The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-18
Continued Discussion Of the Report
of the Committee on
Limitations.
Abortion of Two Additional Sections After
the Voting Dawn of Many
Amendments.
Correspondence Between treasurer e"tke
and the Committee ON Cortl'l-
gent Expenses
SATURDAY, May ~.

@AN
members present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Davidson.
The President announced as additions
members Of the Committee on State Lands
Delegates Thompson and OFT.
The journal Of yesterday was corrected ant
approved. .-.,.-.
UNFINISHED BUs1NHss.
The report OF the Committee on Llmita
tiops was taken up, the pending question
being article Or the ordinance submitted. sec
tior thirteen. The article prohibits the
Legislature from passing special or local
laws. The section reads =m+.-.
Extending the time for the assessment or
collection Of taxes, or otherwise relieving any
Assessor or collector OF taxes from the due
performance Of their official duties, or their
securities from liability, nor shall any such
be passedIby any political corporation Of this
State
Delegate Moore. or Lafourche, offered an
amendment, by adding, except In case Of
public calamity"
Delegate Mcconnell moved to refer that
portion Of the section ending with the word
STAKES" to the Committee on Taxation.
Delegate Robertson moved to amend by re-
ferring the whole subject to that committee.
Delegate Moore Of Lafourche, moved TO
lay the amendment on the table. Lost.
Delegates McGloin, Moore and Pardee Cd
posed the motion to refer. and urged the
adoption Of the section M reported.
Delegate Phelps favored the reference Of
the section. The COMMITTEES on Taxation
would be prepared b. report upon the subject
of the remission OF taxes In q few days and
The snbject matter Of the section would be
Spnaidered In that report.
Delegate Strong favored the original sec
tlon. He did not see that there was anything
IN the section relating 70 taxa a and there was
Delegate Mcconnell favored his amend
ment. He believed that portion Of the sec
tion should be referred 10 the committee hav-
Ing the subject specially In hand.
Delegate Moore, Of Lafonrche. again advo-
Gated the original section and demanded the
previous question, which was ordered.
Delegate Robertsons amendment was
voted down without division.
Delegate MCDONNELL . amendment WAS then
reieeted--yeas 30, nays go.
Delegate Moores amendment was then
concurred In. and the original section, as
amended. was adopted.
Section 10 was taken up. IL reads as FOL
lows:
Regulating the practice or jurisdiction OF
changing the rules OF evidence IN any judicial
proceeding or inquiry before courts, justices
OF the pence or other tribunals, or providing
or changing methods for the collection Oh
debts or the enforcement Of Judgments or
prescribing the effects Of judicial sales
Delegate Lyons moved TO amend ~ adding
after the words jurisdiction o. ths words
Delegate MeGloin offered an amendment to
explain the section. Lost
The section az amended was then adopted.
Delegate Strong moved to reconsider the
vote by which section 10 was adopted rs
amended. He explained that the words "ln
case OF public calamity" were improperly
added.
Delegate Moore 81 Lafourche, opposed d
reconsideration. He thought the section aS |
adopted was sufficiently explicit.
Delegate Steele favored tho motion to recon |
Delegate Land favored the motion to recon-
slider. The section as adopted was liable to
the objection that its grammar was bad
The motion to reconsider was adopted. |
Yeas As, nays 40.
Delegate Lyons moved TO strike out the
words otherwise relieving" and insert for
the relief off,
the words except In case OF a public caiam-
delegate Blanchard opposed the striking
out OF The clause
Delegate Steele moved to amend by strik
ing out the words, and supported his amend
ment at length
Delegate Blanchard opposed tho amend
ment.
Delegate Sutherlin addressed tho Conven-
ton upon tho merits of the question.
Delegate Land moved to lay the amend
ment on the table and on this motion de-
manded the yeas and nays.
The call resulted-yeas 80, nays "a, and the
motion to table was lost.
Delegate Cunningham moved to refer the
section and amendments to the Committee on
Taxation.
Delegate Moore, of Lafourche, moved to
lay the melton to refer on the table.
"a fad ,Gnu N yCD
Delegate Lott moved to strike out all down
to and Including the word otherwise"
Delegate Steele demanded the previous
question on his amendment, which was or
dered.
The amendment was adopted yeas &c.
The question then required on the amend
ment offered by Delegate Lott
ment Oh the table. Adopted yeas "a, nays 80.
The amendment offered by Delegate Lyons
was then adopted without division.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
passage OF the section as amended ana IL
was adopted-yeas 76, nays 20.
Leave OF absence was granted TO Dele9ate
Stone until Thursday next.
The further consideration Of the report OF
the Committee on Limitations was postponed
Tor five minutes
Delegate Lagan submitted the following
CORRESPONDENCE:
NEW ORLEANS, May ~, 1873.
Hon. e. A. Burke:
Dear Sir-In consequence of q published
report of the condition of the State treasury,
1 have been repeatedly asked what were the
chances of the warrants being paid, when
issued, for ten days per diem on the twen-
tieth instant.
II not Incompatible with the business Of
your Office, would be pleased to have your
answer. Respectfully, etc.
NJ. d. LAGAN.
Reply.
TREASURES OFFICE, |
New Orleans. May II. 1879. ! |
noai Al; D. Lagan. Chairman Committee on
y, CONTINGENT ~ Expenses:
data D see,r sir-In reply to yours Of even
the u ASKING what are the chances OF
IN III Warrants rants being paid when issued
have the ea hnndpse +, diem on the twentieth"
treasury anni ua 70 report that the sum In the |
exnsns.ss' appicable TO the payment of the |
S. IS. CONSTITUTIONAL Convention Is |
Nth WITH this showing. of course tho vu.,~,n+,
terfed TO cannot be paid unless VIZ se,a Ila