The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-21
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
.-.. or THE
Twenty-afth nays Proceedings.
New ORLEANS. Monday. May 10. /

| one flGnHfeH ana bWallbV~elkhh nsAhbaIs,
Absent = Messrs Estopinal, Marshall
Marks, Roach Stone.
Prayer was offered by Rev. ]. T. Davidson
Of Claiborne.
PETITIONS MEMORIALS AND REVOLUTIONS
Mr.. Knoboek presented the petition Of citi
zers Of Tsrrehonne parish, praying for tn
establishment Of Bureau of Agriculture an
| Agricultural Statistics.
| Lies over.
The Chair presented supplemental petit
ton relating to female suffrage
! Lies over.
The Chair presented communication iron
the Honorable tho Superior Criminal Cour
Tor the parish of Orleans. enclosing copy
Of n special report Of the grand Jury OF Or
leans. relative to the New Orleans Savings
Bank and the conduct Of the officers ant
directors thereof
The report was read,
| Lies over.
Mr.. Todd. chairman on behalf OF the Cos,
mittee on General Provisions. moved that The
committee be allowed 10 employ clerk al
the rate % 80 10 per day.
| ON this motion MI. Sutherlin called for the
yeas and nays, with the following result.
Yeas Messrs Angustin, Eaheock, Bell
Bourgeois, Blidger, srian, Burton Gaffle,y
Gah1 nIaibolna E PayIdson ro "t sn'v a
rard, Ola. Guerlnger, Hazard, Heron
lIough. Jastreuski Jenkins, Joifrion. Kelly
Kernoeian. King, Kirkmai,, knoblock. Land
Landry Lnaks, LaGardsur, Jr.. Loan, Long
| Iuekett. Marks. Matthews. Mentz. Willard,
Moreland. Moore If I,afourehe Moore Of ST
Landry, Munday. Nogue1, Matt, Olivier. Oft.
Parlee, parange, Pinehbaek Richardson.
Robertson, Self, Simon, Smith Of IT.. MARY.
Stagg. Steele. Stewart stlle, Strovioh, Todd.
| White, Williams of Tsrrebonne-
Nays N essrs. Allan. Baskin, Bsnhan.
Iienvenu, blanchard, Boi.ia. Bolton. Breaux,
I,reen Carey. Ghafrs, Colvln, Cunningham
Davenport. Davidson Of Claiborne, Davis,
billiard, Easterly, Edwards, Faux, George,
needy. McGloin Ogden. Phelps, Reid, Smith
Of Jackson, Stevenson. St,ingfsllnw, Suther-
| lin, Thompson. Vance, Watkins, Webb Wells
| Williams Of Grant ID.
Absent Messrs. Bulger, Bulow, Byrne
Ghlapella, Collins Dsmas Estopinal, Favrot
Forlnan, Gardner. Gaskns, Henry Of Natohi-
toehes, Howell, Kemp. Kidd, Isagan, Lanaug,
| Lott, Lyons. Marshall, Mcdonnell. Poche,
Ponder. Koaeh. Semnles, Stamps, Stone
Warmoth. Young ri Goncprdia. Young o,
| East Baton Rouge 80.
The motion Was carried.
The Chair presented communication from
Alfred Roman. Esq. clerk Of the honorable
the Supreme Court Of Louisiana, in response
To resolution Of tho Convention, adopted
May /. 1872 stating the number of appeals
now pending IN that court. the years in which
said appeals we're brought. and also the mum
Der Of cases which have been determined by
that tribunal since the installation Of the
Nichols government.
by q rising vote Of 40 yeas to % nays the
reading Of the statement was dispensed with.
and under suspension Of the rules 1t WAS re-
fsrred to the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary.
On the motion OF Mr.. Edwards 1t was or
dered thst an additional member be appointed
on the Committee on Agriculture aud Agri
cultural Statistics.
Mr.. Munday offered the following resolu-
ton:
Rrsolrrd. That IT Is not the intention Of this
ConveItion To take any action calculated to
change the collection Df taxes or licenses pay
able for the current year
Under suspension Of the rules the resolu
tion was taken up.
Mr.. Lyons moved thnt tho motion 10 adopt
the resolution be laid upon the table.
Tho motion 10 lay upon the table WINS lost
by the following vote:
Yeas Mpssts. Augustin, Bell, Bienvenu,
GhatTe, Collins, Cunningham, Davidson " Ib-
erville, Davis, DENIS Elam, Faulk, Fonts-
le,l Formnn, George, Girard, Gpsfnger
Henry Of Cameron, Jenkins, Kennedy, Kirk
man. Land Lyons, MeGloln, Mutt, Olivier,
Phelps. Pinchback, Poche. Ponder. Held, Rob-
ertson, semmes, Stamps, Steele, Stevenson
Stringfelow, Sntherlin, Watkins, Webb--43.
Nays Messrs. Babcoek, Baskin, Benham
Bobie, Bolton, Bourgeois, Eridger, Brian,
Bnow, Burton, ,Cahan, Claiborne. GOWN,
Eaeterly, Edwards, ella, Covers, Grimes,
Havar1 Heron, Hough. Howell. Jastrernski,
Jotfrion Kelly. kernochan, Kidd King, Knob
lock. Landry, Leake, LeGarheur. Jr., Loan,
Moreland, Moore Of Lafoureha Moore of Ut.
Landry, Munday, Noguez, Ogden. OFT, Par
ange. Richardson, Self, Simon Smith ri
jackson, Smith Or St Mary. Stagg. Stewart
Sulle, Stovich, Thompson, Todd Vance,
Wells, White. Williams IF Grnnt, Williams Of
Terrehonne. Young Of Goucordia, Young of
East Hntnn Kpuge@G7.
Absent Messrs. Aiain, BuIger. Byrne
ChiapclIa, Demas, Diekerson, Estopnal,
Envrot, Gardner, Gaskins, Henry Of Natchi-
toches, Kemp. bagan LanatS, Lott. Marks,
Marshall. Mcdonnell, Tardee, Roach, Stone,
WnrmothZ 23.
Mr., King moved that tho resolution be re-
ferred TO the COMMITTEE on Taxation, Equal
iza'ion md Exemptions.
1ha motion to refer was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Steele offered the following Ms n substi-
tute for the resolution Of Mr. Muuday:
Rcsofped. That 1t is not the purpose Of this
Convention to make any change as 30 the
manner OF phyiug any tax or license becotn-
Ing due To the State since the first day Of Jan
uary. 1877.
The substitute. on the motion Of Mr.. Blau-
rhard, was laid upon the table by the follow
ing vote.
Yeas Messrs. Augustin, Babcoek, Baskn,
Eienvenu, blanchard, Bolton, Bourgeois,
Breaux, Breen. Brian, fnQer. Eulow, Burton,
CaItrey, Cahen, Carey. Cbalfe, Claiborne,
Collins, Calvin, Cunningham, Davenport On
wilson Of Claiborne. Davidson of IbervilIe,
Denis, billiard, Easterly. Edwards. Estopinal,
Fantk, Fotman, George Girard, ella, Covers,
Grimes, Gueringrr, Hazard Henry Of Cam
eron, Henry Of Natchtoches, Herron How
ell, Jastretnski, Jenkins. Joffron. Kelly, Ken
nedy, Kidd, King, Land Landry, Lsake, Le-
GaLdemr Jr.. Lott Imckett LYnna MeutZ-