The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-18

have reaa iaW ~ III n IA MI know the diff
80 ,.ssa, tlsn mast and the present
p a., executed contract and an execu-
hare read from ME- McConnelfs
M ne H. l y, III diffarence between
ael n..a I !, :, nren,,tad cpntract,l
IS, sAeeu.ens sna , -, IN refers to the fact
Iha gentleman Iursaes " Il, that Ieeisatufe
there were peTsons y, 80 ~ this finor and
Rre present US delega,es On ~ 1hl9 ,.i a..
3l1d IN the passage " MI "a Gan show
Il 41QMlenRe tnh1 = an "a, Tasialat1re. or a
that pemoeltag.e IL nrvileged to ylo-
nla Ma aIst ~ NJ tha IL II ma nase laws
lne s,,.,, bharanf and that there Is
aneLevt aa .tnh Nh, and does not
ia ", l.i u, II TariaIatI1rpD ar n
w. faaislat,,re viii acknowledge,
II 9psAVl. 4,aat m ii right III his po-
s3t,i,. but We have started out
ssss,sas hapnninv Ia end to diregard the
Y 49, " syl III fha legislatures We recog-
- s,,l,t n,inn efftnt in an act oil the
IN 80, hnna,ise II was passed by Demo-
sfsc sls III White mans Legislature than II it
sAU N suaa M q Renhlifan Legislature or
ssespfs ..,s .iat,,rs. They must I'LL stand On
ssa 9sn mi atand fha same test, Be.
HIM taaf II n1,e rnes down the other must
B y ~ NV, $500 80 y 2
40 gentleman from Plaquem!ines took th Is
ssaa s,,iastinr. We was followed by the gen
II, nam rrleans and think the gentle
ss. !. st Mary took the same ground
5Ssf ti,esa questions Ill were beyond the power
~ sl,a ass fnnyeftion: that they were judicial
w Il WI ~. .aatiad hv fha judiciary.
i ]SS3ii ~ this simple question:: How
b ahn runrli can you have d judicial ques-
55ssss f,ylstfs !, tribunal Without Iitigants you
<1SSSasaf have t,artles to make up a case.
IN ~ aar,.,nt have 4 lhypothetieal case: you
~ sssst fas,s. II 1saal case with plaintiff and
szSSiai1t. 4 nlaintilf holding the bond
sIssaf the State ana Tie State III Louisiana,
Ueisr,dart resisting payment. When you
i That Chen you will have q case before the
\ @lSSrfs IN derida. But how are you to have d
ssssss III ttat art unless YOU act upon these
H, tia 9,nnuanfia,n and reflse to pay.
ND ~ thaf thn bpndholders wifi 20
IN, 81 IN. aso,inement and fee the LAWYERS
ON nv the debt there ID DO need of
HIN. thu Nj yrlI nnva, mako d eaae until
~ XII. renuan+nn n, the Ievislat,lra.
$780, sn5 49, ti,,n ,.f,,an ~ nsv Thar,
~ II, - nj haf,ra the court and have
n,s04 and not Until then Before
eNfima y es,mes II Il q political question for
& 2sss;s n, decide: IT ID thrust upon your shoul
4 sEyt,li cannot shirk 1t and throw it upon d
= EsnrfsiYYH Court Ut the land or the Supreme
"a 5;ssrf hi tha State They will not make q case
8 ~ Ss,ti An the gentleman from Orleans re-
Saflls. when q State makes q contract s u 2
s5essi,gIs to the level OF the common
Hen. puts herself on the humble plane oI
s. ~ titiz eil. and can plead and be mpleaded,
3 %iiSsg cannot plead impunity from the enforce
& Sent dc her obligations. That was the point
: eSSss3s m him They say, therefore, that by
y 7Ess t9,f 1874 and the constitutional amend
( 5N6ut YOU have consented to pc sued ana
25SsSSt staf1u the brunt VI suit, and can be
81 2sSssi pven in your own courts. Then they
again that when you resist the paymenss
Ct xsls In1ventiorl. on upon the ground that the
X ,,rohibited the payment under aii-
RS sassfv III this Convention, that this ordinance
s fhis not az the Legislature is in violation OF
"A
y kESv Oh fran the State court to the United
"a fss{As Court That may be all very we'll, but
81 sshsnk nave sean something somewhere; 1t
i wi ana ri the amendments to the constitt-
f3s,n 81 the United States passed In 1877 which
8 ~ thaf Id construction can be put upon any
S s}sc,a IN tIe constitution which shall extend
S.S srnuuat m tha Supreme Court to d suit be.
sSssss I. citizen and j State won't say that
Sssst Sarever closes the courts Of the United
q essl.S nuaInst the bonlholder but it looks tc
4 NJ. cssvv much that way.
No. gentlemen Of the Convention. / have
40 mora allfhortfes here, but am no
gs EsS.zsy,sad ia defain van any longer. / wen
~ fSia fiisc.,ssIon reluctantly; being a mem
~ IN MI I'M camnitfaa preferred to listen
Sz'sS;1d have listened with great deal Q
<sser,lre ~ the argument on both sides. I
49 SSs,slsi M convinced that was wrong In ap
IS ssscSs3sinry nv signature to that report,
~ voI nv word would not let 1t remain
S Sssre ftr nne hour.
sfsho ,,antiamnn from Orleans. in his argu
4..s M "a ia fnnt that during tha fel
sss,.s rnsarred ia a great deal of fraud wa
a ~ cfina1i in la,yaslation. and that some OF th
| lss.ssS nermaafad some of these bonds. Til
|s 5Ssn1Sa anainst which this committee have re
~ M =, hnan funded and ara nav III I'll
1870 1T IVA nananiidated bondholders. AM
II NV aaal,inr to recnver an then
ss ~ NJ the State of Louisiana. do not So
sno 49,, ~ traat 1ban, ali allie
Iy other relief IMAM W sIeaG Lnsn ~ ll -,
Cha lump mas icaYenea ne a,iass a san,,,, e.
4nclinad TO think that tne lump u iehsen !.
Ghan tne mass. anu Ihaa wy analoLao
the bonds Tor years past We're IIauaulen,
gentleman on my right furnishes me-
An tue funded bonds that were fraudulent u! "