The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-27

) motion of Mr.. DeInas the Convention took )
recess until 30 o'clock .. m.
Evening Session.
After recess, at Z 80 p. m. the Convention
was called to order
Present-Hon. L. A. Witt, President, and
101 members
Absent-Messrs. Bell, Benham, BIenvenn
Breen. Brian, Burton, Byrne, Colvin. Davis
billiard, FonteIieu, Gaskins, Hazard, Jastrem.
; ski, kernochan, Kidd, King, Kirkman, Marks
, Marshall, Munday, Mcconnell, Ogden, Pom.
der. Reid, n. NJ. Smith, Steele, Strfn9fe,low
Warmoth, Webb, r. b. Williams.
4 On a suspension of the rules Mr.. Phelps
chairman, submitted, on behalf of the Com
Tnfttee on Taxation, Equalization and Ex-
emptions. the following report, which, on a
further suspension OF the rules, was placed
ON it's second reading, and the report was
adopted:
To the Honorable the President and Members
| ana:
Your Committee on Taxation, Equalization
and Exemptions respectfully return:
| Ordinance No. 444, Providing for the ex-
emption OF the New Orleans and Pacific Rail-
road"
Ordinance No. 4ss, Concerning the taxing
| OF dogs"
Ordinance No. 4t2, Concerning the cleo
EfOn OF assessors"
| Reporting unfavorabIy thereon.
Also, the memorial OF steamboatmen re-
ferred to this committee, which has already
been acted upon by the Convention.
ss'y respectfully, JUN PHELPS, Chairman.
On the motion Of Mr.. Cunningham
(1rIjn T~
Concerning impeachment and removals
from office"
Was taken up and the ordinance was read
Mr.. Cunningham moved that Ordinance No.
452 be adopted on It's second reading.
On the motion OF Mr.. Pardee the Conyen-
ton, by a rising vote of 43 yeas to n nays.
decided to consider Ordinance No. 49, article
by article.
Article of said ordinance was then read,
and adopted as read.
Article was read
Mr.. Pardee offered the following amend
ment.
Add at the end of line 8, s.and majority
OF the Senators elected"
Mr.. Cunningham moved to table Mr.. Par
dee's amendment, which motion was carried,
and article was adopted as read.
Article 8 was read.
Mr.. Pardee offered the following amend |
ment:
In line 8, after the word preferred, :, Insert
except the Governor" and In line & strike |
out from the word "and" to word ..the' Ii I
lines.
(which amendment was adopted by rising |
vote Of 81 yeas TO II nays.
Article 8, as amended, was then adopted.
Article was read and adopted.
Article 5 was read.
Mr.. Watkins moved to strike out the whole
OF article 5.
Mr.. Thompson offered the following amend
ment.
After the word "offiee,'' In line 80, add, "In
all cases where the officer sued as above di-
rected shall be acquitted, judgment shall be
rendered jointly and IN sotsdo against the
citizens signing the request for all costs OF
suit"
Mr.. Lyons moved the previous question
which was seconded by the Convention.
Mr.. Moore, Of st. Landry, moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the. previous question
was ordered.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Thorn pson's amendment Was announced
Is carried, by a rising vote OF 80 yeas to ST
nays.
Thereupon Mr.. Lyons called for the yeas
md nays, which call being seconded by the
Convention, resulted as follows: Yeas 40,
nays A. and Mr.. Ihompson's amendment
was lost:
YeasIMessrs. Allain, Babeock, Baskfn, Boz
Die, Bourgeois, Bulger, Bulow, Caffrey, Cahen,
Collins, Dickerson, Edwards, Elan, Faux,
Favrot, Gardner, Covers, Grimes, Heron,
aough, Kemp, Kennedy, Landry, Matthews,
pinchbaek, Roach, Smith Of St. Mary.
stamps, Stone, Sutneriin, Thompson, Wat
zins, White, Williams OF Terrebonne-D.
Nays-Messrs. Blanchard, Bobie. Bolton
Breanx, Bridger. Carey. ChiapeIla, Claiborne,
Cunningham, Davenport. Davidson OF Clai- ,
1orne, Denaas, Denis, EasterIV. EafonInaI
7orman, Girard, Henry OF Cameron. Henri
i Natchitoches, Howell, Jenkins, Joffrion.
ano6loek, Lanaux, Land, Leake, LeGardeur,
r. Long, Lott, Luckett. Lyons, Willard,
)ltVIer,. Phelps, Richardson, Rivet, Robert
,on, Simon, Stage, Stevenson, Stewart.
strovlen, Vance, Wells, Young Of East Baton !
Absent Messrs. Bell, Benham, Bienvenu.
5r szsdsa 6slaa 40 r Bbarton Byrne Gha govn
leu Gaski1s, George, Ola, Gueringer.
1avard, Jastremskl, Kelly. Krrnochan, Kidd, I
King, ki.kn1an, Lagan, Marks, Marshall.
Moore OF Lafourehe, Munday. Mcconnell,
agden, OFT. Poche, Ponder. Reid, Self,
,e1mImes. smith Of Jackson, Steele String, {
Irants Young OF Coneprdia-45.
Mr.. Pinehbaek In the chairI Ia
Mr. Thompson moved to reconsider re i
'ote bv which biz aulendnaeat We iost =
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