The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-12
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
- or THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
sfxty-ninth Days Proceedings.
NEW ORLEANS, Wednesday, July 3, 1879.
The Convention met at 10 O'Clock q. M
Present Hon F.. A. Witt, President, ana ~
members.
Absent Messrs. Bolton, Brian, Burton,
King. Ponder, Steele, Stille, Warmoth and r.
b. Williams.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. J. 7. David
son, of Claiborne.
The journal of July was amended and ap-
proved.
MI. Richardson moved that the journal OF
June so be reconsidered In order to correct an
error, as follows:
On the motion OF Mr.. Lott to adopt the Or
dinanee No. AIT, reported by the Com mittee
On State Debt, determining ana provisai Ing
for the payment of the public debt Of the
State. the yeas and nays were called for, anu
Mr.. Richardson is recorded as voting IN the
affirmative instead Of the negative, as his
vote was actually given.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the
correction was ordered to be properly re-
corded.
The journal OF June 80 was approved as cor
rected.
Leave OF absence was granted to MI. Stage
on account Of sickness.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS NO. AZ.
The unfinished business on which the Con-
yerltaon was engaged at the time Of adjourn
ment July s, was resumed, being the consid-
GRAFTON OF Ordinance No. Az, concerning
:k,%h ird III.
ing the consideration OF article "a, which WI.
poche had moved to reconsider.
Mr., Demas Withdrew the motion which ne
had made for the previous question.
The motion to reconsider was carried
Mr.. Poene moved that article "a be stricken
out.
MI. Stevenson offered the following substl-
tute to article "a
The regulation OF the sale OF alcoholic or
anlrifuo1s liquors is declared police regula-
tion. and the General Assembly may enact
laws regulating it's sale and use.
Mr.. Todd moved the previous question on
the substitute and article "a, which was sec
onded by the Convention.
on the adoption Of the substitute OF Mr..
Stevenson the yeas and nays were called for,
resulting as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Allan, Benvenu, blanchard,
Bohie, Breaux, Bridger. Bulger, Byrne, Cai-
Vim. Cunningham, Davenport, Davis, Dillard,
Edwards, Elam, Favrot, Fontelieu, Glrard,
Ola, Covers, Gneringer, Hazard, Henry 81
Natchitoches, Heron, Howell Jaslr ,e
nanx, Land Leake, LeGardeur. Jr. Long,
lott. Ilckett, Lyons Marks, Mentz Moore
OF Lafourciie, McGloin, Mutt, Ogden, Oliver,
Parlange, Phelps, Poche Klvet, KoDer e o.
Simon, Smith OF ~. Mary stevenson l, nel q
vich Sutherlin, Thompson, vance, Young q
East Baton Rouge-G3.
Nayg-Messrs. Babcock, Baskin, Benham,
Bourgeois, Breen, Bulow, Cahnn, Chaife, Pa
wilson Of Claiborne. Davidson Of l6e ny
Forman, Garoner Gaskins, George Grimes,
Henry Of Cameron, Hough, Jenkins, Kemp,
Kennedy, Kidd, Kirkman, Landry, Loan
Marshall, Matthews. Willard, :, M 9
Moeae q ot e. P aasap inehbae Rich
ardson, Roach Self Semmes, Smith OF JACK.
son. Stamps, Stewart, Stone, StringfelloW.
Todd, Watkins, Wells, White, Williams ~ q
Terrebonne, Young d c9 R,3n Rpan Bnr
ton, Denis, King, Lagan, Ponder, Stagg
Steele, Stille, Warmoth, Webb, Williams q
Grant-14
The substitute was adopted.
Mr. Robertson, in accordance with the or
der Of the Convention OF July 8, postponlna
the consideration OF article 20 until II o'cloeh
q. n. Of this day, moved that 1t be now taker
rs. nending the further order that a separate
vote be taken on that article.
On taking such vote, Mr.. Robertson movet
the previous question.
on seconding the motion for the previous
question, the yeas and nays were calieu lol
with the following result:
Yeas-M essrs. Allan, Babcock, Baskin, Bell
Renham Bienvenu, BObie, Bourgeois, Bfeau1
Bridger, Bulger, Bulow, Byrne, Cahen, CHA
pella, Claiborne, Davenport, Dayidson 9
EDWARDS ards Estopipal, Fontelieu, Gardner, Ola
Covers, Grimes, Guerlnger, Heron, Hougn
Jastremski, Kelly, Kernochan, Kidd, Lanau I.
Landry, LeGardeur, yr., Loan Long, huckett
Marks Matthews Mentz bh Maro bnc Gpre
Riyet, Roach, Robertson, Self, Semmes, smltl
Of Jackson, Smith OF st. Mary, Stamps, Stew
art. Stroyich Thompson, Watkins, william
Of Terrebonne, Young Of Concordia Young 9
Nays-Messrs. Blanchard, Breen, CaiIrey
Carey. Chaffe, Collins, Colyin, Cunningham
Davidson Of Claiborne, billiard, East,erly
Elan Fank Fayrotd Horman a. o GasslnI
George rard havara h14ay II jenkins
,Joffrion, Kemp, Kennedy, kirkman, hne
block. Land Leake, Lott, Lyons Marshal
Moreiand Moore Of st. Landry, Mu ll
Mcconnell, McGloln Nust, Ugnen, V Si,pnr
Stevenson, Stone, Stringfellow, SutherllI
Todd, Vance, Webb, Wells, Whites
Absent-Messrs. Bolton, Brian, Burt 70
King, Lagap, Pardee, Ponder, stage !, seeel
Stilie, Warmoth, Williams OF GRANT,
The motion for the previous question wa
seconded.
The yeas and nays on the final passage
article 20 resulted as follows:
Yeas -Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Bell, Bel
ham, Bienvenu, Bobie Bourgeois, Breau.
Breen. Brdger, Bulger, Bulow, Byrne, Cahel
Chaffe, Chapella, Claiborne, Davenport, pa,
idson Of Ibervlle, Davis, Demas, Denis, Dicl
erson, Easterly, Edwards, Estopinal, Favro
Fontelieu, Gardner, Ola, Grimes Gueril
ger, Hazard, Hough Jastremski, Kell
Kernochan, Kidd, Lagan, Lanaux. Landr
I,eGarceur, Jr.. Loan Long, Luckett, Mark
Matthews, Mentz, Millard Moore Of u
fourche, Noguez Mutt, Ogden, OFT Parde
Phelps, Pinchback, Rivet, Roach, Robertso
Semmes. Smith Of st. Mary, Stamps, Steve