The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-15

punishment OF the righ OF the RrantCr. and I'm.
party is tnerefore vavs stnnn sS by hs @
grant. - =
INV, VAT. IiesEueHC, sO mucn ZOE Lnese
bonds bond j. pass now from them, and will ask
sued By the Legislature Of this State, when
was a member Of the Legislatures mveeIf.
refer to tie issue 81 1sss. fnr the na x 81
frend IN nv WI aft and Ona4ho, @ M, s Sg
we fo o. thas nes ~ NY
my friend from West Feliciana was Ia the
Senate also. i find In looking at
ne The Journal lras,, that &. my friend from
and Leyees. Il find that the Bin nrnvidfn0 far
this S4olooO1 81 bonds Was ~ act,,aIiv carri III
tnrmsrh he IerisIatra nn III n,vy nntin,
say that was al right; ne says II is Ell
Wlvng eannoC ulueIso oaa ~ new bne genIie
man can 9l say That THIS $AOO0 Ooo oilevee bonds,
actually obtained by his own action as rep
sesea ,d y sne psople, onaH eney snou!o noI
plrnol 1ae7 th sanat 1ou u -, ~. 1.e
I'M. 80 - 80 80 So11esS0' 1.1 - ps'es0
On motion ~ M. r.ot tha rnlao wora ans.
pended. this Bill underwens les second My and
the same was amended By substituting therefor
the following title. to wit:
49,, ~ " rro~,aa ,oaoya ~, ~ oo,s+~,,o-
lion Of leyees 81 fhe issus 81 bonds of fha state
for four millit "a Of dollars and to provide for
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Lott. the second section was
adopted as AMENDED: ".
gn matl az o. We. iott inc tniro sectlon was
adnoptea e. amennMea.r -. -. a,h.aa.,, -.
adnntad ~ anenaad 80 80 Ha9
~ mn IN IF NJ i,ott NJ Kannar,s nrovisn
to the sixth section was adopted.
On motion Of Mr., Lott. the sixteenth section
Oh motion Of Mr.. Lott. the substitute offered
by Mr. ksnner was adopted as the 1rst section
q tne gill. Ine second secion was READ ana
aa np Fiction ~ Mr. loft tho rn,es uara ans.
nsndad. s tbia Xiii nndarwanf III Second and
tird readine s I'M nassad 49, 80 eooon1 80
on motion Of Mr.. Lott, the first section was
adopted as amended.
On motion OF Mr.. Lott, MI. Kenner's substi-
tute was adopted IN lieu OF the second section
Of T the PHI PHI. ao,4,o. u.auo, 49,, ,ao,toa
unlra secIiGn We Hea M az r,a
VI not ti y M. I .ne fu w MeLe s ard
third readins e e'ii wen' 40 seeonu s'.u
80 Y ...1 ,.,,, !. . a.u..
He attended to the PHI until ialn It was finally
| President, let ne advert 70 some lnsJanees
and circumstances OF that time when the
Legislature passed7tne aeg lor the issues OF
tnis foua millions q Donas wn nc shs com com
say must not be paid. Wien that Legislature
assemble d-it was just after the close q Inc
war-there was representative SCI q men
IL the Legislature OF the state OF LOUISIANA gu
white mans Legislature"
lature who hear ms speak now will bear me
out Ia the statement that we were met py an 2
called TIE lowIand people and the gentlemen I p,1
went into the senate-I believe it originated
10 the House, remember that appeals were ts g
city Of New orleans. 70 unite with the gentle
men from the river districts and ala and as
| sist them to rebuild their levees ana restore
their parishes to condition to enable them
They remember that the gentlemen from
the uphill parishes refused to come into that
arrangement. / see another member OF this
Convention who was 10 that Legislature; !
see three or four. The delegation rom the
forty in number, because We we're elected
under the constitution OF 1864 which gave 9
large representation to the city Of New Or
leans. I remember the appeals that game T. to
build the levees, and it was that appeal which
brought me and others TO take, the
position that the building OF the levees
at that time was national question, ana
that We would vote to tax the whole o.
river the opportunity to rehabiitate the par.
ishes. IT was under these circumstances that
the gentleman from West Carroll moved the
adoption OF that act which put 81 100000 %
4 LLOS0 UO1lN6 uk(Gl blo AlaA ACN. WV - 1.1
they issue the bonds? Shall we pay the debt
Credit is q curse, you say. oh, you got all the
money from the bondholder and now yol say
public credit 10 great curse, ana 49, W. uo 49,
want IT But did the gentlemen from + fae
river parishes use any such argument 90 d Ids
when they voted for that Pill 10 1866
0pine not We did not nave DOL
lar In our treasury then. Inc mar.
pies that had fastened themselves eEa,s
upon the State had taken everything. linen
we issued the bonds. 1t Is these bonds that
you have before you to-day, which this com
1 mittee reports are outstanding and ought no
to be paid. VIII call your aItenglon 70 tnf
Ell am not mistaken the principal man IN
strumental In negotiating them was william
s. Pike. He was then at the mead q q panK
ing institution IN TINS city man a. o. Ia dargt
means ana 9ensIs alpt,tSse. h mu sa nasbaS
the rescue o. this state, got Lne Donas casnee
and the money was raised ana LIZ y
money was spent ZOE tne puIpose "