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tnceO Re. ee on -d 3ebate on the Vote on the State .rty and MI.. porte Both oted. Offered and De iiaof Yet Reached. MONDAY, June 30. was called to order at 10 WSYt in the chair and b rresent. tte Lands submitted t to be printed. the con eommittee on up. ted, as follows: hold any office, or shall be ver. c Or aot "a juror. , I have been eon- I r.terT bribery nr er ~nm.DprIimentin o ! be tLader. nter. d eneral Aesem ly ft "h uponthe a uS n, di oowing oatror " t an ws of t nhe ttuitt and laws of ~all te duete in- th ..accordin to te best to H ding. So helpme ~:'~' · · Ime Ssnt shall 'be ant t first seselot oolnstltution, shal enn for the reahi tn ouge; and the Iei reby author. tinebtednee 1,, Plovrthe suesoripl m'cltisens and oidt pairing the CapO city of Baton b a treasury ald ao t for recairs of the committee, ofr theisecond article, o Committee had only the people in advising be removed to Baton Constitution the sal been so reduced as t impossible for them to loved to strike out Baton of the article and to said that New Orleans ma well as the political It waS more central to its great acces d railroads con ense of remov. t the State n[ more expoeed7 ni ew Orleans tha; Rouge, the speake] naturally oorrupt it he lived-he would tunity to do wrong. On was a pure man the in would not tempt him. eski addressed the Con Il~oWs In he patriotism and the fldellty of o this Convention to the publio ess of sectional or personal I , Iapnroach the eubjectlnow Ore this honorable body with the e that the deliberations upon the 01k looking to the restoration of the ton Rouge will result in the ratift t heoular verdict given at three dif ri n i our state's history. recog -iad h the mejority of your Commit on Ge. eoral 'rovtsions. r-resident, it must he well known that as te184 distingu shed men who composed on ation of that year-viewing the condl o.oit fairs as then existing-when it must geled that the standard of morality stood ih as it is now, deeided that It was emi t wise to follow the almost unanimous ex le, which might well be termed a principle, exists throughout the States of this Union. o aplnal of Louislana should not be 1o nearer than sixty miles from the city of w Orleans, our great commercial metropolis. Despite the plea urged by the opponents of he measure, that the new constitution would a.~. O obtain the approval of the people in the t event that this clause was inserted therein, the Qoutrary was shown, and that instrument was duly ratified. After the Convention of 15sa this quesi'on veas submitted separately to the decalslun of the e oDle, and the result was that iBaton Rouge was selected as the proper picesn whoeeat to maintain the capital by an overwhelming ma jority vote. In November last I(t8i), when public senti ment was against the adoptlion of I tiha proposed smendments to the constitution of leoN, in order that the present Convent ion might be called to assemble; and when, In furtherance of that de pire, twenty of these amenudment were defeated by immense majorities-one, only one, Mr. President, that decreolng the restoration of the eaDital to 13aton lougo, was adopted by a ma jority of several thousand votes, as shown by tae report of the honorable oecretary of State. hieh appears in the records of the Senate. us it is unmistakably shown that the people estred by that method to nutak known their 11 in this particular to tho Convention. eside these ott-repeated minifestatlons of e popular will given at the hallot-box, we e the t a ton of the two political parties our 0 te, those of the Republicans, in not inatin convention in 18;2, of the tuited opposition parties, ventlon sembled at Baton Rouge. of whom gave their pledge that re the e ital to that city! recall t it was in 184t, when B. an 'e army were over titutiinal Convention of nixed in this city among days-whose patriot ror to their discre they absolutely rdor to Hon. Sroest the demon of destruction In a Christmas carol, ponsigned the beautiful strudture to the merel less flames. The representatives of our State would nevermore assemble within those pre cincts, oftimes honored by the presence of its Snoblest sons. The decree however, has not been sealed, for the towered wella stald there. searred by Farragut's destructive misoilceaI wounded only, but not dead! thenk'QGfd. Lou islana's capital, like a thing of life, overlooking the broad bosom of the great river that carrier along its base its restless billows to the see, awaits the return of Iuislana's onward march, that its wounds may be closed, he and thus become a 'ommemorative monument of that epoch when the patriotic men of our beloved State; in convention essem bled, bridged over the "bloody chasm," and framed'sue a constitu!ion as ought to control the dFstlnies of this people. We now come to real figures and to the mat ter of the cost of restoration, The building proper originally cost the State the sum of $3651,, e, The arounds, which are the gift of the city of Baton RIouge, reltresent twenty thousand more, anti theiron railing that encircles them which is to-day in a perfect state of reserve tlion, an additional sum of F4)0,o. Iwill not speak of the etost of the terracing, of the rare plants and thrubs, of the brick walks laid