The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-01
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. FRIDAY, AUGUST l. 1879.

l 0etNeASOU 5LeWhTb, SLE0VlCn, WllIlhtH5 Ol
Grant, Williams Of Terrebone Young Of Con
cordia-51
Nays M Messrs. Baskin, Blanchard Bobie,
Bolton, Bridger, BuIger. Bulow. Byrne, CAT
frey Carey Chaffe. Cunningham, Davenport.
Easterly, Edwards, Faulk Favrot, Forman,
: Girard, Covers, Gueringer, Henry OF Gamer
On, Henry Of Natchitoches,, Heron, Howell.
Jastremsk Jenkins, Joffrion. Kelly, Ken
, Thompson. Todd Vance, Watkins, Wes-45
Absent Messrs Bell, Benham, Bienvenu,
Brian, Colvin, Davis. Dickerson. billiard.
Elan, Gaskins, George. Kidd, King, Kirk
man, Knoblock Lagan, Long, Luckett, Lyons,
Marks, Marshall, Willard. Moore of La
fourche, Moore Of st. Landry, Mcdonnell.
!, Ogden, Oft, Phelps Ponder Smith Of Jack
son, Stamps, Steele. Stringfellow. Warmoth,
, Webb, White 36.
The amendment was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Heron the article Was
amended in line by striking out the words
state Treasurer" also in line L. by striking
out the word ''herein;" also In the same line,
Iby inserting after the word "for' the words
Thy this constitution
On motion Of Mr.. Gaffery the following pro
viso was added at the end Of the article:
"Ptoui1etl, that the salaries of officers elected
or appointed under this constitution shall not
commence until after induction into office"
| On motion Of Mr.. Heron the article was
further amended by adding at the end Of Mr..
lCaffery's amendment the following words !:
"And provided the State Treasurer elected In
1873 shall continue In office as il elected at the
election to be held on the first Tuesday in
December, 1879; provided, that the salary of
said office shall be as established by this con
stitution, and after the second Monday of Jan
uary, $780,
Article WIS adopted as amended,
! Mr.. SutheIlin moved to reco, sid 80 the vote
by which the amendment of Mr.. Claiborne, In
which the word "ApriI." in line 16. and the
word "July" was inserted In lieu thereof was
carried.
The motion to reconsider prevailing. the
amendment of Mr.. Claiborne. on motion Of
| Mr.. Blanchard, was laid on the table.
Article s was again adopted as previously
amended. =..a..
Article was adopted as printed.
Article 10 was stricken out.
| Article H. becoming article 10, was read.
On motion of Mr.. Heron, In line 3 the words
district attorney, coroner were inserted
after the word Judges In lines and 5 the
word "reeorders' was made to read "re-
corier,' and Ii line 8 the word sin" was
stricken out and the word con" inserted
Mr.. Claiborne moved to strike out the word
October" In line II, and insert the word
"April' in lieu thereof.
| The motion, by rising vote Of G2 yeas to
~ nays, was laid upon the table. a.=
| On the motion to table Mr.. Parlange voted
emo"
| Mr.. blanchard moved to amend by striking
out October" md inserting sJuly."
| On this motion the yeas and nays were
called for, with the following result:
| Yeas Messrs BaskiD, Blanchard. Bobie,
| Bolton, Brian, Claiborne Davenport, David
son Of Claiborne. Easterly, Edwards, Estopi-
| niger Hazard, Henry Of Cameron, Henry of
| Natchitoches, Hough, Howell, Jenkins, Kemp,
Leake, Luckett, MoreIand, Moore Of st. Lam
| dry, Munday, Noguez, Parlapge, Richardson.
Rivet, Roach, Self, Simon, Stage, Stevenson,
Stone. Sutherlin, Vance. Wells. White, Will
| liatns of Grant. Young of East Baton Rouge
| Nays-Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Bell, Bien-
venu. Bourgeois, Breaux, Brcen, BuIger. Bu-
low, Burton, Byrne, Caffrey, Carey, Chaf1e. |
Chapella, Collins, Cunningham, Davidson OF
Ibervile, Demas, Denis, Dekerson. Forman,
Gardner, Ola, Covers, Heron, Jastremski,
Joffrion, Kelly. Kernochan, Knoblock, Lam
aux, Land, LeGardeur, IT., Lonn, Long, Lott,
Matthew's Mcntz, Willard, McLIloin, Mutt, |
Olivier, OFT. Phelps, Plnchbact, Pocha, Rob
ertson, Semmea. Smith of st. Mary, Stewart, |
Thompson. Todd. Watkins. Williams Of Ter
rebOnne- So.
Absent -Messrs Benham, Bridger, Cahen.
Colvin, Davis, billiard, Elam. Gaskins,
George. Grimes, Kennedy, Kidd, King, Kirk
shall, Moore Of Lafourche. Mcconnell, Og
den, Pardee, Ponder, Smith Of Jackson |
Stamps. Steele StringfeloW, Warmoth,
Webb, Young of Concorda 81.
The motion of Mr.. Blanchard was lost
Mr.. McGloin moved to strike out October"
and insert August"
The motion was adopted.
On the motion Of Mr.. after
the figures 1885," In line II, the following
words were added: And the present incum-
bents shall continue In the Performance of the
duties Of their respective Offices and the en-
joymont Of the emoluments thereof, as now
prescribed by law, until their @
Article II was read, and ON motion Of Mr..
Heron, was amended SO as to read as follows:
The General Assembly Is required to make
provision for paying j. III. Cosgrove Printer
Of the Convention, the balance due him for
work done previous to nd ournment, and for all |
work that may be done by him after the ad-
journment Of the Convention by It's direction,
and shall make a special appropriation to
liquidate the debt which the Convention has
contracted, authorizing the Fiscal Agent of
sand dollars. and also for the payment of such
vouchers as may be issued by the chairman
OF the Committee on Contingent Expenses I'M
der authority OF this Convention in excess OF
the foregoing appropriation, for the purpose
OF enabling this Convention to complete Its
work; WorWed, said vouchers are approved |
BY the President OF the Convention.
The article was adopted as amended
Mr. Forman offered the following additional
article, to become article -: @
There shall not be any municipal elections
In the cities of New Orleans and Shreveport
IN December, 1879. The General Ass emily
shall provide for y municipal election in the
city OF New Orleans, OF such municipal corpo-
rations as may be created within the terri
t0rlal limits of the parish of Orleans during
the year 1880 The General Assembly NAV
fix the time for a municipal eiecti On in the
city Of Shreveport before April 1854.