The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-07-05
GAUGES CLOSED.

GAUGES CLOSED.
The Debt Question an Open One-No
Agreement Among Democrats
Adjourned Sine Die
Press Particulars.
[N.O Picayuc Goth
The entertainment vas opened By
Mr.. Luckett, who attempted the her.
culean task of persuading the caucus
to adopt his resolution to scale the
debt to fifty cents On the dollar, With
4 per cent. interest. From sucl, q
simple proposition a. this the deli.
beratiOns took a wild and uncertain
turn. Before any one could we'll ap.
pr eciate what was the question pend.
ing, the caucus found itself discussing
the threadbare subject Of "Shall
the conference resolve itself into q
caucus with the understanding all &C.
ton taken shall I've binding upon
every one present I" 90.
Lest an uninteutional wrong he in.
Aicten upon s"me Of the speakers who
discussed this point, their remarks
are hot given. But from the well
known views Of Messrs Luckett, Kidd,
Caffrey, Bridger and Brian, a correct
estimate can be formed Of the sub.
stance of the addresses. The deci
sion upon this point was the same az
heretofore reached, and that is that
sixty.eight members mag carry
through the Convention any PROPOSE.
ton they may agree to, without the
assistance Of tl"se who opposed it in
the caucus. Under this ruling Mr..
Luckett's resolution fell to the ground
with n force altogether unexpected
by it's author.
Mr.. FOrman next advanced to the
front with a scheme-to submit the
majority report aud the proposition
I to pay the face Of the debt with tsur
per cent. interest to the people to be
voted on. The proposition receiving
the highest number of votes to be.
come tho law.
While this motion was under dis
! cussiou, Mr.. Mcconnell to"k occasion
to warn lis fellow Democrats against
allowing a split 10 the party. He
told them, What they all knew, that
the Republicans were waiting eagerly
for an expected disruption of the
Democratic party, and it was this
hope which had kept the Republicans
together.
There being such evident opposi
ton {" the motion, Mr.. Forman with~
drew it, subject to call.
Pupoe itions to be voted on were
then declared ia order. .. ..
NJ. Ogden's resolution. to acknow!.
edge the ente. bellum debt, and to
pay IA much of the debt contracted
since 1865 "a wonld with the former
amount to $7,5OO,OO, to be paid I"
the I,olders pro rata, was the first
victim offered up for sacrifice ayes
%, noes 81.
Mr.. Oliver endeavored to cut the
Gordian knot BY prop "sing that the
face If the debt should be paid, with
! 2 per cent interest for three years, 3
tor five, years, and I per cent. there.
after. Some twenty one gentlemen
thought the idea g""d one, and 50
voted, bnt fifty >eight declarin. other.
wise, the proposition was laid aside.
Mr.. Chiapella brought forward .
scheme to pay the principal, but with
no interest for eight years, after
which 3 pet, cent would be given for
ten years aud 4 per cent. thereafter
yeas 10, nays 81.
MI. Leake suggested paying the
principal, with 2 per cent. for fifteen
years aud 4 per cent. thereafter. Lost
by 81 nays to Is years. '' :
| A vote vac then bad on Mr.. Bells
motion to pay the Ease of the debt,
with 3 per cent. for ten yeals and 4
tl,ereafter-yeas q, nays Al. .
The climax in the performance was
reached when Mr.. Sutherlin urged
uMn the assembly that it Was their
sense that, come what may, the prin-
cipal IF the debt should be reduced
Uunl,appily it was an error Of judg'
meut 90 tic part Of Mr.. Sotherlin,
for the caucus disagreed With him By
y vote IT AZ nays t. % yeas.
J, A motion by some gentleman to pay
the debt as it stands, with z per cent.
interest. was not passed very energeti
cally, and no vote was taken on it.
Tie hour of 10 having passed, the
caucus, after fully satisfying itself tina
it was on the verge of satisfactory com
promise, adjourned until to night at 7:3O
to repeat the programme Of the two pre-
vions nights. 49,
swell" asked a reporter Of one Of tn,
, caucus attendxnts after the meeting dis
solved. "have yon reached . conclusion 2
I'VE have" was the confidential re-
"What is it Z" u
1--WE have decided that the State o.
Louisiana doesn't owe cent, and ever
if she does, We won't pay 1t.
J, IN. o. Picayuue 27th.]
Mr.. Moore, of Lafourche, officiated a
, Secretary in . manner which elicite
much appropriation and which will prof.
ABLY eutitle him to the position perma
nently. When the last name had bce
called there were found to he presen
some seventy members. 'A'. ::
From THE point on there was . sound
!. not exactly Of reyelry, but Of excited DE-
bate and high flown defamation: i
: Language Of ono member the proceeding
l,ecSme 60 violent that they resemble
!. a. mad.house in full blast"
The trouble was brewing even befor
thu caucus bad been called to orde,
! when . paper was being circulate
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