In cement, of the basin and other emb, llishments, which In the main are well preserved. A low estimate would rettder this property. when restored, a value to the State of at leaPt L 40oo,oo0., To effect this, positive estimates, id which I have submitted to the consideration of the Committee on General Provisions, show that the sum of $95 000 will be sufficient to apply J the necessary repairs. Of this amount the city of Baton Rouge proposes to donate the sum of S3ra0, thus leaving a balance only of $80,00o to be supplied by the State, To obtain this sum we have the building that - we now occupy, whioh although It is in bad condition, ought to bring this amounI if It were offered for sale hy dirotion of the next General Assembly. In default of this resource : there exists the proceeds of a tax originally levied for the purpose of paying for this build t, lg-now full paid for. This tax still belng c collected will, It Is estimated, bring into the treasury for this year alone a net amount of a s,0,o0e. all deductions being made for collection, r eto, I do not embrace in this estimate the pro- b ceeds from this tax contained in the amounts s, due by de inquents for previous years. Io m to that the balanoes accruingo there r from are hereafter to go to the genral fund; t now, Mr. President, It cannot be denied that t Is tax was levied for State-House purposes, t The peole havepaid it and are continuing so s to do Whoan ythat, having decreed that o the capital should be returned to Baton Rouge, hsetir money, raised for such purposes should ci not be applied to carry out their will, rather than it should be placed In tihe general fund, st for which it was not Intended 1 Mr. President, beyond the unanswerable rea- e son that the people desire this restoration, there are, In the words of the honorable chair- a. man of the Committee on General Provisions, b yet fresh in my memory "other than mere he moneyed cooslderattlons; the peace, the welfare of Louisiana for scores of years to come are to sa be considered." I believe that it s a measure u imperativelytdemanded by the publio intereHta rImperatively demanded by the public interests throughout the State. It Is not that corrupt men or corrupt influences will not reach thBe aoverning power at Baton Rouge. But what i do claim is that the corrupting Influenet a are proportlonately greater In a large and attrac t tive city like New Orleans. It is my sincere belief that we owe it to the people to make the jtransfer. [He went on to show that legislation would be freer in an interior city. The oeneral Assembly would not be exposed to the tumults and popular excitements following every im. pottant question of State.] For Instance, he added, what would have been the condition of aIfairs in Louisiana if the Legislature had been sitting in this city during the Know Nothing excitement of 1855-6? And such dlstnrbing causes are likely to arise at any moment. ineed secarely add. Mr. President, anything more to the powerful arguments so ably ad vaneed byl the dislinguised representative from the parish of Morehouse. I will say however in suoport, that the experience of the Dast shows that since the capltal has been at Now Orleans We can but point to a long unbroken series of misfortunes and troubles, The Oree cent City daring those years had ceased to look to the exlen'. on of her commerce. St. Louis. Ohicego Memphis and other cities penetrated witrh their railway trains and steamers the very heart of the countries tributary to the irade of thls city The Whites the Arkansas, the Yozoo the Ouachita and the ied rivers even were plucked of their golden harvests, while the merchants and business men of New Orleans had turned their attention toward the political .U CelBe. even the speculations in the State's Iagieralonqg arondelot. mnaded merchants see that the oao.tal n J" re to this city, and a lar e number dnt it removed, so that the oateand 1os .lnotlpUnlty may be dirae.j . . Lku.il.e opi ent O f .. b~pioe from Baton Rouge to '8g.ty gy u --some forty miles only-had been b 0 .d. The contract to purchase the iron had been made. Through that way the capital would be Within t retto four hour ' run of the metropolis. The Grosse Tote Railroad had reached to within irty miles of Opelousas. A line of palatial st mers was in operation be tween Nlew Orlean and Bayou Bara. That section of to ltate comprising the par ishes of Ibervill East and West Feoioiana. Livingston. St. elena, Pointe Coupec, with East and West I aton Rouge containing a population of no rly eighty thousand souls, were begining to eel that the location of the capital within thel centre was attracting pot u lation and adding o their facilities of commu nication, thus enhancing the value of the lands and otnerwise aiding in the rat-id development of that portion of the State. The same results would now follow. Through the New Orleans Pacific Railway Baton Rouge will be conne ed with this city and with the Southern parishes by its connection with Mor gan's Louisiana and Texas road. The first named line will also place the capital in direct rail communication with Shreveport and the Red river valley, while other contert plated lines will have in the adoption of this m asure a strong incentive offered them to proceed to