The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-15

Blanchard 1t was striken out.
Article 10 was read. and on the motion of
Mr.. Blanchard was amended as follows:
In line 5 insert the words cor owner" be-
tween "officer' and ''of,' and In the same
line insert the words private or public bank
or between the words any and Banking. "
Article 10 was adopted as amended.
Article II was read, and on the motion Of
Mr.. Mcconnell 1t was amended In line by in
sorting the word property" after the words
majority or the"
Mr.. McGloin moved that article IL be
stricken out
Nj. Olivier moved to amend by inserting
between the second word "the" and the word
tax" In line 6, the words "real estate" The
motion was lost.
Mr.. Wells moved that the article be amend
ed by striking out the words lin numbers and
value In line Z. =.#mmam .5=
Mr.. Ogden offered the following amend
ment: @@o"
Add the words: provided that such tax
shall not exceed the rate of five mills per an
mum, nor extend for q longer period than ten
years
The previous question was moved by Mr..
Robertson and seconded By the Convention.
By rising vote OF "a yeas to IS nays the
amendment offered by Mr.. Ogden was
adopted.
The motion Of Mr.. McGloin to strike out
article Ii, by rising vote Of 20 yeas to 60
nays, was lost.
Mr.. McGloin records himself as voting
sno" against the adoption Of article II, report
Of the Committee on Corporations and Cor
porate Rights, which article authorizes local
taxation for railroad and similar enterprises.
Article II was adopted as amended.
Pending the further consideration OF Ordi-
nance No. 439, Mr.. Lott rose to
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE,
and moved that the report OF the COMMITTEE OF
Investigation be now considered. The report
was read. z mm
Mr.. Lott moved that the Sergeant-at-A Arms
be directed to bring Mr.. E. A. Palfrey before
the bar of the Convention, to answer charge
Of contempt in refusing to answer question
propounded to him by the Investigating Com
mittee.
AS q substitute for the motion Of Mr.. Lott,
Mr.. Stevenson moved that the Committee OF
Investigation be discharged.
The motion to discharge the committee
was on motion Of Mr. Young, Of Concordia,
laid upon the table.
Mr.. Young, OF Concordia, moved that the
motion Of Mr. Lott be laid upon the table.
On which motion the yeas and nays were
called, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Babcock, Baskin, Bell, Bobie
Bourgeois, Breaux. Cnaffe, Collins, Davenport,
Crimes LeGarfeur, Jr., Mcconnell, Phelps,
STAMPS. Stevenson, Young Of Concordia-16.
Nays-Messrs. Bienvenu, Blanchard Boil
ton, Breen, Bridger, Burton, Byrne, Caffrey,
Carey Chiapella Claiborne ooy " hay
Vile, Dickerson, billiard, Easterly, Edwards,
Elan, Faulk, Favrot, Fontelieu, Forman,
Gardner, George, Girard, Covers. Gueringer,
Hazard, Henry OF Cameron, Henry OF Match
itoches, Heron, Hough, Howell, yastremski,
Knoblock, Lagan, Leake, Loan, Long, Lott
Luckett, Lyons, Marshall, Willard, Moreland,
Moore of Lafourche, Moore, Of st. Landry,
Munday, McGloin. Mutt, Ogden, Olivier, Far
Self, Semmes, Simon, Smith OF st. Mary
Stone, Stroyicb, Sutherlin, Thompson, Iodd
Vance, Webb, Wells. White. Young OF East
Baton Rouge-79.
Absent--Messrs. Allan, Benham, Brian,
Bulger, Bulow, Cahen, Davis, Demas Denis,
Estopinal, Gaskins, ella, Jenkins, Kidd, King
Kirkman, Lanaux, Land, Landry, Marks
Matthews, Mentz, Noguez OFT, PiDchback
Poche, Ponder, Richardson, Smith Or JACK.
son, Stagg, Steele, Stewart, StringfelloW,, War.
moth, Watkins Williams Of Grant, Williams
Of Terrebonne-37.
The motion to lay upon the table was lost
| On Mr. Lofts motion the yeas and nays
were called for, with the following result:
| Yeas-Messrs. Baskin, Benvenu, Blanch
ard, Bolton, Breen, Bulger, Burton, Byrne
Gareg Galey Ghiapea G pard fa aRarg
Edwards, Elan, Faulk Fayrot, Fontelieu
Forman, Gardner, George, Girard, Covers,
Gueringer, Hazard, Henry OF Cameron, Henry
OF Natchitoches. Heron, Howell, Jastremski
Jenkins, Joffrion,. Kelly, Kemp, Kennedy
Marshall, Willard. Moreland, Moore Of La.
fourche, Moore of st. Landry, Munday, Nc
Gloin, Mutt, Ogden, Olivier, Parlange, Reid
Rivet, Roach, Robertson, Self, Semmes
Simon Smith q St M Mary Stone Str9 fcn
Webb, Wells, White Williams OF Terrebonne
Young OF East Baton Rouge-75. .s
Nays-Messr Babcock, Bell, Bobie, Bour'
geois, Breaux, Chaffe, Collins, Davenport
Hough, Kernochan, Kirkman, Leake, heGar
deur, Jr., Loan, Mcconnell, a.Pardee. Phelps
Stamps, Stevenson, Young Of Concordia-23.
Absent essrs. Allan, Benham, Bridger
Brian, Bulow, Gahen, Claiborne 3 Da ~
Kidd. King, Lanaux, Land, Landry, Marks
Matthews, :Mentz, Noguez, OFT, Plnchback
Poche, Ponder, Richardson, Smith Of Jack
son, Stage, Steele, Stewart, Stringfellow
Warmoth, Williams Of Grant-34.
The motion of Mr.. Lott was carried.
MIR. Lagan moved that the vote Just takel
be reconsidered. @"m@aM.
The motion to reconsider was laid upon tn
table. a"
ORDINANCE NO. 439 RESUMED.
The consideration of Ordinance No. 4Ss
Concerning corporations and corporal
rights was resumed, and article IL was reac
Mr. Blanchard moved to amend by striking
out all from the word company" in line z
to the word passengers, In line 5.
i Mr., Phelps moved that article - be stricke
out. m...
Mr.. Forman moved that all from the Wor
"State," In line q, to the end Of the article
be stricken out. m.......M
The previous question being moved an