The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-15
Forty-sevsath. DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

VIM. IL. HARRIS,
Secretary of the Convention.
F0rty.seveBth' Days Proceedings.
NEW ORLEANS. Friday, June Is, 1870.
The Convention was called to order at II
o'clock q. m, the President, the Hon. L. A.
WiltZ, in the chair, and 127 members present
Absent-M essrs. George, Kidd, Bridger
Marks, Watkins, and Young of Concordia.
The journal OF yesterday was read and
approved.
The President announced the
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
to be the consideration OF the report Of the
on motion OF Mr.. Breaux the Convention re-
solved Itself into committee Of the whole for
the purpose Of considering the report.
fMr. Girard Id the chair.l
The committee rose, and, through It's
chairman, reported progress and asked leave
to sit again.
The President resumed the chair and the
report wasiaecepted.
Mr.. Poche moved that the consideration Of
the report Of the committee to investigate
the State debt be postponed until tomorrow
after the reading OF the journal, and be made
the
SPECIAL ORDER
that hour.
The motion prevailed.
Mr.. Moore, OF Lafourche,' asked and OBJ
tanned leave to take up the report OF the Com
mittee ON Publishing and Printing, as FOL
lows:
COMMITTEE ON PRIaa1Na AND FURNISHING.
New Orleans, June Z. 1879. (
TO the President and Members OF the Constitr,-
tional Convention:
Your Committee on Printing and Publish
ing, to whom was referred the annexed bill
Of Mr.. j. FL. Cosgrove, Constitutional Conven-
tion Printer, amounting to the sum Of eight
hundred and eighty seven dollars and twenty
five cents Snn s 2 beg aays to sn r9pS na t ts
same correct; and recommend the reference
OF said bill to the Committee on Contingent
Expenses, and that said committee warrant
for the same.
CHAS. BYRNE, Chairman.
The report WAS adopted.
Mr.. Poche, chairman, asked and obtained
leave at this time to present the report Of the
Committee on Elective Franchise, as follows
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
the State constitutional Convention,
Your Committee on Elective Franchise, to
whom were referred the ordinances and reso-
lutions hereinafter enumerated, to wit: Or
dinanees Nos. 49, %, a. AZ 4s, 80, 68, 100, 1893,
295, 331, $40, also resolution on qualification
of suffrage by Mr.. Land, resolution on the
right Of suffrage by Mr.. Simon, beg leave to
report that, after consideration OF the same,
and propose on the subject matter the follow
ing ordinance as substitute. and they report
the subjoined articles to be voted on separate
" by the people when the constitution is sub
mitted. to them for ratification.
j. P. POCHE, Chairman.
The ordinance accompanying, together with
the views of the minority, were ordered
printed in bill form.
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS,
being article OF Ordinance No. 40. was
taken up.
Mr.. Matthews offered the following amend
ment:
The free school fund shall consist Of
First-The proceeds arising from the sale Of
public lands heretofore granted by the United
States for school purposes. The interest aris-
ing from the Investment OF such proceeds to
be applied In accordance with the laws OF the
United States making such grants.
Second--The proceeds OF taxation for inter-
est on free school fund as provided for In this
Third-The debt due BY the State to the free
school fund, which debt Is hereby declared to
be The stu sum 46 of seven hundred
dred and thirty-fve dollars and ninety-nine
cents In principal, with interest accruing
thereon at the rate Of six per cent per an
mum from the first day Of January, 1876.
The said amount shall be placed on the books e
the free school fund % . perpetual loan, and
the Legislature shall levy annually a sufn-
Gent tax on all property Of the State. real
and personal, to pay interest at the rate OF
Art. s. The school fund Of the State for
general purposes shall consist Of
First-The proceeds Of taxation for general
school purposes, as provided ID this const-
Second or lands and other property which
may hereafter be bequeathed or granted to
the State, or generally for school purposes.
Third-All funds or property other than
unimproved lands bequeathed or granted 10
the State not designat1d LOT otner p4rp pfas
falling under the law to the State OF Lou1s1-
ana.
The Legislature may appropriate to the
same fund the proceeds 10 Wnoie or ID parI,
purpose; and shall provide that every parish
NAV levy 8 tax for the public schools therein,
not to exceed In rate the tax laid for such
purpose on property therein by the State for
fhe whole amount Of such taxes shall not ex-
eaed the limit Of taxation fixed by this eonsti-
tuition.
Mr.. Matthews moved that the further con
gideration OF article be postponed until to-
| morrow, and that his substitute be printed Ia
the journal
Mr. Cunningham moved to lay on the ta-
BILE the .-sotIon Of Mr.. Matthews.
The motion was defeated by rising vote Of
n veas to 43 NAYS. and the motion Of Mr..
| Matthews prevailed.
Article was read.
Mr.. Collins moved TO adopt 1t as read.
Mr.. McGloin offered the following substd-
tute::