The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-04
THE CON VENTION.
Passage Of the Ordinance on the
Legislative Department on
Its Second Reading.
rnrther Consideration Of the Report
of the Ordinance on the Elk
ecutive Department.
The State Debt Committee Recommend the
Payment Of $4,000 to the
Fiscal Agent. ..#.
TUESDAY. June 8.

TUESDAY. June 81
The Convention met at II o'clock, Presi-
dent Witt In the chair, and 81 members
present.
The President announced that Delegate
Rivet would replace Mr.. J. N. Augustin on
various committees. ~
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Public Education pre-
scented majority and two minority reports
,upon the ordinances referred to the COM
mittee. which were ordered to be printed and
laid over.
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
The report OF the Committee on Legislative
Denartment was taken up % unfinished busl-
Article 81 was adopted as read:
AIT. 81. No amendment to bills by one house
shall he coneurred "a ny the other excepd py .
those voting for Or against recorded upon the
Conference Sni shall be adopted IN either house
ONLY BY the vote OF q majority Of. the members
elected thereto. taken ~ yeas and nays, and the
upon the journal.
Article a was read:
Ant. "a. No bill shall be passed by either
house OF the General Assembly on. the day OF
wv % M scond rsadne
Delegate Lyons moved TO strike out the
article, which motion was adopted.
Article IS was adopted as read:
I. Arr. as. whenever bin that has been passed
" both hcuses y enrolled ana placed ~ PCS,
~ saso r. ,ss n
the Presidento f the Senate. as Tie case may b.
shall act ut once. stgn 1t Id open house. and the
iect Of signing shall be noted n the Journal;
dist u cor convey the biz to the oher house. whose
presiding officer shall canse y suspension q gil
other Y reno AND sasn u Thy e n
signed by the Speaker Of the House aud Presi-
dent Of the Senate they shall be- taken at once
CLERK 81 Tie House Or Secretary Of The Senate
Article a was adopted as read:
ART al. No law passed BIZ the General Assem-
biz. except the general appropriation act or act
okappropriating money for the expenses OF the
force until promulgated. A law cha BE- oon-
sidsred promulgated at the. place where The
ssss Sana i such ne a h ss s ss ss sS
the publication In the State journal.
Article Is was adopted as read:
Arr. as. The clerical officers OF the two
Ssrs Il f The Hsuse Il 1 and
.sfeal s.psnsss, q the Senate shal not exceed
eentAtivee $40 per day.
Article &c was read:
Arr. 2e. All stationery, printing. paper and
" inei used III the legislative and other depart
s q sinn anal ana es
laNs. iournala. department reports and sll other
Il printing and bind M and the repairing and
s furnishing tie halls and committees, shall be
performed under contract. to be given to the
lowest responsible bidder below such maximum
u price and under such regulations rs shall be
department Of the government shall be ID any
way Interested in such contracts: and oil such
e 3 eeet to ~ q the
Delegate Robertson moved to postpone fur
Their consideration Of the article Until Friday.
The motion 70 postpone was lost BY vote
" of 81 yeas to 67 nays.
Delegate Cunningham moved to amend by
striking out all specifications regarding
3 printing and binding. The reason given was
4 that the party In power would be unable to
SUPPORT party paper under nlss t .h section;
tele. He did not think that such meas
1 ne WINS 1.-THE interest OF reform.
The amendment was tabled by vote Of %
" ynAs to 15 nays
Delegate George moved to amend by strlk-
Ing out the words 1.-THE lowest responsible
bidder" and to insert In lieu thereof the
words "a responsible bidder"
On q call Of the yeas and nays the amend
ment was lost-yeas Al, nays IS.
Delegate Byrne moved to amend by pro-
viding that no such contract should be made
except with citizens Of the State. It had
4 Deen charged that the present State Printer
Was citizen Of Mississippi. The amendment
Delegate Olivier moved to amend by add
ing after the word Treasurer" the words,
or any two Of them" Adopted.
Delegate Robertson moved to amend BY
providing that the contract should be made
BY the General Assembly In joint session.
Delegate Knoblock moved to lay this
amendment on the table. Adopted.
delegate Demas moved to strike out all OF
the article after the words prescribed by
AW. Laid on the table.
Delegate Blanchard moved to amend by
providing that the maximum price should be
n la BY the General Assembly. Lost-yeas
nays 81.
Delegate Warmoth moved to strike out the
words below such maximum price,"
delegate Lyons argued that the amend
Ment was an improper one. By collision be-
Tween five or six persons In the city Of New
unreans the price might be run up five or six
nmes Its value.
Delegate Warmoth said his amendment
vas designed to prevent any collision be-
tween the State Printer and the Printing
Beard. There was not sufficient harmony
render COLLISION between them possible.
Delegate Knoblock moved to table the
amendment. Adopted yea 70, nays 81.
delegate Bridger moved to strike out the
NoAaS SUaI6 AuQlEOE huu 6Gdte TREASURER,
& and insert the words president of the Senate
md Speaker OF the House Of Representatives"
I, Delegate George favored the elimination Of
the entire article. He argued that any per-
zen who should bid five or ten cents less on
as tae contract, and could give good and sufi-
u cent bond would be entitled to the printing
III sontract, no matter how Objectionable his
p0iitics or character might be. He remem-
& eesed when the people Of the State were com
eelled, against their wishes, to support the
@ view Orleans Republican.
Delegate Bridger spoke IN favor Of his
" tmendment, which was adopted.
Delegate Byrne moved to strike out the en-
ute article.
IN this motion the yeas and nays were
II Aled, resulting-yeas III, nays 50. and the
III Mgaon to strike out was lost
Delegate Knoblock moved the adoption OF
sailed
Article ~ was read:
lid Aar ". No bill shall become law until It has
1a1a cd hu a 2naaEar IF fha Hon a Sef