their completi,,n. The reduction in the salaries of public offi cilals adds to the neceseity of removing the capi tal to an interior city, whore the cost of living is much lower than it is in this large and at tractive met ropolls. Mr. President, I inlly represent tihe senti ments of my eonstitlnnts when I ass rt that no section of the State is more friendly than theirs to the growth, the greatness and the happitess of the Crescent Ofty and its gener ous and gallant population. Eve y conceivable ice welds our destinies with those of this grand city. The representatives of our section have always been found ready to vote necessary credits and withstand the burdens thereby im posed, so that your Jackson road, your Mohile road. your Opololnas and Texas road, your New Orleans 'aclfic road, and in fact every public enterprise tending to the development of the resources of any and every part of our com monweal h. When the seat of government was at Beton Rouge.that littlecity was but asmall village. Un der the shadow'of the classical and proud edifice that the wisdom and patriotism of the men of lst5 caused to be erected there in sine time 8w4) souls clustered around its beautiful site. Mr. President, by the ruthl, ss removal of the capi'al, accomplished by virtue of the power of the bayonets of the army of the United States, the advancement and the prosperity of our section has b, en summarily arrested. For years hvel I used,to the utmost, my humble capa ,lty and energies, to nrge upon the p-ople of my State to do justice to themselves and to the constituency whom I have the honor to repre sent ,ofore this h dy. With my worthy col leagues. I make th appral that you sustain the majority report. By so lollg you will have compliled with the oft exporessed decreeo of the people, and you will have added one more clause to the new constititlon that will stand as an evidence of your earnest desire to place Louisiana on the high and plainly drawn read leading to the general welfare and h ppi ness of its people. Delegate Demas movel to postpone the fur ther consideration of the article until Wednes day next. Laid on the table. Delegate King argued against the article. e contrasted leans with Baton u' d e in all respects the or the ibor scored He good reasons--and there were many more he should oppose the removal. Delegate Herron insisted that Baton Rouge had been fully tried as a capital city and had been found to possess every advantage and quality desirable. The people woeo satFislie with it, and had voted down every propos! tion for a change. New Orleans )possssed many attrlactisl'r( . No Ione was more willing to concede this than himself. The hospitality of her citizens, the beauty of her women, the many alluremntrslts of a resldence here, he frankly admitted; but these manifold attrae tions were not ullch as to act favorably upon legislation. They drew members away from their seats, and in every way retarded the public business. If the capital was retained in New Orleans it would be necessary in time to erect a State-llouso that would be an honlor to the State. costing a large sum of money. This was another reason for the removal. In the Internests of reform, good government and proper legislation, hIe hped the Convention would adopt the article under considera tion. Delegate McConnell rose to address the Convenrilon against the article. Plnding his remarks the special order of the day, being the furthor (ONSTDEIIATION O)F TrIII STTATr.i )EIIT. Jofl'd1Jj',6A'j1Ut)N Or THrIE STATE DJEBT, was called up. Further consideration of tihe a report of the Commnittee on General Provi sy 10ons was postponed until the State debt ;y question was disposed of, when It was to be )f again considered, Delegate McConnell being ;o entitled to the floor. The ordinance reported by the majority of Lt the State Debt Committee was read. lit has d already been published in full in the DEMO S(RAT.) The ordinance submitted by the minority of y the committee was then read: 1. Be it ordained, That the principai of the ¢ consolidated bonds issued by the State is de SBlared to be a valid obligation, and shall re fmain inviolate. 2, Be it further ordained, That the interest to be paid on said consolidJated bonds be, and the same is hereby.,flxed at 3a er cent per annum for the period of five years from the first day of January. s180. and at 4 per cent per annum thereafter, payable semi-annually. 3. Be it further ordained, Thae the holders of said consolidated bonds may at any time pre sent their bonds to the Treasurer of the State, or to an agent to be ap poinuted by ,he Governor, one in the city of New York and the other In the city of London, and the said Treasurer or agent, as the case may he, shall indorse or stamp thereon the words 'interest reduced to 3 per cent ter annum for five years, and 4 per r pont thereafter." ri 4. Be it further ordained, That the annual five ii and a half mill tax levied for interest on said Ii bonds, as authorized by law, be and the same is v hereby reduc',d to three mills. a a, Be it further ordained, That the coupon of said consolidated bonds falling due first of Jan nary, In the year 8le8, beaud the same is hereby At remitted. and any interest taxes collected to iI meet said coupons are hereby transrerred to