The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-29
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
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- OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Thurty-..cona nay. Proceedings,


lit members.
Absent Messrs Demas. Dickerson, Ed
wards, Estopinal, Faulk, Herron, K1rkmap.
Marks. j. d. Moore, Ppche, Semmes.
Stamps Thompson and Warmoth-15.
Prayer was offered by tho Rev. DR.. Smith.
Tho reading Of yesterdays journal WIS dis
pensed with.
Mr. Strlngfellow offered the following reso-
luton:
Reaolred, Tint the Committee on General
Provisions be instructed 10 report M ordi-
nance requiring the General Assembly to
enact laws To punish those who fraudulently
dispose Of property subject to privilege or
pledge.
Lies over.
Two petitions from Tho Patrons Of Hug
bandry, In relation to the establishment OF q
bureau oil agriculture, were referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Agricultural
Statistics.
Tho resolution offered by Mr.. Demas, rela-
tive to the late Vim. Lloyd Garrison, was
taken up.
Mr. Matthews moved It's postponement
until tomorrow.
Mr. Ogden moved It's postponement In
definitely.
On the motion Of Mr.. Robertson, the whole
subject was laid upon the table.
REPORT or A COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Knoblock, chairman. on behalf Of the
Committee on the Legislative Department.
reported as follows:
Your committees to whom were referred Or
dinances Nos 4, s, u, 80, 81, ~. 81 a. 70, III,
49, 95 gs, 1ns lit, III, 1856 1871 1G2, 22, 900 2l2,
223, 224 23i, 232, "a 25s 2s5, BIG. 3l8 a5f, 36A
and 3G3, beg leave 10 report by substitute the
Accommodating ordinances and recommend itA
final adoption as part Of the new constitu-
ton.
Respectfully submitted,
CLAY KNOBLOCK, Chairman.
The reading Of the report and substitute
was, on motion Of Mr.. Knoblock, postponed,
and on his further motion 1t was ordered that
the report and substitute be printed In bill
form.
REPORT FROM THE TABLE.
The report presented yesterday by Mr..
DENIS chairman Of the Committee on Finance,
was taken up.
AS recommended by that committee, Ordf-
nance No. IS, relating to the free school fund:
also the resolution Of Mr.. Matthews, rela-
tive to lands given to the State by the
United States government for eduea-
tional purposes; also, the resolution OF Mr..
Claiborne relative to the free school fund.
which was disposed Of by net No. 81 OF 1879,
were referred to the Committee on the Jul
dietary.
ORDINANCES on SECOND READING.
| The following entitled ordinances we're
severally passed to their second reading and
were referred to committees respectively, al
| follows
Ordinance No. 800,
i Ia, "a ttahfuU rafap far CONS
mon carriers.
| 10 the Committee on the Judiciary.
/ Ordinance No. 39g,
/ Concerning prohibitions Of State tax for
i levee and school purposes.
/ TO the Committee on Taxation, Equallza-
ton and Exemptions.
Ordinance No. 397,
Concerning suits against parishes and
cities.
To the Committee on Limitations.
| Ordinance No. 398,
| Concerning the language OF laws.
To the Committee on General Provisions.
SPECIAL ORDER FOR MAY %.
On the motion OF Mr.. Breaux, chairman OF
the Committee on Executive Department. by
q rising vote Of 81 yeas-no nays-it was
ordered that the report of that committee be
made the special order Of the day for May Is,
Immediately after the reading Of the journal.
/ Mr.. Benham moved that the Convention
adjourn until tomorrow at O'Clock p. M.
The yeas and nays were called for ON the
motion to adjourn with the following result:
Yeas Messrs. Allan, Benham, Bourgeois,
Breen, Bridger, Bniow, Caffrey, Gahen,
Chaffe, Chiapella, Claiborne Davidson OF
Iberville, Davis. Fonteieu, George, Kelly,
A Al a9t
Olivier, Parlange, Phelps, Pinchback, Rich
ardson, Roach, Simon, Steele, Stevenson,
strovich, Todd-32.
Nays Messrs. Baskin,, Bell, Bienyenu,
ton Byrne, Carey, Collins, Colvin, Cunning
ham, Davenport, Davidson Of Claiborne,
Denis, Elan, Favrot, Forman, Gardner, Gas
kns, Girard, Ola, Covers, Grimes, Guerin-
ger, Hazard Henry Of Cameron, Hough, How
ell, Jastrenski Jenkins, Joffrion. Kemp, Ken
4. needy, Kernochan, King, knoblock, Lagan. La
y naux, Leake, LeGardeur, Jr, Loan, Long, Lott,
Marshall, Mentz Willard, Moreland. Moore Of
Ponder, Reid, Robertson, Self Smith q
Jackson Stage, Stewart, Stile, Stone, String
fellow, butherlin. Watkins, Wells, White,
Williams Of Grant Williams OIL 1errebonne,
Young Of GoncOrdla-73.
Absent-Messrs. Babcock, Bulger, Denag,
Dckerson, billiard. Easterly, Edwards, Es-
topinal, Faulk, Henry Of Natehitoches. Her.
ron, Kidd Klrkman, Landry Marks, Moore OF
/
Semrnes, Smith Of St. Mary, Stamps, Vance,
Warmotb, Webb, Young OF East Baton
Rouge n.
The motion to adjourn was lost.
Mr. Ogden moved that the Convention adj
journ until 10 o'clock q. m. tomorrow.
The motion was lost.
On the motion Of Mr.. Breauz the Conven-
ton adjourned until II o'clock rn. to-mor-
@
row.
| WIN. I'll. HARRIS,
/ Secretary Of the Convention.