The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-26
Further Consideration Of the Re-
mort of the Committee on
Limitations.
An Ordinance Submitted BY the Com
mittee on Health and Quaran-
tine Discussed, Amended
and Finally Laid on
the Table.
Some Personal Allusions and Personal Ex-
plantations.
WEDNESDAY, June IS.

o'clock, President Wiltz in the chair and
quorum Of members present.
MIR. Poche obtained permission to presen
o supplementary report from the COMMITTEE
on Education The report was ordered printed
without being read, and was made the specia
order Of the day for next Saturday.
Mr.. Sutherlin, from the same committee
presented minority report, which was dis
posed of In the same manner as the majorit.
report.
The reporter the
COMMITTEE ON LIMITATIONS
was taken up for further consideration.
The substitute offered by Mr.. McGloin fol
articles 4, s, Z and 20 was brought up for dis
posal. The substitute was adopted with two
amendments, as follows:
ART. -. The funds. credit property or things
OF value OF the State. or Of any political cor.
poration thereof. shall not be loaned. pledged
or granted to. or for any person, association or
State. or any political corporation thereof. pur-
chase or subscribe to the capital or stock OF any
corporation whatever. or for any private enter
prise.
Amendment by Mr.. Parlange: "Nor shall
the State, nor any political corporation
thereof, assume the liabilities Of any political,
municipal, parochial, private or other corpor-
alton whatsoever; nor shall the State under
take to carry on the business Of any such
corporation or association, or become part
owner therein"
Amendment by Mr.. Robertson: provided
the State, through the Legislature, shall have
power to grant the right OF way through Its
public lands to any road, telegraph, railroad
or canal"
Article was then taken up for considera-
tlon, as follows:
ART. 8. The General Assembly shall have no
dze the releasing or extinguishinR. In whole or
In part. the indebtedness. liability or obligation
OF any corporation or individual to this State.
therein provided. the heirs to confcated prop
erty may be released Of all taxes due therein at
the date Of Its reversion to them.
Delegate Moore, Of Lafourche, moved the
adoption Of the article.
Delegate Forman moved to postpone further
consideration OF the article until Saturday.
The article was an important one, over which
the Convention had already spent two days In
discussing. Now there was disposition to
push it through and not give it the further
consideration Its Importance demanded. II
adopted. it would prevent the Legislature
matter what calamity befell them. However
unjust tax laws might be, the adoption of this
article would prevent the Legislature from
ever granting any concessions. Such an ar
ticle should not pass without mature consid-
GRAFTON. He was in favor Of complete restric-
lions upon individuals, but not On the Legis-
lature In the manner proposed by the article.
a Delegate Moore said the charge of at
tempting to push the article through was IN.
two days In the Convention, principally by
the gentleman from Orleans who was q
member OF the committee that reported 1t,
and had not objected to 1t In committee. The
matter had been debated maturely In Con-
vention and in committee, and he repeated
that the charge Of a desire to push the ar
ticle through was unfair. He hoped consid-
Grafton OF the article would not be post
poned.
postpone because he thought It should be
considered in connection with another portion
of the report OF the Committee on Taxation.
He entirely disagreed, however, with the
views expressed by the gentleman from New
Orleans.
Delegate Moore, Of Lafourche moved to
lay on the table the motion to postpone.
Adopted So, nays 43.
Delegate Lyons moved to amend the article
by providing that the Legislature should
have the power to remit all costs and penal
ties on delinquent taxpayers.
Delegate FOrman moved to amend the arti-
Gle by inserting after the word obligation"
the words Except taxes, penalties and
Delegate Demas was opposed to granting
relief to tax resisters. He understood that
the gentleman from New Orleans was one Of
these; that he had bought a little piece Of
BACK ek o. aa pXn 1f the Of be-
time getting a good fee for advising others to
do the same He was In favor OF remitting
penalties and costs, but did not believe In re-
lieying entirely those who spent their sum
mer at the Hot Springs OF Virginia or some
other seaport, as the gentleman did.
Delegate Forman wished to correct some
misstatements made by the last speaker. He
never belonged to tax-resisting organiza-
ton, nor was he the attorney. Of any associa-
terests Of his clients to the best of his ability,
whether tax resister or not. He had never
been to the Hot Springs, never having had
any occasion to go there.
Delegate Demas wished to apologize to the
gentleman for saying he went to the Hot
Springs. IT he did no go there, however, it
was because he was SO busy In giving advice
to people not to pay taxes that he could not
Delegate Mcconnell offered the following
amendment to the article in the nature Of a
proviso:
. Provided. that all interest. penalties, costs, |
fees and charges whatever on taxes due the
State. or any political corporation therein, from
are RENTED. and all property forfeited to the |
State or any political CORPORATION on account
Of non payment Of taxes, or to which the State
or any political corporation now has title. |
shall be redeemable, and the title to the State or
any political corporation thereunto annulled |
upon the payment by the debtor Or any inter
may, be due thereon. al. the date Of redemption.
shall continue until the first day Of January.
1881. In the event the principal of said taxes Is
not paid by saaid time the interest. penalties.
costs. fees and charges hereinbefore remitted
Which the taxes are due. and such property
a pIoTided BY law, and the title Of the purchaser
ss n pe full and eomplete prouided that moth
Jug herein contained shall be construed as af.
h have r eae rights Of third persons who may
TIC S Sn ttIcnased property at tax sales. or from
s san, STATE Or any political orporatoD after the
fhe a WE legally forfeited to or purchased by
taken A. Iaas nething In this ordinance shall be
the principal ~ any time for the payment Of
on the princineesS snail accrue and be collected
1885, and p on al Gen sa Per annu from January
9en cent ~ be aWed rom y b y
further that ali tayes aaa avg 1881; propided