The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-22

ME. BIanGGard QemAnQeQ the previous
question on the substitute OF Mr.. Marshall,
which was seconded by the Convention, and
,he substitute was adopted.
Mr.. Phelps offered the following substitute
or that part Of the article now under eonsid-
grafton:
The General Assembly shall levy poll tax
[or the maintenance OF public schools upon
svery male inhabitant In the State over the
age o. gWenty-one years, which shall never
be less than one dollar nor exceed one dollar
and a half per capita.
Mr.. Matthews offered the following amend
ment to the substitute:
Insert after the word sttherein, I" mo other
per capita tax shall be levied by the General
Assembly except such as Is authorized by
this constitution
Mr.. Poehe offered the following amend
ment to the artiele:
In line S strike out from the word never
to .'per capita" In line 7, and insert exceed
one dollar
Mr.. Watkins offered the following amend
ment:
Amend by adding to the substitute the
word ANNUALLY"
The amendments Of Messrs. Poehe and
Watkins were declared out OF order.
On motion Of Mr.. Stringfellow the amend
ment of Mr.. Matthews was laid upon the
table.
On the motion Of Mr.. Covers the substitute
of MT. Phelps was, by q rising vote OF 81 yeas
to 35 nays, laid upon the table,
(The President in the chair.l
Mr.. Marshall moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the substitute OF Mr.. Phelps was
laid upon the table.
Mr.. Mcconnell demanded the previous
question, which was seconded by the Con-
vention, and the vote whereby the substl-
tute OF Mr.. Phelps was laid upon the table
was Teconsidered.
Mr.. Poehe offered the following amendment
to the substitute:
Strike out from the word never" to ttper
CAPITA and insert exceed one dollar
Mr.. Sutherlin offered the following amend
ment to the substitute OF Mr.. Poche:
Insert two for one In the pending
amendment"
On the motion OF Mr.. Phelps both OF the
amendments were laid upon the table.
Mr. Mcconnell offered the following amend
ment to the substitute Of Mr.. Phelps:
Insert IAN annual poll tax after levy.
The amendment was accepted by Mr..
Phelps, who demanded the previous question,
and 1t was not seconded by the Convention.
Mr.. Sutherlin offered the following amend
ment: 3D.
..strike out "poll" and insert school"
On the motion of Mr.. Phelps the amend
mpnt of Mr.. Sutherlin was laid upon the
table by rising vote Of "a yeas to So nays.
Mr.. Matthews now moved that the vote
whereby his amendment was laid upon the
table be reconsidered.
On motion Of Mr.. Blanchard the motion to
reconsider was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Blanchard now demanded the previous
question, which was seconded by the Conven-
ton. and the substitute as amended Was
adopted.
Article WAS taken up and read.
Mr.. Phelps moved to postpone its consider
alton until the COMMITTEES on the State Debt
and the Committee ON the Judiciary had re-
ported.
On the motion Of MIR. Bienvenu the motion
of Mr.. Phelps, by rising vote OF 80 yeas tt
| se nays, was laid upon the table.
: Mr.. Warmoth moved to insert "seven" II
the blank space Id line 8.
Mr., Moore, of Iafourche, moved to fill The
blank In line with five and one-half."
On the motion OF MIR. StringfelloW the mo
| lions OF Mr.. Warmotb, and Mr.. Moore, o
Lafourehe, were laid upon the table.
Mr.. Byrne moved to insert "fye" In th'
blank space In line 8.
Mr.. Leake moved to insert Five and one
half !" In the blank space In line 5.
Mr.. Watkins moved to postpone the con
sideration OF article until the report Of tn
Committee on State Debt Is taken up.
Mr.. Forman moved to lay on the table tn
motion OF Mr.. Watkins.
The yeas and nays were seconded on MI
Forman,s motion, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Babcock, zBaskin, Bienvenu
Blanchard, Bobie, Bolton, Bourgeois, Bridgel
| Byrne Cahen, Carey, Colvin, Cunningha
Davenport, Davis, Demas, Dickerson, Dill
lard Easterly Faunk Torn mIa G aa1nes
Cameron, Henry Of Natehitoches. Howell
Jastremskf, Joffrion, Kelly, Kemp, Kennedy
King, Kirkman, Iagan, Land, Leake, Long
Lott, Luskett, M " Il Moore Moor q Ct 1,nd L
McGloin, Noguez, Mutt. Ogden, Ponde7
Reid, Richardson, Rivet, Roach. Sell, Simon
i Smith OF jackson, Smith OF st. Mary, Stays
/ Stewart, Stone, StringfeIlow, Strovicf
i Sutherlln, thompson, LOCO, vance, WeDl
White, Williams Of Grant, Young OF Eas
Baton Rouge-T.
/ Nays-M essrs. Allan, Bell, Breaux, BreeI
/ Brian, Bulow, Burton Caffrey, Chaffe, Ola
borne, Denis, Edwards, Elan, Estopina
i Heron, Kernochan, Knoblock, Lyons, LaI
dry, arshalI, Moreland, Mcconnell, Olive
Pardee Parlange, Phelps, Poehe, Robertson
Stamps, StilIe, Warmoth, Watkins, Well
Young OF GoncoTdia-N
Absent M ssrs. Benham, Bulger, ChiapelI
collins, Davidson OF Claiborne Davidson
! Iberville Favrot, Fontelieu, Hough, Jenkin
Kidd. Ianaux, LeGardeur, Loan, Mark
Matthews, Willard, OFT, Pinchbaek, Steel
Stevenson, Williams of Terrebonne-22.
!. And the motion Of Mr.. Watkins was lost.
[Mr Warmoth Id the chair.l
Mr. Cunningham moved to lay on the tab
the motion OF Mr.. Leake to insert five al
one-half" In the blank space of line 8.
The yeas and nays were called for, 81
seconded by the Convention, with the follo'
ing result:
Yeas-Messrs. Babcock, Baskin, Bienven
, Bobie, Bourgeois, Bridger Bulow, Byrne, 9
8 rey, Claiborne, CoIvin, Cunningham, Dave
no. a 10 Tfiake