The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

Ordinance No. Alb. Concerning suffrage
md elections from the Committee on Elec- r.
tive Franchise, being the special order OF the !
day, WAS taken up on second reading and con-
sidered article by article.
Article was read.
Mr.. Fcrman moved to amend the article by
striking out the words "by baliob,' and In
sorting tho words .yiua roce.'
On the motion of Mr.. Poche the amend-
ment was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Estopnal offered an amendment as
follows.
Strike out all after the word Elections In
line 8, and insert In lieu thereof the words
"By the Senate and House OF Representatives,
jointly or separately, the vote shall be given
Ujp0 yoee.
On the motion of Mr.. Poche the amend
ment was laid upon the table.
Article was adopted
Article was read.
Mr.. Poche moved to strike out all from line
as to line A. inclusive.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to postpone the
consideration Of articles and until Wednes-
day, and called for the previous question.
The previous question was ordered by the
Conseptien.
Mr.. Pinchback moyea te reconsider the vote
whereby the previous question yas ordered,
and his motion prevailed.
On the motion of Mr.. Cunningham, article
and the proposed amendment, and article
were postponed until Wednesday, July q im-
mediately after the reading OF the journal.
Article was adopted.
Article 5 was read.
Mr.. Allan moved to strike out article and
insert, as substitute, the following
| The General Assembly shall make no edu-
+! cational or property qualification for suffrage
| Or office, nor any restraint upon the same
shall be made by law
| On the motion OF Mr.. Young, Of Concordia,
the amendment was laid upon the table.
Article 8 was adopted.
Article 6 was read, and on motion OF Mr..
Blanchard it was amended by striking out the
word ..on,' In line 5, and inserting the word
| In" In lieu thereof.
| Article was adopted as amended.
| Article was read, and on motion OF Mr..
Richardson it was amended by striking out
the word "sale," in line Q, and inserting the
words "giving or selling" in lieu thereof, and
tat or" after drinks, In line 8.
Article was adopted rs amended.
Article s. on the motion of Mr.. Poehe, was
postponed until Wednesday, July 2, to be con-
sidered with articles and 8.
Article 8 was read.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to amend by strik-
ing out the words land municipal In line /.
/ Pending this amendment on motion OF Mr..
Lott, article and the proposed amendment
were postponed until Wednesday next to be
considered with articles 2, 3 and 8.
TAT q O'Clock p. M, on motion OF Mr.. Kidd,
the consideration of Ordinance No. 423 and the
report of the Committee on Taxation, assigned
as the special order for that hour, was post
poned for forty five minutes, and at the ex-
piration Of that time, on Mr. Kidd's further
motion, 1t was postponed until the ordinance
under consideration should be acted on.l
Article 10 of Ordinance No. 413 was adopted.
Article II was read.
Mr. Watkins moved that it be stricken out.
On the motion Of Mr.. Poche, by rising
vote OF 81 yeas to 26 nays the motion to
strike out was laid upon the table,
J Mr.. McGloin offered the following amend.
ment:
Add the words .sany legal voter arrested
during the progress OF any election shall moi
be incarcerated until he shall have cast his
vote, should he 50 desire.
Bya rising vote Of ~ yeas to Al nays, the
motion to amend was lost.
On the adoption of article II the yeas an6
J nays were called for, with the following re
!, suit:
Yeas-Messrs. Baskin, Benham, Blanchard
9 Bolton, Bourgeois, Breaux, Brian, Burton
Byrne, Caffrey, Carey, Chaffe, ChlaEPella,
i Easterly, Edwards. Estopinal, Favrot, Gas
: kins, Girard, Gueringer, Hazard, Howell
}. Jenkins. Joffrion, Kemp, Kernqchan, Kidd
I G. sadry ho19g 1S MG bgeag
: Poche, Reid, Rivet, Self, Smith of jackson
Stage, Steele, Stevenson, StringfelloW, Todd
J, Vance, Webb, White, Williams OF Grant-59
d Breen, Bridger, Bulger, BuIow, Cahen, Gun
= ningham, Davidson Of Iberville, Davis. Elan
. Fontelieu, Forman. Gardner, Ola. Grimes
Henry Of Cameron, Henry 81 Ratchit9eh e
! Hough. Jastremski, Kennedy, King n Knob Knob
, Mentz, Moreland, McGloin, OFT, ParIange
Z Pinchback, Ponder, Richardson, Roach
! semmes, Smith OF st. Mary, Stewart, Stone
Sutherlin, Thompson, Warmoth, Watkins
= Wells, Williams of TerEebonne, Young OF COL
cordia-49.
!, ABSENT Messrs. Bienvenu, Colvin, David
: son of Claiborne, Demas, DIckersen, Fault
> George, Covers Herron,- Kelly, KirkmaI
= lard, Moore OF Lafourche Mutt Robertson
> Simon, Stamps, StIlle, Strovlch, Young {
East Baton Rouge-25.
q Article II was adopted.
Article IL was read and adopted.
4 Article Is was read.
I, Mr. Sutherlin offered the following amend
Z, ment:
J, Add at the end Of article 49, the followin
!, words: .sAnd whenever any officer, Stat
D judicial, parochial, municipal or ward, ma
u change his residence from this State, or froI
the district, parish, municipality or ward
', which he holds such office, the same sha
r thereby be vacated, any declaration OF reteI
], ton of domicile to the contrary notwithsfane
y ing
5, 4 motion, made by Mr.. Chiapella. 60 pos
y pone the further consideration OF article
and the amendment proposed was laid upo
u the table.
The amendment of Mr. <sutherlln wa
ID adopted.
af On nanfjon nFM Y parffno the article WS