The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-30
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
OF THE~
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Th,rty-thlra nays Proceedings.


The Convention was called to order ut Y
o'clock m.
Present Hon t. A. Wiltz, President, and
122 members
Absent Meesrs. Cahen, Denis. Faulk, Jof-
frien. Ing, Marks, roche. Semmes, Webb,
ID. Young IS.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. J. y. David
son, Of Claiborne.
The journal Of May 26 WINS approved.
The journal Ut May ~ was postponed for
i've minutes and afterwards corrected and
approved,
REPORT FROM COMMITTEE.
Mr. Phelps. chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee On Taxation. Equalization and Ex-
emptiona, presented q report on article ut the
Ordinance No. $780, Concerning limitations Of
powers of government" relating to the re-
lease and extingutshment Of Indebtedness,
liability or obligation to the State, etc, re-
ferred to that committee, favorably, with
slight amendment, and recommend the lneor-
poration Of the same In the new constitution
under the head Of Limitations b. the Powers
Of Government"
On the question Of relief 10 delinquent tax
payers, the committee report by an ordi-
nance entitled "An ordinance for the relief Of
delinquent taxpayers. remitting interest PEN
alties, costs, etc, upon delinquent taxes. and
extending the time for the redemption Of pro-
perty forfeited or sold to the State for the
non payment of taxes" recommending the
adoption OF the same mot aa part OF the
constitution proper. but as separate ordi-
nance to be submitted to the people," etc.
Mr.. Blanchard submitted the views Of him
self and Messrs. Ponder and Stevenson, dis
senting from the majority In the matter Of
the ordinance reported.
Mr.. Forman, Of the committee, presented
his own dissenting opinion, recommending
the remission Of oil taxes due previous to the
first of January, 1877.
Under suspension Of the rules. on mo-
tion Of Mr. Phelps, 1t was ordered that
the report Of the committee, the views OF the
minority and the ordinance recommended by
the committee be printed in bill form.
Mr. Stamps moved that the vote by which |
The Convention ordered the resolution Of Mr..
Demas, relative 10 the late VIM. Lloyd Gar
rison, to be laid upon the table be reconsid-
cred.
Mr. Vance moved that the motion to recon-
slider be laid upon the table. on which motion
Mr.. Demas called for the yeas and nays, with
the following result:
Yeas Messra. Baskin. Btenvenu, Blanch-
ard, Bolton, Rreaux, Breen, Brdger, Brian,
HnlRer, burton, Byrne. Uaffrey, Carey,
ghaffe, ghiapella. Claiborne, Collins. Colv1n,
borne, Davis, billiard, Easterly. Edwards,
ELAN, Eatnpinal, Favrot, Torman, Gaskins
George, Girard, Covers, Hazard, Henry OF |
Cameron, Heron, Heugh Howell. Jastrrem-
nochan, kirkman, Knoblock, Land, Leake,
shall, Willard, Moreland, Moore ' 81 L L. ,
fourche Moore Of ". Landry, Mnnday, Me
Council, MeGloin, Mutt, Ogden, Olivier, OFT,
Robertson, Self, Simon, Smith Of jackson,
StaUR, Stevenson, Stille, Stone. String
fellow. suthhrlin, Thompson. Todd, Vance,
Watkins, Wells, White, Williams II Grant .
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Benham,
Bobie, Bourgeois, Bulow. Davidson Of Iber- 4
vile, Demas, Funtelien. Gardner, Ola, Grimes, 1
LaEan, Landry, Loan, Mentz, Noguez, Par 9
40, pinehback, Roach, Smith Of ". Mary, t
Steele, Stewart, Stroyich, Warmoth, Viii +
Jams of Terrebonne- 49, t
Absent Messrs. Bell Cahen, Denis, Dick a
,rson, Faulk Guaringer, Henry OF Natchi. t
,oches. Jnflrion, Kidd. King, Lanaux, Long, b
Webb. Williams OF Grant, Young Of Concordia, Il
founR of East Baton Romge-20. &
Leave Of absence, for few days. was q
yranted to Messrs. Elan. Joffrion and Young, !.
i East Baton Rouge.
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY. &
The report of the Committee on the Ex- !,
cutive Department and the Ordinance No \
20, Concerning the Executive Department" h
eported by that committee we're taken UP, .
nd on motion of Mr.. Demas the further con- .
Iteration Of the same was postponed until 0
thursday. May o. Immediately the =
eading Of the journal. =
RESOLUTION FROM THE TABLE s.
The resolution OF Mr.. Stringfellow, relative II
b the fraudulent disposition of property, was !,
eferred to the Committee on General Pro d
isions. g
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED. d
Mr. Olivier introduced I
Ordinance No. 40a, ii
Relative to the New canal and basin.
MIR. Elam introduced =,
Ordinance No. 403, II
Relative to tax for levee purposes. I
On the motion OF Mr.. Munday, and by 4
unanimous consent, the rules were sns- Il
ended and the above entitled ordi- K
anees were passed to their second reading :
i'd referred respectively to the Committee
/ State Lands and the Committee on Taxa ST
on, Equalization and Exemptions. y,
REPORT OF COMMITTEE. n,
MIR. Girard. chairman, on behalf of the tf
inority Of the Committee on Contested Elec- !,
ons, presented their views In the case Of nt
abault and Nugent VS.. Mcconnell and 81
helps. Y
Mr.. White presented the report of the COM ye
lttee.
On the motion of Mr.. Robertson, it was or o.
red that the report Of the committee and the ~
ews Of the minority be printed in the Jour- Is
i as follows: WE
1GEST AND TEBAULT. CONTESTANTS, vs.. NC ~ ~
CoNNELL AND PHELPS, coNTEsTEEs. do
Report Of Committee. tai
We, the undersigned members of the ON eo
lttee on Contested Elections, beg leave to SIC
hmit the following report: Sc