bi the account of the general fund to defray the w expenses of the State government. w Delegate Lott rAn\od the adoption of the V( majority report, a Delegate CalTrey moved to substitute the A ordinance submitted by the minority of the tb committee. Delegate Lott said the two reports repre- Ine sented the extreme views of the committee. bee The committee desired a fair and direct vote ( . upon the two ordinances. If both were voted ttho down the Convention could proceed to adopt tbr some independent proposition. With these Uni remarks he would give way to Delegate Caf- the rey, who would explain the ordinance sub- liFe mitted by the minority. abi Delegate Caffrey explained that the minor ity ordinance in the first place recognized the A face of the debt, thus maintaining the honor he and credit of the State. It then provided for bon the relief of the people by reducng the rate and of interest, and providing that no interest soil whatever should be paid for the remainder of A: the present year beginning with the first of anut July. He hoped the Convention would take par in consideration the serious nature of the In d question in casting their votes, and so v to. as to preserve the honor and integrity State. D)eiegate Roberteon o would mubstitute b ytkould substitute by strik a direct vote Ste" according to the agreement I minttee. es Delegate White claimed the right to sub mit amendments and place his reasons for to his vote upon all the questions in the jour •en nal. .,, , , Delegate Claiborne salts he shoulo vote against the minority ordinance because it failed to provide for the payment of the Sem inary fund. At the proper time he should offer an amendment to cure this defect. Delegate Ogden said the minority ordi nance made nb provlsiot7for the payment of the Agricultural Collegt and Seminary fund. This debt amounted to $1,500,000. This would increase the debt if the minority report was adopted to $18,000,000. Delegate Phelps said that a number of these bonds had been funded; but a deciston of the Supreme Court prevented the Funding Board from funding the entire series. The yeas and nays were then called on Dele gate Robertson's amendment, resulting - yeas 41, nays 80. The vote in detail was as foilows: Yeas-Delegates Allain. Boble, Bolton, Bour geois. Breen, BUilgor, Btlow, Burton. C.alten. Chnaie, Claiborno, iCollin. D)tvidlon f Cmlrl borne. Davidson o.f Ibervilli. Denis, Ediwerol. Forman, Gardner, George, Gia Grimes, Her run, tiowell. Rernochlan, RKnblt tk, Lanaux, Long. Lyons. Marshall. Montz. Moore of La Soutr.,h'. MaConueli, Noguez, Olivier, Ott., Par lange, Piuclncek, Poche, Rihbardson, RCoa,'. Robertson, Smith of St. Mat y. Stamte Stewart. Stile, Strovibh. Warmoth, Watlklns. wetll . Nays--Del-gat.i Babe ek Baskin. Bell, Ben harn Bienvenu, Blianchard. Breaux, Brilger, Brian. By rno. Ciffrey. Carey, Chiapella. Colvin, OCunn ingha tt, Davenport, Doeilp, Dickerson Dillard, Easterly, Etopinal, Fanulk, Favrot, Fontelilo, Gaskins, Girard, Gowers, Guerin ger, Havard. Henry of Cameron, Henry of Natehitochos, Hough, Jastremski. Jenkins. Joffroin, Kemp. Kennedy. Kidd. King, Ilurk man, Lagan. Land. Landry. Leake, LeOardcur. Loan ott. Luokett. Marks. Matthews, More land. Moore of St. Landry., Mndty, McGi,,n. Nulltt, Ogden. I'ard.on. Phelps. Ponder, Rid. Rivet, Seifltommes, Simon. Smith of Jackson. Stagg, Stevenson. Stone, Stringfellow. Sulltr lin. ThomsPon. Todd, Vance, Webb, White, Williams of Grant, Williams of Terrichnne. Young of Concordia. Young of East Baton Del egate Elam explained that he was paired with, Delegate Steele. 1ie would have have voted In the nigative, and Il"iegato Steele would have voted in the aflirtnative, Tile substitute of the minority was then taken up. On its adoption the yt'as and nays were called, resulting-yeas 47, nays 82. The vote in detail was as follows: Yeas-Delegates Allaln. Baoe'k. Bell, Iron ham, Bohtbi. Unurgents. Birearnt Brroen. i'ulnr. Bulow, CGffrey. Chben. Ohnffo. Collins. David son of lbrville, D.neas. Dickerson. Fottlie,. Gardner, Gla, Grimes. Ilough, Kirnoorhan. King, Lanalux, L'.tilry, Letiardellr, Loan. Long. Marks. M its hews. Mnltz. McConnell, Noguez, 'ardrl, PhUlps, Fin'kt'aek. H,och. Bmmoes. Smith of St. Mary, Stam s. Stevenson. Stowatrt. Stille. trovieh. Warmoth. Williams of Terrrlon tie. Nays--Dglegts. lBaskin, Bienvenu. Blanch ard. Bolton. lri'dger. Brian, Burton. Byrne. Carey. ChlaePla, Claihortl. Golvin. (lenring ham, D)av,,nort. Davidsani of Clailorn., Davis. Denis, Dillard. Etterly. Edwards. Esttovinal. Faulk. Favrot, Forman, Gaskins. G.