The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-04
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
OF THE =
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
s,xty-secona Days Proceedings.

sixty-secOnd Days Proceedings.
NEW ORLEANS, Tuesday. July !, 1879.
The Convention was called to order at 10
o'clock q. N.
Present-Hon. Louis A. Witt, President.
and 131 members
Absent-Messrs. Willard and Steele
Prayer was offered by the Rev. J Z. Da-
wilson, Of Claiborne
The journal Of June 80 was amended and
approved.
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
The special order OF the day, being Ordi-
nance No 429, recommended by the minority
OF the Committee on State Debt, was taken
up pending the consideration Of the amend
ment offered by Mr.. StrIngfellow to article 2
OF said ordinance.
Mr.. Breaux offered the following amend
ment to the amendment of Mr.. Stringfellow:
Strike out the words two per cent for five
years"
The previous question being moved and
seconded, the yeas and nays were called for,
with the following result:
Yeas Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Benham,
Bobie, Bolton, Bourgeois Breaux, Bridger,
Brian, Bulger, Bulow, Caffrey, Cahen, Chaffe
Collins, Davidson Of 1bs a Demas Denis,
III,
Howell. Kernochan King, Knobloci, LeGar-
deur, Jr., Loan, Marks, Marshall, Matthews,
Mentz, Moore OF Latourche, Mcconnell, No
guez, Olivier, OFT, Phelps, Plnchbaek, Poche,
koach, Robertson, Semmes, Smith OF st. Mary,
Stamps, Stevenson, Stewart, Strovich, War
moth, Williams Of Terrebonne-50
Nays-M essrs. Baskin, Blanchard, Burton
Byrne, Carey, Chiapella, Claiborne, Colyin,
Cunningham, Davenport. Davidson OF Clal-
borne, Davis, billiard, Easterly, Edwards,
Estopinal, Faux, Favrot, Forman. Gaskins,
George, Girard, Covers, dueringer, Harvard,
Henry OF Cameron, Heron Jastremski, Jen-
kins, Joffroin, Kelly, Kemp, Kennedy. Kidd,
kirknan Logan Land 10 aeaks Lott LUCK
Munday, McGloin, Mutt, Ogden, Parlange,
Ponder, Reid, Richardson, Rivet, Self, Simon,
Smith q Jackson, Stage, Stone, Stringfeilow
Sutherlin ThomRRsSo,n T9dd Vance Watkins
Young of East Baton Rouge-69
Absent MesBrs. Bell, Bienvenu, Breen,
Diekerson, Henry OF Natchitoches,, Lanaux,
Landry, Long, Willard, Pardee, Stille, Young
OF COncordia-12
Mr. Elam did note VOTE being paired with
Mr.. Steele.
The motion to amend the amendment Of
Mr.. Stringfellow WAS lost.
Mr.. Ogden offered the following amend
ment to the amendment of Mr.. Stringfellow
Strike out all after the words - per cent"
down to and including the word thereafter"
and Oh this motion he moved the previous
question, which was seconded by the Con-
ventiOn.
On the motion to adopt the amendment the
yeas and nays were called for, with the fol-
lowing result:
5 Yeas -Messrs. Baskin, Chiapella, Colvin,
Cunningham, Davenport, billiard, Faux,
Fayrot, Forman, GaskIns, Girard, Henry Of
Cameron, Jastremski, Kelly, Kennedy, Kirk
man, Ogden, OFT, Reid, Simon, Todd, Vance,
Nays Messrs. Allan, Babcock Benham,
Bftnvenu, Blanchard, Bobie Bolton, Bour
geois, Breaux, Breen, Bridger, Brian, Bulger,
dsey o Ben horne e Dsy 1shs
of Claiborne, Davidson OF Iberville, Davis,
Demas, Denis. Easterly, Edwards Estopi-
nal, Fontelieu, Gardner, George, Gla
Covers, Grimes, Ggeringer, Hazard, Henry
jenkins, Joffrion, Kemp, Kernochan, Kidd
Gardeur, Jr., Loan, Long. Lott, Luckett,
Lyons MarMks Ma e Matthews Mentz
81 Landry i Munday, Mcdonnell, Mealoin,
Noguez, Mutt, Olivier, Parlange, Phelps,
Pinchback, Poche, Ponder, Richardson, Roach,
Rivet, Self Semmes Smith Of jackson, Smith
81 ex 81 Mss os sstaEg s samR gtos ssP
White, Williams Of Grant, Williams OF Terre-
bonne, Young Of East Baton Rouge
Absent Messrs Bell, Dickerson, Landry,
Lanaux, Willard, Pardee, Robertson, Stille,
Young Of Concordia,-9
Mr.. Elam did not vote, on account of being
paired with Mr. Steele
The motion to amend was lost.
Mr.. Stringfellow moved the. previous ques-
tion on his amendment, which was seconded
by the Convention. and the yeas and nays
were called for, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Blanchard, Breaux, Breen
Brian, Chaffe, Chiapella, Claiborne, Collins,
Davidson Of Claiborne, Davis, Edwards,
Forman, Gaskins, George, Heron, Howell,
Kelly, Kirkman, Leake, LeGardeur, Jr.,
Lyons, Moreland, Moore Of Lafourche, Nc
Cornell. Olivier, OFT, Parlange,. Poche, Rich
White, Young OF East Baton Rouge-35.
Nays Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Baskin,
Bell, Benham. Bienyenu, Bobie, Bolton, Bour-
geois, BriSdg e Bhulger. Bulow Burton,
ninghar:, Davenport port Davidson Of IbsaryilIe,
Demas, Denis billiard, Easterly, Estopinal,
Faux, Favrot, Fontelieu, Gardner, Girard,
Ola, Covers, Grimes, Guerlnger, Hazard,
Henry Of Cameron, Henry Of N,.a Match
Kennedy, Kernochan, Kidd King, Knoblock
Lagan, Lanaux Land, Loan, Long, Lott,
Luekett, Marks, Marshall, Matthew'S Mentz,
Moore OF st. Landry. Munday. McGloin, No
guez, Mutt, Ogden, Phelps, Pinchback, Pom
der, Reid, Rivet, Roach. Robertson, Self
Semmes, Simon, Smith Of jackson, Smith of
~. Mary. Stagg, Stamps, Stevenson, Stewart,
Stroyich Sntherlin, Thompson, Todd, Vance,
Warmoth, Webb, Williams Of Grant, Williams
OF Terrebonne, Young OF Concordia-9l.
Absent-Mes Dickerson, Elam, Landry,
Willard, Pardee Steele, Stille-7.
Mr.. Elam paired with Mr. Steele.
The amendment was lost,
Mr.. Stone offered the following amend
ment to the ordinance recommended by the
minority:
In section 9 lines and 5, strike out " three
per cent per annum for the period of five
years. and insert the words three per cent
per annum for the period of fifteen years."
On this motion, MIR. Demas moved the pre-
yious question. which being seconded by the
Convention. the yeas and nays were called for,
with the following result: