The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-31
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
- or THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
-~ OF THE -
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
sos. OF THE
Th,rty-fourth nay. Proceedings.

| The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment ut Ii o'clock o. m, and was called to
order by Its President, Hon. l.. a. Witt, In
the chair.
| On a call of the roll 1876 members answered
| to their names
Absent Messrs. Cahen, Demas, King, Me-
Cornell, Webb and Young Of Concordia.
| The proceedings were opened with prayer,
offered by Rev. Father Hubert,
The journal Of the twenty-eighth day Of
May was corrected and adopted as cor
rected.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
! Ordinance No. 800, entitled Concerning the
Executive Department" reported by the
Committee on the Executive Department, was
taken up.
| ARTICLE -. The Executive Department
shall consist OF n Governor, Lieutenant Gov
| ernor, Attorney General, Auditor. Treasurer
and Superintendent Of Public Education.
/ Mr.. Leake moved to amend the above ar
ticIe by striking out In the fifth and sixth
lines thereof the words superintendent
Public Education" and by inserting in lieu
thereof the words Secretary Of State
Mr.. Heron moved to amend the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Leake by inserting after
the word Treasurer the words Secretary
OF State"
| Mr.. Brian moved that the further consider
alton OF the above article and the pending
amendments be postponed until the report OF
the Committee on Public Education shall be
received.
On motion Of Mr.. Ogden Mr.. Brians mo-
tion was ordered to lie ON the table.
Mr.. Bienvenu moved the previous question
And the Chair stated the question.
"Shall the main question be now put 7"
/ And it was decided in the affirmative.
| The question required on the adoption ol
the amendment offered by Mr.. Leake.
And upon that motion Mr.. Allan called for
the yeas and nays. which resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas Messrs. Baskin, Blenvenu, Bolton,
Breen, Bridger, Brian, Bulger, Burton,
Byrns Carey, Collins, Golvin, Cunningham,
| Davenport, Denis, Diekerson, Easterly, Ed
wards, Fontelieu. Forman. Gaskins, George,
Girard, Covers, Gnerlnger, Henry OF Cam, Came
Jenkins, Kelly, Kemp, Kernochan. Lanaux.
Land, Leake, Long, Lott, Lyons, Marshall
Moreland, Moore OF Lasourche. Munday, Nc
Gloin, Nuts, Ogden, Ott Poche, Ponder, Reid
Steele, Stevenson, stringfellow, snthsrllp
/ Williams III GRANTEE.
Nays--Messrs. Allan, Babeock, Bell, Ben.
ham, Bohie, Bourgeois, Breaux, ~, Gsaaffrsy
Davidson OF Iberville, Davis, billiard, Estopi.
nal, Favrot, Gardner, ella, Grimes, Hazard
Heron, Jastremski. Kirkman, Knobloek, Lee
aardeur, r., Loan, Luck.ett Matthews
auez dvsr Pase s aaof Pheps
Richardson, Roach, Semmes, Simon, Smith
Of st. Mary, Stage, Stewart, Stille, Stone
Strovich, Warmoth, White, Williams OF Ter.
rebonne Young OF East Baton Kouge-5O
Absent Messrs. Blanchard, Bulow, Cahen
Chiapella, Demas, Elan, Faulk, Joffrlon
Kennedy, Kidd, King, Landry, Marks, Nc
Council, Pinchbaok, Webb, Young OF Concor
dia-18.
Mr.. Stamps gave notice that on tomorrow
he will move reconsideration OF the vott
just given.
And the article was adopted as amended.
ART =. The supreme executive power o.
the State shall DO vested In a chief magistrate
who shall be styled the Governor OF Louisi
ana He shall hold his office during foui
years. and, together with the Lieutenant
Governor, chosen for the same term, shall be
elected as follows: The qualified electors foI
Representatives shall vote for n Governor
and Lieutenant. Governor at the time and
place Of voting for Representatives. The re-
turns Of every election shall be sealed and
transmitted by the proper officer to the Sec
rotary OF State who shall deliver them te
the General Assembly then next 10 be
bly, shall meet in the House of Representa-
tiveB to examine and count the votes. The
person having the greatest number Of votes
for Governor shall be- declared elected; but II
two or more persons shall be equal and high
est In the number OF votes polled for Governor
one OF them shallimmediately be chosen Gov.
ernor by Joint vote of the members OF the
General Assembly. The person having the
greatest number OF votes for Lieutenant Gov
ernor shall be Lieutenant Governor; but II
two or more persons be equal and highest
in number OF votes polied for Lieutenant
Governor one OF them shall be Immediately
chosen Lieutenant Governor by joint vote Of
the members OF the General Assembly.
Mr. Robertson moved to strike out In line
5 of the above article, the word -four" and
insert In lieu thereof the word "eight" and Ii
line g. after the word years" add the fol
lowing words, to wit, land shall not BIZ
eligible to reelection
Mr. Lyons moved to divide the question
which was decided by a rising vote.
The question required on the adoption o.
word -four" and insert in lieu thereof the
word "eight, upon which the yeas and nays
were called with the following result, to wit
Yeas-Messrs Benham, Blenvenu, Bolton
Bulger, Byrne Collins, Denis, Forman, Guer.
Mutt, Poche, Robertson, stille, White-17.
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Baskfn
Bell. Bobie, Bourgeois Breaux, Breen, Bird.
ger, Brian, Burton Caffrey, Carey, Chaffe,
Colvin. Cunningham, Davenport, DAVIDSON
Of Claiborne, Davidson Of Iberville, Davis,
Dickerson, billiard, Easterly, Edwards, Es-
topinal, Favrot, FonteIieu, Gardner, Gaskins,
George. Girard, ella, Covers, Grimes, la
toches, Heron, Hough, Jastremski, jenkins,
Kelly, Kemp, Kennedy, Kernocfan, kldd,
Kirkman, Knoblock, Lagan, Land, LeGar-
denr, j., Long, Lott, Luckett, Lyons, Mar Mar
Moore Of st. Landry. Munday, MEG loin,
Noguez, Ogden, Olivier, OFT, Parlange, Phelps,
Ponder, Reid Richardson, , Roach ,,,t hei L,
st. Mary. Stage, Steele. Stevenson, Stewart.
Stone, 'Stringfellow, strovich, sqtherlin,
Thompson, Todd, Vance, Warmoth, Watkins,
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