The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-18
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Days Proceedings.
NEW OKLEENs, Friday, May 16, 1879

Twenty-Third Days Proceedings.
I NEW ORLEANS, Friday, May 16, 1879.
The Convention was called to order at .
o'clock .. m. Present. Hon. l.. A. Witt, Pres
fdent, and 12e members.
Absent-Messrs. Faulk Gaskins, JAS
tremski, Marks, Marshall, Semmes, and Will
liams Of Terrebonne.
/ Prayer was offered BY the Rev. r. T. David
son, of Claiborne.
| The journal Of May Is was approved.
/ Mr.. Girard offered resolution proposing
that the report Of the Committee on Contested
Elections III the case Of Rivet VS.. Augustfn
be taken up On Saturday.
i Lies over.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
i The unfinished business on which the Con
vention was engaged yesterday, at the time
of adjournment, being the report Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary on Ordinance No. 1,
was taken up, pending the motion OF Mr.
Land to reject the report OF the committee.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the further con-
sideration of the report be postponed until
Monday, June 2, at 1 o'clock, and be made
! the special order for that time.
| The motion was carried.
/
/ Mr.. Henry, of Natchitoches, presented the
memorial Patrons Of Husbandry and
farmers soliciting aid in securing an article
10 the constitution providing for the
establishment Of bureau Of agriculture and
| agricultural statistics.
| Lies over. S... =
| Mr.. Sutherlin moved that the President ap-
point two additional members OF the Com
mittee On State Lands.
/ The motion was carried.
| PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS FROM THE
TABLE.
The petition Of citizens and taxpayers pray
ing for relief and protection, and for the ex-
cIusion Of lawyers from the General Assem-
bly,, was laid upon the table.
/ The resolution Of Mr.. HouQh, concerning
decorum In debate, was referred to the Com
mittee on Rules.
| The resolution Of Mr.. Lott, providing for
the payment Of the travelling expenses and
per diem Of J. W. Montgomery, contestant
for the seat Of Hon. Geo G. Benham, was
| taken up.
Mr.. Blanchard offered a substitute, as fol-
| lows:
Resotped, That no per diem and mileage
be allowed to any contestant for seat In this
| Convention who falls In his contest, and that
no member unseated upon contest be al
| lowed any compensation other than what he
may have received up to the time OF his ex-
pulsion.
On the motion to adopt the substitute, the
yeas and nays were called for, with the fol-
lowing result:
Yeas-Me ssrs. Babcock, Baskin, Bell, Bien-
venu, Blanchard, Bobie, Bolton, Bourgeois,
Breaux, Breen, Bridger, Brian, BuIger, Bulow,
| Burton, Caffrey, Cahen, Carey, Chaffe, CHA
peIa, Claiborne, Collins, Colyin, Cunningham,
| Davenport, Davidson OF Claiborne. Davidson
Of Iberville, Davis, Denis, Dickerson, billiard,
Fontelieu, Forman, Gardner, George, GlFard,
Covers, Grimes, Gueringer, Hazard, Henry
Of Natchtochea, Heron, Hough, Howell, Jen-
man, Knoblock, Lanaux, Land, Leake, Lee
thews, Willard, Moreland, Moore Of La
fourehe, Moore Of st. Landry, Mnnday. Nc
Gonae hsGloin su oghen oyf5 0
Ponder, Reid, Richardson, Roach, Robertson,
Self, Simon, Smith Of Jackson, Smith Of St.
Mary. Stagg,, Steele, Stevenson, Stewart,
Stilie, Stone, Stringfellow, sutheriin, fhomp-
| White, Williams Of Grant, Young Of Concor-
dia, Young Of East Baton Rouge-107.
/ Nays-Messrs Allan, Benham, Demas
ella, King, Landry, Lott, Warmoth g..
/ .,
Gaskins, Henry Of Cameron, Jastrensh,
Kemp. Kennedy, Lagan, Loan, Marks, Mar
shall, Mentz, Noguez semmes, Stamps, Stro-
vich, Williams Of Terrebonne-18.
| The substitute was adopted.
Leave Of absence was granted to Mr.. Stro-
vich for few days.
The resolution Of Mr.. Simon, relative to
the Tehuantepec route, was referred to the
Committee On Federal Relations
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
The following named members introduced
the following entitled ordinances, which were
read, placed upon the calendar and ordered
to lie over:
By Mr.. McGloin, by request
Ordinance No. $50.
Concerning the institutions for the deaf,
dumb and blind.
By Mr.. McGloin-
| Ordinance No. 3s1,
Concerning taxation.
| By Mr.. Elan
| Ordinance No 3S2,
Concerning sessions of and appeals to the
Supreme Court.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. Todd, chairman On behalf Of the Com
mittee on General Provisions, presented a
report returning Ordinance No $40, concern
| ing the support Of the insane and the educa-
ton Of the blind, deaf and dumb, with the
recommendation that 1t be referred to the
Committee on Education. .-..=-. .#
Also. Ordinance No. 1877, concerning Iimita-
tions of legislative power, and recommend
its reference to Committee on Limitations.
Also Ordinance No. 251, concerning the priv
ileges Of members Of the General Assembly,
and recommending Its reference to the Com
mittee On Legislative Department.
Also, Ordinance No. 356, concerning duty Of
the Funding Board, and recommend its refer
ence to the Committee on Taxation. EquaIiZa-
ton and Exemption.
Also article Of Ordinance No. 7, concerning
bill OF rights, recommending its reference to
the Committee ON Limitation