The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-01
THE CONVENTION.
|u.nori of the Committee on the
State Debt.
4 Dissenting Opinion Of the Minority.
r,fther Consideration q the Ordinance
M thc Legislative Department.

Sr.,fher Consideration Or the Vrd1nanct
m The Legislative Department.
SATURDAY, May 81.
4 strba Convention was called to order ut II
1.y,Iack. President Wiltz In the chair and
suhty-three members present.
Il Iaeuate Rlvet addressed the Convention g,
E.ssaa length insisting that the result Of the
E..ta alpction In the fifth ward was q vindica'
I'M ii himself from the charges that hat
@sssn made against him before the Conven
RESOLUTIONS.
IN Delegate Watkins Requesting the Lou
,a.na delegation Iii Congress to use thei,
ssbsta II, secure United States district court
! L North Louisiana. Laid over under the
EtsDn.
fplerate Steele presented memorial, ad
#arssed to Congress, praying that the Bar
ntks and other military buildings at Baton
pmdre be donated to the Agricultural and
#Yxhanieal College, in case 1t is decided to
aIrAnse with them for the use OF the army.
tlnder suspension OF the rules the memo
I'LL xas referred to the COMMITTEES on Federal
Nations.
By Delegate Landau ordinance relative
|t0ooruorations created under a general law,
III Internal improvements, and changes OF
tat1es Of persons. Referred to the Commit
kpn Corporations.
The Judiciary Committee returned an or
anoe and recommended Its reference to the
nuiittee on Schedule.
fAe Committee on Rules reported resolu-
6aproviding that all calls for the yeas and
kn shall be seconded by d rising vote of
Saty.five delegates; and further, that the
sne allowed each member to speak shall be
iQaarter, instead Of half hour.
uAeeate Allain opposed the report.
ptleQate Parlange moved to amend by in
1tang provision providing that any mem
smIrht have this recorded lii the journal OF
~ time either for or against any PROPOSE
legate Vance explained the objects Of the
N0ntioIl.
lsheate Wiltz favored the resolution, and
sQke Ill some length upon his Views. The
Ha0tion was calculated to save time and
MI amendment was adopted by rising
Ataui yeas 75, nays H..
hresolution as amended was then adopted
alAOut division.
THE STATE DEBT.
Dagate Kidd, on behalf of the majority Of
an Committee on the State Debt, presented
aeldlowing report
fvhs Honorable President and Members Of
w unconstitutional Convention:
tVlr committee, to whom was referred the
1lttr ol the public debt OF the State, beg
Nye to submit the following report and Ordi-
aaRss
d We Investigation Of the subject, we
le?ined our duty first to inquire into the
lgaaaiy u the constitutional amendments
AtnM % have been adopted in 1874. We
aledohe sO and are unable to find any legal
aenee In the office of the Secretary OF State
indicate that said amendments were ever
1pled bv the people. It is certain that said
Aaments were never promulgated accord
iaw, and consequently form no part OF
Wasttntion OF the State. Acting under
9lswI 1t then became a duty incumbent
satre, pledgIng the faith Of the
"a 70 the payment Of her obli-
CPS and to ascertain whether
adequate provisions for their redemp-
nv maturity and the payment Of interest,
assl made under the requirements OF the
9lltlon This duty we have performed.
seWlth submit the result Of our investl-
III and respectfully recommend the
NV ol the accompanying ordinance.
Ivory or principle upon which your
saleee have prosecuted their inquiry and
.leir recommendation is that no in
W fraudulent debt should be paid by !,
sNpe OF the State and that the valid and |
~ aent should be paid. They are unable
aSsssae S1sa That the funding OF any portion OF
NV aas given it even greater validity
~ Ilglnally possessed. and on the other
Is.Iay I.sIey 90 not admit that the absolute re-
Ea.M I % per cent of the debt detracts In
~ rom the validity Of that which was
Md honest.
~ your committee felt that the State OF
s.al.W w was IN condition to be generous,
shslled Iheuld probably have not regarded 1t so
Sss Ssss.tlt upon them to invoke a strict con-
Mss.oI MM oI the law and the constitution.
- IN Anllormation given to your committee
w members Of this Convention In
~, M inquiries propounded to them, re-
81 seeendltion OF financial depression SO
wv ss. and SO appalling throughout the
ass asaaa .v We md no pretext for qulDbllng on
~ sssslN VI generosity or sympathy. Our
fsstaY ssaY Ior one comparatively small class
kss0aaaaa cannot and should not induce
-spI convenient views to the injury OF
ssalsr ass.lsr number OF persons who are
sss,uu sn,utled to all the sympathy that hui
ssale can bestow.
Y sGsedlngly regret that any recomme
~ II w .osurs should necessarily affect dele
nle interests of any other than our
sasus ~ q We would greatly prefer that
u u y mat may arise from the final set
N ~ me long questioned debt should be
II wv w own people alone. But may IT
ss M hsne order OF "the eternal fitness OF
s;s,sa sast those who directly or Indirectly
Il ~ It may be) aided to tear down
~ sSslo ol our former great prosperity
m da1se y some of the ills that have SO
mi powerfully borne upon the once
Wealthy people of louisiana
ia,ss. is ADD, Chairman Of Committee.
oHlng members OF the committee |