The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-02
THE CONVENTION.
CONTINUED INTRODUCTION or ORDI-
NANCEs AND RESOLUTIONS.
indications that the bulk Of These are
Already In-Preparing for Committee
Work-The Proceedings In Detail.
THURSDAY, May I, 1879.

THURSDAY, May i, 1919.
The Convention met at IL o'clock, Presiden
witt In the chair, and 116 members pres
ent.
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Davidson.
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
Rv Delegate Allaln-That resolutions OF {
,ol,tical character shall not be introduced
until tbe important measures before commit
tees have been reported on. Laid over.
BY Delegate Land-That messenger b'
appointed by the Secretary, at salary p
two dollars per day. Adopted, and Mr.. II. 8
Landry was appointed.
BY Delegate King-That the Convention
limit Itself to It's proper and legitimate func
tions Of framing an organic law, and that Il
do not enter into protracted inquiry as &c
the validity Of the State debt, question
which more properly comes within the iuris-
diction Of the State Legislature Laid over.
by Delegate Bienvenu--T That act No. d
1877, an act to create the Board Of Health,
define its powers, etc, be repealed Laid over
The journal Of the eighth day was consider
cd and approved.
The President announced the Committee on
Agriculture, as follows: Delegates Edwards,
Young OF East Baton Rouge, Burton, Henry
Uf Natchitoches, Faux, Stevenson and Ker-
noohan. ..3
RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
The resolution offered by Delegate Suther-
lin, of De Soto. on Wednesday, empowering
standing committees and the Special Com
mittee ON the State Debt to originate ordi-
nances and provisions for insertion In thenew
constitution, was taken up
Delegate Sutherlin moved that the resolu-
tion be adopted.
Delegate Matthews moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table. full provision being made
for its objects In the rules.
After some discussion the motion to table
was withdrawn and the resolution was
The resolution offered by Delegate Blan-
chard, relative to the improper reference OF
documents to committees, was taken up and
adopted.
The resolution offered by Delegate OFT,
providing for the laying over of ordinances
until they have been published In the official
journal, was taken up.
Delegate Matthews moved to amend by In
cooperating the reports Of the committees.
Delegate Lyons offered substitutute pro-
viding that oil reports or ordinances from
standing committees be printed In bill form
for the use Of the Convention. The substitute
WIS HGCHpbeu HiII HuUHt6us
BY Delegate King That the sum Of $3.50 be
appropriated for the purpose of purchasing
stationery for the use OF the Convention.
Laid on the table after some discussion.
a communication from the State Engineer,
furnishing a statement Of expenses incurred
lii putting the Hall In order, was referred to
the Committee on Contingent Expenses.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
The following ordinances were introduced,
read q first time and went over under the
rules:
By Delegate Land Relative to criminal
prosecutions; providing that the accused may
give testimony under certain restrictions.
BY Delegate Ott-Relative to laws regard
ing Migrants and the carrying OF concealed
weapons.
Relative to trials by jury.
Relative to immoral and cruel exhibitions
and gambling
Relative to the carrying Of concealed
weapons.
BY Delegate GaskinH Relative to the rate
OF taxation; providing that the rate shall not
exceed six mills; not more than two mills OF
which shall be applied to the payment OF In
terest on the State debt.
Relative to the distribution OF the moneys
received for taxes.
Relative to the public schools.