-orgt. Girard. Gowers. Glueringer. lHav'ard, Henry or Cameron, Henry of Nat,,hitoches, H-rron. Hiwell, Jastr-nski. J,,nkils, JTffrton. Kept, Kennedy. Kidll. Kirkman, Knoblock. Lagan. Land, Leak., Lott, L.uckett. Lyont, Marshall, Moreland. Moore of Latourcoe. More of St. Landry. Munlay, McGloin. Nutt. orgden, Oli r. Ott. Parlange. Poche. Ponder. Held. Rivet, on. Robertson, Self, Simon. Smnith of Rio g, Stone, Stringfellow, Sutherlin, Jackson. YVance. Wat kins, Webb. Wells, Thie OWilliams Gnti Young of Concordia, aoung of East at " a.n h at, nSteele tewould havevot"d re o ni 1)ele 0te Stedit in the r y l teThe yeas and nays wee then ofi adoption of the orditne Oi rity of the colon1 's 9 The vote in S gates Bas eI. y 0 CarY. Esto plftv parrot, ei 0la GOhi Orz$,'avard fle i Gaird I'Jj I Hru Lana n d raoobn, ,R4ai (nltg, LyoYri Ldra k Knob)r Lz Mor Ian arks Mar MnIthr> Hell. Nogu z.tit¶otr iof mnih Phn, oltv·F . lariehrfa , H lla~ Hti Tnitho,^ nW h p Htr .lllichar, In 1rii T!J ) F{ 'Jr nth. Wat w# ? wtilllIim Jordnt. "T1rk, 1 i H. Y~rlnn K °" a1" Yvn uif Eat o }tome.. Bla~nchardl 8,n Uýýlem-kl 41T) earllaitrl the 1- ýanc ar, Irr exh ini I vit-: 0 the rUport h1hm .f te UOtrrnittii on tie P t lo for the hat v it avoldsa arge sanltion arid-d rreoginld i l Io .ile to Ii.h t that the Stite alnoui I ford to it. I vote "no" for w reason tt Dem o party i its pa tforlU":and onmmL ta W75 and 1 commItted to the re o the m·cldI in bonded debt as iti r the act of nd fir the reason tt at ith. h ills Rove I In all Its depart nn ye recoanlzi aldity, and I heliev we ow estoippel df itsotniUn It. I vote "It or the further r son I the believe >rlty report goes f rtherit1 the people aud in this matter of the _ lie dlebt. Ottty should be first togive rlclet to tha Pie which they ex ect an e entitled to, seCOnfd, to do so Ith as le injury to th ubllic creditor possible der the eirdiietancs, having an eye party pledrlgeg ade In the past. Ivote "no.it)r the further asin that' Sbelleve a nu',~satisfactory readjustment oi t he the debt questWi can be made~, upon a basis Is- that would all of the maximum rate of u- State taxation .all purposes'bIng limited re to five and a h mills upon ,the dollar of n. t valuation, whi.l limitation would be satls- In he factory to the p ple as affording themn the sir relief they n.ma and which it is the duty th of government tt, xtend them in the present depressed inancl oondition of the State and o of mopoverlshment f the people. , e Delegate Lyont moved a reconslderation of " e, the vote by whivh the minority substitute 1 was voted down, vhlch motion prevailed. to SDelegate ('unnulgham offereid the following I r substitute for the ordinance: tl o ARTrrIiE 1. The rIghtof taxation Is asovereig.oR r right,- Inallenable indestrueti in-is the life of W' the State, and rihtfully helougetc the peOpL j 1 e In all republican gavernments, and neither the d General Assembly nor any or all other de- th a partlmonts of the governme it ever hna, nor shall ever have th aurhorit to irrevo ably filve. grant,imitor restrain his right; and li t ( aws, nts, ontr et and i other acts what- t( soever, by the gover tent, or any department A ihreof, to affTct any fbese urposesarehere by declared to be nai and vol for every ourpose whatsoever, antd sal right' f taxation shall al ways be under the co mplete ontrol of, and re vocable by, the State notwit ,standing any gift, it grant or contract, or any pretend'd gift. grant or contrat at etr by the l(lucral Asemtbly or any or I o r departmonts of the government, n ART. 2. 'TIl Irudn ent nd the honest, the legal and the llegal debt f the Statea having been confused in the ro of refunding, so as to retdoler It nr tic ble to dtiscrlmtinateo the pr. lnit funded bt of the State as em brceod in tb new eo aol datnd bonds issued under act ' . 3 of 7 ha 1 be reduced to and be refundoe.ritsen yoill, i ts on the dollar on their fd value, In ord elimilatl the fraud litet ~Gart or the debt a edae it within the ab.i y of thle tate to n d bonds to botar 4 ýAR .ent nr past, pay i-annually. be eis tn bd re ngr hail be tpaid on he exlsting bon i t; on the new bonds herein athor un only from tlheir dantes. and said new bod hall be lessed and dated on presentation a existing con solidated bouds for exchange th efor. ARIT. 4. The Auditor and Tres. authorized and directe pare the new bo In denoin present $1 eto for exchange, anoose the denominations _ dwhich they shall receoiv in ex .. I e qar.f , Delegate Cunningham argued in support of the substitute. He did not believe it went as far as the people demand(cl, but he offered it as a matter of compromise. The preamble 1 was copied from the constitution of Georgia. If his substitute, or some similar measure, was not adopted he should vote against a re consideration of the vote by which the five mill tax rate had been fixed upon. Delegate Simon moved to strike out "soven ty-five" and insert "lifty." Delegate Stringfellow moved to amend the minority report by providing that the rate of interest shall be 2 per cent for five years, 3 per cent for ten years and 4 per cent thereafter, from the first of ,January, 1880, and pyable semi-annually. Delegate Lyons moved to amend the amendment by adding: "Provided, that the holders of said bonds may, on the surrender thereof, receive currency bonds of the denom Ination of $5, $10 and $50, drawing 4 per cent interest with coupons, which will be received in payment of any taxes due to any fund which may be set apart for the payment of the interest on the public debt." Dolegate Lyons said he was one of those who had helped to plege the faith and honor of the State to the payment of the face of the publie debt. lie could not refuse to re cogulze the principal of the bonds. When he looi.ked abroad over the State and saw tih conditlon of the people he found that Soi r(e lief imust h,n afforded theim. That relief would be afforded by the adoption of the, narerl ment by Delegate Stringfellow, without a violation of the