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Show (ioveriior Kellogs's .Messase. Npw Orleans, 4. Gove' nor Kel-loirg's Kel-loirg's message to the legislature refers re-fers to the crevasse and to the political di-turbances as having impaired the prosperi'y of the state and diminished the revenues and prevented the close collection of lhe taxes during the past year, but says the receipts have been nearly equal to trie expenses and the rate of the state and city taxation has been largely rtduced, and for the first time in many years not a dollar has been added to the state debt, but on the contrary it his been sensibly reduced, re-duced, lie counts in this reduction the funding operations of the past year and places the figures at $1,300,-(XX). $1,300,-(XX). The rate ot the city and state taxation under his administration, he states, has been reduced $12,000,000. He devotes a large space to the history his-tory of the funding schemes, and enlarges en-larges upon the good results which have been produced by its operation. He also commends the constitutional amendments alopted at his suetrea tion limiting the state debt to $15,-000,000, $15,-000,000, und the rate of taxation for state purposes to twelve and a half j millions sxclusive of the school tax. He recommenus a change in the funding Itoard so that instead of being compoed of state officers as at present, pres-ent, it shall he composed of presidents ! and ex-nresidents ot the chamber of commerce, cotton exchange and merchants' mer-chants' exchange, or other business int n. He also recoin mends an amendment amend-ment ol the funding law by providing that lhe state officers, taxpayers or creditors of the state may resist the funding cf any illegal evidence of debt by adducing evidence cf ita in valid character. He recommends legislation to relieve the city of New Orleans of tho pressure of her great debt. In conclusion the governor calls attention to the Btate ol anarchy and violence which has lately prevailed pre-vailed over a great portion of the state, and urges legislation which will secure tho enforcement of obedience to the laws. He says no amouut of niisgovernment, oppressive Uxation, o? usurpation of office can excuse the fact that there is less security for life in Louisiana than in any other state, that assassination for political reasons is practised and applauded, and that in the whole northwest of Louisiana no peaceful, industrious citizen can openly proclaim himself a lepublican and be sate from molestation. He warns people from festering such a spirit, and reprobates the formation und maintenance of armed organizations organiza-tions of citizens as they are sure to lead to trouble for the whole people. He cioses with the expression of his great desire lor peace and the settlement settle-ment of all his troubles, but declares tie is the legal governor and will perform per-form hia duty until relieved. |