The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-01
sideration Of the reports was postponed until
Monday next, and made the special order OF
the day FIR that dav af u n,1nck m.

VI Monday next, and made the special order OF
i the day for that day at II o'clock m.
REPORT or COMMITTEE ON HoMEsTEADs.
4 Mr.. Poche On behalf Of the Committee on
Homesteads and Other Exemptions, present.
cd report on Ordinances Nos 8, 30, 1863, $40,
$50, $40, 242, 243. 261, 2s4, 900, 338, $50, by a
substitute ordinance.
Lies over until the report Of the minority is
presented by Mt. Stringfellow, chairman Of
the committee.
ORDINANCE NO. 40.
On the motion Of Mr.. Sutherlin, under q
suspension OF the rules, the report OF the COM
mittee on Education, and Ordinance No. 4i0,
reported by that committee, were taken up
and assigned as the special order of the day
for Monday, July 7, Immediately after the
reading oil the journal.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
| [Mr. Stone In the chair.]
| The Convention resumed the consideration
of the unfinished business On which 1t was
engaged OF the time Of last adjournment, to
wit: Ordinance No. 423, Relative to the
funding Of the floating Indebtedness Of the
State reported by the Committee on State
Debt; and Ordinance No 426, For the re-
lief of delinquent taxpayers; remitting inter-
est, penalties, costs, etc, upon delinquent
taxes, and extending the time for the redemp-
ton of property forfeited Or sold to the State
for the non-payment of taxes" reported by
the Committee on Taxation, Equalization and
Exemptions.
Mr.. Kidd moved that Ordinance No. 423 be
first considered.
| Mr. Phelps, as q substitute for that motion
moved that Ordinance No. 426 be first consid-
cred.
Mr.. Kidd moved that the motion OF Mr..
Phelps be- laid upon the table.
The motion to lay upon the table WIS lost
Mr. Leaks moved that both ordinances
Nos 423 and 426) be referred to the Committee
on Finance.
On the motion OF Mr.. Bridger, by a rising
vote Of A yeas to 30 nays, the motion to refer
was laid upon the table.
| The previous question being moved by Mr..
Phelps, and seconded by the Convention, the
motion of Mr.. Phelps to take up Ordinance
No. 426 was lost by the following vote:
Yeas-M essrs. Bell, Blanchard, Breen,
Chaffe, Claiborne, Collins, Davenport, Denis,
Edwards, George, Girard, Land, Leake, Lee
Modon e olivier Parianse A Pheips feehe
Ponder, Semmes, Simon, Stille, Watkins,
Wells, White, Young OF Coneordla-
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Babeock, Baskin,
RRo sr fsS 9 d BeprssGS o Bess nga
Davidson Of Claiborne, Davis, Demas, Dick
erson, billiard, Easterly, Elan, Faux, Fonte-
lieu, Forman, Gardner, Gaskins Ola, Grimes.
gueringer. Harvard, Henry of N!atch1ites e
Kemp, Kennedy, Kernochan, Kidd, Kirkman,
Knoblock, Lagan, Loan, Lott, Luckett, Mar
shall, Matthews, Mentz, Moore Of e; Landry,
Mgaaay Noguez Nut ogdenn ri. Pnehbaca
jackson, Smith Of st. Mary, Stage, stamps
Stewart, Stone, Strovich, sutherlin, Thomp-
son, Todd, Vance, Warmoth, Webb, Williams
OF GRANTS.
Bre ose BuoM Burton. Caffrey, Cahen. CHA
pella, Davidson Of Iberyille, Estopinal,
Favrot, Covers, Henry OF Cameron, HERON,
Kelly, King, Lanaux, Landry, Long, Marks,
Willard, Moore of 4Iafourche, ut, Psar1fdee,
Williams of Terrebonne, Young OF East Baton
| Rouge-30.
The motion Of Mr.. Kidd prevailed and or
dlnance No. 423 was taken up.
On the motion of Mr.. Matthews it was or
dered that the ordinance be considered article
by article.
/ Article was read.
Mr.. Parlange moved to amend by striking
out all after the word "years." In line IA.
4 On the motion OF Mr.. Robertson the amend
ment was laid upon the table by the following
vote:
ham, Bobie Breaux, Brldger, Brian, Bulger,
Caffrey, Davidson OF Iberville, Demas. Dick
erson, Elan, Faulk, Fontelieu, Gardner, ella,
Henry Of Natchitocheg, Hough, Jastremskt,
Jenkins, Kernochan, Kidd, King, Knoblock,
Mentz Morslsnd LOU Sogues AeiN NUT Pardee
Pinchback, Robertson, Self, Semmes, Simon,
Smith Of Jackson, Smith OF st. Mary, stamps,
Stevenson, Stewart, Strovich, SutheTlin, Todd,
G aan WliIin@s Of Hs Terreb e Yoang Of
Nays = Messrs. Blanchard, Bourgeois,
Breen, Byrnes Carey, Chaffe, Chiapella, Col
vim, Cunningham, Davenport Davis, Diliard,
Girard, Grimes, Hazard, Henry OF Cameron,
Jonrion, Kemp, Land, LeGardeur, Jr, Lyons,
Munday, McC onnell, Met Holm, Ogden, Olivier,
ct, PaIlange Phelps, Po1 de Reid, Rivet,
Absent-Me ssrs. Babcock, Bienveng, Boil
i ton. Buiow, Burton, Cahen, Claiborne, Collins,
Davidson OF Claiborne, Denis, Estopinal,
George, Covers, Gueringer, Heron. Howell,
hh eake, n Loan, Marks, Marshall, Willard,
| Moore OF Lafourche, Moore OF st; Landry,
Poche Richardson, Roach, Steele, Stille,
Thompson, White, Young Of East Baton
Rouge-36.
Mr.. Bridger moved the previous question
on the adoption of article1.
Pending the motion for the previous ques-
ton, and before vote was taken on second
| ing the same, On the motion of Mr. Young. OF
Concordia, by rising vote OF go yeas to "a
nays, the Convention adjourned until Mon
day, June 80, at 10 o'clock a. N.
! VIM. Fl. HARRIS,
4 Secretary Of the Convention.
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