The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-29


amount III the debt ascertain9d by them to b
3. II not able to pay the full amount of Il
what proportion Of same Is the State, Ia he
present condition, able to pay 80
b. What rate Of interest upon the publ
debt will Ii De possible for the State W pa.
without running the risk OF again defaultlnig
A. The powers of the State over the puDh
debt. ..,
Amended by Mr. Cunningham, 81 Natchl
tOches (which amendment was accepCeu 70
Mr.. Blanchard) by adding q fifth clause "
follows: ,s ,,o,.a
tiate with the holders OF State bonds ane
either evidences of debt for an amicaDle Cd
i,lstment and settlement of the debt, ~ being
the duty o. said t y te aan ~ " ada
Delegate Phelps moved to refer the whole
subject to the Committee on Finance.
Delegate Cunningham opposed the refer
ence The matter properly belonged 70 tne
Che Finance Committee was to take charge
OF the financial provisions OF the constitution
only.
the Finance Committee. He contended that
the enlargement OF the special COMMITTEES
would virtually emasculate the powers o
the Finance Committee.
! Delegate Poche understood that the Com
mittce on the State Debt was clothed only
with powers Of Investigation. The pending
resolution would really take all power over
the debt out OF the hands OF the Finance Com
mittee. He favored the reference to the Fl
nance Committee.
Delegate Marks offered substitute for the
pending resolution, that after Its report was va.
made up 1t should be submitted TO the FL
nance Committee for final action and report
to the Convention. On motion The SUBSTITUTE
was laid on the table
Delegate White could see no reason why
the powers OF the Committee on the State
Debt should not be enlarged. He was men,
Der of the Committee on Finance, and as such
desired all the aid he could get. He therefore
favored the resolution OF the gentleman from
Caddo.
Delegate Sutherlin favored the original
resolution. He thought that the powers OF
the Committee on the Debt should be en-
largad. That committee, with the facts be-
fore 1t elected In its investigation, was better
able to handle the entire subject OF the debt
than any other committee.
Delegate Bfidger moved to lay the resolu-
tion TO refer on the table, but withdrew the
motion In order to give Delegate Blanchard
an opportunity to explain his object In offer
Ing hts resolution.
purpose In moving his resolution. He then
stated that he was iii no sense a reputation
list, but he was COMPROMISED He hoped the
resolution would be adopted, and moved that
the motion to refer be laid on the table.
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called for with the following result:
Yeas Delegates Allan. Baskin, Bienvenu-
Blanchard. Bolton, Bourgeois: .Brldger. Brl IA,
Brssn ca seseS BoDs SsEo
Davsnport Davidson Of claiborne Davis
DickersQp. billiard. Easterly, Edwards Elan.
George. Girard. Ola. Covers. Grimes. .duerin.
Natchitoehes. Herr0n. Howell, Jastremski, len 7,
Eett: IacEstt lyons I Maish %rs I g Il
anary ha MSH1s n e
Roach. Robertson. Sell, Smith 81 Jackson, stagg,
Wells Veil Witt, Williams Of Terrebonns.s,
ham bobs s1ss4 Brae sfSsSst Ss b B
wilson OF Iberville. Denis. Eonteleu. Houeh.
Kernochsn hanaux. Landry, Leaardeura Long Long
Poeh ss semnes, Simon. Smith d St Mary.
Stamps, Steele, Stevenson. stile-3i.
The original resolution was then further
amended by providing that the action OF the
committee be referred TO the Convention for
Delegate Denis moved that further action
on the resolution be deferred until to morrow.
On motion of Delegate Blanchard this mo-
ton was also laid on the table.
The resolution was then adopted.
by Delegate Babcock- That q special com
mittee Of nine on railroads be appointed.
Lost.
BY Delegate Gardner the State LII
brarian be instructed to furnish members OF
the Convention with copies OF the Revised
Statutes from 1856 70 the present time; Lost.
BY Delegate Caffrey That all ordinances
or resolutions shall be read In full on three
separate days. Referred to the Committee
on Rules
Dy Delegate Lagan- That the Finance
Committee be authorized to contract loan
OF SO, 100000 for the purpose Of compromising
mittee on Finance.
The resolution OF Delegate Land. referring
Ito the elective franchise, was referred to the
appropriate committee.
the ante-war debt, and calling on the Auditor
for Information, was taken up. Further con-
sideTation was deferred, owing to the absence
OF the introducer.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The following committees submitted re-
ports:
Committee on Rules Favorably on amend
ments to rules Al and AZ. The report was
adopted.
No other committee being ready to report
the Convention proceeded with the order of
business.
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES.
The following ordinances were introduced,
read once and went over under the rules.
BY Delegate Matthews Relative to the
Relative to the proceeds from the sale Of
lands devoted to the public schools. and their
Investments.
BY Delegate Luckett- Relative to the sale
OF medicines In the State, the State Uni
versity Of Medicine, etc.
BY Delegate Allain- Relative to submitting |
the new constitution to the immediate ratiti- |
cation of the people.
BY Delegate Blanchar to the re-
lief OF delinquent taxpayers.
Relative to the power OF the General Assem-
bly, to enact laws for the protection OF game
and fish.
BY Delegate Bienvenu-That no property
In the State shall be assessed for more than
two-thrds oil Its value.
BY Delegate Steele-Relative to the pay OF
members of the General Assembly.
That the several parishes in the State shall
have power to create q debt for internal i'm
provements, provided that majority OF the
qualified voters shall vote for such debt.
By Delegate Whlte-Relative to the pay
ment OF fees in criminal eases.
BY Delegate Hough-A pr0iet for the judi
Ciary system of the State.
RV Dplapatn Leak. That thara shall Ia d |