The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-18
seventy-flfth Days Proceedings.

Geventy.ffth Days Proceedings.
New ORLEANS, Wednesday, July 16, 1879.
The Convention was called to order ut 9
o'clock q. ID.
Prcsent-The Hon. Il. "A. Witt, President,
and ia members.
Absent Messrs. Benham, Davis, King
Ponder, Smith, N. M. Steele, Warmoth, r. u
Williams.
The journal OF the evening session Of July
IA and that OF the morning session Of July IL
were corrected and approved.
On the motion OF Mr.. Pinchbaek, the special
order Of the day for this day was postponed
until Ii o'clock q. N.
THE JUDICIARY ORDINANCE.
Consideration Of Ordinance Mo- AL, Con
corning the judiciary department" was re.
sumed.
Articles IS and 56swere adopted.
Article 81 was read, amended in line 4, on
motion 1of Mr.. Forman, by striking out the
word monthly" and adopted as amended.
Articles IS, SO and 60 were successfully read
and adopted as printed.
Article 81 was read.
Mr., Cunningham moved to amend as fol-
lows:
stike out the word States In line and In
line 6. and insert the word 'diStrict;" fill the
blank Id line with the words -four thou
sand" Strike out all from the word "and,' In
line 10, to the end Of line 10, inclusive
The amendment, by rising vote Of So yeas
to 4G nays, was lost
Mr.. Davidson. OF Claiborne, moved that the
blank In line be filled with the words "three
thousand dollars"
Mr. Lyons moved to amend the amendment
of MI. Davidson by striking out the words,
"and such fees as may be allowed BY law
but no fee shall be allowed in criminal cases
except on conviction" Strike out the word
Estates In lines and 6, and insert In lieu
thereof the word district"
Mr.. Davidson accepted the amendment.
| MIR. Watkins moved, as substitute for the
amendment Of Mr.. Davidson, that the blank
| III line be filled with the words three thou
sand" and that the words, from the con
victed parties only" beaded at the end Of
line 10.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to amend the sub
stitute by striking out "three," and inserting
"one," and by striking out the words, 'from
the convicted parties only"
The amendment Of Mr.. Cunningham was
adopted, and the amendment Of MI. Watkins
was adopted as amended.
| On the motion Of Mr.. Breaux, the article
! was amended III line 4, by striking out the
word appointed" and inserting the word
7 elected in lieu thereof
| On the motion Of Mr.. Byrne the article
was amended by adding after the word idol.
las,'' In line 49, the words 'per annuns.'
ri vuoc r,fndn
| Mr.. Cunningham moved to reconsider the
vote just taken.
On the motion Of Mr.. McGloin, the motion
to reconsider was laid upon the table.
1 Mr.. Simon moved to reconsider the vote by
| which article So was adopted.
| Mr.. Ogden moved that the motion to recon
slider be laid upon the table.
On which motion the yeas and nays were
called for resulting as follows: ..-..mM
Yeas-Messrs. Baskin, Blanchard, Bolton
Burton, Caffrey, Chaffe, Collins, Colvin, Gun
nngham, Davenport, billiard, Easterly, Elan
Faulk, Forman, Gaskins, George, Covers
Hazard, Henry OF Cameron, Heron, Howell
Luckett, Lyons, Willard Moore Of ST. Ian
dry Munday, McGloin, Mutt, Ogden, Reid
Richardson, Self, Stage, Stone Stringfellow
Thompson, Todd, Vance, Watkins, Webb
Wells, White, Young Of East Baton Rouge
so.
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Bobie
Bourgeois, Breaux, Brtdger, Brian, Bulow
Byrne, Cahen. Carey, Claiborne. Davidson o
Claiborne. Davidson Of ,Iberville, Demas
Denis, Dickerson, Edwards Estoplnal,. Fay
Henry Of Natchitoches, Hough, Jastremski
jenkins, Kernochan, Kirkman, Knoblock
Lanaux, Landry, Loan, Long, Matthews
Mentz, Moreland, Moore Of Lafourche, Nc
g,onnell, Noguez, Ott pardee, Parlange
Stamps, Stewart, Strovich, Sutherlin, vii
liams OF Terrebonne-57.
Absent-Messrs. Bell, Benham, Bienvenu
Breen, Bulger, Chiapella, Davis, Fontelieu
deur, JI., Marks. Marshall, Olivier, Ponder
Semmes, Smith Of jackson, Steele, Steven
son, Warmoth, Williams Of Grant, Young o
Concordia-25.
The motion to lay upon the table was lost.
I The motion to reconsider article IS pre-
vailed.
M. Simon moved to strike out lines 9, II
and Il.
~ rising vote Of 81 yeas to 50 nays thu
motion to strike out prevailed.
/ On the motion Of Mr.. Cunningham the ar
ticle was amended by adding the words sspro
vided he shall have been licensed attorne,
for five years before his election"
Article IS was adopted as amended.
Article GO was read.
Mr.. Forman moved to amend article 81 b,
inserting IN line s, after the word .Orleans,
the words, "and appointed in the same man
ner and for the same term"
Mr.. Robertson offered as substitute tht
words, "and shall be elected by the quail
| fed voters OF the parish
The substitute OF Mr.. Robertson was adopt
led.
On the motion Of Mr.. Blanchard Lines s, :