Daily globe., 1881-01-15
YEAS.

Buck c. F., Johnson r. B., Powers,
Campbell, Lawrence, Pillsbury,
| Case, Macdonald, Schaller,
| Castle, Mccormick, Tiffany,
Clements, McCrea, White,
| Crooks, Mclaughlin, Wilson-30.
The roll was then called upon Mr. Power
amendment as follows
Yeas-Hinds, Peterson, Powers, Tiffany
Wedge, Wheat, wilkins.
| Nays-Aakcr, Adams, Beeman, Bonniwell
Buck, c. f., Campbell, Case, Castle, Clements
Crooks, Gilillan,J B., Howard, johnson F. l..
Johnson, r. B., Lawrence, Macdonald, Nc
Cormick, McCrea, Mclaughlin, Miller, Officer
Perkins, Pllsbury, Rice, Schallcr, Whi;e
Wilson-27.
Senator Crooks resolution was then adopt
| ed by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Aaker, Adams, Beeman, Bon
niwell, Buck, C. F., Campbell, Case, Castle
| Clements, Crooks, Gilfillan, j. B., Howard
johnson, K. B., Lawrence, Macdonald, McCrea
Mclaughlin, Miller, Officer, Perkins, Pills
bury, White, Wilson,
Nays-Messrs. Hinds, johnson, F. l., Nc
Cormick, Peterson, Powers, Rice, Schaller,
Tiffany, Wedge, Wheat, Wikins-I1.
Senator Crooks Offered the following reso-
luton propounding questions to the at
torney general regarding the railroad bonds:
Resolved, That the attorney general be, and
ne is hereby, respectfully requested 10 lranS-
NIT to the Senate, at his earliest convenience,
his opinion upon the following propositions:
/. Was the amendment to the constitution
of this State, adopted April Is, A. D. 1858, re-
lating to the issuance of bonds of the State to
aid in the construction of certain railroads, a
valid piece of legislation?
2. If any bonds of the State have been issued
in pursuance of that amendment did the same
upon the issuance thereof become valid obi
of @laG Gto%aS All 4
legation of the State, in respect to the same,
one to pay the full amount of the principal
sum of such bonds with interest thereon, as
in such bonds stated, or was it TO pay some
less sum
B. Has the State ever been capable of releas-
ing itself, by its own act, from the obligation
that it may have incurred to pay the full
amount of the principal and interest of every
such bond, according to the stipulations set
forth upon the face of the same?
t. If the State became bound in law to pay
the principal and interest of the bonds issued
by it under the said constitutional amend
ment, did such obligation include the further
legal obligation upon the State to provide the
funds, by taxation or otherwise, necessary to
pay the interest and principal of such bonds
from time TO time, as such interest and prin-
cipal should become payable according to the
tenor of such bonds?
ing any valid legislation which would either
prohibit its officers from paying the interest
and principal of such bonds, from time to
time, as the same should bccoyne
due according to the tenor of such
bonds, or prohibit its officers or
legislature from providing, by the ordi
nary methods, the funds necessary for the
payment of the principal and interest of such
bonds, according to the tenor thereof?
n Worn fho IN Sacfinu fVn
and ten (10) of articles IN ef State constitI-
ton, adopted November g. 1850, valid pieces
of legislation, in so far as they might ope-
rate either to prohibit the officers of the State
fIom paying the interest and principal of any
bonds issued in pursuance of the constitrI-
tional amendment adopted April Is, 1858, or TO
prohibit such officers, or the legislature, from
raising the necessary funds, by the ordinary
to pay such interest and principal az
the same should fall due?
Z. If any company entitled to the benefit of
the said constitutional amendment having
given the security to the State therein men,
toned produced to the governor evidence
to that officer, and verified
bv the affidavits of the chief engineer,
treasurer and two directors of such company,
that any ten miles of the railroad of such
company had been actually constructed and
ready for placing the superstruc-
ture thereon, and the governor thereupon
issued bonds to such company, to the amount
Of 100000 for such ten miles, were such
bonds issued in accordance with the said con-
;titutional amendments
s. Could the action of the governor, in de-
whether satisfactory evidence had |
leen produced to him of the construction OF