The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-20
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE -
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
seven.y-sixth nays Proceedings.

Presentation. l.. A. Wilt, President, AMI
1as members,
Absent-Messrs. Benham, Davis, King
Marshall. Ponder, II. W. Smith, Steele, War
moth, Il. Il. Williams.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Fathe
Hubert.
The journal of Tuesday evening. July Is
was corrected and approved.
The journal of July 16 was corrected AM
approved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Consideration Of Ordinance No. 400. "Rela
tive to the State Debt" being the unfinished
business on which the Convention was en-
Rared ut the time az It's last adjournment
was resumed. pending the motion Of Mr.
Watkins to reconsider the vote by which arti
rle de that ordinance was adopted on secont
reading.
On the motion to reconsider the yeas ant
nays were called for, with tine following re
suit:
Yeas-Messrs. Baskin, Bienvenu. Blaneh.
ara. Bridger. Burton. Byrne. Carey. Clal
borne Gulyiu, Cunningham. Davenport, Ia.
wilson OF Claiborne, billiard. Easterly, Ed
wards, EIanl Estopinal Faulk, Forman. Gas
klns, George, Gltarti. Covers. Havam, Henry
ranaski, jenkins. Jeifrion. Kelly, Kemp. Ken
nssty, Kidd, Krkman. Lagan. Land, Lea1e,
Iaonx, Lott. L,lekett, Lyons, Willard. More
land. Moore Of 81 Landry MaaaaT b,n Ne
Reid, Richardson, Rivet Self. Simon Stage.
Stone, stringfeilow. Sutherlin. Thompson,
Todd. Vance, Watkins Wehh-6a.
Nays--Messrs, Attain, Baheock. Bohie.
Gshsn. Collins. Davidson 81 Iberville. Denis,
Dickerson, Fonteileu, Ola. Grimes, HERON.
Houuh, Howell kernoehan, knohlock Ian
dry. LeGardeur. Jr., Loan. Matthews. Mentz.
Noguez. OFT, Pinchback. Roach. Robertson.
Smith Of St, Mary. Stamps, Stevenson, Stew
art, Strovieh. Williams OF Terrehonne, Young
pf East Baton Reuge-as.
Ansent--Aiessfs. Bell, Benham. Breen,
Brian, Bulger, Chatfs. Ghiapella, Davis. De
mas. Fayrpt Gariner. Gu.rinser, King,
sfourche Mcconnell. Olivier. Phelps. Pom
der, Selnmes. Smith of Jackson. Steele. War
moth. Wells. White, Williams Of Grant,
Young OF Goncordta-se.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
Mr. Richardson offered the following sub
Esitute for article L:
That the funded State debt, rs embraced In
the consolidated bonds issued under act No )
of 1874, shall be reduced to and refunded at
value. AS final settlement ami adjustment,
based upon the disputed validity Of q portion
thereof and the inability OF the Stata to pay a
larger sum. bearing four per cent interest per
annunl from the. first Of January. 1850: pro-
ssssled, that the holders of said bonds may. on
their surrender. receive therefor. at the rate
of seventy-tfve per cent of the principal
thereof. bonds or the denominations of five.
ten, twenty. fifty and one hundred dollars.
bearing four per cent interest, with interest
coupons attached: which coupons Shall be re-
<eivable for all taxes due to any fund that
may be set apart 10 pay the interest On the
public debt.
Mr.. Simon moved to amend the substitute
by striking out "seventy-tve' and insert
-.iifty cents"
Mfr. Kidd moved the previous question.
BY rising vote Of IL yeas to % nays the
Genventtcn refused tn second the nation
Mr.. Cunningham offered the following
amendment to article Il:
Add az the en,. of line 10 the following "The
State shalt never be debarred OF estonped
from questioning The honesty. validity or le.
shall be the duty OF al State officials to at
tack said bonds aud refuse to pay principal
or interest thereof wherever any eyidenes ei
fraud can be found against any OF said bonds.
Mr.. Kidd moved that the amendment of MI.
Cunningham be laid upon the table. and OH
that motion the yeas and nays resulted as
fellows:
Yeas-Messss. Allan, Bahcock. Basisin, Biell-
venu. Rohie, Bourgeois, BreanS. Briuger.
Baiger. Bulow, Catfrey., Cahen, Chasie, Glal-
Davidson Of Iberville. Denis, pickerson.
Easterlr, Estopinal. Faulk, Eontelteu. Gard
ner. Gaskins. George, Ola, Grimes. HERON.
Heugh, Jastremsai, Jntfrfan. Kelly. Kemp. |
Kennedy, kernochan. Kidd, kirkman. Knob
fhews. Mentz. Mareiand, Moore OF Iafourche. |
NoEuez. Mutt, ParIee, Phelps, Pinchhaek |
Reid. Roach. Smith of ST. Mary, Stamps,
Stevenson, Stewart, Stringfetlow, StreFieh, |
Thompson, Wells, White WATKINS, Mlissahss
of Tesrehonne. Young OF East Baton Rouge
Nays-Messrs. Blanchard. Bolton, Brian.
Burton. Byrne, Carey. Cunningham, Davan-
port, billiard. ELAN, Ferman, Girard,, Gow-
81, Henry 1T Natchitoches. Howell. Jenkins,
[,agan, SIaud. Ieake, Le55ardeur. Jr-. Long |
Lett, Lyons, Misiard. Moore OF St Landry. |
Monday, McGluin. Ogden. OFT, Parlange |
pocae. klehardson, k!vss koo1 Ta5a ssl
Webb, Young III Gcneordia-t6.
Abaant--M essrs. Bell. Benham, Breen, CHA |
BELLA. Davis, Demas, EDWARDS, Fayrot. |
King, Marks, Marshall. Mcconnell, Olivier,
Ponder, Semmes, Smith OF jackson. Steele. |
Narmoth, Williams OF Grant,.
The amendment was laid upon the table
Mr. Watkins offered the following amend
ment:
Add the words. provided that the holder
OF holders shall, at their option, have the
right e demand IN exchange bond at sev-
enty-tlye per cent Of the face value OF the |
bond now held, with four per cent interest
per annutn from January l, 1880, payable
Mr.. Simon moved, as an amendment ia the
amendment OF MIR. Watkins. to strike out
't75" and insert fifty cents
/
Watkins and the amendment thereto offered
BIZ Mr.. Simon be laid upon the table, onS
which motion the yeas and nays were called
Tor, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Allan, Baboock. Baskin,
Bell. Bienysnu, Blanchard. Bobie, Bourgeois,
Rreen. Bridger. Brian, Bniger, BuIow. Byrne, |
Caffrey. Cahen, Carey Chaffa Collins. Col I
Tin. Davidson OF Iberville, Demas. Denis,
Diekerson, billiard, Easterly, Edwards, Elan.
Faux. Fontelieu, Gardner, Gaskins, George.
Ola, Covers, Grimes, Hazard. Henry of Cam
aron. Henry of Natehitnches. Hougb, Howell,
= III r:a EaTIx A.,