The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-20

Marks, Marshall. Olivier. OFT, Pointer
Semmes. Smith of jackson, Steele. Warmoth
Williams Of Grant-ls.
The motion to lay upon the table prevailed
On the amendment offered b. MIR. Simon t,
the substitute for article ! offered hy Nj
Richardson, the yeas and nays were calle,
for, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Baskin. Bienvenu. Bridgef
Burton. Bprne, Carey, Colyin. Cunningham
billiard, Easterlv, Elan. Estopiual. Faux
Eorman, Gaskine, Girard, Covers, Gueringet
toches. Jastremski, Jenkins, Joffrion, Kelly
Kemp Kennedy, Kidd, kMkman, Lasan
Land. Long, Lott, Lnekett, Willard, Moor
ct st. Landry. Munday,, MeGloin Ogden
ierIn, Thompson. Todd, Vance, Wehh-5o; :,
Nays Messrs. .Allain, Rahceek, Bell
Blanchard. Bohie, Bolton Bourgeois RreauA
Breen. Brian, Bulger. Bulow. Caffrey Sahen
Chaffe, Chiapella, Claiborne. Collins Daven
port Davidson Of Claiborne. Davidson 2
Ihervile nemas. Denis. nickerson. Edwards
Favrut. Fentelteu, Gardner. George. Ola
Crimes. HERON. Hough. Howell, kernoehan
knohoek LanauS Landry. leaks, LeGar
asur 1r Loan Lyons, Mars st,n ma,.as Ms
Council, Noguez Mutt. OFT. pardee, Par
Ilange. Phelps. pinehhack, Poehe. Richardson
Reach. Robertson. Smith of st, Mary
fStamps, Stevenson, Stewart stflngfeiluW
lSJfONtGH, NaIklHlS, Wells. w Nttt'. NlitdHS W
rertpbonne. Young OF Goncurdia. Young Of
A'a Aes naton ts Benhan,. Davis King
Marshall. Olivier, Ponder. Semmes. Smith ol
jackson, Steele, Warmoth, Williams 9,
Grant-l1,
The amendment to the substitute was lost
On the substitute for article l, offered by
Mr.. Richardson, the yeas and nays were
called for. with the following result:
| Yeas Messrs Baskin, Rienyenu, Blanchard,
| Bridger. Brian, Burton, BFrne, Carey. chia-
pella, Claiborne Calvn. Cunningham Daven-
| port Davidson Of Claiborne. billiard, Easterly.
Etam. Estopinal, Fauik, Favrut, Forman. Gas
kins. Girard Covers. Gueringer. Hazard.
Henry. Of Cameron, Henry OF Natchitoehes,
Kemp, Kennedy, Kidd. kirkman, Lagan.
Land, Long. Luckett, Willard. Moleland,
| Moore of st. Landry. Munday,. aIoGloin.
Mutt. Poche, Rid. Richardson, Rivet, Self
Simon, Stage. Stone. Sntherlin. Thompson.
Todd. Watkins. Webb, Wells-6l
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Bahcuck. Bell, Bohie,
Bolton, Bourgeois, Breaux. Breen. Bnger,
Bulow. Caffrey, Cahen, Chaife. Collins. David
son Of Iherville,, Demas, Denis, Diekerson,
Edwards, Fontelieu, Gardner, George, Ola,
Grimes. Heron. Hough, kernochan, Knob
lock, LanauN Landry. Leaks. IeGardenr. Jr..
Loan. Lott. Lyons. Marks, Matthew'S Ments,
Moore of Laiourcbe. Mcconnell. Noguez. Og-
den. Olivier; Ott Patdee, Parlange, Phelps.
of st Mary. Stamps. Stevenson. Stewart.
StringFellow. Strovich. Vance, White. Williams
of Terrehonne, Young of Concordia, Young OF
East Baton Rouge-62.
Ahsent-Mtssls. Benham, Davis, King.
