The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-11
THE CONVENTION.
ANOTHER LONG DEBATE ON THE Or
nuNANCE LIMITING THE POWERS
OF GOVERNMENT.

| AdODtiOn by the Convention OF Tnfee OF
4 the Articles Of Fourth
| Article Resolutions and ordinances
Introduced and Disposed of.
SATURDAY, May TO-
1 The Convention was called to order at noon,
President Witt In the chair, and 81 members
present.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. David
| son. mau@-
The Chair announced that he had appointed
the following additional members on Tire Com
mlttee on the Debts and Government OF new
Orleans: Delegates Breaux, Williams and
Chiapela
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Delegate Sutherlin presented memorial
from the Board of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, asking that the funds prop
erly belonging to the college be restored to
It, The petition was received.
/ Delegate SutheIlin moved that 1000 copies
OF the Auditors report be printed and circu-
lated throughout the State, and that the re-
port itself be printed In the journal OF the
Convention.
Delegate Land spoke In favor Of the reso-
luton Of Mr.. Sutherlin. The people were
anxious TO know what had become OF the
millions of taxes collected In the last few
years, and the Auditors report would show
this. It would also show how the twelve
millions OF Indebtedness was contracted, and
in the future the report would become a mat
ter Of record.
Delegate Sutherlin, In speaking on his reso
luton, stated the facts brought out by the
report were startling In the extreme. 1t con
tanned statement that within the last ten
years $34, 0OO,0 600 had been collected az taxes,
and $11 OOO, 900 were put down as delinquent.
BY publication Of the report the Convention
would justify itself In whatever action might
be taken on the question of the State debt.
Delegate Forman only wanted 1900 copies
printed, and made a motion to this effect.
Delegate King thought the country was
already acquainted with the facts contained
In the report, and further publication was UNI
necessary.
Delegate Munday advocated Mr.. Sutherlin's
resolution.
Delegate McGloin moved that the whole
subject matter be referred to the Committee
on Printing, with request that that the com
mittee report on Monday morning. Adopted.
By Delegate Loan-That the State Treas
much money has been paid into the State
Treasury by the lessees of the State Peniten-
tiary and New canal during the last ten years.
By Delegate Bel-That the Committee on
City Affairs be empowered to employ clerk
| at salary Of So per day.
Delegate Long moved that the amount OF
/ compensation be increased to 50 30 which
amendment was accepted, and the resolution
was adopted.
Leave of absence was granted to Delegate
Marks for four days; for three days for Dele
gate Young, of Baton Rouge, and for one day
to Delegate Estopinal.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
By Delegate Chiapella-That in the opinion
of this Convention any general quarantine
law, either Federal or State, s detrimental to
the interests Of this city, and that such quar-
antine is disapprOved Of by this Convention.
Laid over on account of the absence Of the
| introducer.
BY Delegate Loan-Relative to the separa-
tion Of the Fifth District (A1giers) from the
city of New Orleans. Referred to the Com
mittee on Parochal Affairs.
\ BY Delegate Henry, Of Natchitoches- That
| the next General Assembly shall inquire into
this State in the sale of cotton. sugar, rice
fand other products, and to provide a remedy
! for the same Referred to the Committee on
General Provisions.
/ INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES.
The following ordinances were introduced,
read a first time and went over under the
rules: .
By Delegate administrative to the rights
| OF married women.
BY Delegate Baskin-Iselative to the occu
patton Of abandoned lands.
| BY Delegate Loan-Providing for the tax
alton of commercial drummers.
By Delegate Elam-Relative to the validity
| of deeds Of sale.
BY Delegate Favrot- Providing for uniform
representation In the General Assembly.
| h1In Tn fiY1fp fort hn m
actment of laws prohibiting the carrying OF
concealed weapons.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| Delegate George, on behalf Of the majority
I or the Committee on the judiciary, reported
unfavorably on the ordinance relative to APP
peals from the parishes OF Caddo, Bossier
and De Soto.
Delegate Land submitted a minority report
disagreeing with the conclusions Of the ma
jority and urging the adoption Of the or
dinance.
The differences in the committee were prin-
cipally upon the right of the Convention to
enter into matters OF legislation, the majority
report declaring against that right. The re-
ports We're received and calendared.
Delegate Poche, chairman Of the Commit
tee on the Elective Franchise, reported back for
reference to the Committee on General Prov-
sions the ordinance declaring the ineligib1lity
OF ministers OF the gospel to hold certain
offices.
Inc committee On rules reported uHIhVOf-
ably on two ordinances relative to the rules.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER
The report of the Committee on Printing
approving the bills of the Convention Printer
and referring the same to the Committee on
Contingent Expenses for payment was taken
up and adopted.
The report of the Committee on Taxation,
returning certain ordinances improperly re-
ferred, was taken up and adopted.
ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
The following ordinances were taken up,
read second time, and appropriately re-
ferred:
By Delegate misunderstanding special tax
to liquidate the floating debt.
By Delegate Grimes Concerning unrea-
sonable seizure
BY Delegate Land Concerning encourage
ment of works of internal improvement
By Delegate Welis-Concerning the repeal
of the Slaughter-house act.
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