The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-07


Delegate Stringfellow denounced the same
article as false, and said similar discrep-
ancy existed between the statement as TO the
amount paid by his parish and the facts. Il
such assaults upon the country were continued
effect from that desired. He was opposed to
population, and had always been, but IL these
things continued he would be forced from the
position he now occupied. The country menu
bers would become welded In q solid mass,
and would sweep away the whole volume Of
the debt When he was forced to take sides
with corrupt city press and the street
brokers or his friends and neighbors. he
should strike hands wth The latter ZAP.
sought to be aroused between the city and
country, and especially that being aroused
upon the subject Of the debt. The course Of
the bondholders, as well 90 the. press, was
street By persons who did not know how he
stood upon this question, and had heard
members of this body denounced for their
views. II this course was not altered be be-
lieved the Convention would resent 1t by
wipfng out the debt entirely.
Delegate Ogden said the attack Of the Times
upon the country was foul stab ard was
false as foul. The statements published were
fatty eontradicted by the Treasurer's report.
The charge made was that the country menu
resisters and non. taxpayers. The fact was
that the people OF the country paid their taxes
prom pity and as fully as they did In the city.
Taxes in the country were never paid until
the law could not settle until the next year.
AS an inspection Of the Treasurer report for
the present year would chow, 5000 had
been paid into the treasury during the first
two-thirds had been paid by the country. The
course OF the Times In this matter was either
the result Of ignorance or knavery. In either
event Its statements were perversions OF the
facts
Delegate Cunningham did not intend to
deny any statement made by that journalistic
prostitute, the New Orleans Times. The
character OF that journal for truth was such
that any statement 1t made would not be be-
lsyed BY decent ts people Me would net there
ments. The course Of that paper on the
question Of the State debt and OF people on
the streets, would not drive him from the
position he had determined to take On that
and he did not believe the other members Ut
the Convention would be. The bondholders
held to their legal rights, and for one he was
willing TO give these To them-and no more.
the Slate and no other. He was opposed to
paying for any thing which the State had
never received. He loved the honor OF his
State, and did not believe It would be tar
nished by refusal to pay what it did not
honestly owe. He also loved bis people, and
should do what he believed was conducive to
their welfare, and refuse to settle upon them
the payment OF q debt that was fraudulent.
The y! course pursued by that dirty sheet, the
Times, and other papers, would lead to q con-
trary effect from that expected. 1t would re-
suit In wholesale Reputation.
Delegate Lott also denounced the article OF
the Times and Its reflections upon the parish
OF West Carroll. He alluded to the Treas
and said such attacks upon the country
would only serve to unity the delegates Id Op-
position to the payment Of 3 fraudulent debt.
They could not be bulldozed, and oil such
Delegate Watkins offered the following
resolution under q suspension OF the rules:
Resolued, That the State Treasurer be re-
quested TO furnish o statement Of all the
and on account OF the year 1878, whether paid
In tn g year 1878 Or since that time.
Delegate Stamps moved to lay the resOlu-
ton on the table. On this motion there was
but one affirmative vote.
The resolution was then adopted.
Delegate Claiborne said the article In the
Times also falsely stated the amount Of taxes
paid by the parish OF Avoyelles. He referred
70 the ITeasurer's report as an evidence OF
this.
Delegate Brian said that the only surprise
that would be evoked by the statement of the.
Times, that the parish of VIM had only paid
$19 40 last year, would be that anything had
been paid. tLaughterl He explained how it
time to get in the Auditors report, and then
referred to the report OF the State Treasurer
to show the true amount which had been paid
in by his parish.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Federal Relations re-
ported back, with recommendation that it
be indefinitely postponed, the resolution con-
corning an interOceanic canal.
Delegate Phelps moved that the report Of
the Committee on Taxation be taken up, and
that portion Of 1t relating to the power Of the
General Assembly to extinguish in whole or
II part, private or corporation obligations.
Inc report was taken up, and on motion OF
Delegate Cunningham was postponed until
the full report Of the committee was ready
for consideration.
The report of the Committee on Public Ed
ucation was made the special order for Mon
day. Immediately after the reading of the
journal.
The report OF the Committee on Parochial
Affairs and Boundaries was laid on the table
subject to call.
AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRATION.
The report OF the Committee on Agriculture
and Immigration was taken up. The first
and only article was read, as follows:
The General Assembly may create Bureau
of Agriculture, define its objects, designate
it's officers and fix their salaries.
Delegate Heron moved to amend by insert
ing sshalln for s.may.o
Delegate Kernochan advocated the adoption
| of the amendment.
Delegate Stevenson opposed the amend
| ment, because he did not know what such a