The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
vI,ty- eighth Days Proceedings.

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NEW ORLEANS, Thursday, June 26, 1879.
ma convention met at 10 o'clock q. m.
4 Ir,r.aer,t--Hon. Il. A. Witt, President, and
fsa members.
Argent MIR. Willard.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Father HUI
bert
Il MI. Covers
rbe journal Of June rs was corrected and !
spproyed. rpou r,,r r.p1r
u1,e memorial Of Carleton Hunt, I. w. Pat
S, and others, relative to the removal of the |
.eademicai department OF the University Of
r.,,isiana. was, on motion of Mr.. Claiborne |
,aatponed until Saturday next, to be then
a..Epr ,1p with the report OF the Committee On
EDUCATION.
The resolution of Mr.. Sutherlin was
..aopted, as follows:
R,solped That each Of the committees
] ars1med In the list of committees printed with
ssa rifles OF the Convention be entitled TO se-
+ IN III one member OF the Committee on Gem
mi Revision.
lS ma resolution Of Mr.. Lott relative to pay
mont Of July coupons was ordered to lie
|ssyar, the mover being absent.
S., rThe resolution of Mr.. Matthews, fixing the
I .,ae OF final adjournment, was laid upon the
able.
zh1r. Ogden offered the following resolution:
\ Rsa0lred. That the various committees that
Il sahs,n not repOrted be instructed TO do SO by
sest Thursday, the third Of July, 1879, In
| .arder that said reports may be printed and
aId on the desks OF members.
finder a suspension Of the rules the resolu-
lion was adopted
ORDINANCE NO. 423.
s0n the motion OF Mr.. Kidd Ordinance No.
IN ,.Relatlve to the funding Of the floating
/ hdehtedness of the State being o substitute
pnorted by the Committee on State Debt for
! 81 ordinance referred to that committee, was
aiken IN on second reading.
Mr. Kidd moved to postpone the considera-
Mn III the ordinance until 2 O'Clock p. m. to
1ay.
Nh. blanchard moved, as q substitute, that
| ithe postponed until Monday, June 80, to be
then considered with the report of the Com
s,nitae on Taxation, Equalization and Ex-
symptoms.
Mn. Bridger moved that the motion to post
Enona W Monday be laid upon the table.
The motion was lost.
N IN the motion of Mr.. Blanchard the order
king the said report as the special order for
Monday next, was reconsidered and vacated,
and on his further motion that report and
ordinance No 423 were assigned as the special
order 81 the day for Friday, June ~, at
o'clock d. M, to be then considered together
ORDINANCE NO. 4t2.
Ordinance No. Az, introduced by Mr.
Breaux, concerning license taxes, y was taker
llp on It's second reading.
I'm the motion OF MIR. Gaskins the ordinance
Nas amended as follows:
After The word tstheaters" insert "circuses
nenageries, travelling shows
Mr. Ogden moved that the ordinance b
lid upon the table,
On this motion the yeas and nays wer
called for, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Baskin, Bridger Brian
Bolton, Caffrey, Cunningham, Davenport
Davidson Of Claiborne Denis, EasterIy, 20
wards, Elan, Faux, Favrot, George, Girard
towers, Havard Heron, Hough, Jastremsk &
Jenkins Kemp kernoehan Manda Hoe Nntt
Ogden, Off, Ponder, Richardson, Sell, Stage
Stevenson, Stlle, StringYellow,x Suth he! Y
Todd, Vance, Watkins, Webb, Wells, White
Williams Of GRANTS. 80 60
Nays Messrs.. Allan, Babcock, Bell, Ben
hsaux. Breen, Bulger, Bulow. Burton, Ga
ben, Carey, Chaffe, Chiapella, Claiborne, Col
Tins, Collins, Davidson of Ibervtlle, DAVIS
Denas, Dilard Estopinal Fan nel 9!,a TG1
nan, Gardner Gaskins, Gla e nr,me ef N Natch
ioChes, Howell, Joffroin. Kelly, Kennedy
KIng, Knoblock, Lagan, Land, Landry, l.
gardeur, Jr Loan, Long; Marks, Matthew e. ey;
neore Of st. Lanary McG Par1en.e Mf pnef
back, Poche, Reid, Rivet, Roach, Robertson
Netnmes Simon Smith of jackson, Smith
Be Mary, Stamps. Stewart, Strovich, Ihoml
sson, Williams Of Terrebonne, Young OF CoI
Absent Messrs. Bienvenu, Dickerson, kidd
Ehkman, Lanaux, Lott, Mentz, Millart
Moore Of Lafourche, Phelps, Steele, Ston
Mammoth, Young OF East Baton Kouge-l
The motion to lay upon the table was los
Mr.. Parlange moved to amend by strikin
out 1855 and inserting 1890
Mr.. Heron moved that the ordinance
referred to the Committee on Iaxato
Equalization and Exemptions.
By rising vote OF 81 yeas to IS nays, u
motion to refer was laid upon the table,
MIR. Cunningham moved, as a substitute Il
the amendment of Mr.. Parlange, to lnse
1900"
MI. Parlange withdrew his amendment.
Nr. Ogden moved to amend the amen
nent of Mr.. Cunningham by adding there
fhewords, land after said year the I'D galore
taz on property in the State Shall not exce'
hree mills on the dollar.
Mr.. Knoblock in the chair.l
Nr. Mcconnell offered the following amen
nent -
lfter tbe word "manuf 5ry,' insert !
lords "other than those d. distilled, alcoho
& % malt liquors, tobacco and cigars.
I Mr.. Leake moved the previous question
Tue pending amendments and ordinan'
which being seconded, the amendment offer
by Mr.. Ogden to the amendment o9ered
III, Cunningham was adopted BY the folio
Ing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Baskin, Bienvenu, Blanc
ard. Brdger, Brian. Burton. Byrne. Cl'
borne, Colvin, Cunningham, Davenport, y
Ssidson of Claiborne, billiard, Easterly, =
yards, Elan, Faulk, Forman, GaskiI
Seorge, Glrard, Covers, Gueringer, Haval