public faith, as the people were not plediged to pay the present rate of Interest. Jlhe rate of intre'st provided could be easily met on a tax of live and a half mills, and as the rate (f interest Inereased the prop rt.y of the State would increiase suliliently to meet it. The bondhollders had an rlllalternat tive in his proviso, and iby funding theair ii(inds at seventy-live cents on tihet dollar could secure a larger rate of interest. Dielegate I erroil inistusl that the people' of lilllouisina hlad, sltnle their possession of til. govelnrrnlent of tle State, pl dgedl thehir falth to the lnmaintena:llln of lthe principal of tlih debt, and ie. for one was opposed to i'jei'tilg anly po.rtin of it. The reulction of the lni torlest would r'lleve the people from the btlr deins of taxation, and in a few years the In creiased prosperity of the State would make what is now a load upon thetr a more baga tell'. lThe sober secolnd thought of the peo pie would nuillse tlheir to recognize thoi fact tllhat such a settlemlent was right, prlopier, Ild tihe only honorable one that could be made. Huowiever that riigit le, he Intended to do what lie cionsidered his duty, and hte should lnot lie swervedI by any consiilderations iof the result to himself. There was a moral obliga tiln on the part of a State to pay what It owed, as well as onll an individual. For him self he wotld never rerudilate one cent of the Sttate's lob,ligations. All the relief demanded by tlhei people would be afforded by the amenld lnel t. DELE(IAT E tlETia addressed the C'onvention as follows: .r. Pr5s"qile# andl timila wnto of tl,, ('o rt,- i, -I hive listened wullb g'ret Interest and tit tention,) for thie , at ten ilays, to the very able anll exhailst IviI ag mltihets, f g ntlerlleni of ih a, Cnventliou, whI)o '.t -so widdly as It to t proper mod. of sg .of the vex.d (ijues tin of the Sta'tS. . . from what I ihavet hi-ard. iud I ma. - I. regarir to this importanLt stl .j ý re than ever con vinced that my i a . ,,PressionI and non vitlion, as t, wt' -a d' llt y in this malttr, were correct, whlA ..f. that the State of Lou lis ana owes a legal and valid diebt of $12.ii)irtli. ereated tunder authority of law and by the fund r.- t of 1874, and which has pIushed into the of innu:ent third parties, unditr the bi, bo at the honor and fa th of the State 3a pled id and the bat of the broad e et and the uaa - Ing will tt ,, ý 00. raIW cr1 lingl to ai tug 'L I flit. i' rt e 0r an llt 1t tOO pgVf+ dell Vtm n toVI dfl r t_. ti i t 3'y' o lL I Nt11 tc i 1r. ti . 1,3 Iit ('3. I ll ,,(d11Ll f '1 .111 rlt ' II ~ lt ( whol'lflf vAN~leW ý yt v r rIl3to ll l , lA tr H 31(13. Mull 13 31(13 3 1 nt 1311) 1Plert handed 1111W3,h011r013ut 31pr11g33 thaI 3\ t l1 ltter yI33r1 t°, ý,,, . Iprit 3't. r orn rgly, t 7m1 n t~ ttrlt tu:r d. iA tlrAllennrlccr czvrc l8'~~1 it\\,rnrl I nd ir f t ,r,,,,n( In lallygcyr I l;r'lpýlC~jbn ; o (' ,roll(,, by o[A o~f Lrr111 'a n a tr nR liono. Dnn. (:tffroy, o~f St. c c c, rrHvn\\· o- yirl ary tnn irtlnr' In thtgy.l y oa L - WhamR, viewsl y't waver al "ktpo~lt'll u o, rllllv rrsorvedl thatr the Rant i rnltt PXox · t rresset mec~ld br, hane 11n ~ llln Its, tba fr,h t 114 heritH~e than , ," + t cu thoyn ch aI~t t,llk)W i19. "Fill wbu 1 11w1 In 31_ yrfter Icc!TRttr to (I,,r I1'1110 .1 }Alr Atijtols a8 , ,tni are shtokled Ihny tlhp r i , , 1 hoirt W Wiih. he has he adan 0hn t itndh thle new iefre wtt ive thyt' Rnt ...e. their }onttonltiis t i tti pIo the hnir oft or Hut ou 1 ith "H'Who kn-ow thitLr rigt thte,. . /Re nttiI Ad. ki.jIsftS, dtwltt e lr Ttilnttall - oint hn whclh they uSow vtei oltien rethrn iIi the n righttt has hoe if tti true nature and R eht rlltrarý' (r of snr their attontlou hasi o nuero ,t ' not and tio kit theyir vt t l to ' a - e their uwoh c(iritls ofthe i:rni trte Be thn ,hsi"n I n i roth 'ir xtlo l# i ibit lais i l WhF~o know their rirthts. Andl knowik'diremaitai Lorte the I tm, conscious of their oth ire, andt mai.ntutihu .mti tii~t l'fl t iyslsglt ,,! retu rn rRlreousilttsntsV tand t. w.to lnot thItk r.t .) tet r ,alntd Ift t il tt . ol1 e Sis yo... vI i lo r imimho alio Bilyro Inthe wor id ofd otit ic ye ye 1e. Slmilar t li . lIte l t1av IthL e Io tuir , yi. tham. and e ll oi Pmeiatii my pth ioe wormed tothe l io strk oltl. tiop of trlth . ut.e n and matlntallirc i Ut,"'" iv~p.~f r=-qIF aal)lr. rrpirri'iio!. A rpluregeutlltivt til:lt. wits Yy of 9(U oug1ht. to he a Orson irl rf nllrlgrricirlr to tookk. ldieddtoY',or "Illnirrn4;h Itict st In.n 10114 US YOU~l and 1 musft Have l ive, yea lCJr't' i Wase nort to book at n the tlIlwslr of ihP liarn. " c, thart you (hose)e me in ytiu t' l weatheroc'k on thelr top orf ttlr telllir'e a :ll1n S1.u. ttll to tlwiiltl i the shillings of )v+ tii hranblI iale." .... _... ti t ....... Whlile todorst~ng every worn ruutrl Irr1---tn the itvs r the honaortit'lt ernttitalton fr - Mary. I eRLtttlally rtatify thaet ott tion whitit at, Itoily dant forcibly takes the Oritittlon t it doRes Inot lie in the provinrme of thlit converrtn to ntttinot jtit'lltal investit iloln off tlis Sttlt. And evenl if we had, how monstrousl adot-re pet "o sutrtO5n ontht tiny powlir in a rstatt l MtrVeRln mnlt troulti hrke from ar r~redltt~rhtsH prS. ~a crl y without g:ving him atetrr ·lnw. whvctitie bonrt1holders