The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26


Mr.. Cosgrove waa declar elected.
Mr.. Robertson offered lie following mo-
tion:
/ move that the Presid VI he authorized to
appnint six pprteiH, whi IAhall each receive
al pase day. and ten page who shall each re-
ceive seventy-iive cent per day during the
session III this Conyenti
The motion prevailedH
coMMrI EEs
Mr.. Poehe chairman, u behalf OF the Com
mittee Oh Committe@, resented the follow
ing report; Il
New dH1l eNs. April 23 1870.
10 the President ann NJ mbers OF tile State
Your Committee ia a Recommendation
nf Necessary Comm VII beg leave to submit
the accompanying ,espl n, a !, l, report.
On motion the resolution WIS taken up and,
after observation-disclosures was adopted, as
follows:
Resolped. THU the following standing com
mittees be- appointed by tire President Of this
Convention, To consider such proposed ar
tieles of new constitution MS may be referred
10 them respectively and all matters per-
tanning To the several titles Of said new CON
stitution, IL Indicated by the respective
names VI said committees, to wit:
Committee on the Distribution of the
Powers of Government. To be composed Of
nine members.
A Committee Oh Legislative Department,
composed iii fifteen members.
A Committee Oh Executive Department,
composed DIT nine members.
A Committee on tho Judiciary Department,
cpmpoaed of fifteen members
Committee on Impeachment and Ramuv-
nils from OfIice. composed Of seven members.
A Committee on General Provisions, COM
posed OF nine members
A Committee on Amendments TO The New
Constitution, composed Oh seven members.
A Committee on Bill Of Rights composed
Of fifteen members.
A Committee Oh Agriculture and Statistics,
composed of nine membeN
\ !. 6o,amittse q flnit'' ona, composed q
A COMMITTEES nEElsctivev franchise, COM
posed Of thirteen nembers.
A Committee orf Public 4ducation, COM
posed Of thirteen ntmbefs. ..
A Committee on G&hedule 4D the GOnstitu-
ton, composed OF SEVEN maf1bers.
Committee on FnasG, composed Of If
teen members.
a Gommitfse On Appkrtionment, composed
Of thirteen meApeRrs.
noaed qo q M sfal Relations com
A COMMITTEES IN M q. composed Of seven
], 4 COMMITTEE lth, Quarantine a.i ,,a and
state Medlclha& com q eleVeh mem
berg.
a Committee on Tkation, Equalization
and Exemption, composed Of fifteen meE,-
bers.
"A Committee on Homestaads and Other Ex-
emptions COMPOSED o. tn,rteeh e p re- ~
stitution to be composed of one member from
each Of the above named committees, to be
| chosen by the same.
| The President shall also appoint the follow
1 Ing named standing committees:
/ A Committee on Enrolment, composed OF
nine members.
A Committee on Contingent Expenses, COM
posed OF nine members.
Committee on Contested Elections OF
| Delegates, composed OF nine members, and to
be relieved May ID, 1879, from further service.
4 A COMMITTEES Oh Printing and Publishing,
| composed Of seven members.
/ Committee on parochial Affairs and
Boundaries, composed OF nine members:
i A Committee on Rules, Of which the Presi-
dent shall be &c o6icio chairman, composed Of
five members.
Committee on Internal Improvements
composed Of thirteen members.
i Committee on Corporations and Corpo-
rate Rights, composed Of eleven members.
i Committee on State Lands, to be com
posed Of nine members.
u Previous to the adoption Of the above re-
port committee on Finance Taxation ane
Public Debt was proposed by Mr.. Ogden
composed Of fifteen members, In lieu Of a sep
arate Committee on Taxation and Finance
The motion was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Chiapella proposed q Committee OF
City Affairs, composed of nine members.
BY rising vote Of "a yeas to Is nays The
motion was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Bell proposed Committee on the Deb
and Government Of the city of New Orleans
to be composed of thirteen members.
The motion was withdrawn.
i Mr.. Byrne proposed Committee on Assess
ment OF State and City Property, to be com
posed Of seven members.
The motion was withdrawn.
Mr.. Noguez proposed a Committee OF
1 Leyees and Overlooked Lands, to be com
posed Of five members
The motion was laid upon the table.
i Mr.. Poche, chairman Of Committee or
Resolution Relative to State Debt, offered BY
Mr. Kidd, April %, presented the following
report:
New ORLEANS, April %, 1879.
To the President and Members of the State
4 Convention:
Your Com mittee on tie Recommendation o
| Necessary Committees, to whom was referred
a resolution calling for the appointment of
special committee of thirteen for the purpose
OF investigating the bonded debt of the State
beg leave to report said resolution for actor
by the Convention for the reason thai
II your committee understanding that theil
mission consisted in recommending only
standing committees, they consider the sub
ject matter Of said resolution to be beyond
J the scope Of their authority.
f. P. POCHE,
Chairman of Committee.
The report was adopted.
The resolution was read, as follows:
ResoIred That the Chair appoint com
mittee OF thirteen on the bonded debt of the
State, whose duty it shall be to carefully ex
anime said debt and report what portion Of
the same is fraudulent or invalid, for any
reason whatever. Said committee shall have