St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-17

1t English Lookout, Choking out
for something, We know, because
later We saw his compass and
J~acob-staf, chains, ETC., shippe(
to him by steamer. More anon.
A. R.ADER.
ONE OMISSION FROM THE
MESSAGE.
iTimes-Demoerat.I
There were 20 many subjects Of
which his Excellency, Gov. Mich
oils, had to treat in his message 70
the General Assembly, and be
treated Of them in 20 full and ex-
haustive . fashion, that the wonder
10 not that one little item escaped
the gubernatorial notice, but that .
score or two didn't suffer from
neglect.
His Excellency, In the survey Of
the vast field which his message
covers, suggests isiev alis that ID
ditional appropriations be made for
the support Of the three experiment
stations devoted to the improve
ment Of agriculture, that larger ap-
preparations be made for the schools
Of the State, - the public welfare
d greatly involved in them, that .
bigger appropriation be made for
the support Of the Confederate Sol
diers' Home, - that institution i
specially we'll conducted and il
answering . very noble purpose.
that . sum must be set aside for the
repair Of the buildings OF the blind,
deaf and dumb institution, which
was badly wrecked by the storm Of
eighteen months ago, that the ap-
preparation for the Shreveport
Charity Hospital be increased by
about so per cent, with other
recommendation for financial con-
sideration Of > similar nature.
His Excellency steps aside, more
over, to say . good word Of the
splendid work that il being done
in the cause Of humanity BY the
Charity Hospital Of this city-an
institution supported by charitable
contributions and by . handsome
annual donation Of $4,000 from
the Lottery Company.
But when Gov. Nichols has Get
forth all these additional needs that
will have to be provided for out OF
the State finances, he forgcts to
mention the s0urce whence the
money 10 to be obtained to supply
these urgent needs. The omission
10 purely accidental, We may be
sure. There was 90 much to think
that something had to be over
But now that the hurry and pres
sure Of opening day with it, at
tendant delivery Of the speech are
over, perhaps his Excellency would
some one Of his recog-
nized spokesmen, the ready Attor-
ney General, for example, or Col.
Tom Handy, or United States SEN
Ator-elect E. d. White, to tell the
how he proposes to raise the
Extra funds that are necessary for
he purposes which he named. Or,
better still, perhaps his Excellency
himself could be induced to issue
:-rp.smeatasy =sesage;-Ors codi-
I'll to that Of yesterday, in which he
'ould state in . few simple words
whence he intends to draw the
'equisite supplies.
Having admitted the necessity
or more money, he could say
vhether he will propose to have .
constitutional convention called to
ave an amendment made to the
Constitution authorizing . higher
axation rate on State property
han the six mills limit fixed by that
instrument or II not in that way,
hen how?
We are sorry thus on the heels Of
ach . magnificent message to call
10 Excellency's attention to the
Of . blank in It, which,
be people Of the State will be anxi-
us to have filed up. The more
nxious indeed they viii be, since
is Excellency expresses his deter. q
linatiOn from this time forth to
ave nothing to do with that i'm
loral institution, the Lottery Com
any, and its specious offer oil
5000, 900 for twenty-five years.
ktensiOn Of ito charter; they viii Z
. agOg to know from what source
'0v. Nichols expects to land such
handsome sum for State use =
ut which he with lofty scorn re- :
cts.
And It b but fair that either the d
overnor himself or some Of his q
friends should speak out Z
ainly and give IN authoritative 4
'swer to this urgent inquiry.
THE ENGLISH SPARROwS.
The question Of getting rid Of the
snarrov In aUitafe6 from q