New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-30
LOUISIANA.
REPORT On EDUCATION.

From Our SPECIAL Correspondent
NEw-ORLEASs. Dec. %. 1867.
The Committee on Education presented re-
mort on the subject Of Common Schools The report
favor. school. in common for both races proposes the
election of state Superintendent Of Education at sal
ary of 5000 per year. and, in support OF the system
recommended Il proposed TO collect tax IN the man
ncr i'm which the is done IN the states OF me NORTH
aud i'm sufficient amount 10 enable the school ruptIn-
dent under appropriate Laws OF the Legislature to plant
a school in every district Of the State: 1919, .
rate schools proposed for each race Instead OF eject
ing state & yeT5or From present appearances
the majority report will be adopted Win but tght oppo
The report OF the Committee the Judiciary has been
offered The main features OF the report are as IO1w
viz one Chief Justice and four AssoclaeJuslces
and his Associates shall be appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent OF tne senate lot
the term Of eight years Ihey bhah De clLons OF to
United States and shall have pracced law In this state
for five years before appointment for eacn DislioI
Court Judge shall be appointed ny the GOVERNOR a
for each District there shall be Court except IN the
Parish OF Orleans where until othetwise proyidea go
shall be seven District Courts 10 be as
The Criminal Court the Probate Court the GOnrS OF AZ
peas from Justices Courts the First second dhfu' anI
Fourth Districts Courts The Justices OF the Peace sha
be appointed by the Governor the same rs the Judges OF
the higher Courts There shall be one AttoIneS
for the state, and DistretAttoTney tVr each JuuciI
district who shall be appointed by the Governor. A
Sheriff and Coroner shall be appointed in each Parish by
the Governor, together WIN cOhsSios W VIZ ~ 49,,
which shah be designated by law THIS report wl meeI
Ton that ne iudgcs be appointed rather than elected
The Committee on Internal improvements has pre-,
the state into three Districts containing, as nearly as
may he an equal number OF voters and one Commits
soer shall be appointed by the Governor In each DIS
trct The General Assembly shall provide for the com,
pensation OF the Commissioners and all officers employed
ON Public Works, and for the organization OF tho boaId
Of Public Works. OF this Committee the Hon. A H.
Steele Ia chairman. ,.
The Committee on Schedule and Ordinance has made
tts report The first article declares the ordinance OF Sc
ceson passed Goth Of January 1861 To DO null and yol
The constitution passed In 1864 under the order OF MAYOR
Gen Banks Is declared superseded by thus constitution
All rights actions prosecutions, claims, contracts, ana
oil laws i'm force AT this time and not inconsistent with
this constitutions are declared valid, except, among
others the act of the Legislature OF 1885, entitled An act
for the punishment OF persons for tmperng wlth per
suadng or entcng away harbOrnR feeding or secretng
laboreTs servants apprentices The aet OF tue Less
lature Of 1885, entitled Gan act 20 punish la certain cases
the employers of abOreTs and apprentices" IL also eX
cented Of this committee the Hon. Rufus Wapes, Iate
rs Dlstrct-AttOrney, Is chairman.
The work of the Convention has commenced IN earnest
The report of the Committee the draft Of the COns
on has been presented There are tWOrepors one from
the majority and from the minority OF the Commit
Tee The majority report favOrs the appointment OF all
officers The minority report fayors election except
fhe Justices OF the Supreme Court The majority report
favors separate schools for cOlored children Tho MI
nority report favOrs schools in common for children
without distinction OF color. The majority prescIlDes "
wears OF age as a necessary qualification Tor GOVERNOR
the minority prescribe rs years. The MAJORITY say tna
no ministers of the Gospel shall be elected 10 once the
| minority say nothing the subject, leaving tht
neopIe free to elect whom they please whether hey
he doctors medicine doctors OF DIVINITY shOcdkeH
or lawyers One member says he Will orer thifu re
port in favor Of DISTINGUISHING ministers ehtIei!