the retention Of Kel-
logg In his seat. The honorable bilks'
sought to evade the just resentment 81 the
House by alleging that the memorial was
tents, but 1t wouldn't take. The Offense de-
served-if not expulsion-at least q severe
reprimand."
The Baton Rouge Capitolian says: "'vermil..
lion parish has All immigration society, and
why not East and West Baton Rouge. 1t
strikes us that our people could organize q
society and establish an agency at this point
that would In time work wonders. II the
thousands OF acres Of fertile land now Idle In
this parish could be brought to the notice OF
people In the Eastern States, who are strng-
CLING from year to year on poor and unproiit.
able land, they could be induced to come and
settle among us. A good, substantial society,
with on agency that has the necessary ability
and backbone, can bring such move to q
successful issue. Will not our merchants
and farmers combine and ORGANIZER The
present situation demands that action Of
some kind be taken"
The Pointe Coupee Pelican, speaking OF the
bill before the Legislature to dispose Of the
State lands, says: "Some OF these lands have
fallen to the State by the failure Of the owners
population and Improvement The State
wants no lands. Let oil Of the above class Of
lands be Immediately sold for what they will
bring. The other State lands are mostly 10
enough to pay the expenses Of land office.
It would be wise policy to give them to the
parishes In which they lie,. and let the
parishes sell them and apply the proceeds 70
drainage and reclamation; This will De com ~,
these swamp lands to the State. II the
Legislature acts upon these suggestions II
will be q wise policy"
| Says the Sabine h,der:. 1--WE notice several
| propositions before our Legislature that have
smack OF class Legislation, among which Is
q bill to regulate State fencing law. requir-
Ing small farmers and men Of small means to
fence up and keep pastures for the stock that
they raise, 80 that the owners OF the larger
plantations may make their crops without
fencing. And another proposing to tax all
lands alike whether waste or improved, and
regardless OF It's valuation. The result Oi
these measures and all others Of q like nature
II adopted by the General Assembly, would be
to discourage immigration, promote the In
terest OF the owners OF large plantations, de-
rogate the interest that Is 50 fast developing
the advantages OF the small farm system
throughout the State; and create general
dissatisfaction among land owners. AS to
the proposed fence and stock law, we regard
| It as q local measure, and one with which the
Legislature has nothing to do"