The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-10
THE CONVENTION.
FURTHER CONFEDERATION OF THE
REPORT or TINE COMMIT
TEE ON LIMITATIONS.
The second Article stricken Out and the
Third Amended After an Animated
Debate-COna Grafton Of ResOIuti0hs
and other Reports. - nao

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FRIDAY, Mays.
The Convention was called to order az u
o'clock. President Witt In the chair alu IoV
members present.
Dalepate Matthews moved that the Con
vent,on resolve itself into committee q the
whole for the purpose OF considering Inc re-
nort nj the Committee on Limitations. I'd
iented to and the motion was lost.
The President announced that he had ap-
,,ointad Delegate Smith on the Committee %
Quarantine. and Delegate Thompson on Con-
tinoent Expenses, vice Delegate Kirkman,
resigned In both cases.
Delegate Loan offered resolution direct
Inc the Parochlal Committee to separate Al
riers from New Orleans Laid over.
Delegate Bell asked that three additional
members be placed on the COMMITTEES on City
Debt Granted.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Delegate Chiapella's resolution relative TO
quarantine was laid over on account Oh the
absence 81 the introducer.
Delegate Ogdens resolution for longer daily
sessions Of tie Convention was called up.
Delegate Ogden said that by the time
the resolution went into effect the Con-
yantion would have entered on Its fourth week
of existence, and the committees would have
their reports ready by that time.
Delegate Todd opposed the resolution on
the ground that the committees were now
hard at work and could scarcely be able to
report by Monday.
na,a,,oto Roshin vac In favor If tho resolu-
Doipf' 1T .,a ~ ,.,S.,- y, 4,. .....,
ton, and thought that 10 o'Giock III the morn
Ing was late enough Ior gne convention III. 70
ats o'clock In the morning;
Delegate Poche opposed me resolution, any
remarked that the cOmmICJees nau 20 nucH
TO do II required great deal OF tine 70 Irans-
act their business. Inc WORK " palnani!.e ea.
tary bodies was mostly done III colnmiItee
rooms, and II was o. me usnosG CONSCIOUSNESS
that necessary time should be given 90 COM
mittees 20 digest tnelr worn. a., u.l,,,,.,a,
Delegate Mcsiloln opposeu tne IesoiuLion,
worked hard, and Il would be an injustice 70
make the sessions 81 the Convehuion longer.
Delegate Bienvenu uHered an amendment
to the resolution, making the hour Oh meee-
ing at III O'Clock.
Delegate George was opposed TO the resolu-
tion, and considered that II the G0hvenuon
was going to meet at 10 O'Clock IN the morn
lug. IL WOuiu Uettbt ~ ioi VEL utsy -
30 that the entire time might pc given 80 the
committees.
Delegate King moved to postpone further
consideration of the sublect indefinitely.
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called, with the following result; Yeas b,
nays. 81, and the molten 20 postpone was
lost.
Delegate Brian moved TO amend the reso-
luton by striking out Monday, twelfth in
slant, and insert Monday, nineteenth In
stant."
Delegate Todd moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out IL o'clock and insert
10 o'clock.
Delegate Demas moved to lay this amend
ment on the table. Carried
The resolution as amended by Delegate
Brian was then adopted.
Delegate Poche moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution was adopted
Lost.
Ia communication was received from the
n s.aayt -, - the ,onpinton If the stafa and
fSa vnta IN f. 1875 NJ
ouu W. ~ KIN rasoIntion dIreettno the
ny ale Usth T ~ i,li ~ ~
- tI II Mt,,'p mai NV iho stata ypharehy
4Gn ata+a has ioaf S4O1 Don nv reason of the
sns seaye th a7 iuss ~ no WITH ho CON
trant - 'a0 1e'7oo = otA' 49,
The President rulad the resolution out Of
ordar ,,rninD no d reason that the Convention
IA ,,nt ~ form an nrranin Iayy and NOT tn
mt Int. into mattara nf lerisation'
el nn,ar noG nonninuham dissented from fine
oarei,,e;nns - tha Brasident
For fha n,,rnnaa ~ Giving the Convention an
,, ~, .uu pai o 1ecida the question as tn
,ghathar If could anter into maffers of lepisla.
Meet s y prSidar o ,vithdrsw AZ RHINE
pi1 n.,, S.u phans chairman IF tho tIommit-
taa M FTaTatinn renoTte1 back certain ordi.
.anoas with q recnmmendation that they be
,.afarrsd tn other enmmittaas named In the
renart 1" ~ o'l'o- e-'N'''SNo
AoR INA ,,,aotion of the mower If the Couveh.
t,er ~ ~ in",ire into and determjne matters
h tun 81 i before the Convention which Were
p ,r,,ss,iy NJ atters Of IegisIaiion and not IN
tpa ,WdRadd Z haeome mari, IF The organic law
canaan y
oo Tha pros,dent NJ ain aynlained his views q,
az, .,,,ast1nn n' "s' o>
ua natarata Harron moved IL defer the f,1rthe,
consideratian II tha question until Monda,
Uar1 ~ . naioch Adantad
leA0' "0 $50. ~, ,r,,
THE ORDER OF The pAf'
being the ordinances OF the Committee OF
Limitations, was taken up.
For the purpose OF considering the ordi
nance the Convention resolved itself int
committee OF the whole, Delegate Heron II