The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-16
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Twenty-First Days Proceedings.

Twenty-First Days Proceedings.
New ORLEANS, Wednesday, May IA, 1879.
The Convention met at 2 o'clock p. m.
Present the Hon. Louis A. Witt, President,
and 127 members.
Absent-Messrs. Augustin, Carey, Cas-
kns, Marks, Roach, Strovich.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. j. L. David
son, of Claiborne.
The journal Of May 10, 1879, was corrected
and adopted.
The absence OF Mr.. Kirkman was excused
on account OF sickness.
Leave Of absence was granted to Mr.. Mar
shall until Wednesday, May 81.
Leave Of absence was granted to Mr.. JAS
tremsh for three days and to Mr.. Roach for
one day
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Byrne chairman, on behalf OF the Com
mittee on Printing, presented report rela-
tive to the printing Of $500 copies OF state
ments furnished by the Auditor Of Public Ae-
counts.
The report lies over.
Mr.. Robertson, chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee on Apportionment, presented a
report, which lies over.
On the motion Of Mr.. Robertson the report
WAS ordered to be printed In bill form.
The Chair presented the following tele-
graphic communication:
Washington, d. O., May -, 1879.
To the Hon. l., A.. Witt. President OF the Louf-
siana Constitutional Convention:
iSa-The resolutions Of your honorable
body In favor Of levees have been received.
bill to improve the Mississippi river and pre-
vent destructive floods, had already been
adopted In the committee and the chairman
instructed to report the same to the House OF
Representatives. We shall do all In our power
E. w. ROBERTSON,
r. l.. GIBSON,
J. +. ELAN,
E. JOHN ELLIS,
J. FLOYD KING,
The communication was received.
The Secretary of the Convention presented
communication from Hon. e. A. Burke,
State Treasurer, enclosing statement OF
payments made by the lessees OF the State
Penitentiary and by the lessees OF the New
canal, in accordance with the instructions Of
the Convention.
Lies over.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The report Of the Committee on Contested
Elections Id the case OF ). w. Montgomery,
contrasting the seat OF Hon. Geo. G. Benham,
was taken up.
The report and the minority report were
read.
Mr.. Matthew's moved that the report OF the
committee be adopted.
Mr.. Girard moved that the report Of the
committee be rejected.
Mr.. Vance called for the previous question.
which was seconded by the Convention.
| Yeas and nays were called on Mr. Girard's
| notion to reject the report OF the Committee
on Contested Elections In the cause OF Mont
gomery VS.. Benham, with the following re-
suit:
ham, Faux, Forman, George, Girard, Cow
ers, Havard Jenkins, Kennedy, Knoblocs.
Land, Leake, Lott, Moore Of Lafourche, Mum
Nays.Messrs. Allan, Babeock, Baskin,
| Bell, Blanchard, Bobie, Bolton, Bour,
geols, Breaux, Brian Buiger, Baiow.
G snrt on, Byrne, CaffrsY, cahen, Ghafe.
port, Davidson of Claiborne, Davidson OF
! Ioerville, Davis, Demas, Dickerson, billiard,
Easterly, Edwards Estopinal, Favrot, Fonte-
lieu, Gardner, ella, Grimes, Henry Of Came
| ron, Henry Of Natehitoches, Heron, Hou0h-
Jofrion, Kemp, Kernochan, King, Lananx.
| Landry, LeGardeur, -Jr., Loan, Long, Lyons,
Matthews, Mentz, Willard, Moreland, NC
Gloin, Noguez, Olivier, OFT, Pardee Parlange.
Phelps, Pinehback, Richardson, Semmes.
Simon, Smith Of jackson. Smith Of St. Mary.
Stamps, Steele Stevenson, Stewart, StilIe.
stringfelIoy, Thompson, Warmoth, Watkins,
Webb, Wells, White, Williams Of Grant, VIII
liams Of Terrebonne, Young Of Concordia,
Young Of East Baton Rouge
Absent Messrs. Augustin, Benham, Breen,
Carey, Denis, Elan, Gaskins, Gueringer,
Howell. Jastremski, Kelly, Kidd, Kirkman,
Lagan, Luckett, Marks, Marshall. Moore Of
st. Landry, Mcconnell, Roach, Robertson,
Strovich-22.
The motion to reject the report was lost.
and the report was so adopted.
Mr.. Allan moved to reconsider the vote just
taken, and on his own motion the motion to
reconsider was laid On the table.
On motion Of Mr. Demas the Convention
adjourned to 2 p. m. tomorrow.
VIM. H. HARRIS,
Score airy of the Convention.