The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-20
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE -
UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
- or THE %4..M=
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
r,,.nty-fourth DAYS Proceedings.


t' absant Messrs. Babcock, Bourgeois, Bul-
.,ar DENNIS. Denis, Dickerson and Gardner.
y PRAYER was offered by Rev. j. u. Davldsoh'
of Claiborne. :,
,rha chair announced the appointment OF
I Messrs. Thompson and W as auai'iohai
tnembers OF the Committee on State hanus
The journal of May 16 was approved
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
yrha unfinished business On which the Con
! vention was engaged yesterday at the time
sIR adjournment was taken up, obeing Ordf-
nance No. 1856, concerning limitations OF pow
ors of government, pending consideration q
] Item Is OF articles.
Mr.. Moore, Of IIafourchc, offered the FOL
lowing amendment:
Insert the words except N case 81 pubic
& calamity
Mr.. Mcconnell moved to refer the words
ssextending the time for the assessment Oh
! reflection of taxes or otherwise to the Com
mittee Oh Taxation, Equalization and kemp
Mems
I'M Robertson moved that the item be re-
iorrcd to that committed.
Mr. Moore, OF Lafourche, moved that the
y 4notion to refer be laid upon the table.
@ DIV d rising vote OF 80 yeas to 40 nays the
&1notion to lay upon the table was lost
Mr.. RobertsOn's motion to refer was lost.
Mr. McConnell's motion to refer was lost
bv rising vote of 80 yeas to GO nays.
4 & MI. i. d, Moore's amendment was adopted,
#SNna the item was adopted az amended.
mr.. Heron in the chair
NH. Stone moved that the vote On the
Y ntloption OF item Is be reconsidered.
The motion prevailed by rising vote Of
{ - yeas to 10 nays.
#Rg Mr.. LYONS moved to amend item 15 by
y Sfriklnr out the words otherwise relieving
+ md inserting the words ''for the relief OF, by
inserting the word "of" In line As after the word
h sssor.p and by striking out the word "their" In
! 1lne 45 and In line 46.
# Mr.. Steele moved that the words except III
Y rase " public calamity" be stricken out
ARSs Mr.. Land moved that the motion to strike
\ osit be laid upon the table,
n The yeas and nays we're demanded with the
n Iollowing result
Yeas Messrs. Augustin, Baskin, Bel, Bien-
VSVtsI,y1. blanchard, BreauX, Byrne, Callrey,
y f3Iaiborne. Cunningham, Davenport, DAVID
VI I'm, IN Claiborne. Davidson Of Ibervile Dill
4 5ard. Edwards, Faux, Forman, George, Gl-
Sxsrd, Covers. Gueringer, Henry. Heron
v HDugh, Howell, Jastremski, jenkins. Jo1Irlol i'
VAR ann. Kennedy, Kirkman, Lagan, Land,
4 Il sott. Moreland, Moore Of Lafourche, Mutt,
NJ fsSsssn Viii. Parlange, Poche, Reid, Richard
kBSan. Smith OF jackson, Stevenson, Stone,
M Etfingfellow, Thompson, Todd, Vance, war
.Nays- Messrs. Allain, Benham, Bolton,
JBraen. Bridrer, Brian, Bulger, Bulow, Bur
e IN. Cahen, Carey, Chaffe Chiapella, Collins.
olvin Davis, Elan, Estopinal, Fa anan, Ga a.
Crimes, Hazard, King, Lananx LANDRY MI ~
4 lhrd. Moore Of ~ Landry, Munday. McD Dt'h
Seli, McGloin, Noguez, Olivier, pardee, nod
6ftfon, Self, Simon, Smith of st. Mary, Stage,
tamps, Steele, Stlie sntherhn, Wa MEans
Young OF Concordia, Young Of East Baton
iOuge 5i.
Absent--Messrs. Babcock, Bobie, Bour-
i riois. Demas, Denis, Dickerson, Easterly,
Eontelien, Gardner, Gaskins, Kelly, ker-
#llochan Kidd, Knoblock, Leake, Long, Lyons
Marks Marshall Mentz, phelps, fi ntnieh
Ponder, Roach. Semmes, Stewart, stroVlcn'
NJ Williams OF TerrebOnne-
The motion to table was lost.
B MI Cunningham moved that item IS be re-
Jared with the pending amendments 10 the
Il Donmittee on Taxation, Equalization ana *
3 omptions.
il Dn the motion Of Mr.. Moore, Of Lafourche,
fSby rising vote of 70 yeas to 20 nays, the mo-
Il Non to refer was laid upon the table.
The previous question being ordered, the
snanendment OF MIR. Steele was adopted by q
Y rtsing vote OF Sc yeas to AZ nays.
Mr.. Lott moved that all the item down TO
Fl fhe word relieving" be stricken out by
&{ rising vote Of 54 yeas 70 80 nays ne motioh
&. seas laid upon the table.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Lyons was
adopted.
MA On the adoption of the item as amended
y fhe yeas and nays were called for, with the
following result:
Yeas--Messrs. Augustin, Baskin, Bell, Ben
& ham, Bienvenu, Bolton, Breen, BrlageT, bul-
e Collins. Colvin, Cunning ham, Davenport, pa
vidson of Claiborne, Davis, billiard, Easterly,
4 Fanlk. Favrot, George, Girard, Ola, Covers,
Grimes, Hazard, Henry o. Cameron, henry OF
y Kennedy, King, Krkman,' Lagan, Lanaux,
II Landry, LeGardeur, IT, Loan, Long, Luckett'
q Matthews, Willard, Moreland, Moore OF Ia
B foyrche Moore of st. Landry, Munday, Me-
gloin, Noguez, Ogden, oilvler ~, Pat saIf
n Smith Of Jackson, Smith OF st. Mary, Stagg,
Il Steele, Stevenson, Stille, StringfelloW, Vance,
RI Mammoth, Watkins, Webb, Wells, White,
Williams of Grant, Young Ct Gon le 9 r.x
e Uhafie, Claiborne, Davidson of lbervile, Ed
\ wards, Elan, Forman Gueringer, HERON,
Il Howell, jenkins, Joffrion, Land, Lott, Me
( Connell, Mutt, Parlange, Simon, Sutherlin,
Todd, Young Of East Baton Rouge-23.
Absent Messrs. Babcock, Bohie Bourgeois,
Brian, Cahen, Chiapeila, Demas, Denis, Dick
arson. Estopinal, Fontelieu, Gardner, Gas
kins, Kelly, Kernochan, Kidd, knoblock,
Iseake, Lyons, Marks Marshall, Mentz
@ Phelps, Pinehback, Ponder, Roach, Semmes,
kS Stanlus. Stewart. Stone. Strovich, Thompson,
Hi IN illiams of Terrebonne 30.
The item No. 49, as amended, was adopted
Item No. 16 was read, and, on motion VI
Alr. Lyons was amended by inserting after
me words jurisdiction of" III lines 40 and 80
me words "any court or and by striking
mi 10 lines 81 and 50 the words Justices o
1he peace and other tribunals"
MT MeGloin offered the following amend
nenIs:
ln line 81 insert particular between TIL.