Louisiana capitolian., 1881-09-20

the household is able to cultivate !;
|who come to pay for the houses they
will occupy, and by correct aud
STRAIGHTFORWARD course, become inde-
pendent and happy. That is the
class with which our State should
abound; this is the regime of which
| speak, which will eventually, reju-
venate and render Louisiana . fair|
sample of what she once was.
SMARTA.
AN EXTRA SESSION NEEDED.
We took occasion, recently, tospesk|
|cf the necessity which exists for call
ling the General Assembly in Extra
Session.
Since then other very great reasons
necessitating such q course have ap-|
peared to as.
The public Institutions for the Blind !
the Deaf and Dumb, the State Uni
versities, the Insane Asylum, all have
been subjected during 1880 and 1884,
to great losses through the deprecia- !
tion Of State warrants, appropriated
to assist or maintain them. It is only
Through the closest economy in apply
ling their funds for absolute necessi 1
ties that their administrators have
been able to make the ends meet.
1882 will find these institutions in
q worse condition still. Without ap-
preparations they will be left without
even the scanty resource Of the depre-
ciated warrants which have helped
them through 1880 and 1881.
Then there is the new State Capitol,
in rapid process of completion, from
4 the proceeds Of warrants whose actual
> value is what7 Fifty cents in lieu Of
*the dollar appropriated BY the Gen
eral Assembly, in obedience to the
constitutional mandate.
Besides, how will our judicial and
Estate officers get along until the reg
3ular session Of May 1882 frames d
revenue bill, and the collectors have
tnrned over the funds to be raised BY
virtue Of its provisions.
! II will take seven months in 1882
before a single license can be collect.
ed. In the meantime, Thousands oi
dollars will be lost to the STATE
|th, ough parties who will discontinue
business during thess seven months.
The people, at last, have to pay tn.
dollar for the warrant taat brings bu,
fifty cents. Hence, not to remedy thil
state Of affairs is to heap additiona
Indebtedness upon them.
The municipal and parochial gov
ernments who are limited by the Stat.
revenue bill in the matter Of licenses
have been shorn Of at least one half o
their license revenues owing to the in
iudicious law of 1880. It would be un
wise not to provide another and .
better one, ere January has bee'
reached.
We believe that short extra sea
sion can easily change the situation
The few thousands spent to pay it
Expenses will not be a drop in [
bucket of water as compared to tn
lesses that have been and will be in
CURED through inaction, which woult
amount almost to suspension Of tn
functions of the government.
1t is not beeause we are fond o
seeing our Legislators in council tina
We lay before Acting Governor Nc
Emery the wants which the peopl
point out on every side. 1t ie simpl,
through our desire to see the Admin
istration restore the impaired publi'
credit, confidence and contentmen
Throughout tho State.
We have every confidence in tn
good Judgment and patriotism Of til
Acting Governor, who will doubles
rake the necessary steps to remed.
evils which he surely sees as vol .
the people do.