The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-05-09
THE CONVENTION.
DISCUSSION OF THE ORDINANCE ON
THE LIMITATION OF LEGIs-
LATIvE POWER.
the First Article Adopted by Substitute
After an Earnest Debate-IntroductI0n
Of Resolutions and Ordinances-Other
Proceedings.

Proceedings. -
THURSDAY, May 8, 1879.
The Convention was called to order at l |
o'clock, President Wiltz In the chair and lit
present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Hubert
The journal OF Wednesday was corrected
and approved.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Delegate McGloin presented O petition from
the butchers OF New Orleans against the New
Orleans Slaughter-House Company.
BY Delegate Ott-A resolution providing
that the Committee on State Lands be in
structed to inquire into the indebtedness of
the New Canal Company to the State and re-
port what steps are necessary to recover the
amounts DUE
By Delegate Baskin-A resolution relative
to the hours Of meeting Of the Convention;
providing for first meeting from to u, a
recess till 80, and then an afternoon session
until o'clock. zz.5=
BY Delegate Chiapella- resolution setting
forth that general quarantine law Is detri-
mental to the interests Of the city and State.
BY Delegate Ogden-A resolution that from
and after next Monday the Convention shall
meet at 10 o'clock q. m.
COMMUNICATIONS AND MESSAGES.
A communication WAS received from the
Auditor, giving the Convention certain In
formation called for regarding the bonded
debt Of the State.
The Auditor also furnished statements OF
the expenses Of the State government since
1868 to 1879, and other facts.
Delegate Favrot moved t,iat the communi-
cations be referred to the Committee on the
State Debt.
Delegate Lyons moved as substitute that
the Auditors statement be printed In
pamphlet form, and two hundred copies fur
nished for the use OF the Convention, and
that the reports be referred to the Committee
on the State Debt.
Delegate Demas moved as further SUBJ
stitute, that portions Of the report be referred
to the Committee on Taxation Lost
After some discussion, the substitute Offer
ed byaDelegate Lyons was adopted.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
LYING OVER.
BY Delegate Knobiock- the Commit
tee On the Legislative Department be author
ized to appoint o clerk at q salary Of so 30
per day. Adopted.
BY Delegate Howell-That the Committee
on Federal Relations be instructed to com
municate with the Secretary Of the Navy
with view to the establishment OF a Marine
school at the port Of New Orleans Referred
to the Committee on Federal Relations.
By Delegate Poche-That any ordinance or
resolution providing for the extension Of time
for the payment OF taxes or the remission
thereof would be unwise, unjust and O. dam
gerous discrimination against citizens who
are always punctual in the settlement OF their
taxes.
Delegate Poche urged the adoption of his
resolution.
Delegate Blanchard opposed immediate
action on the resolution and moved to refer
it to the Committee on Taxation, which mo-
tion was adopted.
BY Delegate White-That no amendments
to the ordinances reported by any Of the
standing committees or special committees
shall hereafter be printed In the journal I'M
less such printing be authorized by the COM
mittees themselves. The resolution was
withdrawn after some discussion.
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES.
The following ordinances were introduced,
read first time and went over under the
rules:
BY Delegate Hough-Relative to the eligi-
bfiity Of persons entrusted with public
moneys to Office.
BY Delegate Chiapella- Providing that no
school tax shali be levied on real estate by
the State, but that q poll tax Of 81 50 for
educational purposes be collected for that
purpose.
By Delegate Elam-Providing for the fund
Ing OF all valid warrants issued since 1874 in
per cent coupon bonds.
BY Delegate Lagan-Providing that heirs
may sue the State for funds embezzIed by the
Public Administrator.
THE SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY,
being the ordinance reported by the Commit
tee on Limitations, was demanded and the
Convention proceeded to Its consideration re-
solving Itself into committee OF the whole for
that purpose.
On motion the ordinance was taken up seri-
utim.
The first section, relative to the payment Of
appropriations, especially to constitutional
officers, was taken up. It read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. N o money shall be paid from the
treasury except In pursuance of an appropri
tion made by law pr0yided, that this shall
not apply to constitutional officers whose sal
aries are fixed by law, who may be paid d.
rectly by collectors OF taxes OF their respective
parishes, on the warrants Of the Auditor OF
Public Accounts.
Delegate Caffrey offered the following SUBJ
stitute for the article:
| No money shall be drawn from the tre asury
except In pursuance OF specific appropriation
made by law nor shall any appropriation Of
| money be made for O longer term than two
years. A regular statement and account Of
receipts and expenditures Of all public moneys
rs shall be prescribed by law.
/ Delegate Caffrey spoke at some length in
favor Of his amendment, and was followed by
| Delegates Pardee, Ogden, Mcconnell, Smith
of jackson, Poche, Stevenson, Lyons Breaux,
Semmes and Leake on the same side These
gentlemen held that there should be no prefer
ence creditors of the State and that the con-
stitutiona officers should be placed on the
same footing as other officers with regard to
their salaries.
Delegates Forman, Moore of Lafourche,
and Watkins supported the article as it came
from the hands Of the Committee on Limita-
tions.
Delegate McGloin favored the original ar
ticle, with an amendment providing for the
independence Of the constitutional officers OF
the State OF legislative action.
An additional substitute was offered by
Delegate Eiam which was voted down with
out debate.
An amendment proposed by Delegate Gas
kins was also voted down.
A vote was then taken on the substitute Of.
fered by Delegate Caffrey which was adopted
On motion, the committee then rose and re-
ported progress.
n On motion, the Convention then adjourned