The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-05
OUR LEGISLATORS.
1 GENERAL DETERMINATION TO
CALL A CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION.

Yesterday q reporter Of the DEMOCRAT en-
deavored to obtain the views Of some Of our
prominent Legislators upon the two important
questions oil constitutional convention and
the settlement OF the State debt. Many he failed
70 SEQ. but his investigation whose results arc
published below. sufIices TO show that the eoun-
try is nnlt upon tho question OF reform, rs-
trenchment and constitutional convention.
HON. ,. O. WISE
OF Rapides. being ipterrogsssd. stated tbat ha
tioB at ths earliest date. Tho entire eountrv l.
ior q eonvention. Nothing will satisfy the pso-
pre- snort OIL q convention to be called lmmedt-
tiops.
Representative from Rag gidss felt himself una pa
bls At so short notice to discuss the subject, He
would prefer TO be silent until y could be more
more about the State finances than himself.
HON. n. n. SMART.
q vern2p. said; All my constituents are in
favor 9f the calling OF Q !sonysDtion. as ths
decidedly ior = convention. TRs The amend smsndmsnsa. M
70 my parish. we're not discussed pro or CON
the yotes were not decided, a. many did not vote
.sInssp.len. y. and issvsiSs a%snd%ess 70 t6sm-
.sa ess j ss's ss s b. osgH On Y sspss ss
Wish 70 olsen that point. but ID was his intsn-
tion TO do sll he could In the furtherance OF
m measnIss o. reform and retrenchment In State
The debt must be reduced IN the last Leg
q waG ira vas msmeer sid the
= tsnas . rs,orm END t, yea.
:, The latter ste.ement was given in answer to
me question OF the reporter. whether he tSmsrtD
would favor bin TO aid In the payment OF the
Hon. T. j. Canninshsal, 'cf' Of Hstesitochss. Ma s
being y ked u be opposed the calling Of CON
s xsse ssssss vssss m on ss eS.
earl. e practlgs6ie, / thinf tho State dsSs
Jshusry coupon bat Il Il nv nv frsns opinon IN
Tss;ss sss, lss bsllss {; |. Tsls%. s, Ssss. and
sardina The question. of ccnsiitetional con- on
Tes hss ss Dsoss a ,ss q
RsesrdIns, he question OF state finances they
thss required TOO much capitalization ior. an
"a hand ansyer. They bad but lust arrived 10
% nsn Eve a. e ssy e
their opinion.
HON. .. MAssrE MARTIN Ann iva vrpRrNx,
q 81, Landry. stated thst they. had
been instrnctsd in writing TO vote for an
stitpsnts desired oonyenti9n at an early date.
and they Of course would vote that way.
HON. yNo. Il. BrfLrU.
whom intsrrogatsd. said that hs was thorough
Democrat and favored convention.
r. 4. BowEs.
Of Orleans. was questioned as follows;
:, Question-What Is your opinion regarding
!as Ss,in,s net q constitutional convention and
Answer-I am IN favor Of calling the eonven.
tion az AZ early period as practicable Say not
later than June "a. 1873. In the city Of New Or
Condition q tRs sta .0asdrh,Ss and havs yo .os
framed any proposition TO extrlcats II from its
have you heard OF any plan for doing sol
:, Al have framed no law. nor do know ofany
Regresentativs who has framed .an act having
its present financial embarrassments. In TACT,
think That our only relief IL 10 ths vacation Of
az unneeessary gfiioes and The material cur
falment OF all official saiarfps-the equaIfzation
Of asses sments throughout the State 20 that Tho
burden o. taxation shall fall upon al sections
and personal properly thereby srsey inersss. q ss
ing the aggregate OF assessments.
Think that the interest Daii By tho State IL
fund Us obligations ID consois bearing not more
than Der cent. The shove are views hastily
Yrittsp and tn .,efors entitled 70 i!t.lg weight
viii heartily co-operats In any movement look
Ing to practical and permanent relief.
.. L. euBEnsAToB.
Of orleans. upon being asked whether he
favored the calling Of n constitutional eonven-
ton iwmedi.tely. answered: am In fayor of
he calling OF INVENTION Immediately. but
do not think that It should offer any interfsr-
ence with other necessary Legislation during tho
coming session.
.Questlon-What IL your opinion regarding
fhe state finances. ana what should be- done TO
correct their present condition.
srss sa snn s my oDon sa
relieve not only the State, but
THK CITY or NEW ORLEANS
a. well. Of their embarrassed situation. Neither
can Day Its debt under existing laws. and the
sooner remedy is applied ths better II will Be-
Tor the bondboldeIs and the citizens at
large. have no settled plan. but hap
hazard would suggest. for example. that
both debts b. sealed TO their market value
at specified date and new bonds b. Issued
bearing reasonable rate Of interest. The dif-
ference bAtweon the bar vaIue and market
value Of State and city obligations has been
lost. and the present holders 0f the bonds can
full compensation for their Investment In the
shape OF interest that would certainly be paid
would seem thai they can get nothing.