Marshall, Ponder, Smith of jackson, Steele.
Warmoth. Williams Of Grant,.
The substitute 81 Mr.. Richardson was lost.
AIR Blanchard offered the following amend
ment To arucle1:
. ;,,t
8, and insert, at two per cent per annum tor
the period of five years from the first day OF
January. 1850. ut three per cent per annum
from the first day OF January, 1855, aud at
four per cent per annum thereafter. payable
semi-annualy. The holders OF said bonis
shall have the option to exchange same, at a
discount of twenty-five per cent from their
face value for currency bonds of the denomi-
nation of five dollars, bearing four per cent
per annum interest from January /. 1850, pay
ahle seni-annually. An annual tax Ut two
aud one-half mills is hereby set apart to pay
the interest and principal of the public debt
as herein readjusted: protided that this tax
Is not exclusive Ut the maximum rate OF taxa
ton as fixed in article - Of this constitu-
tion.f
Mr.. Forman moved to amend the amend
ment of Mr.. Blanchard BY striking out the
words item. fifteen and twenty
Inc t.ansnanieno accepted hy Mr.
Blanchard.
Mr.. Gaskins offered the following as a sub
sttute for the amendment offered BY Mr..
Blanchard:
8. and insert, .sat two per cent per annum,
and the holders of said consolidated bonds I
shall be permitted to have their said bonds |
refunded at fifty cents on the dollar in new
currency bonds Of the denominations of five.
ten. twenty, fifty, one hundred and five hun
dred dollars. bearing five per cent per an-
mum interest; a tax OF two and one-half mills
on the dollar shall be set apart for and used
as special fund to pay the interest and
princin.l of the State debt. The interest on
the said debt shall be first paid out Of this
fund andwhatever balance may then remain
shall be hsed to purchase the new bonds at
the lowest Aossihle rate. not to exceed par
Mr. Blanchard moved the previous oues-
ton on his amendment and the substeute Of
Mr.. Gaskins.
The motion vas seconded by the Gonvea-
ton.
On the substitute the yeas and nays were
called for with the following result:
Yeas Messrs. Bashn, Bienvenu, Bourgeois
Byrne, Carey, Chiapeh., Colvin, Cunningham,
billiard, Elan, Estopinll, Faulk. Forman,
iaskins, Girard. Henry of Cameron. JAS
tremsk, Jenkins. Kelly, Kemp, Kennedy.
Lagan, Long, Willard, Moore of
ssf SIMON sasg Stone sntber ulni f Todd
Ways Messrs. Allan. Bsbcock, Bell,
Bohie, Bolton, BresuS, Breen,
Brldger, Briar, Rulger. Bulow, burton, CAT
frey, Cahen, Chatfe, Claiborne Collins. Daven-
port, Davidson Of Claiborne, Davidson of
lherville, Demas, Denis. Diekerson, Easterly,
Edwards, Favrot, Fontelieu. Gardner, George,
lila, Covers. Grimes, Guernger, Hazard,
henry Of Natchtoehes, Heron. Hough,
Howell. Joffrion, kernochan Kidd knoblock,
LanauE Land, Landry, Leake. Le1ardeurJr.,
Loan. Lott Luekett, Lyons, Marks, Matthews,
Mentz, Moreland. Moore Of Lafourche. Nc
coRaell. McGloin, Noguez. Mutt, Olivier. OFT,
parstee, parlange. Phelps, Pinchback, Poche,
@ s. u R Mep ssmmes
stewart, stringfeltow. Strovich. Thompson,
Watkins. Wells. White, Williams of Terre-
,onne, Young OF Concordia, Young Of East
Satou Rouge-S5.
Abseat-Messrs. BeDham,- Davis, King,
Ponder, Smith Of jackson, Steele,
II arm 9th, Williams of Grant,.
The ansendaentof Mr.. Gaskins was lost.
On the amendment OF Mr.. Blanchard the