The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-04
SATURDAY. May ., 1879.

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SATURDAY. May ., 1879.
rbe Convention met MT / o'clock. President
wtlrn m tho chair. and 100 members pres
ent.
After prayer the journal Oh Friday was cor
rpeted and approved.
Dsauats Ppche rose to n question Of
privilege. He had read ny the clerk u com
munieaton published Ia this mornings Times
canEurlng the Convention for extravaganza
He Insisted TINT the article IN question was
untrue. The Convention had ussd economy
IN providing the necessary employees AS
far ms the charge that the Convention had
elected n printer who resided hundreds OF
miles away from the city was concerned. hs
did not see that tho Convention was required
Il, elect n printer from the city. A. " was,
It's printing was executed with oil possible
dispatch aud satisfaction leaving nothing to
bs desired In that particular.
Tho President laid before the Convention
q numerously signed petition setting forth
that all women IN the State had heretofore
been deprived " the right Of representation
and certain privileges, aud Insisting that
tha women Of the State were entitled To the
suffrage. and insisting that tho privilege
should be- guaranteed to them Ia the new oon-
stitution. Laid over.
REVOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
The following resolutions we're presented.
By Delegate Iastrensk~ That the Commit
tea Oh General Provisions be requested To re-
mort m ordinances providing that all officers
shall receive fixed salary aud that ali fees
be turned into the State Treasury Laid
over.
BY Delegate Noguez- That The pay ofpnges
bo Increased to 81 per day. to take effect from
to-day Laid over.
by Delegate Parlange-- Granting leave Of
absence to Delegate CIalborue. Adopted.
BY Delegate rarlange That all members
adesi ring TO submit ordinances to become n
a part Ut the constitution, shall submit them
on Or before Wednesday mkt, alld that no
other ordinances should be considered by COM
mitees until those presented BY that time
we're finally disposed III. Laid over.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
The following resolutions were taken up
ana disposed OIL
Nv Delegate Drmas That our representa-
tiyes " Congress be Instructed TO 'isa their
best efforts to secure a heavier tariff uil sugar,
relieving the e,lgar products vf the State from
duties, etc. Referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
t}y Delegate fSllllhn@> nat hn6 convention
shall first proceed ~ a,tupt and establish, an
ordinance fixing tho rate and limit " taxation
on the value III property In tie State before 1t
proceeds tu consider any other subject reln-
live To taxation OIL the State debt.
The resolution came W IN It's second read
ing. Delegate Simon proceeded W advocate
his resolution.
Delegate Parlange moved to refer the reso-
luton to the Committee on Taxation.
Delegate Bing moved To lay the motion TO
refer Oh the table. He said that the people
throughout the country parishes were look
Ing with anxiety for relief, and he believed
TINT this anxiety could bs best allayed by Tx
Ing the rate of taxation ut ones.
On the motion to table the yeas and nays
were demanded. with tha following r.sult:
Yes -, nays 50, and the motion TO table WAS
lost.
Delegate Simon moved as suhRtltute that
the resolution bs inirTlsl to ths Committee
on Limitations. @@@.y.@@a .
Delegate Mutslnin favored The substitutes
Delegate Enrhs favored the original motion
to refer to the Committees On Taxation
Delegate Mcconnell also favored the refer
enee to the COMMITTEES on Taxation He
thought harmony would he BITTER preserved
by referring nll SUBJECTS coming before the
Convention to proper committees. lie did
not SEQ that there could he any division or
sentiment as to the proper COulnittse for
the resolution to b. referred TO-
Delegate Blanchard stood on the flpor as
the advocate of II limitation of taxation
Perhaps the resolution now before tile Con
venton under other circumstances should go
to the COMMITTEES on Taxation, but ~ ~ nn-
derstood that tho Committee on Limitations
had determined to report IN ordinances limit
ing taxation on Monday. he should favor the
substitute
Delegate Caffray argued In favor Of tho
resolution to the Committees On Taxation. lie
thought the statement that the COMMITTEES
on Limitations had already decided TO report
m ordinance limiting taxation only an Htldi-
tional argument why this resolution should
20 10 the Committee on Taxation Y@..
Delegate Poche insisted that the Commit
tee on Limitation. had no authority to con-
slider subj cts OF taxation. II II WAS permit
ted to consider such subjects there was scarce
ly an ordinance yet introduced which that
committee could not claim the power to pass
upon.
Delegate Cunningham said that n number
Of resolutions looking to the limitation Of
taxation had alrenuy been referred TO the
Gomnttog on Limitations and II was pre-
pared to report an ordinances upon the sub
ject. IT, therefore favored the substitute Of
fer"d by Judge Simon.
Delegate Matthews said that the gentleman
was mistaken in tho statement that Otdl-
nancca Oh tho limitation oi Taxation had III
ready been referred to the Committee on
Limitations. NJ such ordinances had been
so referred. He thought the resolution under
consideration should he referred to the Com
mittns on Limitations,
Delegate Thompson begged To correct the
statement OF IT." gentleman from Tensas.
Early In the session ha introduced an ordi-
nance limiting the rate uf taxation, which, to
his knowledge, was irf"rrod to the Commit
teo on Limitations. II" insisted that il was
properly SO refer red. that committee having
full power, according % tho rules Of the Con-
gentipn, to consider it, mv=m=
Delegate Mct'lon commended that the Co.'S
mittea on Limitations was the proper ono to
refer the resolution. II was 10 draw lines
all around. beyond which the departments
could not go: that this committee was created
within these fixed limits, each other commit
tee regulates its appropriate branch Ut the
business Of the Convention. Tho greatest
abuses by the Legislative dapart neut have
been the imposition Of excessive taxes, and
IL Ia limitation, preserving tho pspIn til
this respect, that Is most laadly called for.
Delegate Moore OF Lttoutcho. had hoped
that no member If the Committee on Lmita-
tons would have taken part in this discussion,
but rs Delegate Matthews, member, hnd
reflected upon the committee h. was forced to
take the floor He held In bis hand three or
dinanees upon the subject which had been re-