The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-20

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lives.
The parish Of Red River, one Representa-
tive.
The parish Of Rchland, one Representative.
The parish OF Sabine, one Representative.
The parish of st. Bernard, one Representa-
tive.
The parish of st. Charles one Representa-
tive.
The parish OF st. Helena, one Representa-
tive.
The parish Of st. James. one Representa-
tive.
The parish OF st. John the Baptist, one Rep
reSeRtative.
The parish of ST. Landry, four Representa-
The parish Of st. Martin, one Representa-
tive.
The parish of st. Mary two Representa-
The parish of St. Tammany, one Represen-
tative.
The parish of Tangipahoa, one Representa-
tive.
The parish Of Tensas, two Representatives.
The parish of Terrebonne, two Representa-
tives.
The parish OF Union, one Representative.
The parish of Vermillion, one Representa-
tive.
The parish OF Vernon, one Representative.
The parish Of Washington, one Representa-
tive.
The parish Of Webster, one Representative
The parish OF VIM, one Representative.
This apportiOnment OF Senators and Repre-
sentatives shall not be changed nor altered In
any manner until after the enumeration shall
have been taken by the State In eighteen hum
bred and ninety, In accordance with the pro-
visions Of sections -- and -.
Delegate Parange moved to amend by CIV
ing the parish OF Pointe Coupee two Repre-
sentatives. He reviewed the apportionment,
and claimed that on proper basis his par
ish would be entitled to two Representa-
tives.
Delegate Robertson, chairman OF the Com
mittee on AppOrtionment, explained that the
apportonment was made upon basis OF one
Representative to every 10000 inhabitants
and one to every fraction THEREON over 400.
Pointe Coupee having only IA, 900 Inhabitants,
was entitled, therefore, to only one Repre-
sentative. He movedto lay the amendment
on the table.
On this motion Delegate Parlange demand
ed the yeas and nays-yeas "a, nays 22-and
the motion to table prevailed.
Delegate Robertson then demanded the
previous question on the adoption OF the
article as reported.
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called for, resulting 108, nays 26-and
the previous question was ordered.
The yeas and nays were again demanded
on the adoption Of the article resulting-,yeass
83, nays "a, and the article was adopted as 1t
came from the committee.
Delegate Robertson moved to reconsider
the vote by which the article was adopted,
and moved to lay that motion on the table.
Adopted without division.
LIMITATIONS ON THE POWER OF THE LEGIs-
LATURE RESUMED.
Consideration OF the report of the Com
mittee on Limitation was resumed.
adoption Of section 10 Of article 9, previously
under consideration. Carried.
Section 20 was read as follows: Giving
effect TO Invalid wills and deeds"
Delegate Richardson moved to strike out
the words invalid wills and deeds" and insert
s.informal or illegal dispositions OF property.
Delegate Semme5 moved to amend by ADD
ing the words cor any informal or illegal dis
positions Of property" to the original section,
which amendment was accepted:
The section as amended was then adopted.
following amendment to the article as an adj
ditional section:
"Creating, extending or impairing liens;
locating or changing parish seats; creating
new parishes or changing parish, INES,
changing school districts; creating offices, or
prescribing the powers and duties OF officers
Of parishes, towns and school districts; regu-
lating the fees or extending the powers and
duties Of town cOuncilmen, justices OF the
peace and other magistrates or constables.'
Delegate Poche moved to strike out the
words creating new parishes or parish
lines"
Delegate George favored the amendment to
strike QUIT 49,
Delegate Moore favored the adoption Of his
amendment and opposed the motion to strike
Delegate Vance favored the motion to strike
out.
Delegate Demas said he was astonished
that the gentleman from st. James should
advocate such amendment, for he has always
declared himself for the rule OF the people,
and in this he appears inconsistent those
questions should be left to the people, and
not to the Legislature, for If in Legislature
where he delegate Demasl would represent
ST. John and Mr.. Poche would represent st.
James, bill to annex portion OF st. John to
the latter parish would be carried by reason
Of Mr.. Poches superior ability and OF his In
fluence. He moved to lay the amendment on
the table.
Delegate Poche suggested that the Delegate
from st. j John, having alluded to him, should
show more courage than to retreat behlnd a
motion to lay on the table. The motion being
withdrawn. Delegate Poche said that, havlhg
been long accustomed to the conflicts OF de-
bate, he seldom needed the fire from guns OF
small calibre, and hence would pay little at
tention to the attack of the Delegate from st.
John. The charge Of inconsistency did not
affect his self-pride more than the compli-
True, he had been lifelong Democrat
| but in advocating this and other measures he
did not represent his party, but the people
and he thought that illusions to political
The question was simply whether the sub,
division Of the State into parishes did not
emnently belong to the Legislature, as the
immediate representative OF sovereignty
The idea Of providing for the creation OF a
new parish by general act is impracticablt
and carries the idea Of sef-creation. spe
cial object, such as the creation OF new
body polite, must be by special act.
Delegate Ogden moved that the whole sub
ject matter be referred to the Committee OF
| Parochial Affairs.
Delegate Richardson favored the motion tt
refer.
BY rising vote Of 90 yeas to IS nays, thu
motion to refer was adopted.
4 Section q was read as follows:
Regulating the management Of publ
schools, the building or repairing OF school
houses and the raising Of money for suci
purposes"
Delegate Moore, of Lafourche moved tn
adoption OF the section, which motion pre-
vailed without division.
Section % was read
"Legazng the unauthorized Or invalid act
of any officer, servant or agent of the State
or of any parish or municipality thereof. /
all other cases where a general law can
made aDnlicahlp no local or SDaciai law cha