The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

..and floatiflg' after the word "bondea.
Mr. Mathews moved that the resolution De
referred to the COMMITTEES on Finance.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Lott moved that the resolution pe
amended by inserting fifteen In the place u
thirteen
Carried.
Mr. I,upan moved that the committees be
made o. special committee.
The motion was declared out OF order.
i ontbe motion of Mr.. Moore, OF St.tLandry,
tho resolution was further amended By insert
Ing the words, "three from eaeh eouetsssaohte'
district In lieu efetfifteen."
On the motion OF Mr. Kidd. the resolution
was adopted as amended, reading as follows !:
Reaelsd That the o y, appoint commit init
| each congressional district. on the bonded and
i floatinp debt OF the State, whose duty II shall
/ a,a to carefully examine said debit md report
what portion Of the same is Fraudulent md u
1 valid from any reason whatever. Said COM
| niittee sltl have the power to send for per
sons and papers, and tost during the session
Of the Convention.
i Mr., Mathews offered resolution relative
TO lards donated by the general govern
melt for school purposes, which lies over, UNI
der the rules
Mr.. Knobleak offered d resolution In re-
gard to cases pending In The courts In which
members of the Convention are counsel. Lies
| over.
| On the motion OF Mr.. Robertson permission
was granted TO tho Committee on Rules TO
Withdraw TO complete their Yport
On motion Of Mr.. Stevenson his resolution
offered on the twenty-segbnd was taken up
and read. #
| Mr.. Land offered the blowing substitute:
| Resolped. That therABs no intention what
ever entertained by Til body OF impairing or
| restricting the politaVAl, civil or religious
| rights of any class III citizens OF this State
| on account Of race, [lpr pr previous e0Hdi+
| zion ri servitude; bid un the contrary the In
tantion ID to defendX hid maintain the rights
of the coloaed eitia b rs guaranteed by the
constitution Of the United States and Of this
State under the na1 constitution about TO be
/ framed. "a
Mr.. Cunningham moved TINT the resola-
tlon and VI stitut be referred 10 the Com
| mttee on III OF II hts.
| Mr.. poehl move MS m amendment TINT
| they be refs7 I'D til he Committee on Elective
Franchise.
| Mr. Mcdonald Rived that the motion Of
Mr. Cunningham b amended by adding the
words, that q Pmmittee report Ut the
earliest practicable oment'
| The amendment Wis accepted by MT. Cum
ningham
| Mr.. Poche having Withdrawn bis motion to
refer to the Committee on Elective Franchise,
Mr.. Robertson moved the previous question,
which was seconded by the Convention.
The question WINS put as follows:
"Shull the resolution Of Mr. Stevenson and
i r a &4sf
Committee on Bill III Rightsl'
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called for, with the following result:
Yeas Mesgrs. Augu5tiR paaklp. Bienvenu,
o Gae Carey. oAsife, Chin lila, Cunning.
ham, Davis, Edwarde. .GeorgV Girard: Ha-
yard. Jenkins, KellyS Kennedy Kidd, Kirk
man, Land. Ieaard4r, IT., In, Luckett,
Marshall, Willard, M4reland, pore Of Ut.
olivier t,l OFT, Ponder, RI, Kobert pn, Smith
u erl iee vance, s'' Williams Il xant ls
Nays Mesars. Allain. BaDe5ek, Bell. Ben
h han u g4s b ngts9 a BsSg12 or nsf gs B
Colvin, Davenport, Davis Of Claiborne.
Davidson Of Iberville, .Deieas, Denis, Dlcker-
son DiIIaI sterly ;Iam, Eaat slpana
!a!sa ks% Tse%,s 81
lyons Mark Nnss1 psrd Moore pa 81
Roach. Self. semmes, Simon, Smith Of St
Mary, Stamps, Steele, Stevenson, Stewart,
5tlle stroyleh TMho bonn Todd vWi.armoth
Terrebonne, Young Of Concordia, Young OF
East Baton Konge-s6.
/ The motion to refer was lost.
The question recurring upon the substitute
offered by Mr.. Land, 1t was read, and the
yeas and nays being called for, 1t was adopted
by the following vote:
Bienvenu, Blanchard, Bolton, Breaux, Breen,
Bridger, Brian, Bulger, Burton, Caffrey,
Carey, Chaffe, Chiapella, Collins, Cunning
ham, Davidson Of Claiborne, Davis billiard,
George, Giraru, Covers, Hazard, Henry OF
Cameron, Henry Of Natchtoches, Jenkins,
/ Joffrion,. Kelly, Kemp, Kennedy, Kernochan,
Kidd, King, Kirkman,, Knobloek,, Lagan,
Luckett, Lyons Marks, Marshall, Mlllard,
Moreland. Moore of Lafourche, Moore Of St.
Landry, Munday, McGloin, Mutt, Ogden,
Olivier. OFT, Phelps, Ponder, Richardson,
s9s sell semnss Smith q
!, Thompson, Todd, Vance, Webb, Wells, Will
liams OF Grant-79.
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Benham,
Boble, Bourgeois, Bulow, Claiborne, Daven-
Dickerson, EstopinaI, Favrot, Fontelieu,
Gardner, ella, Gueringer,, Heron, Hough,
i Howell, Jastremski, Landry, Loan. Long,
Mathews, Mentz, Mcconnell, Noguez, Par
Simon, Smith Of ST. Mary, Stamps, Steele
Stevenson, Stewart, Strovich Warmoth, Wat
kiDs, Williams of Terrebonne, Young Of Con-
cordia, Young OF East Baton Rouge-49.
Mr. Robertson moved that the vote just
taken be reconsidered, and, on his own mo-
ton, the motion to reconsider was laid upon
the table.
COMMITTEE ON RULES.
Mr.. Robertson-for the charman-on be
half OF the Committee on Rules, presented 6
report and asked leave that 1t be taken up al
: the present time.
IN ba ~ Mr..