The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-01


the State Debt shall be authorized TO employ
OF witnesses and the production OF papers,
aud to administer oaths to witnesses. The
rules were suspended and the resolution was
adopted.
BY Delegate Self-That when members
name s called he shall offer such ordinances
or resolutions as he may desire, and that they
be read by title only. Laid over.
By Delegate Long-That the President be
authorized to appoint committee OF five, to
be known as the committee on labor. Laid
over.
BY Delegate Stone That the Sergeant-at-
Arms be Instructed to post on the bulletin
board the names Of such committees as are to
meet each day.
The resolution was amended SO as to re-
qnre chatrmen and clerks Of committees to
essary information. and the resolution was
then adopted.
by Delegate King That $3.50 be approprI-
ated for the purpose Of supplying members
and committees with stationery.
The State Engineer submitted an itemized
account Of expenses incurred In arranging for
the meeting OF the convention.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
LYING OVER.
The following were called UP on their Sec
ond reading and action taken as below stated.
BY Delegate Stevenson That the Judiciary
Committee be instructed to inquire into the
Of abollshng ell munopolies; that
said committee inquire II there Is any statute
that prohibits minorities from arbitrarily
the rights and privileges Of majori-
ties; that said committee inquire II any part
81 the State 10 not properly represented In
ton t Referred to the COMMITTEES 'v on the
Judiciary
BY Delegate Breen-That the Convention
Printer be required 10 print again, at his own
cost. the rules OF the Convention, the stand
ng hn not being printed With The
after satisfactory explanation from the Sec
rotary.
by Delegate Denis That the State Treas
urer be required to furnish q statement OF
the amount Of interest paid since 1866 to the
present time. Referred to the Committee on
the State debt.
BY Delegate pinchback- a committee
be appointed to call upon the Mayor of New
Orleans and inquire Into his order forbidding
services In colorpd churches after 10 o'clock
p. m, such order being violation Of consti-
tutional rights.
Delegate Lyons opposed the formation Of
committee on the subject, and moved that 1t
be referred to the Committee on the Bill Of
Rights.
Delegate Cafrrey moved TO lay the whole
subject matter on the table.
The motion TO table was withdrawn for the
purpose. Of allowing Delegate Pinchback
To explain his resolution. He would
have had no objection to the Mayors order
II It had applied to all churches and not
to cOlored churches exclusively.
The motion to table was lost and the reso-
luton was referred to the Committee on Bill
OF Rights.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
The following ordinances were introduced,
read once and went over under the rules.
BY Delegate King Relative to State, par
ish and municipal taxation.
Relative to railroads and canals.
Relative to parish boundaries, etc.
By Delegate Sutherlin-Relative to the
State militia.
eral Assembly limiting the expenses to
$4,000
BY Delegate Ott-Relative to grand iurles
By Delegate Burton-Relative to the suf-
fraRe.
Relative to poll tax
BY Delegate Mciloin- Relative to the State
University.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
The report Of the Committee on the Distri-
button OF the Powers of Government, recon-
the adoption OF the following arti-
cles, was taken up:
ARTICLE |. The powers Of the government
81 the State Of Louisiana shall be divided into
three distinct departments, and each Of them
be contided to separate body Of magistracy,
to wit: Those which are Legislative to one;
those which are executive to another; and
those which are judicial to another.
ART. 2. No one Of those departments, nor
any person, or collection Of persons, holding
office IN one Of them, shall exercise power pro
perly belonging to either OF the others, except
Ia the instances hereinafter expressly directed
Or permitted.
Delegate Lyons moved that this Conven-
ton resolve itself into committee of the whole
to consider the report. Adopted.
Delegate LYONS moved that the first article
Of the report be adopted. Carried.
Delegate Lyons moved that the second arti-
Gle be adopted.
Delegate Stone moved to amend by strik-
ing out the word "one" and inserting the
word any"
After some discussion, Delegate Mcconnell
moved that the amendment be rejected. Car
Delegate Pardee offered the following as a
substitute Tor article second:
The legislative. judicial and executive
powers snail forever remain separate and dis
tlnct, and no person disehargtng the duties Of
one snail, at the same time, exercise the func-
I" ~ ~ s,eer q me Others except as here
Pending discussion of the substitute the
committee rose. The report of the Commits
Tee on Distribution was ordered to he nrinted
Ia bill form and laid on the desks of the mem
bers. NM 49,
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES RESUMED.
BY Delegate George Relative to the ineor-
poration OF towns and cities. -N~NA
Relative to the children of former slaves.
Relative to convictions for vaRrancy.
BY Delegate Parlange-Relative to bills be-
coming laws. -,S 10
Relative to gratuites by the General Az
sembly.
By Delegate Demas- Relative to the puh-
lie debt and the sale Of State lands to liuui-
late the same.
By Delegate Observation-Disclosures the Cen
,ral Assembly from lending the credits of
he State or municipal corporation to indiyi-
1uals or private corporations.
ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
The following ordinances were read d
second time and appropriately referred: