The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-13
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
STATE OF. LOUISIANA.
seventeen, Days Proceedings.
Or THE


Present-Hon. Il. A. Witt, President, and
a22 members.
Absent Messrs. Bolton, King, Marks, Pom
der. stagg, Steele, Stille, Warmoth, and r. b.
Williams.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Father
Hubert.
The journal Of July was amended and ap-
proved. 49,.
Mr.. Cunningham announced the death o. MS
[eolleague. the Hon. r. B. Stllle, Of me parish
|uf Sabine, one Of the delegates from the Nlhe-
tenth Senatorial District, and announcer that
2at / o'clock b. m. he would move Inat THIS
r,onvantion adjourn out Of respect TO his
memory.
ordinances No. 437, Concerning amendment
ma ravision Of the constitution as reported
y Az Committee on Amendments to the
Nav Constitution, Mr.. Georges, chairman,
being the eecond special order OF the day, was
taken do and ordered to be considered section
by section.
Section having been read, Mr. Cunning
ham moved that it be stricken out.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the section be
empufled by striking out the words "and re-
vised." In line q, which motion, by rising
vote Of yeas &c to nays 4s, was lost.
On the motion Of Mr.. Watkins, the section
was nended by striking out the word "oniy,"
IA line 2.
Mr.. Ogden moved that the section be
amended by striking out, In line 2, the words
t.aud revised and inserting the words tsor
changed" i'll lieu thereof.
Mr.. Suthern moved to amend the amend-
I.,v M f1rI hyyc FIR flI1t
the words "and revised" and inserting the
words cor superseded" In lieu thereof.
Pending this amendment and the substitute
therefor the further consideration Of Ordi-
nance No 437 was, at 10 o'clock, suspended III
fayor Of the special order Ut the day.
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
Ordinance No 413, Concerning elective
franchise" being the special order Of the day,
bending articles q >, and 8, which were post
poned June 27, was taken up.
Mr. Land offered the following substitute
Tor paragraph Of article2
ssNo person shall have the right to vote
pr be eligible to office under the constitution
pf this State who shall not be able to read
LIE constitution In the English language and
write his name; provided, hotrerer, that the
provisions of this article shall not apply to
any person who1 owns property, real or per
Bona1, assessed for taxes In his own name to
The amount at least of three dollars to the
State, and assessed within the twelve months
next preceding the election at which he offers
TO vote, nor to any person prevented by
nhyseal disabilities from reading and writing
The English language
On the motion OF Mr.. Poche, the further
consideration Of the ordinance was postponed
until 10 O'Clock q. N.
At that hour Mr.. Ogden moved further
postponement until Tuesday next.
On the motion TO postpone Mr.. blanchard
moved the previous question, which was sec
pnded by the Convention, and by rising
vote of As yeas to so nays the motion was
lost.
Mr.. Poche moved that the substitute offered
by Mr.. Land be laid on the table.
On which motion the yeas and nays were
JAILED for, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allan, Babeoek. Baskin
Benham, Blanchard, Bobie Bourgeois
'reaux, Bree1l, Bridger Brian Byrne, CAT
borne. Collins, Colvin, Cunningham, Daven
port Davidson OF Claiborne, Davidson Of her.
lille, Davis, Demas, Denis, Dickerson, billiard
Easterly, Edwards, Elan, Estopnal, Faulk
Havard, Henry Of Cameron, Henry Of Natchi
oches, Heron, Hough, Howell, Jastremski
enklns, Jofft IN, Kelly, kemp, Kennedy
Joan, Long, Lott. Luckett. Lyons. Mar
Shall, Matthews, Mentz, Willard, Moreland
Moore Of Iafourche, Moore Of st. Landry
Nunday, Mcconnell, Noguez, Olivier, OFT
pardee, Parlange. Phelps, Plnchbael, Poche
Smith OF Jackson, Smith Of st. Mary, Stamps
stevenson, Stringfellow, Strovich, Sutherlin
Thompson, Todd, Watkins, Webb, Wells
White, Williams Of Terrebonne, Young of Con.
eordia, Young OF East Baton Rouge-1O7.
Nays--Messrs. Bell, Forman, Land, Mutt
Absent Messrs Bienvenu, Bolton, Bulger
Bulow, Burton, King, Lagan. Marks, Nc
aluin, Ogden, Ponder, Reid, Self, Stagg
Bteele,. Stewart Stlle, Stone, Vance, War.
roth. Williams Of Grant-22
The substitute was laid upon the table.
Before The vote was taken Messrs. Caffrey
nd Jenkins proposed to explain their votes
Fhen their names were called.
The Chair ruled that permission could moi
70 granted, for the reason that the question
fas not debatable.
The question required upon the amendment
ifered June q by Mr. Poehe, as follows:
.IRarticle Q, strike out all from line Is te
ne All, both Inclusive
Pending this amendment, on the motion 81
fr. Poche, the further consideration of Ordi.
lance No. 413 was postponed and fixed as the
pecial order Of the day for Tomorrow, July
Il, Immediately after the reading Of the
ournal.
HON. ROBERT d. sTILLTs, DECEASED.
At o'clock p. m, In accordance with pre-
9ious notice given. Mr.. Cunningham offered
The following resolutions:
Resolved That in the death Of the Hon. r
B. Stille, Of Sabine, delegate from the Nine
zenith Senatorial District, this Convention
las lost q valuable member and this State 0
respected and useful citizen.
Resolred. That in the various positions 81
oner and trust with which his fellow citizens
ave honorea him, he has ever manifested
minent practicable ability, patriotism and
eviction, and has uniformly discharged his
rust with credit TO himself and honor to his
dopted State.
RESOLVED, That his many private virtues
nd his liberal and large-hearted considera-