The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-01-06

inquire and report upon State and Mu
On IN motion S u b. Howard Mecaleb, d
Orleans. 5aiau'# sgga fE
Resolred, That all resolutions offered
| In the Convention shall be referred
without action, to the Committee on
Resolutions.
On motion OF Robert II. Marr, ol
| Orleans. Fe1 4Ta stf s's
Resolued, That committee of nine
members Of the Convention be appoint
ed by the President to prepare memo
rial, to be addressed to the Congress oi
the United States, on the condition oi
affairs in the State Of Louisiana.
On motion, the Conservative and
Democratic members Of tho Legisla-
ture were invited to seats in the Con
vention.
On motion OF Mr.. Robert G. Wick
life, OF West Feliciana, and with the
view Of allowing time to the President
OF the Convention to appoint its vari-
Gus committees, the Convention took a
recess until O'Clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention was again called TO
order by the Hon. John q. Moncure, its
President.
On motion OF Mr.. 4. J. Deloney, Of
Carroll, the roll call was dispensed with.
The President announced the appoint
ment ofthe following committees, to wit
On the resolution introduced by Mr..
Daniel Scully, OF Orleans, In relation to
State and municipal taxes, the Presi-
dent appointed Messrs. Scully and Nit
cheH, OF Orleans A. Tete. Of Assump-
ton; J. l.. Scales, OF DeSoto John
Young, OF Claiborne, and j. M. Moore,
Of st. Landry.
On motion. r. II. Marr's resolution to
prepare an address to Congress of the
United States, i'm relation to the Louis
lana affairs.
Messrs. Robert II. Marr, of Orleans,
chairman J. J. Jeffres, of Rapides M.
}. Hearsey, Of Caddo; Il. T. Merrick, OF
Orleans; Cleo. w. McCrahie, of Qua
chita; X. A. Cross, Of East Feliciana
r. w. Huntington, Of Orleans Martin
Voorhics, OF st. Martin: w. II. Rich
ardson, OF Orleans.
And on the Committee on Resolutions
Messrs. Albert Voorhies, OF Orleans /;
i. J. B. Wilkinson, Of Plaquemines
NICK. Gibson, Of Orleans; j. Ad.
Rozier, of Orleans; b. +. yonas, Of Or
leans; f. T. Poche, Of st. james Allen
Thomas, Of Ascension; E. Mouton, Of
Lafayette; D. NJ. Caffrey, Of st. Mary /;
Leonard, Leone q. of Pe cadao " A. ue B. George, G. q q
Webster e. E. Kidd, OF Jackson; Cal
vim II. Moore, Of Richland; L. Vincent
Reeves, or Tensas; T., r. Lewis, Of ST.
Landry; Robert q. Wickliffe, OF West
Feliciana; and John II. Muse, OF st.
Helena.
On motion OF Mr.. Cross, of East Fe-
liciana,
Resolued, That committee Of threo
be appointed to wait on the Hon. Louis
A. Witt, Of Orleans, ex-Speaker Of the
House, and invite him to scat on the
platform, and the President appointed
Messrs. Cross, Carloss and Tompkins
on the committee.
The committee subsequently appear
ed on the platform and presented to the
Convention the Hon. Louis Alfred
Wiltz, of Orleans. who took seat with
the vice presidents.
An motion Of Mr.. j. Alcee Gauth-
reatix, of Orleans, tho Hon. Robert M.
Lllsher, Of Orleans, was invited by the
President to seat on the platform.
On motion Of Mr.. Kelly, OF Winn,
the Hon. T.. r. Estillette, OF st. Landry,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives, was invited to q seat on the plat
form.
On motion Of b. +. Jonas. Of Orleans,
the Hon. f. John Ellis, member Of
Congress Of the Second Congressional
District, was invited to address the
Whereupon the Hon. f. John Ellis
proceeded to address the Convention on
the political affairs OF Louisiana.
Mr.. II. II. Marr presented to the Con-
vention two letters, one from Hon. Ran
dali L, Gibson, member Of Congress
from the First Congressional District,
and one from the Hon. Vim. nj. Levy,
Member of Congress from the Fourth |
District, the latter Of
which was read to the Convention, and |
the former was postponed till to-mor-
row morning.
On motion Of w. A. Robertson, of ST. !
Landry, the Convention adjourned to |
TO morrow at IL IN.
OSCAR ARROYO,
T.. l.. MAXWELL.
s A. NJ. HENRIQUEs.