The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-08
Inn,lderation or the Report of the
rOnmittee on Parishes and
Parish Boundaries.
rore Personal Explanations IN Which
Certain Statements Of the Bee
and Picayune are Denied.
SATURDAY, June n.

de certain structures upon him, and n
xahed TO deny statement therein made g
4 ts political faith. He claimed that tn
asnbers OK the Convention had an inalien
able right to vote as they pleased on subject
inning up for settlement, Notwithstanding
III comments or the views entertained by tn
1ublIo press. @
Delegate Sutherlin said: "The Picdylty,e Q
dpday reports Mr.. Demas as having sail
,ssteriay that the report OF the COMMITTEE
n State Lands In reference to the New basil
anal was prepared by an outsider. Il b
I'D Do II Ia mistake. The committee se
faed one Of It's own members to prepare thu
,1n,rt. which wag done, and submitted to thu
Anmittee and adopted. The COMMITTEES
oaeht not to be put In such an unenviablt
asht before the public as to have 1t appeal
lhst they called on en- outsider to prepare its
MORT"
Delegate Benham desired to have his min
INV report on the New basin canal matter
NV, but the Chair ruled the request out o
Eader. a...,. n
The petition Of hay merchants was referret
E4nthe Committee On Limitations.
Two reports from the Committee on Fed
III Relations were adopted. The first al.
sises the decentralization Of Congress for the
Establishment Of United States distric,
Ndtt III North Louisiana.
The second report advises that no action be
] i1ker on Delegate SimUn'S resolution relative
presenting 70 The Paris conferences the ad.
nus 81 Tehuantepec.
i The report u The Committee on Elective
ErfanchiSe, proposing that night session OF
! fho Convention should be held to listen to ad-
dresses from the leading advocates OF female
#Iatrags, was adopted o. motion ct Dele
Delegate Girard offered resolution, which
EV1s adopted, that the Auditor be requested
#4DfuniSh to the Convention a tabulated state
Enen5of back taxes due from 1858 to 1878 by
ED6risheS.
PARISHES AND PARISH BOUNDARIES.
aTbe report of the COMMITTEES on Parochial
#lMairs and Boundaries was called up for
bresent consideration.
Article was read:
Am, i. The General Assembly may establish
M organize new parishes which shall be
&bVdns corporate With such powers AZ may be
&pfescIbed by law; but no new parish shall
contain less that e25 50 uare miles. nor shall any
Flpafish BIO reduced below that area.
Delegate Cunningham moved to amend by
striking out the word "but, which was ac-
Delegate Parlange Moved to amend by add
| w tho words, Except with the consent OF
tsethlrds 81 the people 81 the parish TO be
Delegates sutherlin land Wells opposed
! ihe amendment.
Delegate Ogden offered the following
amendment. "Proyided, that no parish shall
Aeareated having less than 1000 inhabitants
/ II dbl area OF less than 400 square miles,
This amendment was accepted by Delegate
Plrlange
shs amendment. Il the sense of the Conven-
Hgn Nas that the original article should be
Ad0pted, he hoped there would be an excep-
SCl b regarded the parish Of Pointe Cou-
Delegate Richardson advocated the original
etele and moved to lay the pending amends
~ at Il On the table, Adopted-yeas O.,
Delegate Moore, Of st. Landry, moved to
abby adding after the word "area" the
Nnds nor shall any new parish contain a
u! number than II, 600 inhabitants"
DHlegate Sutherlin moved to amend the
Meadment by striking out the word
Rlegate Pardee offered q substitute, pro-
Mng that no new parish shall contain less
Haa 10 200 Inhabitants nor shall any parish
Mteduoed below that number.
spdegates Blanchard and Cunningham OPP
pHM both amendments.
.pelegate Lyons moved to amend the SUBJ
satuts BY fixing the number 81 inhabitants in
Ry parishes at 1000.
lelegate Richardson moved to lay the pend
amendments on the table. Lost-yeas So,
" amendment by Delegate Lyons was
yeas 30, nays 81.
a. na 1nA xryOn
lvAAegate Parlange moved to amend by
N sa Il Providing that this shall not apply
EEaAe e parish OF P0inte COupee, when two
IMs q the Inhabitants shall desire new
ss s41llg out OIL alter the word Flaw" In the
alglnal article.
van motion the amendment Of Delegate Par
@se was laid on the table.
III ssegates Marshall and Caffrey opposed
AZ mendment to strike out.
f fHo amendment was voted down.
Nv iMs,art article us amended was then adopted.
Arslcle was read:
h axIa All laws changing parish lines or re-
shhe parish seats shall, before taking feet.
NJ ssaahpmitted to the electors of the parish or
ssss oes s e pc affected thereby, at special
N ss, neIa for that purpose, and DO adopted
majority OF such electors,
Nle words changing parish lines or and
n0rds or parishes" He argued that the
ION 81 the parish Of Lincoln had worked
y ustice to the parish Of jackson, which
not be righted, II the original article
,Sssgate Todd opposed the amendment, and
is ~ y % lay 1t on the table, Lost-yeas 81,
aegates Caffrey and Todd argued against
/ TsHl pption OF the amendment.
W. gate Cunningham favored the amend
see previous question was ordered, and the
fIs a!nMant was lost--yeas 40, nays AS.
sSaesygate Vance moved to strike out the
Wv electors" and insert the words "a ma
hsf ol the votes cast" Adopted.
sgate Cunningham moved to strike out
~ rm.ros "a majority" end insert "two-
Sslesgate Blanchard offered the following
for the article: s.....7
isss I'M lines shall not be changed nor shall
wv ~ seats be removed, unless the proposed
Af5sfS aesC ID removal be submitted to the quail
sSo snots OF the parish or parishes to be al
ifissua eEeDy alta special election held for that
Sse -. and be adopted by majority OF such
/ ~ voting at said election.
ate George opposed the substitute,
~ ~ SoVea to lay 1t on the table. Adpted-