The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Richardson Of Ouachita-
Resolred. That the Secretary of State be
requested to prepare and furnish this Con-
ventiOn d tabular statement OF the total popu-
Iation IN each Of the parishes Of the State.
Under suspension of the rules the reso-
luton was taken up.
Mr.. Lyons offered the following amend
ment.
Add the words "and Of the vote at the cleo
ton Of 1876"
The resolution as amended was then
adopted.
BY Mr.. Simon, of st. Martin
Resolution relative to the reduction Ct the
estate debt.
Whereas, A large portion Of tho State debt
Is actually owned and held by third persons,
who acquired the same at considerable dis
count or reduction, and 1t may be Impossible
to discriminate between what Is fraudulent or
what Is not. ~.@
Whereas, 1t Is absolutely necessary to re-
duce the said debt to reasonable proportions.
without Injustice to the said bona tde holders
of the said debt; 1t is hereby
ResOlred, That the appropriate committee
be and is instructed to ascertain without de
lay what portion and amount Of the State
debt s owned and held by third persons: the
names and numbers Of these persons holding
the State bonds or other evidences VI State
Indebtedness, and the rates Of discount or re-
duetion at which said third parties acquired
| the same and this with the view for the relief
OF the people TO reduce the public debt by
paying over Of returning to said parties the
| real and exact sum for which they acquired
and actually paid for the said bonds or other
evidences of State Indebtedness and no more.
| Lies over.
| BY Mr.. Kelly, Of Orleans
Resolued That the Committee on City
| Affairs be and they are hereby authorized to
| give public notice to the creditors OF the city
Of New Orleans that the committee Is now
prepared to receive propositions relative to
| the adjustment OF the bonded and floating
debt of the city.
| Lies over. @544.5@
| By Mr.. Howell, Of Orleans
| Resoiped, That the chairman of the Com
mittee on City Affairs and City Drainage be
| requested to correspond with eminent civil
| and military engineers, familiar with our To-
| cality, as to the feasibility of direct drain
a temporary levee on the lake shore to hold
i in the waters from the Mississippi river that
can be Let in to flood the swamps, In order to
make use OF large body of land that will be
| filled up by the sediment from the muddy
stream.
| Lies over.
| BY Mr.. Stone, Of East Felicana-
| Whereas 1t is right and proper and Of great
| Importance that all the people Of Louisiana
should be represented In the deliberations Of
| this Convention, and
Whereas, 1T does appear that tho honor
! able President of this Convention has not
| voted on any question brought before this
| Convention, and
Whereas, the President of this Convention
represents large and respectable constitu-
ency In this Convention; therefore, be it
Resolrcd, That upon every call Of the yeas
and nays the Clerk shall call the name Of the
President, and that his vote be recorded as O.
member of this Convention.
Lies over.
RESOLUTIONS FROM THE TABLE.
The resolution Of Mr.. Cahen, relative to o
national quarantine, was takenup
Mr.. Lyons moved to strike out the pre-
amble
Mr. Cahen moved to lay Mr.. Lyons mo-
tion on the table.
On which the yeas and nays were called,
with the following result:
Yeas--Allain, Baskin,. Bienvenu, Bobie,
Breen, Byrne. Cahen, Carey, Davenport,
Demas, Dckerson, Estoplnal. FonteIieu,
Forman, Gardner, ella, Grimes. Hough, Ken
nedy, Lagan, Lanaux, Landry, Loan
Matthews Mentz, McGloin, Noguez. Olivier,
Stevenson, Stewart Strovich, Warmoth,
Williams of Terrebonne-33.
Nays-Benham, Blanchard, Bolton, Breaux,
Bridger. Brian, Bulger. Burton, Caffrey,
Cunningham. Davidson of Claiborne, David
son of Iberville, Davis, billiard, Easterly,
Edwards, Elam, Faux, Favrot, George,
Girard, Covers, Hazard. Henry OF Cameron,
Heron, Howell, Jastremski Jenkins, Joffrion,
Kelly, Kemp, Kernochan, King, Kirkman.