The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-05


quorum present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Davidson.
The journal Of Thursday was approved.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
The consideration Of the ordinance reported
by the Committee on General Provisions was
resumed, the pending question being on ar
ticIe ss, as follows:
ART. So. The General Assembly shall. ut Its
flrst session, pass laws to protect laborers On
public buildings. streets. roads railroads,
eanals ana other similar public works against y t
the failure of contractors and sub-contraetOrS
TO pay their current wages when due, anG 70
make the corporation. company or indiv1dultails
for whose benefit the work Is done Responsible
for their ultimate payment.
An amendment by Delegate Allan. pro-
viding that farm laborers should likewise be
protected, was lost yeas SO, nays A.
An amendment by Delegate Lyons provid-
Ing that the word "public" be stricken out
wherever It occurred, was adopted.
Delegate Stringfelow offered the following
substitute to the article, which was adopted
y yeas Alb, nays Al.
ART ss. The General Assembly shall pass
laws to punish those who wi1lfully violate labor
contracts without any legal or sufhclent cause
Delegate Demas moved to reconsider the
vote by which the substitute was adopted
Adopted.
Delegates Allan, Kernochan, Todd, Nc
Cornell, Poehe, Simon and Matthews argued
against the substitute.
The years and nays were demanded on the
i substitute and 1t was lost-yeas D. nays Ill.
Delegate Mcconnell moved to strike out the
article
Delegate Grimes moved that the further
consideration OF the article be postponed UNI
till tomorrow. Lost.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
motion to strike out, and 1t was lost--yeas %.
yeas SO.
The article was then adopted-yeas 76,
nays 20.
Delegate Cunningham gave notice that he
would at some future time move reconsid-
Grafton OF the vote just taken.
Article 81 was read and referred to the
COMMITTEES on Schedule.
Article 35 was read.
Arr s5. No mortgage Or privilege upon I'M
sh a 9G miro pravdad bs
law In the parish where the immovable to be
affected is situated,
registry all privileges affecting immovables.
domestic servants and laborers and salaries Of
Privileges On movables under existing laws,
or that may hereafter be created shall exist and
operate against third persons without being re-
such NJ privileges isi are hereby avoided and ~
sha arss tt liz Fights ii pertes acquired Under
privileges recorded prior to the adoption OF this
constitution by virtue of existing laws nor In
said laws.
Delegate Blanchard moved to amend by
providing that all privileges shall be recorded
In the parish where the property to be affected
Is situated, In order to effect the same as
against third persons.
A number Of other amendments and d sub
6titute for the entire article were submitted.
After considerable discussion the entire SUBJ
ject matter was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
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Arr. Sc. The making Of profit out OF the State,
parish. city. town or school district money or
using the same for any 81 rpose not authorlzad
car OF the General Assembly shall be deemed a
misd and shall be punished AZ prOVl-
ded by law.
Delegate Watkins moved to amend by in
sorting "crlme" instead Of .'misdemeanor."
Delegate Robertson moved to lay the whole
subject matter on the table, Adopted.
Delegate Wells presented an additional arti-
Gle, which went over under the rules.
The ordinance as amended was ordered 20
The enrolled ordinances were, on motion OF
Delegate Breaux, ordered tobe printed for the
use OF the Committee on Revision.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
Delegate Kidd rose to q question OF privi-
lege. He read from an editorial In the ftca-
a,s.,,e an article criticizing his appointment BY
President Witt as chairman OF the State
Debt Committee as unWise and as represent
ing minority Interest, and the report OF that
committee az opposing the views OF large
majority Of the delegates and people, Dele
gate Kidd said he was not here to speak for
Tia President OF the Convention, but he must
express his surprise at theprofound Ignorance
exhibited by the Pcdyat1e regarding parlia-
mentary usage and the facts In this parttcu-
lar case. Had he been appointed by President
Witt 1t would have been In strict accordance
with the rules governing such appointments,
he having offered the resolution creating the
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