The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-12
The Report of the Committee on
Elective Franchise Disposed
Of on Second Reading.
Final Passage Of the Ordinance on
Parochia1 Affairs and Pub
lie Education.
Reoommittal Of the Report Of the Com
mittee on Homesteads.
FRIDAY, July II.

uclOcK, PfeSl0enb WIZ III Inc Gnalf anu
quorum present.
Delegate Davidson, OF Iberville, rose to a
question Of privilege. He referred to an ar
tlele In the Times which reflected On him and
his party. As the article contained no per.
sonal allusion, the chair ruled that further
remarks upon 1t were not In order.
Delegate Lagan thought that any member
upon the floor Of the Convention who felt him
self to be guilty of corruption should gc
quietly to the newspaper Office whence the
charge emanated and settle his question ol
privilege there.
THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
The report Of the Committee on Elective
franchise was again taken up, the pending
question being on motion to strike out sec
lion Of article 2, which provided that no one
should be allowed to vote who had not paid all
The taxes assessed against him.
Delegate Catfrey opposed the motion to
strike out, and favored the article. He con
tended thatit was a wise provision, calculated
to uphold the government, and was not d.
rected against the negroes, but bore equally
Delegate Breaux offered q substitute re-
ntiring the payment Of full tax each year,
Including the year In which an election is
held.
strike out. He secuted the Idea that the right
to vote should depend upon the payment Of a
tax.
Delegate Matthews favored the motion to
strike out. He claimed that the article was
reported for the purpose Of keeping the Bour-
bon Democrats in power.
Delegate McGloin favored the motion to
strike out. He insisted that such qualifica-
tion, and especially q poll tax qualification,
would bear too hardly upon the virtuous
poor who were unable TO take any thing from
f their seanty means, which were required for
the support Of their families.
Delegate Pinchbaek had not been convinced
by Delegate Caffrey that the section was not
aimed at the colored men. Hebelieved 1t was
aimed at him, and II it was adopted the
colored men would vote against the constitu-
tion. The colored people would be willing to
pay poll tax OF go provided It was not made
dependent upon the right to vote.
Delegate Blanchard opposed the motion to
strike out. He thought the objection to a
restricted suffrage came with bad grace from
the Republicans, who had not only restricted
gether through the operations Of the Return
Ing Board. The article was wise one, and
should be adopted.
Delegate Kuobock Thought the debate had
gone On long enough. He therefore demanded
the previous question on the motion to strike
out, which WIS ordered.
The yeas and NAYS were demanded, RESULT
Ing yeas 50, nays 81. and the motion to strike
out pTeVhlleu.
The yeas and nays were then demanded on
the substitute offered by Delegate Breaux,
and 1t was defeated yeas a. nays 81.
The article as amended was adopted with
out division.
Article 8 was read
by law for the proper enforcement OF the pro-
visions of the foregoing article; prouided, that
az Is q Kate tss he naI 1s e
exeepted) ate, the fourth clause Of said article
shall have gon's Into effect
Delegate Mcconnell moved to amend by
providing that Q registrar q voters shall Dc
appointed BY the Governor for the parish Of
Orleans, whose term Of office shall last for
four years.
Delegate Leake moved to amend by strik-
ing out the words after the fourth clause OF
said article shall have gone into effect, which
amendment was accepted by and became q
part of the amendment OF Delegate McCon-
nell.
The amendment as amended was then
adopted without division.
Delegate Davidson. OF Iberville, offered q
substitute for the article, providing for the
election by the people Of supervisor OF
registration lie each representative district
who shall hold Office for the same term as
members of the House OF Representatives.
Lost.
Delegate Cunningham moved to strike out
the entire article.
Delegate McGloin hoped the Convention
for d supervisor Of registration In the city Of
New Orleans. Without u registrar 1t would
be impossible to prevent frauds In elections
lii the city. and 1t would be unwise to leave
the matter to the Legislature.
Delegate Blanchard favored the motion to
strike out. Since the tax qualification had
been defeated II would be necessary for the
Legislature to provide some method OF iden
tifSing voters in MI the parishes;
strike out would not prevail. II was abso
lutely necessary In the interest Of pure cleo
tions In the city to have registration OF
voters. The entire city delegation demanded
this and he hoped 1t would be accorded He
therefore moved to lay the motion to strike
out on the table.
The motion to table prevailed without diyi-
sion.
ding that the Legislature may provide for
registration in the parishes. Adopted-yeas
60, nays "a.
The article as amended was then adopted.
delegate Stevenson gave notice that he
should. at some future day, move q reconsid-
Grafton of the vote Just taken.
Article was then read:
ART. 8. Until otherwise provided by law the
general State electign shall be held oncs every
third Monday la April The nrst general cleo
uon under this constitution shall b. held on the
day OF 80. Is. Presidential electors and
members OF Congress shall be chosen or elected
IN the manner and at the time prescribed BY
law.
A number OF amendments were offered pro
viding for filling the blanks and changing the
time OF the election from April to November.
which We're laid on the table. with the under
standing that the blanks would be filled by
the Committee on Schedule.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
adoption OF the article, resulting yeas 60,
nays 40, and the article was adopted.
Article 8 was read:
ART. 9. Parochial and municipal elections
Except ID the ely OF New 0rleansl shall be held
on the same day as the general State election.
and not oftener than Once in TOUR years. The
General As emily shall provide by law for the
time of holding elections in the city of New Or
leans.
Delegate Leake moved to amend by strk-
ing out the words land municipal and Tex
cept In the city of New Orleans.
Delegate Blanchard opposed the amend
ment.
Delegate Lyons favored the amendment.
Delegate Olivier eOntended that it was the
interest and was the desire OF the people OF
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