The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-27
THE CON VENTION.
The Ordinances on the Legislative
and Executive Departments
Adopted on Third
Reading.
"A Question Of Privilege in Which the
Republicans Interest
Themselves.
The Article Abolishing the License System
Voted Down After Much Discussion
THURSDAY, June 26.


THURSDAY, June 26.
The Convention was called to order at /
o'clock, President Witt In the chair, and 7
members present
~ A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Delegate Allan sent up to the desk and ha'
read part Of the Ptcdyotpe's account of tn
Democratic causus Of the preceding night
wherein II Is stated that Judge Land, In bill
speech, intimated that II the Democrats dix
not settle the debt question In caucus |
would place the settlement In the hands o
the Republicans. He denied that any com
, bination had been made between the Repub
licans and any portion Of the Democratic
party. He declared If tho motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the five mill limita-
ton was adopted, was calledup, then twould
not receive more than u Republican votes.
Delegate Demas asked II the speaker would
name these twelve Republicans.
Delegate Allan declined to impart the in
formation asked for as 1t might be construed
as telling tales out Of school. He would say,
however, that only O few days since he was
approached by o gentleman who informed
him that IL be (Alafnl voted against the pay
ment OF the Warmoth and Kellogg bonds, in
fiuencs would be used at the national capital
to defeat Ills appointment as chief weigher In
the Cllstom-House. The speaker was Re-
publican, and did not propose to be bull
dozed into supporting measures before the
Convention. He also proposed to take O.
hand In the campaign OF 1880 and work for
the election OF Republican President, and
hoped that the Federal patronage ia that
year would not be controlled by men who
speeulated In It, and who put the colored peo-
pie In q false position before the country.
Delegate Warmoth--I rise In reply to the
member from Iberville to say that he does
part 81 1t. That party Is q debtpaying party
1t don't repudiate It's own debts or the debts
OF the government, by whomsOever made.
It IL not true that twelve Republicans will
vote for Reputation, or any member, except
that he came into this body many days ago
and read o written speech, taking strong
grounds In favor of paying the debt. What
has come over the spirit OF that members
dreams? Why has he changed2 What ID the
diate the member from Ibervllle az o Repub-
Iican. The Republican purity repudiates him.
He may 90 with the regulators, they are
welcome to him.
are is d very big word, sir. [ can inform the
gentleman from Plaquemines that / have
been as consistent q Republican as himself
Here the President called the delegates to
order and the controversy came to an end.
The petition relative to the University of
Louisiana was postponed until the report Of
the Committee on Public Education was con
sidered
Delegate Lofts resolution directing the
State Treasurer to withhold the payment Of
the july interest was postponed until Friday.
Delegate Matthews resolution, providing
for an adjournment sine die ON July is, was
tabled Without opposition.
RESOLUTIONS.
by Delegate Ogden-Requesting COM
mittles who have not yet reported to present
their reports on Thursday Thu July Adopted.
the report to be made by the Committee on
the State Debt. Lies over.
Delegate Kidd called up the report of the
Committee on State Debt upon the floating
indebtedness, and moved Its pOstpOnement
until Friday at 2 o'clock.
Delegate Blanchard moved to postpone, 50
as to fix the ordinance for the same time as
the report Of the Committee On Taxation.
Delegate Kidd opposed this motion.
postponement Of the ordinance. He could
see no good reason why the two ordinances
should be considered together.
Delegate Bridger said he was In no wise
personally Interested In this matter. He had
been holder OF State warrants, received In
payment Of his salary as parish judge, but
had disposed of them when he came to the
Convent on as he did not wish to appear in
the cont roversy as On Interested party. The
were hed by those Who had given
Convention to settle the matter definitely.
and let those who had served the State know
what they had to expect. The amount Of
valid outstanding warrants would not ex-
coed, he believed, 100000. He hoped the or
dinance would be fixed for consideration to-
morrow afternoon.
Delegate Mcconnell favored the motion to
postpone and consider the ordinance to-
gether with that reported by the Committee
on Taxation. He said many Of the warrants
were held by spectators, and many of them
had an ancient and fish-lke smell Before
the report Of the Committee on State Debt
was considered the character Of the warrants
should be investigated.
Delegate Blanchard moved to reconsider
the vote by which the report Of the Commit
tee on Taxation was fixed for Monday next In
order to fix 1t for tomorrow at o'clock. at
which time the report Of the Committee on
State Debt was to be considered.
The motion prevailed, and the report was
liked for the hour mentioned.
THE LICENSE SYSTEM.
The following article, presented by Delegate
Breaux as an addition to the ordinance OF the
Committee on Taxation previously adopted,
was taken up:
Art. VIZ. No license shall be imposed by the
State or any parish or municipal corporation
on any profession. trade, business. manufac-
tory or calling, except upon bar-rooms beer
saloons or other places i q which spfrituous or
malt liquors are sold. by wholesale or retail |;
Junk dealers. pawn shops, ,theaters. teoncer,
saloons, fortune tellers, clairvoyants. billiard
saloons, bowling alleys, pistol or rifle galleries.
public bathrooms. vehicles In cities. or such
other callings as are the subject OF police regu-
lationS.
In leyyng a license tax upon calings and
businesses subject to police regulations the
Legisslature shal provide, by law. Tor licenses
on different c}asses Of same-Rradnating the
amount Of the tax according to the amount Of
business done by each class or division, and
levying the license proportionatey: and shall
provide for the summary trial of judicial aues-
tons as may arise in the levying and enforce
ment Of laws imposing licenses.
Delegate Breaux urged the adoption Of the
article.
Delegate Gaskins moved to amend BY insert
ing after "theaters' the words "circuses, me-
naEeries and travelling shows" Adopted.
Delegate Ogden moved to lay the whole sub
aect on the table.
On this motion the yeas and nays were de-
motion to table was lost.
st pjeeitegate Parlange moved to amend by
'Iinla M out 1856 and inserting $780,"
1SleBaLe HERON 0pnosad the artjnla and