have not bad tifrre this Oontrn. tion. Ntw. Mr. Prsident. as ft may nt m supposd eti b son", from t ahe eirneot traurner in which t sreak. that I maiy hive a 0trtket intrtrttt in tlut m atitr. i tlrfcon na tht I do not own ar ttti. rt k hv a lre Iroithaty Intrst that I he-I uhI e will wt seritly vr iTuttted if Wte rictriotte otr 1lht. I am one tf tire ftnw that t oml ' Itit e tiaxtl ton py tie r hrtnrest e d . of k tt o tiatet t anTe I ouv Intertlest I hterv t in trtis Iu ne io nir"t il oit hcvimman. thro eicti anl error o I ou vofm~ut. tfttr i thlo Nicholls govetlmt'titu clime I ilt), jrttwe. arl vi t hra.r v t a rirector in tw at o f ottr r t ar a 4t c rr porCtione. the torchese of State conSOls at 94 nas a permanent invrt.moent. and which the Mr. Presitdnt, oy pridle. not my Put'ket, Is toutheti. rolleaKa.e · In the able atdres of myl d Retnmrie.a, he has shown us that f . i legaIlly nacape the payme - t also b nn, a It- o at u economy to enable u rot iy lt2.0O.ttlt but in after jears to loo'ý I ack nd rtnirmctter witit astonishment that R such a doubt was ever discussed In the Conven lion of 15711. i I hote, thereforr, Mr. President. that sortie proposition may te presented. Itooking to at equitanble arijuttment uf thits question, that will command tih almost. unanitmious vote of this Cf flonvention and sustain the honor ant credit of the . atrt-a St ate whose credit in the ynts of our fathers (when a large portion of this debt was cont rated) stood first among her sister8 tat-- a Htato whosoe very seal should Impllidly C guelrauten her obligations at anry e)aSt. On thlie broad face of that seI Loui'sina, througb her ol emblam, is maintaining life in her offspring at sF the price of her heart's bast blood. Such is the proud seal that our fathers Ioint ed to with pride-lit emblem of Louisiana's his tory. And yet to-day Lonisiana's sous, In the face of all her proud traditions, would placeH this innffasteble blot on her esuotechoon. Mr. President and gentlemen. I cannot--I will not believe It. Delegate Simon opposed the amendments. HIe helieved that nothing less than a sc(aling of lifty cents on the dollar would salisfy the 0 people or grant them the relief which was a ancessary. P IDelegate Stone did not intend to say any- " thing more upon the subject of the debt, but ti he could not sit still anid hear gentlemen tn prate about the faith and honor of the State and ldenuon1ce as repudiatorsr all who did inot K agree with theml, when they themselves w'or in favor of cuttinlg into and repouilating the i, Interest of the debt. lie dlentoiced the tlate- U munlt that he was a repudiator. 1i dii niot ,believ the d(et, was hltest and a prloper charge upon the people. I 'iitlirinen who did (lainl to so believe, and yet favoreld a cutting of the ratse of inte.rest, were thln trueo repudlila- " tirs. Althotigh het was in favor of a conipro- ii mise, the should favor no propositloln that didi not contain theli words i.i' the tionatitutioln of (leorgha iliotld att the e'ghining of .I)Itegat. . a (Clnninghart's suisttitute. I) ei'gatt Killng thought, lther was a. widei iisrctiutionll ttworwi those who favoiredl re- I pudiltion of any part oif the principal andi those who frivored it lreclllctiori (of the interest. (. Thl latter was a. ioiil oprroml.r with the bnmld Iolders,-+, who warl' willing to anepr',t, it, l)olegato I'helps,w who was alluded to by I)clegate Kinrig as thes gent)lemlnn froirn whomi t ht-e hal reeivedI the Inf.rlniiationl that thi, i brondhiholdlers were willing to accept a lower rate of Int.lrest, said he hail rie.lved tihe, inftr- i Iation flroml hllanlk presidnuts and ol thtir lull ira siof thoils I thit, the rlduict,lon of intere.st would Iheali is ptili' to them. I)lgeIgt.' Ge;uorge frvo're thie amrndlmTints. The' Do[ni ratrir pa51rty was pledged to pay 1 thei facie of the delt, and that pledge shouldi be rnimintainitd. lThe soidlition of thi pt~eoplo. howeveri, dlirrinaliddl a risdution of the hiurdeli ot taxation,. amd thi adloption of the a1rentld mint-u would give thtmri the relicef they asked i for. ThI'sre should hbe no further chalrges e ragainst rlerlbers as' rspieato.rs. l'ractically t tivre lwas nIi diffil'lrnes-l betw-een those who falvoired the majority report ail ttlhs who 2 favored the minorlity. () ni' favored a red-ni 4 tionr of the prinlpi[alI, the ither if the interest. 'Thi netissihies of the Stite dsemanded a corn promisrie ani this was coiitaii ned In t hte amend irornlt now beting etrisid+ereud. If they were adopted he . he-lixved the interests of all par ties would tie pIriotA sted. Dloegate, C(affry stated, for the inlforma tion of the Convenlition, that the conrllrittee had tbeen infiormnd bty Messrs. Morris and Forstall that the thndlholders would te will ing to accept 3 anid 4 per ccnt Interest, as pro vlttsl for ill then minority report. I)elegate Watkins favo(red the amendments. TI'he cornmitt,'e had done, its duty, and the S(onvest.ion had rejecteid Its ronclsi('ol.sls. It was usless for the Convrentiori to investigate the suhjet't of the dlebt further. The only thing remaining to be dlone was to offer a proposition, such as that suggested in the amendments, to the bondholders. He believed that they would accept it. Delegate Bridger insist.sd that the )Demo cratic party had not given the pledgee I claimed by the gentlemen on the floor. The I party had pledgedl itself to the people to in vestigate the debt and cast aside all that was 5 illegal. If he believed th a party was pledged to the payment o he should support the minority t I' as un r 1 to pro the "1 ".i e~:' SJ4 wae thfirl Voted +lo rp~~tV)) ttor rt tpr I' Juvtb' ýýthHýýýý FjýýýsUtAý1+'ý[lkt` "" ll t~h(` t`nrumitt ' :c' ; 1'(" ( \ . 