Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-29

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contemporary of the N. O. Demo-
crat, opposes vigorously, (not strenu-
ously) an extra session Of the Gen
eral Assembly, with arguments,
which we ask it's permission to de-
clare, wholly untenable.
Tie Legislature, says the Demo-
crat, cannot, in twenty days, rush
through revenue and an appropri-
alton bill.
Well, what Of its Cannot the
Governor call an extra session Of ten
days, during which these bills could
be discussed and framed, then could
he not call another Of ten, fifteen or
twenty days more, from the close OF
the first session, during which to
adopt, according to law, the impor-
tant bills in question.
We see nothing in the Constitution
to prevent the Governor from adopt
ing such course.
! To show it's disinterestedness, a
very commendable one, the Demo-
crat goes on to say that it holds
900, in warrants, Tin payment of
labor and material furnished the
State for 1850 and 1851, for which we
disbursed our money and for which
we should gratefully hail an appro-
priation.N 1t then jumps on to the
constitutional warrants, for which the
holders have been getting from IS to
96 cents on the dolla% while it is no.
ticeably silent on.tie General Find
warrants, for which the State Upiver-
sity, we know, obtained but 66 cents
on the dollar, the Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb SO cents, and that
for the Blind, that for the Insane, and
the mass of the holders of General
Fund warrants have doubtless OBJ
tanned about the same.
With regard to the warrants for
rebuilding the Capitol, the Democrat
says
At meeting of the Capitol Com
missioners held yesterday in this city,
arrangements were made with the
Citizens Bank by which all funds
necessary for present purposes will
be placed at the disposal of the COM
mission, not only to proceed with the
work of construction, but to liQuidate
debts already contracted, and this at
per cent. interest, on liberal terms.
In another column Of the same pa
per we find the following in this con-
nection
Arrangements have been complet
ed with the Citizens Bank, by which
$4,000 can be procured on the So
curity of $37, 900 10 warrants. The
Citizens Bank will also take up the
loan of Newman of $4,000 due De-
cember llth.
We suppose that it is by such an
arrangement that the capitol is to be
pushed to its completion.
Whether that way of doing business
suits the people remains to be seen.
Returning to the boosted COnstitu-
tionai warrants, we are authorized to
state by a District Judge, that he was
compelled, last year, to sell his at as
low a figure as SO cents. He has sold
them since at figures varying from 60
to % cents.
The question with us is: Shall no
licenses be collected in 1882 until June
or July; and in the meantime, shall
transient license payers be allowed to
go scot freeg
Shall the charitable institutions,
having no warrants even to pledge
be allowed to get along the best way
they can until June or July of 1882 ?
Shall the Constitutional officers, the
Judges, ETC., be allowed to make the
best arrangements they can, on theil
vouchers, with the Carondelet street
brokers =?
Shall the levees take care Of them
selves, without warrants even, unit
| the tax has been levied in June OF
July?
How will the municipal and paro
chial governments frame their Ii
cense shedules, having no state SEIZED
ule to limit them as the constitution
provides +?
How much longer is it contemplat