The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-13
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NEW ORLEANS, Friday, July II, 1879.
The Convention met at o'clock a.. m.
Present-The Hon. II. A. With, President,
and 1A MEMBERS
Absent Messrs. King, Marks, Ponder.
Stagg, Steele, Stewart, Warmoth II, b. VIII
liams.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. j. D. David
SOB, Of Claiborne.
The journal Of July 10 was approved.
THE FIVE MINUTES RULE.
The Chair called attention to the amended
rule adopted July 5, limiting speeches on re-
ports OF committees to five minutes.
Upon mature consideration he construed
the rule as not allowing member to give the
time allotted to himself to another who has
already had the floor for five minutes, and
ruled accordingly.
Mr. Vance, In order to test the will Of the
Convention, appealed from this ruling.
The question was put: aShall the decision
| of the chair stand as the Judgment Of the Con-
vention 2"
BY a rising vote of IA yeas to no nays the
ruling Of the chair was unanimously sus-
| tained.-
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
| Ordinance No. 454, On homesteads and other
exemptions, the first special order OF the day,
was postponed, on motion Of Mr.. Stringfel-
low, until the second special order Of the day,
Ordinance No As, shall be disposed Of.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE
Ordinance No. Alb. concerning elective fran
chise, being the special order Of the day, was
resumed, pending the consideration OF the
motion OF Mr. Poche ITO strike out In article
q. all from line Is to line Al, both inclusive"
Mr.. Breaux offered the following amend
ment as q substitute for the motion to strike
out:
| Strike out all after the words che shall, : in
/ line 25 to and including line Al, and insert the
words .He shall have paid the poll tax levied
upon each male inhabitant over the age OF
| tWenty-one years, for school purposes, which
poll tax shall be paid for every year, includ-
Ing that In which the election IS held.
[Mr. Lyons in the chair.l
Mr.. Knoblock moved the previous question
on the pending amendments and article 2,
which was seconded by the Convention.
On Mr.. Poche's motion to strike out, the
yeas and nays were called for, with the fol-
lowing result:
YHnS-Me SST5. AlIAIIl, 'bttDGpCAs IHshlLis
Benharn, Bobie, Bourgeois, Breaux, Bridger,
Butger Bulow, Byrne, Cahen, Carey Clai-
borne, Collins, CoIvin, Cunningham, Daven-
port, Davidson OF Claiborne, Davidson OF
Iberville. Davis, Demas, Dlokersen, billiard,
Formati, Gardner, Girard, Gla, Covers,
Grimes. Gueringer, Henry OF Cameron,
Henry OF Natcbitoches,n Herrgn,, Homgh,
Howell, ,Jastremski, Joffri t',, Kelly, Ken
| kc r pf inrdpur JC.. Loan. Long.
Lott. Luckett, Matthews. Mentz, Moore
Of Iafourche. Munday, McGloin, Noguez,
Pardee, Parlapge,, Pinchback,s Poche, Reid,
Stamps, Stevenson, Stone, Strovtch, Thomp-
son. Watkins, Webb, White Williams Of Ter
rebonne Young Of Concofdia-e3.
| Nays-M essrs. BLANCHARD, Bolton Brian,
i LYONS, Marshall, Millard, Moreland, Moore
OF st. Landry, Mcdonnell, Mutt, Ogden. DIV.
Ter, OFT. Phelps, Robertson, Stringfellow
sutherlin. Vance, Wells, Young OF East Baton
ADsent--Messrs. Bell, Bienvenu,. Breen,
Chiapella, Gaakins, Kidd, King, kirkman
Lagan. Lanarx, Marks, Ponder, Stage, Steele
Stewart Todd, Warmoth, Williams of Grant
is.
The motion to strike out was lost.
On Mr.. Breaux's motion to strike out and
insert, the yeas and nays were called. with
the following result:
i Yeas-Messrs Blanchard, Bolton. Breaux,
Burton, Caffrey, Chatfe, Colvin, billiard, East.
Harvard. Jenkins, Kemp, Land, Leake, Lyons
i Mllard Moreland, Mutt, Ogden, Olivier, OFT,
! Richardson, Smith ofJa kson, Stone, Snther-
lin, Todd, Vance, Watkins, Young OF East Baton
| Ruuge-34.
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Baskin
Benham, Bobie, Bourgeois, Breen, Bridger,
/ Brian, Bnlger. Bulow. Byrne, Calen. Carey,
Chiapella. Claiborne, Collins, Cunningham
Davenport, Davidson Of Claiborne, Davidson
Edwards, ELAN. Estopinal, Fontelieu, Gard
ner Ga Covers Grimes, Guerfnger, Henry
Of Cameron, Henry Of Natchitoches, Heron,
Hough, Howell, Jastremski, Joffrlon, Kelly,
Kennedy, Kernochan, knoblock, Landry, LIE
Marshall, Matthews, Mentz, Moore Of Ia
fourehe, Moore Of ST. Landry, Munday,
Mcconnell, Mcdloin, .Noguez, Pardee, Par
lange, Phelps Plnchback, poch BE-, Reid It
Simon, Smith Of st. Mary. Stamps, Steven-
son. Stringfelow, Strovich, Thompson,
Webb, Wells, White, Williams Of Terrebonne,
Young Of Concordia-s3
Kidd, King, Kirkman, Lagan, Lanaux,
Marks, Ponder, Stage, Steele, Stewart, War
moth, Williams Of Grant-15.
The motion to strike out and insert was
lost
i Article 2, as amended, was adopted.
4 Article 3 was read, and MIR. Mcconnell Of
fered the following amendment:
Add at the end OF article 3 the words, I'm
the parish Of Orleans there shall be a super
visor OF registration, who shall be appointed
i BY the Governor. by and with the advice and
consent OF the Senate whose term Of office
shall be. for the period Of four years, and
whose salary, qualifications and duties shall
be prescribed by law.
On the motion of Mr.. Leake, accepted by
Mr.. Mcconnell, the amendment was amended
by adding the words, "Strike out lines 8
and o.
Mr.. Davidson, OF Iberville offered the fol-
lowing substitute for articles:
There shall be elected by the qualified elect
ors, at the same time as the election for Rep
| parish. who shall hold his office for the same