The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-04

smith of jackson. Stage, StringfelloW, Suth-
arin. Thompson, Todd, Vance, Webb, White,
Williams Of Grant, Young OF East Baton
Abs Absent Dickerson, Landry, Mil
lard, Pardee, Steele, Stille--6.
Mr.. Elam paired with Mr.. Steele.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. McGloin, by unanimous CONSENT gave
the following reasons for his vote:
I voted for the majority report, believing it
to state correctly the principles OF law and
equity bearing upon this question. con-
sidered that article III of the constitution was
intended as d safeguard and restriction IN
favor of the minority against majorit1es, IN
m nent that any debt created In violation
thereof Is radically null and void-null as to
the whole people, and null as to each tndlvld-
ual citizen OF the State; that such nullity can
no more be waived by q subsequent Governor
and Legislature than by the original Governor
and Legislature 1t could be avoided or es-
capped.
t consider that the wisdom and value of
this constitutional restriction are shown by
The deplorable character q the results actua
my opinion that the people alone, In conven-
tion assembled, can ratlfy such utilities. As
one Of such d convention. j believe that such
ratification Is not dictated, either by the
the people, that On the other hand, the
honor Of the State requires an emphatic
Reputation OF such debts, conceived In
flagrant violation OF the constitution, and in
many cases ushered into existence through
ment OF 1874 has never been approved by
the people. or become part of the
constitution, knowing that the same
officars who declared It carried have been
guilty, in the same canvass, OF unblushtng
weight upon all subjects. MOI dc. consider
that me quesIlon q " adopIaLaon DeaIs upo 14
o,s G itsa ~ Tho snl;d DAFT ~ the
Stata y.rd tho fnndinp ~ these iiyenaI claims
pIa.g az saE Rnad = vns stu s;,ea ana
ylyo,o a IF tha nrohihi,nrv cla,1ses Of the
fand;na, at and "a ahunI,,ta1v mil and void
n m1i a vantnna arc cn1nnetant to- bind the
l,anris ~ u, i,iagal al - ash"nnraha debt
Ha;ther "a can II Ia cenvinced esneciaIlv in the
face Of preceding loud and continued public
protest, that the pledging OF our party TO the
payment OF tne .egot nepI ol .ne o su 9olt
Rageu ~ " liquor nleeal 60 AauuuienI
eltilhs aeai1sI Cne peopiggi; ,,,oo1o,,+
peieVe ~ Woulu " ~
golMg ~ ~ ~ ssatin, 80 ~
caplgallsIs WIFI IlAuu anu polat 4pia o. lne
Gnu suo i n v9 W.
contrm i this Yf fraud. ''', 80 80 '' -
The majority report having however failed,I
1850 W1AA .,
sew 81 ren, w du o., 10 ft nants IN
tie dollar. Beyond this figure cannot con
scientiously go, unless | should be Satisfied
thaI our acHon ~ Ins reRat W., " ilt -
lion i1H p without having The free expression Of
opinion upon this question impaired by the
consideration that our action In this regard
Of constitution in other respects desirable.
Mr.. Covers. by like unanimous consent
.,ax,o tt,o sallor,,rs, rooaons fo,. bia VITO
e%.o - 80 =, - &, $50 60,
vote no for th IN , following reasons sons.
the principal Of me dept Will IL satisfy our
people or give them the rellel when they SO
much need:
second vote no because favored wore t nne
o r 10 acae ha debt to G
Genus. with per cent lnteresl.
Mr. Easterly explained his vote on Mr..
Stones amendment as follows:
80 anon from III ~ tha+ ofter oonsd-
ernn both renorts on the the State debt con-
eaet sgalng ., d. ieag1 bbme Ivy per
ee1s a Iall ,aaJnsItle.nt u Ine aWo reports,
WIFI aaen lle,es. q aodt I'll cen. ana CO..
LOU III Justlct 70 NY eons.lgaettJ support ally
na .ae that artie1e
ordinance recommended by the minority.
,uhjob raads ae go1ln,ys "a prTcrr1 po -
"nion l0auo - iotio"o n1lohh :. - =, =
ordained, That the principal OF the consolid-
ated bonds issued by the State is declared to
~ > valid utilization Ia atriclen ont
IN that nntion thu veaa and nava uora
caIIed for With the following result.
yaas- Messrs Raskin Rienvenu Rlanch-
ard, Bridger, Burton, Byrne, Carey, Colvin,
cunningham, Davenport, billiard, Easterly,
GasI}na eirprd i4nwara Gnartnrsr Hauard
Henry Of Cameron. Henry Of Natchitoches
Howell, Jastremski, Jenkins Joffroin, Kelly,
hemp' henneqy, h1uo, hlrKman, Logan
5and Mea aa o ndr vAeEI, n hyon n Mpi
Mutt, Ogden, P1arhlange, Po a5s Reid, Rich
aFdsoh, hlVes hooerlson' GEL slon. pm1th
~ yachsrn, ooagg' 2Toe uinglelioM, n1
VAIL Wnhb Wni}s W1lIo, mon os ac HaeAls'
n No1 "e Mss.ra liain - Rahaoc ponho
Rnhia Rnltnn Rnnrgaois aD Rrea,,x De Rraan'
P,o ,'in ,.1o,,l p Gah, I Re'
GhaI oa1l1 jiyn'a 1a mia 80
Giainn o,dsn pn.,i,o na..i -
Fente liz io1.
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