The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-16
THE CONVENTION.
discussion Of the Power OF Inc
Convention to LegisIate.
Consideration 81 Resolutions and intro
ducton of New Ordinances
A Detailed Report Of the Proceedings
THURSDAY, May 10, 1879.

Tba Convention
WITTY In the chair and lo5 members present
PRAYER was offered by Rev. Father hupefe.
Tbe journal of yesterday was correcteh ailu !
approved. .a,a,a, ",
neleqate Girard requested an extension OF
lime I'm which the Committee on Eieceioiis
was required to report. Granted.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
memorial was presented from a number
or citizens and taxpayers praying fof tiie ~
uartion of a clause In the new CONSTITUTION
making practicing lawyers Ineligible az mem
berg Of the Legislature: forbidding real estate
owners who fall to pay their taxes by Novein-
hember Is OF each year to collect any taxes
upon their property, and empowering the
sheriff III enter into possession and collect Bill
rants and asking that no laws relative to the
collection Of back taxes be enacted, as peu-
tionars consider such measures calculated 10
conduce to tax resisting. Laid over.
Rv Delegate Simon-Relative to confer
ance of the representatives 81 various powers
now sitting In Paris, TO consider various pro-
posed lines Of transit across the lsthmus
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, ana request5
inr our representatives In Congress to lend
their assistance and influence In favor Of The
Tehuantepec route
Nv Delegate Hough-A resolution relative
to debates and requiring the President to de-
clare out Of order any remarks calculated TO
impupn the character and motives Of any
member or his conduct In the past. Laid
over
A communication was received inviting the
members of the Convention to attend the
commencement exercises Of the University
of Louisiana class Of 1879.
PETITIONS ON SECOND HEADING.
The petition OF d number OF shipmasters
relative To the New canal complaining OF the
tolls charged, the administration thereof, etc.,
was referred to the Committee ON State
Lands,
The petition Of the Board Of Supervisors OF
the Louisiana Agricultural and Mechanical
College was referred to the Committee Oh the
Judiciary.
RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING.
The resolution requiring the Committee on
State Lands to examine Into the amounts
paid to the State by the lessees Of the Peni-
Tertiary and the New canal was adopted.
The resolution relative TO quarantine, Of
fered by Delegate Chiapella, was discussed
at length by the introducer, who argued that
all quarantine regulations were useless to
prevent the introduction OF yellow fever. The
resolution was referred to the Committee on
Health and Quarantine
Delegate Lott introduced resolution pro-
vidIng for the payment OF the expenses Of
Judge Montgomery, the contestant In the
case from Carroll parish settled on Wednesday
In favor OF Delegate Benham, for the pur-
pose OF testing the sense OF the Convention
as to these cases, Of which there are several.
Objection was made to the present consfdera-
ton Of the resolution and 1t was laid over.
The communication of State Treasurer
Burke, relative to the amounts paid Into the
treasury by the lessees Of the State Penten-
tiary and the New canal, was referred to
the Committee on State Lands.
Delegate McGIoin moved a reconsdera-
ton Of the vote by which the petition of ship
masters had been referred to the Committee
on State Lands, but afterwards withdrew
as he had learned that the delegates from the
Florida parishes, whose people were most
nearly interested In the matter, desired the
petition to go to that committee.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
The following ordinances were introduced
read first time and went over under the
rules:
By Delegate McGon Making actions fol
violations OF the constitution imprescript
BILE.
Relative to the power Of the General AS
sembly to tax certain property.
Relative to the public debt. z,.
Relative to laws providing Tor inspections
by Delegate Watkins Relative to funding
the State debt.
BY Delegate Wells Concerning removals
from office.
fering OF privileges and liens.
Relative to Inquiry into the amount OF as
easements. "5=.5
Relative to assessments OF parish and cit,
property.
By Delegate Byrne-Making 1t crime 70
the officers OF any banking association to re
ceive deposits when they know such institu
tion to be insolvent.
schools, providing for compulsory education
By Delegate Young-Kelatiye to mortgage
and liens on farming stock ana implements;
BY Delegate Moreand- Instrueting Tia
next Legislature to provide Tor the collectlo
BY Delegate Stewart Relative to mort
cages. ,,z.=
BY Delegate Relative to the mar
ner OF preparing and casting ballots.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Delegate Land, on behalf of the Commtte
vi lHe ", Itppi ithui ~
certain ordinances improperly referred t
said committee, and recommending that the
be referred TO other stated committees.
Delegate Todd, on behalf Of the Commute
on General Provisions. returned an ordit
ance referred to 1t, with the recommendation
that 1t be referred to the Committee on til
Judiciary.
The majority and minority reports on I'll
ordinance providing for the repeal OF the la
regarding appeals from the parishes of Cadd
lie Soto and Bussier We're taken up.
The majority report was unfavorable to tt
ordinance on the ground that 1t was matterc
legislation and that the Convention had \
right to enter into such matters of legisl;
ton. The minority report held that 1t WI
entirely competent for the Convention
enter into and dispose Of questions of legsli
tion.
Delegate Land moved to reject the maio
Ivy report, and argued at length to sho
the power OF the Convention to legislate q
Wen as To form an organic law, quoting a 70
nlau aa.le array of authorities to sustain tn
bosiit th. He insisted that the Convent,
tian w, ,.t nnaoabted right to adopt eonstit
si'h WITHOUT Euhm itfinp / for rnf /,