The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-04
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY JULY 4, 1879.

)RAT, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1
Land, Leake, Lott, Luckett, Lyons, Marshall
Moreland, Moore Of St Landry Mnnday, Nc
Reid, Richardson, Kiyet, Robertson, Self
Simon, Smith of Jackson, Stage, Stone
Stringfellow, Sutherlin, Thompson, Todd
Vance, Watkins, Webb, Wells, White, Will
/ Iiams OF Grant, Young OF East Baton Rouge
re-
Absent-Messrs MllIard Steele-2.
! Article was lost.
/ On the adoption of the remaining articles
Nos. q and 5, the yeas and nays were called
for, with the following result:
Yeas--Messrs. Attain, Babcock,. Bell. Ben
ham, Bobie, Bolton, Bourgeois, Breaux
Breen, Brian, Bulger, Bulow, Caffrey, Cahen
Chaffe, Claiborne, Collins. Davidson Of Clal
borne, Davidson Of Iberyille, Davis De 9,
ner, George, ella, Grimes. Heron, Hough
Howell, Kernochan, Knoblock Lanaux, Ian
dry, Leake, LeGardeur, r., Loan, Long
Lyons Marrks Marshall Matthe Mah,a Men7
Pinchback, Poche, Roach, Robertson, semmes
Smith OF st. Mary, Stamps, Stevenson, Stew
art. Stone, Stroyich, Warmoth. Watkins
Williams Of Terrebonne, Young Of concordia
Nays Messrs. Baskin, Btenvenu, Blanch-
ard, Bridger, Burton, .Byrne. Carey, CHA
pella, Colvin, Cunningham, Davenport, Dill
EaId Eaets aaKns ht9p ar a Esak nsrG
ger, Harvard, Henry of Cameron. Henry OF
! Natchitoehes. Heron, Jastremski, Jenkins,
Joffrion, Kelly Kemp, Kennedy, Kidd, King,
Kirkman, Lagan, Land, Lott, Luckett, Moore
den, Pardee, Ponder, Reid, Richardson, Riyet,
Self, Simon, Smith Of jackson, Stagg, String
fellow, Sutherlln, Thompson, Todd, Vance,
Webb, Wells. White, Williams of Grant,
Young Of East Baton Kouge-6i;
| ABSENT essrs. Willard and Stille-2.
| Mr. Elan did not vote, having paired with
Mr.. Steele.
Article 2, as amended, and articles and S
were adopted.
Mr. George moved that the vote by which
article was rejected be reconsidered.
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called for, with the following result:
| Yeas-Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Bell, Ben
Breen, Bulow,, Caffrey,. ,Cahen. Chiapella,
Claiborne, Collins, Davidson of Claiborne,
| Davidson of Ibervllle, Davis, Denis, Dicker-
son, billiard, Edwards, Fontelieu, Gardner,
George. Gia, Grimes, Heron, Hough, Kerno-
chan, King, Knoblock, Lanaux, Landry, Lee
Mentz, Moreand, Mcconnell, Noguez Olivier,
OFT, Pardee, Phelps, Pinchback, Poche,
Roach, Robertson, Semmes, Smith Of st.
Wargmioth h Watkins, Wells, Williams Of Terre
bonnie, Young Of Coneordia,-63.
| Nays-Messrs. Basktn, BienvenH, Blanch-
ard, Brian, Bulger, Burton, Byrne, Carey,
Chaffe, Cunningham, Davenport, Easterly,
Gaskins, Girard, Covers, Gueringer, Harvard,
Henry OF Cameron, Henry of Natchitoches,
Howell, Jastremski, Jenkins, Joffrion, Kelly,
Kemp, Kennedy, Kidd, Kirkman, Lagan,
Lafourche,, Moore Of st; Landry, Munday,
McGloin, Mutt, Ogden, Parlange, Ponder.
Reid, Richardson, Rivet, Self, Simon, Smith
Of Jackson, Stagg, Stone, Stringfellow,
sutherlinzt, Thompson, Todd, Vance, Webb,
Baton Rouge-64.
ABSENT essrs Bridger, Colvin, Marshall,
Willard, Steele, Stille-6
| The motion to reconsider was lost.
| On the motion OF Mr.. Caffrey 1t was ordered
| that the ordinance recommended by the mi
nority, as adopted on its second reading, be
printed in bill form.
| ORDINANCE NO. 422.
| In accordance with the order of the Con-
vention, Ordinance No. 422, Concerning gen
eral provisions was taken up pending the
consideration Of the following amendment,
offered June 30, by Mr.. Forman, to article q:
| In the third line strike out .'Baton Rouge, "
and insert New Orleans strike out the
balance OF the article.
Mr.. Luckett moved to amend the amend
ment of Mr.. Forman, as follows:
Strike out "New Orleans" and insert
Alexandria, and adding the words 'spro-
vided the seat OF government shall remain
In New Orleans till the proper arrangements
are made for its removal to Alexandria,
and strike out all after lines.
~ +bo ,,oofiop Of Mr. pohnrtcor fho
ment of MIR. Luckett was laid upon the table
by rising vote of IS yeas to "a nays.
Mr.. Mutt offered the following as a substi-
tute for article Q:
Ordinance No.,
Be it ordained by the people Of Louisiana In
Convention assembled.
1. That the question Of the location Of the
capital of the State be kept out of the consti-
tuition to be adopted by the Convention.
2. That at the first election hereafter hid
for members of the General Assembly, every
voter may indorse on his ballot New Or
leans" or Baton Rouge and the one OF these
shall be the capital OF the State until changed
by the same authority and in the same way
that may be provided for the alteration Of the
constitution that may be adopted by the Con-
vention.
Mr.. Todd moved the previous question on
the amendments ana article z, Wnlcn Delng
seconded, the yeas and nays were called for,
on Mr.. Nuts substitute, with the following
result:
Yeas-Messrs. Allan, Bienyenu, Blanchard
Bolton, Breaux, Breen, Briar, Bulger, Byrne,
Caffrey, Carey, Chatfe, Chfapella, Collins
Colvin, Cunningham, Davis, Demas, Esto-
pinal, Forman, Gueringer, Howell, Kelly,
Kennedy, King, Lagan, LeGardeur, Jr., Long,
Lott, Luckett, Moore OF Lafourche, Neon
nell, McGloin, Mutt, Olivier, Pardee, Pinch
back, Rtvet, Roach, Smith Of Jackson, Stamps,
Watkins-41.
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Baskin,
Bobie, Bourgeois, Bridger, Bulow, Burton,
Cahen, Claiborne, Davenport, Davidson OF
Claiborne, Davidson of Iberville, Dickerson,
billiard, Easterly, Edwards, Elan, Faux,
Fayrot, Fontelieu, Gardner, Gaskins, George,
Girard, ella, Covers, Grimes, Harvard, Henry
Of Cameron, Henry Of Natchitoches, Heron,
Hough, Jastremski, Jenkins, Joffrion, Kemp.
Kernochan, Landry, Loan, Lyons, Matthews,
Mentz Moreland, Moore OF st. Landry,
ArIan I'll