1,11 (rcln '· (lr aret' l j '..` ,t. ,tithtu frh I ,!CL *tt lt''trt' ~t th" + ~Iý Iti It~ tI iý on n'i ~"'tl nt t nnr;,a riuT 11F,,ht, wllt=l TCLn -ttttln. '.ýl utý v l' \ t I ff th ,iliat!FY ~''·l,ly n tt'`ý : ,li+., ý," \"ltt.., S1._ lS ui vtnhY ý th (',0 jjV\y r lt lolc l n 'l` 11 u· t- i'-)I fcond Di.tri'l' CouIrt opend 'r i.e hhfi(l"0 o) jýllll ' f hr,,v' r n W(l 1 opts>i Fift )strift Court. [ll)ftti)' ii S, ~i(VC I V" ¶ i.. o Anviu Y. hl-rn . ,lud C tý,, i aln. 1 nohn . ". I in ;Iiri F hw`LbtX n &ý VS 4.1 h d ufioE. ý . si 'ih "o l ll'U. I iithi yistri ct that the f t. far i llA,.ren; 5 l I st I V .1\1 , ItWi, hj fur" ' w t t i'ichon ti S at . n oiio.e/ ising ith te wI .ill yi. t~ ,.a " het Si iv g .'n i Jr for. P oV e l - iiit hlru tt ii of If r tY . t e I u perior tChrimin (i aiii svHtN' Lntl._. 'ii I Y.r y t hi a at 2i~f ,V tO iintP ff''t ex i iiffft'l U I F.irT DI Stl Di Covt lrthat . i thi I 1 ft l af I t r 1 f lf r1 INtIf r s L s l d t t tn t h wr, ' a- t, eNlu ath or0 h ftc hti f ilft l ttr"Y i t oket ti p Clar, urt. te In a matit eanie of hall ;playd on Slnday nable o June 29, at Orleans Park, tV, Eckfords de" nto 1 Teatel the Casey nine liy a scor of 't to 1 t am tho n f'1 he fnkforla had the last unning, hut t Casey nin gave up the ga n th irt h his debt wasne + l r itily Chl fit , the lirst Di strit playd the AL s n. On I n Marks Base bll Club at tle Munte g at IhVr.nt her af n t iifay..ire 29, and (Iefeatd th n aRtey liln Ov u h ht:i 1 itn is th.., itf r th fin Itg a it so I f 1rf f Eol i 4,h . okin s o The Eckfordl s the. s nrE o .is o ntm, ;tit. wi ll r ()D'I' 7. forgkry III p to of thi s tile al t i(,t., a n'v! lButte, p SungtOY _ s-" nr tl of y In) thi s11, to )iD t t llb Ilr . I thl. bt wnf itstor Btrlt,,,-.-- (lllt. thlah Ma, hnc y11 I AltcRw ths , r Ja. ! rrl n Imt ll o°ll . Chit, rif tile 'Wtime` y: rost, On tim M..ro k .0nLt Illlll , lu t tim MI nbc gllt , th rrclgh h),r rd rSltntlnl y.lilr i t'. 29, atid det+.rted lofrI 'i'ar rlallrw i Is {it (''orr: S4 5 i7 te aoyltbn(, rR 2 2 4 1 2 . r th MRa . . ii 2 , 2 4 l4h illtit r i. i 2l . ' t ;, V . Millhr, umnilirt'; .f. I)ot 10 lbh er(' ledit i dlue to L ,t for uinpiring thi ga on It., part of tih Wailh IM althoughl ll thy 'were h playing on tI It AKltoglithrl very wild, .'spor'lnlly in t the 'XWVl.ih Malrks'i, wher to ,sc·,re1 thre re-u1 by by Tlti, strikirig by evr' grther·' r4idlh was I"( l hItnt hit alrmnolt, 1-verVy thln ; tlhe AIlio'leth ri'i will phiy Bdl (;lu th, sit, tIe Montlrtl i'iit, gr' 'IlTi latki Cliub 'xp'ot,' to play giine of ln lli tll wit h i t' MeCoui bCitya, ot'i hatl, ol ih, orn th" 1,,urth o .July. 'Tlue following nrntri g otl''tern n were, IL regl' lair in .' i.'tng hilti .titim 21,'l'ei'tedl ho ary iru imert.,l : illin.II't. I Mi ,llity, lion. J. ( lyurti, liin. . tJ; ru i't . llion-. to , Ilon. IoI fi'ltzpntrit k,. I1or. I . :. . Chuvally, Aug Mark,4, F. I x'.11, Vol, liffor, M. H (cke 1r'ilRli h ih.1rlu-'I, E. Itl . rly' , .ohlin Ioen 1}, PItal WVIatIinalI, f. Mf- MAtr holiugh at The o Alit Ik ('lilt will pinv the ( hutlt on Htinltidtiy, .uly 6I, I :1i, L at Pal If. '1 i:I:. Il:"TR Vii. Of T I IATORF Jin a g nl l of bal '. n tlll u lltlfiay, .] the o'ld lt , lun k 7I+,i , Ii L tw!.on th and (ldhiltor (;flbi th- Iir'' t, ild or t rhe: o rhllt inirnlig : I i rnnt lator i. . MORTUAIRY REPOR 'JThe mort a,lilty for ith' wi"'k titling .'une 21, 17:t, t4 t1 followio: Msl atr lal 4; 2 typh. ,hl I 'ver, 1t 'iht ol. raI inrII ltumi rle.'nti'rl'na,, I dr'op. y. ! ,'odri ti'- n 9l|tn I a.poplt 'xy, 5 urnningitio, I t.'ttniiS, 5 wlisi , 7 he-arti. disr., e, I blro ilhitis,1 tI 'y,2liarrhlir I lrrhoili o ive",r, i J dio'as", ' infantil 1-lebility, `2 s''n Nie d 2old agno. "'Il.;t li ; <Wtthi.. Whtii - 43; ftmnales 50; total 71. (''olorNd -rnil1 fitmtali'- 23; total 13. Nlrint deatahs at Charilty Iloi.plital, I it St. Vincent's firrnary, 11i(l 1', ,h aths ,rtilnld to by I t otitlll'ti . . STATE-IHOUSE NOTES. . 't'heG ;ov'rnor yei trda.;' i 0polnt'(d Wm Towi' ('otrneilrianri of the tow of tllyou Sa E. C. l'si r. riima yor. A. A r inwl, Loiii, Ji',nat ILueiu Roi'gia ut ~l. Guiidlry, A. A. Quibedea eounlcilteu for lhio town of Arnatldville, S Laindry parit)h; Clihae. . (Sottrtl, Louisville '.trnfl no.s'ionls'r of d0eei I for Ltuiivilla; Dr All red P)t ptr'rlr, of New Iblerla, love o7( , mis1tioner for the Firth Lvie Distrlet 1 til i41hall' ; mfi uiil I11. Shae'koford, clerk the diltrict. ttO.Irt Oft Grant parlsh; W. O Iinamsoni, (oront'er of (Grait parish. BREVITIES. The Board of State Engineers leaves o Wednesday for th,' annua.l tour of lnspectlo SIn the ieveral parishes of the State. Pre.,dent IDavis arriv"'d In the eit las evwnil g by the Moltile road on a bu1t n Strip, which will detain him here a few da e T'he commencement exercises . the P Sic< Normial School for colored tadent