The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-05-24

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willing to vote t,r ",.s'. aaru fl4 NJ.
On m"tiUn the ,rrs'lnti,n was laid
IN the table.
Delegate Favrot called ap his rear.
lotion relative ~ tho calling III tht
rnll, providing that thu Secretary
s|'all only record the names Vi sbsei.
tses. Adopted.
BY Delegate Marshall-Thst the
President shalt appx'iot q COMMITTEES
Of twelve msmbsts. {" be known NJ
the Committee On Ratification, Whose
duty it shalt 10 to determine IL the
new consultation shsll have been
adopted by tho people. 4t
.p.5 Tuesday, April g.
The Convention was called to o.
der at II o'clock, President Wiltz 10
the chair and . quorum present.
Prayer vac offered by Rev. Dr..
Palmer.
Tho Chair announced that thera
were nineteen members Of tho Com.
mittee 90 State Debt. whom tho reso.
Luton providing for ito formation
only called for eighteen, aud Il beina
necessary to strike out ono name, thai
Of Mr.. Houeh, Of Coucordia, would
DO dropped, there being four mem.
bers from biz dissrict-the Fifth.
The President announced tho fol.
lowing special committee:
% the City Debt, Government and
Proper Dsalnage-Delegates Bell,
Collins, Kelnocbau, Augustio, Lagsu,
Denis, Bolton, Marks, Byrns, Bien.
venu, Long, Loan and Hough.
On motion at Delegate Land The
Committee 90 Judiciary vas increased
to twenty.one members.
Tho journal of tho previous day
vas then corrected and approved u
corrected.
Delegate Robertson moved 4 10.
consideration Of tho vote Of yester
day, BY which the Con vention refused
to appoint q reading clerk. Tho reso.
lntion Was reconsidered and the
President was authorized to appoin,
q reading clerk at q salary of 81 81
a day.
Delegate Allan rose to = question
Of privilege. He had read 40 extract
from an editorial in tho DEMOCRAT
Ut to>tlay upon the sulject Of the
Constitutional Convention, in which
allusion 10 made n the minority ol
THE Indy. He desired to thank that
journal for tho faieneee and Impair.
tiality Of tho article in question, and
hoped that tho other papers Of the
city would treat the Republican mem.
l'ets With equal courtesy Il
By Delegate Claiborse That all
State aud parish officers shall serve
oat the terms for which they have
been elected, unlesa the Offices u
which they were elected have heeu
abolished. eA,r,.s
By Delegate Denis. That tho State
Treasurer l,e instructed to forniah the
Convention With . state,neot 1t tn
amount If interest paid "a tho debt
aimee 1865 to 1877.
By Dsleg&te Stevenson-That the
Committee IN tho Judiciary b In:
structed IL i0quiro ioto the leas,bili.
~ Of prohibiting, by law, all nono'
lies and rings, that tl'o people may
purdue their respective callings an-
hin,leretl.
By Delegate McGloin-That the
resolution adopting tho yionrnal Of
Friday lie ,Sconsidsrel. Adopted
The journal was the" corrected and
approved.
BY Delegate Pinchback-That 4
special COMMITTEES Of I've, b. appoint,
el to investigate % order Of Tho city
police requiring certain cl,urches ID
clused 1t 10 O'clock ct aiGht.
By Delegate Bresn-'rhat ths Con.
veation b. reqaissd IL print again
tho tnlss With the coomitteea attach.
ed, ~ ordered.
ORDINANCE INTRODUCED.
The following ordinances were TO-
troduced, lead 6rst time aud wenl
over Sodor tho rules. afit ',4a
By Delegate Waruoth-That NJ
license or tax sl,sll b Imposed OF
any trade, calling o. prolesaion.
BY Delegate Kidd Prohibiting th.
ca, rying u concealed weapons.
BY Delegate Simon Relative {.
State attoreeys. ff "a
By Delegate Thoupeon-That th,
General Assembly shall have no pow
Of to increase tho expeuses II th,
constitutional officers BY eMployiul
asoistants for them. .
Relative 70 lieos and privileges.
By Delegate Knoblock- That Oh
Stationery, printing, etc., shali b
performed under contract, and gavol
to tho lowest bidder. - -.
That provisions shall b made b,
lav for holding elections; providiol
that 20 quall6eatloa shall b attacked
70 the saatsge. a ~ ros
That 90 sectarisn teaching shall n
allowed IL any public school 10 Tx
State. + 7 'a''' so
Relative b tho dieapproval Of bills
Or psrts Of bills. By tho Governor.
BY Delegate 0lines. That IN
oext LeeialatN,e shall divide tho Stat
loto three districts, sod providing 70,
inposiug . poll tx. .a.ils'
By Delegate Girard. That tho Log
islatu,e shall pase 20 bills fsr relief
but shall provide how such claim
nay be proved ssd collected.
That 30 Federal officer shalt hold
State office. .s5sazs sfa,ai4.s.e 4
Relative 70 the condact Of electious
By Delegats Landry. That OIL per
cons, without regard to race, color o,
previous condition, twsoty>ops year
Of age, aud residents Of the State fl
80. 49, >2At>>~> Al 81 -.