The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

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webb, !. r, Bienviile,
,u,,,.n + a.. Rapides. Eighteenth Senate
rial District. ..
williams, II. b.. GRANT,
williams, b., Terrebohhe'
Young, D., Copcordia'
Young. r. f., East Baton houge.
Total lo4. s.,1. .r..,,..r,h
~, ,u,,,,on ~ Mr., Robertson, OF tho Iwelfth
Senatorial District, the Convention proeeeo-
"a n the election Of the following oh'oels, W
wit. ..ar, Journal Clerk. Ser
40 Arms Assistant Sergeant-att Arms.
nr.,r,,aener and Assistant Doorkeeper.
~, ,,,,,,n If Mr.. McGloin. Of the lhtr-
.aa,,,h Representative District, parish Of Or
,..a,,. ma convention proceeded 10 elect the
ofIicers by q rising vote' -
M, uobertson nominated Ben. Prescott, OF
u. Tandry. fol- Assistant Secretary, and on
.,,,,tipn III mir. Allain. Of the Fourteenth SEN
.t,,,,a, district. he was elected by acclalna-
tion. !, =,
f,rleaus for Journal Clerk, and on motion q
Mr.. Mentz, OF 1t. Mary. he was elected by
reclamation.
NM Rally. Of the Third Representative Dis
trict. parlsh Of Orleans. nominated Thomas
McTntyre. Of Orleans, for Sergeant-at-Arms
Mr AllaIn nominated j. Il. Lawler. On o
riainr vote Mr.. Mcintyre received (sgl eighty
nine votes, MIR. LAWYER received t1s) eighteen
votes, and Mr.. Mcintyre was declared elected.
MI. Robertson nominated Roberto. Barrow,
of West Baton Rouge, for Assistant Sergeant
at-A rms and on motion Of MI. Allan he was
elected BY reclamation.
MI, MeGlon nominated Charles M. 1llsey.
~ Orleans. for Doorkeeper, and he was elected
by reclamation.
Mr. Mc(iloin nominated A. Vedrenne for
Aasistant Doorkeeper, and he was elected by
reclamation.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the conmpensa-
fipn az officers Of the Convention was fixed
Ill The following rates, TO wit:
Secretary. i've dollars per day.
Assistant Secretary, four dollars per day.
journal Clerk, four dollars per AAy.
MISUNDERSTANDING, four dollars per day.
Assistant Sergeant-at-ArmA three dollars
per day.
Doorkeeper. two dollars afdflfty cents per
day.
The President anround the following
committees.
On Rules Hon. Louis Wilt. President
ex-offlco. Messrs. Robert HI, Mutt, Vance.
Kelly. LeGardeur, Cunning am, Lyons, Els
topnal and DENIM N
On Committees ION. Id IA. Wilt. Pres-
tlent ex-uflicio, MesAn. r.. PDche, Richard
son, Breaux, r. u. 4 Ribot e Lagan, Todd,
Btringfelow, Pardee al Pin hback.
MI. Land. Of Caddo, NJ lced the follow
IT'D resolution, to witS
hi Vi Yesolred, That IN Mditor Of Public
h az sSe y ~ j ntlon the ioi
loving statements,
L. A statement Of tho annual assessed
value for taxation OF all The property, real
and personal, III the several parishes Of the
state. since the adoption On the constitution
III 1868
collected during said period I'D the several
parishes Of the State.
4. statement VI the number Of acres Of
land forfeited III adiudicated to the State TOR
fhe no,,-payment Of taxes during said period
I'D the several parishes of the state.
4. Al statement 0f the number OF city OF
town lots forfeited Or adiudicated tO the State
for the noD-payment vt taxes during said
neriod LII tho several cities and towns Ia the
State.
III the revenues Of the State during said pc
Rod and for what purposes Or on what &C
count disbursed.
d. A statement of the annual cost to the
State Of the collection Ut taxes during said
period In the several parishes.
III A statement Ut the number and amount
III bonds Or other evidences of debt issued by
the State during said period and for what
purposes and on what account.
On motion OF Mr.. Land the rules were sus-
pended and the resolution adopted.
Mr. Hough introduced the following pro
amble and resolution
Whereas, the constitution Of the United
State II the supreme law OF the land; all the
Judges and State officers are bound to take
an oath to support the same; that while the
members Of this Convention are not officers
of the State In a legal sense, yet ~ nothing
that they may incorporate in constitution
for the State Of Louisiana IN conflict with the
constitution of the United States would be
binding On the people, 1t y proper and right
that the members Of this Convention should
ID under the obligation OF an oath to support
that instrument. Therefore, be 1t
RESOLVED, That the members Of this Conven-
fion proceed ut once to take an oath to sup
port the constitution of the United States
according TO the DeSb OIL IHelE hHoWl6uR6 Hlla
mnderstandinp, and that the oath be admins
tered to them by the President Of the Con
vention.
The Convention refused to suspend tht
rules, and the resolution lies over.
Mr.. Forman. Of the Sixth Senatorial Dis
trict, introduced the following resolution:
Resolced, That the President appoint
committee OF seven on the judiciary, sever
~ thn I,erislature seven on the executive
! departments, seven on preamble and bill O
rirhts. seven on elective franchise and regis
tration, seven on the limitation OF the legis
lative power, seven on taxation and debt.
On motion to suspend the rules to consider
the resolutions, the Convention refused by
rising vote of IL yeas to so nays.
On motion OF Mr.. Lyons the rules were sus
pended, and the resolution referred to thu
Committee on Committees.
On motion of Mr.. Poche the Committee OF
Committees was granted leave to withdraw
and sit during the session Of the Convention
mir. Lyons in the chair.
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