The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-13
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE-
CONVENTION
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Eighteenth Days Proceedings.
New ORLEANS, saturday, May 10, 1879.
Tho Convention wns called to order nt u
o'clock D. m. Present. Hon LA. Wilt, Pres
ident, and 122 members.
Abseut Messsrs Babceck, Bourgeois. ca
ben. Ensterly, Haakina, GuarinRsr, dlh,
| Marks. Plnchbnck. foche, btsWhIt@lj'
The proceedings were opened with prayer
by Rev J. r. Davidson, of Claiborne.
Mt. Erinn, of VIM, was excused on account
Of sickness.
TIE in1rnnl III tho eighth and ninth Of May
4 the 81 tee,,th and seventeenth days proceed
lnpa, were corrected and ordered To be np-
/ proved hs corrected.
! INTRODUCTION or PETITIONS. MEMORIALS
i AND REVOLUTIONS.
| By Mr. suthsrlin, of De Soto
i Memorial Of the Bonrd OF Supervisors Of
the Louisiana State University and Agrlcul-
turnl md Mechanical College, urging upon
The Convention the necessity and Importance
If restoring to It's original atatus tho amount
belonplnp to the Louisiana State Seminary,
md to tho Agricultural and Mechanical Col-
| lego fund, and moreover calling the htten-
ton of the Convention fo the net 81 Con-
gress, approved July Q, 1869, donating public
lands To the several States and Territories
which may provide colleges for the benefit OF
agriculture and tho mechanical hrts, and es-
peeially to sections and Of snid act.
| Lies over.
/ Mr.. sutherin moved that the Auditors re-
| port. made In response to the res
olutions Of Delegates Land and FIvrot
be printed In tho journal OF proceedings of
the Convention nni TINT 1900 copies Of shid
report be printed for distribution among tho
people.
Mr. Forrnan moved, Ms n substitute, that
1900 extra copies be published and annexed TO
the journal. and bound with II as IN ap-
pendix.
Mr.. McGloin moved 10 refer the whole sub
iect matter To tho Committee on Printing,
with instructions to report next Monday re-
regarding the probable cost Of said publ1ca-
tlon. Adopted.
/ On motion ~ Mr.. Ghiapela Tho Committee
on Contested Elections we're excused from
attendance ut the Convention this day. pend
ing the consideration by said committee Of
the contested election case OF Rivet W..
Augustin
On motion OF Mr.. Loan tt was ordered that
the State Treasurer be- requested to Inform
the Convention how mich money, II any, has
been paid into the treasury by the lcssees Of
the Louisiana State Penitentiary and New
Basin Canal, within the past ton years.
On motion of Mr.. Bell. chairman Of the
4 Committee on Debt and Government 81 The
City Of New Orleans, IL was ordered that the
said committee be authorized 10 employ u
clerk attn compensation Of two dollars and
fifty cents per day for the time actually EN-
poycd
On motion, leave Or absence was granted
to the following named delegates:
Mr.. Ferdinand Marks.
Mr.. II. H. Young, for three days.
Mr. Estopinnl. for this day.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
FROM THE TABLE.
The resolution of Mr. GhlapeIla concerning
the quarantine laws was taken up and, by re-
quest, laid over.
The resolution Of Mr.. Loan requesting the
COMMITTEES on PnrochiaI Affairs to inquire Into
the status of the town Of AIgers, and report
to this Convention whether IL DO proper or
, not to dlsconnect the same from the city ol
New Orleans. was referred To the Committee
on Parochal Affairs and Boundaries.
The resolution Of Mr.. Henry, Of Natchi-
toches making IT. the duty Of the first Legis-
, lature under this constitution to inquire into
, the irregularities and abuses that exist lT
this State in the sale OF cotton, sugar, rice
and other products and to provide o remedy
for the same, was referred TO the Cofnfnltlet
On General Provisions.
The President announced the names OF tn
following delegates as additional members or
The Committee Oh the Debt and Government
of the City Or New Orleans, to wilt: Messr,
!, Breaux, Williams Of Grant and Chiapella.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
I. The following named members introduced
: the following entitled ordinances, which wer
severaly read and ordered to lie over In &c
g coriance with the rules of the Convention, Il
wit:
by Mr.. Jenkins
Ordinance No 359,
y Concerning the rights Of married women.
}. by Mr.. Baskin
, Ordinance No. 359,
Concerning redemption Of lands forfeite
+ to the State.
By MI. Loan
Ordinance No. 800,
d Concerning commercial solicitors.
BY Dir. Elan
Ordinance No 361,
O Concerning the validity Of tax sales.
By Mr.. Favrot-Z
Z Ordinance No. 1862,
Concerning representation and new par
ishes
BY Mr.. Simon
Ordinance No. 3G3
) Concerning the carrying Of concealed weap
ons.