The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
Another Long Debate on the Re
mort Of the Committee on
Limitations.
Consideration and Disposal Of Petitions and
Resolutions-A Number OF New
Ordinances Introduced.
THURSDAY, May %, 1879.

The President explained his rulings In the
case of Kivet w. Augustln On wednesday,
and sustained them by quotations from Bar
clay on Parliamentary Law.
The journal of Wednesday was corrected
and approved.
The vote by which the journal Of Tuesday
vas approved was reconsidered, and the
farrual was further corrected and approved.
p8EIJTToNs, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
ffy Delegate White That all future con
.estnd election cases shall be taken up at
night sessions and disposed of. Laid over
BY Delegate Henry-A petition from Siti-
zens Of Natchitoches praying for the estab-
lishment oil a Bureau Of Agriculture and I'm
migration Referred to the Committee on
Agriculture.
BY Delegate Knoblock-A petition to the
same effect. Similarly referred.
A supplemental petition for female suffrage
was referred to the Committee on Elective
Franchise.
report Of the grand jury on the New Or
leans Savings Institution was referred to the
Committee on Corporations.
The resolution Of Mr.. Steele, relative to out
standing warrants was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Debt.
BY Delegate Loan-That the Auditor be in
structed to report the amount Of money
turned into the State treasury yearly for the
past three years by the inspector Of live stock.
The resolution was adopted.
requested to secure information as to the
amount of property sold for taxes, etc. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Taxation.
The resolution OF MIR. Claiborne. relative to
AxxH riat
was referred to the Committee on Internal
improvements.
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES.
The following ordinances were introduced,
read first time and went over under the
rules
By Delegate Heron Providing for the es,,
tabllshment OF q Bureau OF Agriculture and
Agricultural Statistics.
By Delegate Breaux- Limiting the imposi-
ton Of license tax. The rules were sus-
pended. the ordinance read second time and
referred.
BY Delegate Providing for further
Limitation Of Legislative powers.
Prohibiting the imposition OF general
levee tax
BY Delegate Williams Relative to the
election Of justices OF the peace.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Delegate Moore, Of Lafourche, chairman Of
the COMMITTEES on Limitations, reported back
certain ordinances improperly referred, with
the recommendation that they be referred to
appropriate committees.
LIMITATION ON THE LEGISLATIVE POWER.
Ordinance NO. 336, being the report OF the
COMMITTEES on Limitations, was taken up,
the question pending being article IL, as
follows:
ARTICLE 10. olaw shall be passed by the
General Assembly fixing the price 81 labor,
or Of any commodity, or Of use OF any lands
or houses or of the carriage OF persons or
Delegate Leake moved to strike out all
after the word houses.
Delegate Blanchard favored the adoption
Of the amendment. .
Delegate Forman supported at length the
original article with proyiso, as follows:
provided, that the Legislature shall pro-
hbit any common carrier from charging
more In proportion for shorter distances Ihah
for longer distances
On motion this amendment was referred to
the Committee on Taxation.
The question required on Delegate Leake's
amendment to strike out, and 1t YVES adopted.
Delegate Forman moved to strike out the
words LANDS or houses, ana insert prop
Delegate Lyons moved to lay this amend
ment on the table. Adopted.
one to strike out the words "the General As
sembly,' the other to strike out the words
"of use and insert the word rental.
Delegate Warmoth did not see the necessity
of the article, and moved TO strike u ouC.
The amendments of Delegate McGloin were
The motion Of Delegate Warmoth to strike
out was adopted-yeas 62, nays &c.
Article q was taken up. 1t reads as fol-
ows:
ART a. No money shall ever be taken from
tho public treasury directly or indirectly, in
aid OF any church, sect or denomination OF re-
lgion or In aid of any priest. preacher, mln-
isfar or teacher thereof as such, and no pre-
h,tl hp yypu tn dis
elimination made against any church, sect or
creed of religion or any form OF religious
faith or worship, nor shall any appropriations
be made for charitable or benevolent purposes
to any person or community.
Delegate Parlange moved to amend by
striking out all after the words faith or wor-
ship
Delegate Sutherlin favored the amend
Delegate Lagan offered as substitute for
the amendment the following: Add after the
word worship the words except for cnafi-
table institutions, irrespective Of religious
Delegate Watkins favored the original arti-
Gle. .
Delegate Lyons also opposed the amend
ments and favored the original article
Delegate Moore, of Latourche, explained
that the article did not affect appropriations
for public charities, but only for private per-
sons or communities. and urged the adoption
uf the original article.
Delegate MEil0ln Insisted thai the fuohe
institutions could not perform all the neees-
sary charitable work ard urged that some
.=. aiiooe tu private institutions
He therefore favored the amendment of Del
egata parlange-
Delegate Heron favored the amendment,
He did mot believe that retrenehment should
basin with the aat.ug off Of the pttanee
given 10 the poor aud nredy. lie believed
that ha represented the wishes ~ Ills con-
stiturugs iii opposing such economy.
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lie urged that ample provision should ~
made far the Charity Hospital, and paid a
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