The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-26


by the qualified voters Of their respective par
ishes, and shall hold their office for four years.
Strike out article s3J
The question was put rs follows: "Shall
the House agree to amendment No. IL as
amended X
The amendment was read as amended.
The yeas and nays were called with the fol
lowing result:
Messrs Aldige, Barbin, barren Barrett, Der
ry, Bell, Breard, Brooks Bowden, Brown,
Bosley, Buck, Burton, Carloss, Carviile, Cres-
sy, Como, Cole, Davidson. D'Avy, Dayries,
Dejoie, De Lacy, Detfege, Drew, Dickinson,
Fitzpatrick, Fobb, CAN'T, Gary, Gaskins,
Gracien Hill Of Ascension, Hill Of Orleans,
Holt, Jonas, Jones, II. NJ. Johnson Robert
Johnson, Kelly Of Orleans, Koeting, Kennedy,
hera t; hamarG Lga 3,, Leed d,.,, Lewis Lyons,
Nunez, Peralta, Porter kaby, Richardson,
Romero, Ryland, Shakespeare, Smart, Snaer,
Stagg, Sellers, Steele, Stewart, Semmes, Sin
gleton, Spiler, Taylor, Iremoulet, Toer, Tol-
liver, ly VOORHEES,, Walker Warmoath W@ash1iburn
Wood, Young Of Claiborne and Young of
East Baton Rouge o.
Nays Messrs. Brice, Hammond, Kidd,
Leonard Of CaddO, Leonhnrd Of Orleans,
Pitts, Self, Vance and Wise9,
More than two-thirds Of all the members
elected to the House of Representatives hay
ing voted in the affirmative. the amendment
TO the constitution, as recommended by the
Senate and amendedby the House, was agreed
to-
Amendment No 10 NO. II Of the Senate)
Was read, and, on the motion Of Mr.. Gas
kins, was amended SO Us to read rs follows:
AMENDMENT THIRTEEN
Each Of tho District Judges shall receive q
salary to be fixed by law, which, except in the
parish of Orleans shall not be less than two
thousand dollars nor more than three thou
sand dollars per annlm, payable quarterly,
on his own warrant, and which shall not Gin
creased nor diminished during bis term of
Office. He must be IL citizen of the United
States over the age of twenty-five years, and
have resided In the State and practlced law
therein for the space Of two years next pre-
ceding his election. The judges Of the dis
trict courts shall hold their Office for the
tho annual salary of the district judges shall
not exceed five thousand dollars, to be paid as
above provided" o
The question was put: "Shall amendment
No. 10 be agreed to by the House as amend
ed?'
The amendment was read rs amended.
following result: O
1sa hdse h Lya f hsn sReahe and
rrett, Brady, Bell, Breard, Brooks, Bowden,
Greasy, Como, Cole, Davidson, D'Avy, Day
ries, Dejoic, Delayiigne, De Lacy, Detiege,
P nnsa pps o Rbntse Duke d Rnrdg
Gracien, Hill of Ascension, Hill of Orleans,
Holt Jonas, Jones, Ii. M johnson, Robert
Johnson, Kelly of Orleans, Keetng, Kern La
mare. Lea, Leeds, Lewis. Lyons. Magloire,
f h4 R R6y Ecb nrTsa Reeo RG yan
Shakespeare, Smart, Snaer, Sellers Steele,
Stewart, Semmes, Singleton, Spiller, Taylor,
Tremoulet, Tolor, Tolliver, VOORHEES,, Walker,
Warmoth, Washbnrn, Washington, Watsone
a WaG W%s s M Rsan 19ang Of Claiborne
Nays Messrs. Gillespie, Kidd, Leonhard of
Orleans Martin Pitts, Self, staggeFance and
More than two-thirds Of all the members
elected to the House of Representatives hav-
ing voted in the affirmative, the proposed
to tho constitution was agreed to
as amended.
Mr. Gaskins offered the following separate
amendment to the constitution, to become
AMENDMENT FOURTEEN: @,
.'In lieu of the Office of district attorney, es-
tablished by article 50 of the constitution of
1868, there shall be elected, by the qualified
voters of each parish u States attorney
therefor, who shall be citizen Of the United
States, and who shall have been resident Of
the State and practicing and duly licensed
shall receive q salary from the State Of not
less than three nor more than seven hundred
dollars per annum, to be provided by law,
upon the, basis of representation in the
House ta IS Ell, OF Representatives, and payable
Il. oDicio, attorney OF the parish, and re-
,eive such salary therefrom as may be
liked by the parochial authorities, not to ex-
ICED seven hundred dollars per annum. He
shall, moreover, receive such fees of office as
orleans the States attorney shall receive
such compensation from the city, in addition
o tho salary above provided, as may be
by law. He shall be elected at the |
same Same time with the judges of the dis
rict courts, and shall hold his office for the /
ERIN OF four years.
The question was put:
'Shall the House adopt the amendment to
he constitution to become amendment No. |
AZ"
The yeas and nays we're called with the fol-
owing result:
Yeas Hon. L. Bush, Speaker, and Messrs
Ildig,e 1AyGock, Barbin. Barron, Barrett, Bra
y, Bell, Breard, Bridger, Brooks, Bowden,
brown, Boslssy Buck, Burton, Garloss, Cressy,
}omo, Cole. Davidson, D'Avy, Dayries, Dejoie,
)elavigne, De Lacy, Detiege, Drew, Dicken-
on, Dinkgravc, Duke, burden, Dupree, Drnry,
Obj, CAN'T, Gary, Gaskins, Gracien, Giles
i obts9 Jonas Ra Jones n H NJ Johnson Robert
Aern, Lea, Leeds, Leonhard Of Orleans, Lewis,
,,yons, Maaglolre, Martin, Mlon, McGehee
.eWsom, Nunez, Peralta, Pitts, Porter, Raby
richardson, Romero, Routon Ryland, Shak-
peare, Smart, Snaer, Self, Sellers, Steele
tewart, Simms, Spiller, Taylor, Tremoulet,
oler, Tolliyer,, VOORHEES,, Walker, Warmoth,
1ashbnrn, Washington, Watson, Wilde, Will
ans, Wise, and Young of East Baton, Rouge
Nays -Messrs. Brce, Tarvile and Vance,.
More than two-thirds of all the members
ected to the House of Representatives
aYing voted in tho Affirmative, the proposed
nendment to the constitution was adopted,
coming No. IA.
Amendment No. Is being No 10 of the
'natel was read, as follows: