The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-18

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contracts.
To the COMMITTEES on the judiciary.
| Ordinance No. $40,
! Concerning suffrage and elections.
| 10 Committee on Elective Franchise.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
| The President In the chair.
| The Convention resumed the consideration
OF Ordinance No. 1876, concerning limitations
| OF powers OF government, pending item II OF
article 8, which reads as follows:
Creating corporations or amending. renew
ing, extending or explaining the charter there
OF; progtded, that this shall not apply to the
corporation OF the city OF New Orleans"
The pending amendment proposed by Mr..
Sutheriin WAS read as follows:
Insert after the word "creatag7 she words
private or municipal"
Mr. Bridger offered an amendment 10 the
amendment Of Mr.. Sutherlin, by striking
therefroIn the words "private or"
The amendment was accepted by Mr.
sutherlin.
Mr.. Moore, Of Lafourche, called for the
previous question ON the amendment, which
being seconded, the motion to amend was
lost by rising vote Of 81 yeas to Gil nays.
Mr.. Matthews called for the previous ques-
tion ON the adoption OF item 70, which, being
seconded by the Convention the yeas and
nays were called for on the adoption Of item
IL, with the following result:
Yeas Messrs. Allan, Augustin, Babeoek,
Baskln, Benhan, Bienvenu, Blanchard. Boil
ton, bourgeois, Breaux, Breen, Brian, Bulger,
Enldn, Csrsy Claiborne caiapla Collins
Dickerson,. billiard, EasterIy, Edwards
Elan, EstopinaI, Favrof' FonteIierI
Forrnan, Girard, Ola, Covers. Crimes
Hazard, Henry Of GaneronH enry Of Natchi,
I ksg K nepron ke Hows jenkins Jqio
Lucsett, Matthews, Millard' Moore aot y
Lafourcke, Moore Of st. Landry, Nun n
day. Mcconnell, MeGloin, Ogden, Olivier,
Ponder, Richardson, Self, Smith Of st. Mary,
Stage, Stamps, Steele, Stewart, Stille, Stone
Thompson, Todd, Vance, Webb, White, Young
Of East Baton Rouge-81.
szgsan M L. c.,b Basef casy cea
Land, Moreland, Mutt, OFT, Simon, Smith
Of Jackson. stringfeIlow, sutnerlin, Wat
kins, Wells, Young OF Concorfia- 13.
Absent -Messrs. Bell. Bobie, Burton,
Byrne, Cahen, Davidson Of Iberyille,
Gueringer, Hough, Jastrsmski, Kennedy,
Kirkman, LeGardeur, Jr., Loan. Lyons,
Marks, Marshall, Mentz, Noguez, Reid,
Roach, Robertson, Semmes, Stevenson,
Strovich, Warrnoth, Williams Of Grant, Will
Iians OF Terrebonne-
The item II was adopted.
Item No. Is was read as follows:
Granting to any corporation, association or
individual any special or exclusive right,
privilege or immunity.
Mr.. King moved that the words Especial
or be striker out. The motion was laid upon
the table.
Mr.. Pardee moved TO amend by adding at
the end Of the item the words, unless the
same shall be made revocable at the will of
the Legislature"
The motion to amend was laid upon the
table.
Mr.. Matthews moved to amend by adding
the words: Provided this shall not apply to
special privileges authorized or granted by
this constitution"
The motion to amend was lost, and Item
ID was adopted.
Item IA was stricken out
Pending the further consideration Of arti-
Gle 9, the Convention, on motion of Mr.. Oil
vier, adjourned until o'clock p. m. to-mor-
row.
VIM. Fl. HARRIS,
Secretary Of the Convention.