The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-27

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proved lands beaueathed or granted TO thu
/ State not designated for other purposes.
i 4. The proceeds Of vacant estates falling
under the law to the State OF Louisiana.
The Legislature may appropriate 10 IN
same fund the proceeds, in whole or in part
of public lands not designated for any othe
purpose, and shall provide that every parisl
may levy tax for the public schools therein
not to exceed In rate the tax laid for SUCH pur
poses on property therein by the state 10
the whole amount Of such taxes shat! not e&
coed the limit Of taxation fixed by this con
stltution.
The free school fund shall consist Of
| First-The proceeds arising from US s ~
of public lands heretofore granted by I'M
| United States for school purposes. the inter
est arising from the investment OF Sucn Pro
ceeds to be applied in accordance WIN tnt
laws OF the United States making such
grants.
Second-The proceeds Of taxation for inter e
est on free school fund as provided 1or III Ihls
constitution.
Third-The rents arising from unsold lands
donated by the United States Ter school p W.
proper school authorities OF each parish.
Fourth-The debt due by the State TO ne
| free school fund, which debt is hereby de-
clared to be the sum OF $7549 35 W ID pIlulGgi-
pal with interest accrulng IneIeo1 ~ ~ VI. w
rate Of per cent per annum, from the first
day Of January, 1876. The said amount shall
he placed on the books Of the treasury OF the
State, to the credit Of the free school fund as
d perpetual loan, and the Legislature shall
levy annually sufficient tax on all property
81 the State, real and personal, to pay interest
at the rate Of per cent per annum on sald
amount.
On the motion Of Mr.. Claiborne, article s
and the proposed substitute were postponed
until after the report Of the Committee on
State Debt shall have been taken up and con-
sidered.
Mr. Claiborne moved that the vote by which
the substitute for article was adopted be re-
considered.
By rising vote of 81 yeas to Il nays the
motion to reconsider was carried.
Mr. Claiborne offered the following amend
ment to article q:
Add the words Except that In the parish
of Orleans the salary Of the parish superin--
tendent shall be fixed by the Board OF School
Directors In the city OF New Orleans"
Mr.. Lyons offered an amendment to the
amendment of Mr.. Claiborne, by striking
out the words Board Of School Directors Of
the city Of New Orleans" and inserting the
words General Assembly" In lieu thereof.
Mr. Forman moved as substitute for the
dollars" be stricken out.
The previous question being moved and
seconded, the motion Of Mr.. Forman to strike
out was lost.
The amendment OF Mr.. Lyons to the amend
ment of Mr.. Claiborne was adopted, and the
Of Mr.. Claiborne was adopted as
amended, reading as follows:
Except that In the parish Of Orleans the
salary Of the parish superintendent shall be
fixed by the General Assembly.
Mr.. Parlange moved to amend BY striking
out the words two hundred dollars" and
inserting the words zone hundred dollars"
Mr.. Claiborne moved that the motion Of
Mr.. Parlange be laid upon the table. and on
that motion moved the previous question,
which was seconded by the Convention.
On the motion to lay upon the table the
yeas and nays were called for, with the fol-
lowing result:
Yeas-Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Benham,
Blanchard, Bobie, Bolton, Bourgeois, Brian,
Bulger, BuloW, Burton, Caffrey, Claiborne,
Collins, Cunningham, Davidson Of Claiborne,
Hazard, Heron, Hough, Howell, Kelly. Lam
dry, Leake, LeGardeur, Jr., Lyons, Marshall,
Matthews, .Mentz, Willard, Moreland, Moore
OF st. Landry, Munday, Mcconnell, McGloin,
Noguez, ogden Phelps Plnehback, kic e. q
Mary, Stage, Stamps, Stevenson, Stewart
Stone, Strovich, Warmoth, Wells, Young OF
East Baton Rouge-57.
Nays-Messrs. BaSkin, Bienvenu, BreauX,
Breen, Byrne, Carey; Chaffee, Golyin, Daven-
Dickerson, billiard, Easterly, Edwards, ELAN.
Faulk, Forman, Gaskins, Covers, Henry Of
Cameron, Henry of .Natchitoches, yastTem-
ski, Jenkins, Joffrion, Kemp, Kennedy, King,
Knoblock, Lagan, Lanaux, Lott, Moore Of
Self, Smith OF jackson, stilIe, sutherlin,
Thompson, Todd, Vance, Webb-48.
Absent-Messrs. Bell, Bridger, Cahen, Chi
apeila, Demas, Favrot, Gardner, Gla, Kerno-
chan, Kidd, Mrkman, Land, Loan, Long,
Rivet Robertson, Steele, stringfeIlow, Wat,
kins, White, Williams OF Grant, Williams OF
Terrebonne, Young Of Concordia-28
The motion to amend was laid upon the
table.
Mr.. Sutherltn moved to amend by inserting
the words, "and that the salaries Of parish
including the parish Of Or
leans, shall be paid out Of the public school
fund accruing to each parish respectively"
Mr.. Bolton offered the following as a sub
stitute for the amendment offered by Mr..
Sutherlin: m=M.= ..-
The parish boards may appoint parish
OF public schools In their re-
spective parishes, who shall be ex-oficio sec
rotary Of the parish board, and whose salary
for his double functions, except in the city of
New Orleans, shall not exceed two hundred
dollars per annum, to be paid out Of the public
school fund accruing to each parish respect
lively.
MI. Blanchard moved the previous ques-
ton, which being seconded by the Conven-
ton, Mr.. Bottoms substitute was adopted by
a rising vote of 68 yeas to 20 nays.
The article was adopted as amended.
On the motion Of Mr.. Leake the vote just
taken was reconsidered.
Mr.. Sutherlin offered the following amend
ment:
Strike out all after the words 'sthree thou
sand dollars per annum" down to the words
''two hundred dollars per annum," inclusive,
On the motion of Mr.. Claiborne the amend
mend was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Moore, Of Lafourche, moved that the
further consideration Of the article and