The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-14

not Tin In Violation 81 the pledges 81 the Nleholls
| government as made In certain resolutions OF
| the General Assembly. Lies over.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
| Internal improvements Favorably on House
bill No. $40, memorial to Congress asking al ap-
propratisn for tho Improvement OF the Tan
:, fstren,, hment and Iseform-By substitute on
Appropriatlons Unfavorably on House bin
No. tis to pay the Auditor for services on the
Board Of, Liquidation.
vices rendered the Board Of Liquidation.
Tho resolution relative 10 the veterans Of 1916
was returned. and references recommended to
Memorial asking for State did to improve
Bayou Pierre was returned and referred To the
Bs Mr. y Ia naS iii eRp to proyde the Lous
ana State University and Agricultural aud Me-
chanital College with appa, atus. laboratory,
;, by Mr.; Len; An act TO Incorporate Norvilla
by Mr. Stewart: 10 provide for funding school
by Mr.. Huntingdon: To amend act No. 81 OF
1871 rsMlatiys to mark a judiciary, .r, ra
BY Mr.. Washburn. TO amend net No. "a Of the
extra session of 1877, regulating public educa-
BY Mr.. fIlll. Of Orleans. To authorize the ad-
minisratorof the estate Of Louis surget to sue
the st M s 9a alnn. 70 on,or,a .,t No M =,
1860, and for the relief Of thoae paying drainage
tag under act Of 1895. Claims;
Also act ipE hs deepening Of Bayou Cas-
By Mr.; VOORHEES,: For the relief OF NJ. M. Sam
MIR. Kidd sent III, memorial from citizens OF
Ouaehta praying for u constitutional convex
ton 1, was read and referred to the Commit
tee. on Constitution.
Mr. Kidd called up. the bill providing for the
pay Of porters. Contingent Expenses.
THE REGULAR ORDER.
The constitutional amendments were called
up by Mr.. Lyons, who moved the adoption OF
Mr. Leonard moved to amend by adding
provision forbiddiug the number OF members
OF the House ever to exceed 100 Lost by AZ yeas
Mr.. Toier moved to amend BY making the ses-
sons Of the Legislature annual instead OF BIZ
TINT tho number Of Representatlves II, ,' the
House shall never be less than seventy five nor
81 SENATOR'S shall not excsed thirty. one. Lost.
Mr.. Lyons moved the adoption OF the amend
Mr.. Kidd moved to lay the whole subject mat
ter on the table for the purpose. OF aseertaining
the strength Of tho friends Of convention.
Mr.. Carville Chilled the previous question.
mept. but being refused he called for the yeas
fRa er e Sed 1 a ' e ys"s Snd neys
could not benal!ed on b call for the previous
question and Mr. singleton appealed to, the
Tho previous question was ordered and the
amendment pnsHeed Yeas 3d. nays 10.
Gs yc the Yss sase ns aeS
amendments M tho people demanded could not
be pissed through the Leglslature He was
satisfy them could be secured only BY d conven-
ton. His constituency desired q convention.
and had instructed him to do all In his power
he felt II to be his duty to vote for such amend-
lnonts us would secure partial reform, and for
this reason he should vote. for the amendment
agreed with every Word Mr.. Lea had had said OK.
cnpt his conclusion. and for the same reasons
he should vote against the amendment.
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered aB amendment q. that
article p OF the constitution be so amended Us
70 provide that the number Of members Of the
legs than seventy-nve Lost. Yeas ~ nays 49,
MI. Leeds offered tho following. to stand as
After Tho year 1878. tho General Assembly
shall not have power to levy In any year for oil
State purposes more than Per centnm taxa
centum DO made, In any one year on the actual
cash value Of all real and personal property
Liable, to taxation. except In case, Of foreign
that event, any additional taxation shall only be
for the Immediate purpose OF repelling invasion
q hsn sy II NV oresns ha not low
lect In any one year more than ono and one
half per cen!um taxation on the actual oash
to taxation within It's limits No parish or mu-
ncipal. corporation, except tho city Of New Or
lennss shall levy or collect In any ono year more
cash value Of oil tho renl and personal property
liable to taxatio9n within their limits,
Tho General Assembly sha In. not haye power
any parish Or municipal oorporaton to issae
shall not prohibit the Issue Of new bonds In ex.
change for OLD bonds whore the debt or rate of
ton, establishing the order Of the House:
Rcsolredl That all amendments except those
BY s e9mmtsg b to
rs may DO m amendment OF the amendments
reported (, and Under {, co.nsder,at!on.
upon the consideration, of any and oil measures
Of genuine reform such MS this.
Gov Warmoth said that the amendment Of
matter bill merely to change mans name
TO make an appropriation to pay tho pages Of
the House was always sent T. COMMITTEES to
ure, involving tho amendment Of the. eonstitn-
s % vi committee paas He hoped that
Mr., Kidd moved to amend Coy. Warmoth's
resolution by adding provision r forh!dding ae-
ported upon al amendments that may be pro-
consideration cons Mr.; Kidd stated that bis pur
the House from being pocketed In committee.
Gov, Warmoth was opposed to Mr.. Kidd's
amendment. The amendments before the
House should be considered separately from all
Others Mr.. Kidd had a poeketful Of amend
ments, and u number Of other gentlemen also
had. He was unable to digest amendments
sprung upon the floor. He could net vote in
telligently with such slight opportunities.
Mr.. Bridger moved to lay the whole subject
matter on the table. which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Hill. Of Orleans. moved Mr.. Leeds amend
ment and called the previous question.
The previous question was ordered and the
vote taken on the amendment resulting In It's
adoption; yeas 102. nays 4.
Mr.. Leonard offered tho following to stand rs
amendment D.
mo monopoly shall be created by the Gen
eral Assembly, and all monopolics existing In
this State are abolished"
Mr.. Leonard said that the haughtiest of all
the Tudors had been forced by her subjects TO
abandon the conferment of monopolles upon
her fayorites. There was not a gentleman upon
the floor of tho Hoase who did not know that
the people would pass such an amendment as
this by an overwhelming majority. Why then
should 1t not. be submitted them? Every con-
sideration OF duty. every obligation of honor
demanded that the people should be allowed to
pass directly upon this question. The members
of the House owed It specially to themselves to
vote for the amendment. There had been the
gravest imputations made against them In this
connection. He heard it stated. aud he believed
1t to be true that the charter of the Lottery