The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-06

| 49, u0ilhhuu6u ~ Gn0 lGSSe6S and their
agents: The substitute would fully protect
| all parties n future, while 1t left IL ID the
| changes. $50
| Delegate Lagan offered an amendment pro
shall exceed tie expenses the rate of TIL snail
/ be- decreased.
Delegate Thompson opposed the amend
meDt, and moved to lay the substitute and all
amendments On the table.
On this motion the yeas and NAYS were de-
manded, resulting yeas 55, nays 3d.; and the
motion To table was lost.
Delegate Semmes offered An amendment to
me amendment Of Delegate Lagan, providing
that any excess Of revenues over expenses
| shall BE- applied to the drainage OF the city OF
| New Orleans exclusively.
| Delegate Robertson offered an amendment
providing that the depth Of the canal shall be
| the bars ut lite mouth shall be- kept lredged
| To that depth.
Delegate Matthews moved to lay all pend
ing a1nendmss ~ % the table. Adopted.
amend the substitute by providing that the
superintendent OF the canal shall receive $500
per year, and his term Of Office shall last two
years, and that he shall be allowed five
assistants ut d salary OF $50 per month.
Delegate Benham moved 70 amend. BY
striking out 1880" and inserting $1,000
Delegate Cafrey opposed the amendments.
He believed that all such matters Of minutiB
| SHOULD Do lSIE I'D GH0 GGUGTHl ASSEMBLY,. EOc
this reason he should support the substitute
Delegate Mcconnell moved to lay the pend
Ing amendments on the table. Adopted.
/ Delegate Lagan moved that the canal shall
be under the control OF board Of i've to be
appointed by the Governor. Laid on the
Delegate Sutherlin offered an amendment
providing that all expenses incurred In the
maintenance Of the canal shall be paid from
the receipts thereof. Adopted-yeas rs, nays
none.
Delegate Thompson moved reconsilera-
ton Of the vote by which the amendment
offered by Delegate Robertson, relative to the
depth OF water, was laid on the table, and
Of his section OF the State the only relief they
asked OF the Convention, which would be
covered In PARTLY the adoption OF the amend
ment.
Delegate Cunningham hoped the Conven-
tion would adopt the motion to reeopsider.
| Delegate Warmoth moved to lay the mo-
tlon on the table. Lost.,yeas At, nays g..
The motion to reconsider was then adopted.
providing that the depth OF water shall AL
ways be maintained at eight feet, which
amendment was. accepted by Delegate Rob-
ertson and adopted.
| The resolution accompanying the report Of
the committee was then called up by Dele
gate Robertson. 1t reads as follows:
Resolued. That the Attorney General be and
he is hereby reaue sted TO institute judicial pro-
ceedings, ag tinst the lessee Of the New basin
canal ana appuffenaness Tor the collection OF
the rent thereof now due the State, and for poe
session OF the property anu forfeiture OF the
/ lease.
ton be adopted, and on this motion called the
1 previous question.
The Convention sustained the call for the
previous question by vote of-yeas &c. nays
| b3.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
adoption Of the resolution, resulting-yeas 95,
| nays %, and the motion prevailed
| Delegate POche gave notice that he would
| Tomorrow move reconsideration OF the vote
| just taken.
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
| Consideration Of the report Of the Commit
tee on Executive Department was then re-
snmed, the pending question being Delegate
FOrman's motion to reconsider the vote by
which the salary of the Attorney General was
| fixed at $1,000 per year.
fixed was not q sufficient compensation for
the I'm OTtance and arduous labors Of the DO
sitiOn. The Attorney General during 1878 at
tended to fiftysix civil suits I'D district courts,
involving ~, BOZ ,O25. and one hundred and sew
enty.one suits ii the Supreme Court, civil and
criminal the civil suits involving very large
amounts. In this enumeration no suits for
taxes were included. These facts, biz urged,
were sufficient argument In favor Of the m b.
tion to reconsider, which he hoped would pre-
vail.
Delegate Demas opposed the motion to re-
consider. and moved to lay the motion on the
1 tahle.
On this the yeas and nays wera demanded,
resulting yeas 81, nays 40, and the motion
to table prevailed. 4
The next item Of Delegate Fo,.man's sub
stitute for the original article fixing the sala-
| rieS OF the Auditor and Treasurer ;.G $4,000 per
annum, was taken up.
Delegate Leake moved to amend by insert
Ing $4,000 for $4,000 which amendment
was accepted by Delegate Forman
Delegates Leake and Sutherlin favored the
adoption OF the amendment
Delegates Pardee and Phelps ir sisted that
the amendment would not provide sufficient
compensation for the Auditor.
Delegate Leake insisted that the Office Of
Treasurer was equally as important as that
large bond for the faithful performance Of his
duties. He commended that the amount fixed
by his amendment would amply pay both
officers. The same officers In much larger
States had even smaller salaries.
Delegate Kelly moved to lay the amend
ment on the table.
On this motion the yeas and nays were de-
manded, resulting-yeas GA, nays 43, and the
motion to table prevailed.
Delegate Matthews offered O substitute for
the item providing that the Auditor shall re-
ceive $4,000 and the Treasurer $500 per annum.
| Some confusion arising, the Convention de-
ctded to divide the question by taking vote
on the salaries separately.
Delegate Sutherin moved that the salary
Of the Auditor be fixed at $25OO.
| On this motion the yeas and nays were de-
manded. resulting -yeas 81, nays 4s, and the
motion was adopted.
| A motion to adjourn was voted down.
Delegate Moore, OF Lafourche, moved to fix
the salary OF the Treasurer at $4,000. Adopted
yeas 81, nays 26.
Delegate Stamps gave notice that on to-
morrow he would move reconsideration Of
the vote just taken.
Delegate Moore, Of Lafourche, moved that
the salary of the Secretary of s ate be fixed
at $500. Adopted-yeas 65, nays %.
The president presented the following COM
munication, which was read:
NEW ORLEANS, June s, 1879,
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Constitutional Conventions:
Gentlemen-We are Instructed by Messrs.
Stern Bros, bankers. London, England. by
caDle message. dated London. June 5. 1879. to