The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-08

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vtdinQ Tor the payment Of all judgments, ex-
cent those III favor Of the Louisiana Levee
Company, recovered against the State, on
claims existing prior to the first OF january,
Delegate Ogden moved to amend BY pro
vidinR that no warrants or certificates q In
debtedness issued prior to the t1rst OF Y anu
airy, 1875. except for constitutional officers,
shall be- funded.
amendment by striking out 1875, !" and Insert
Ina s1877,' and providing that not more than
500, 900 in warrants Of any one year shall be
funded. Lost.
then adopted yeas "a, nays 8.
The Convention then took recess until
'90 80, Evening Session.
The Convention met at 7:sO with President
Witt Id the chair. After some delay quo
rum was secured.
the floating indebtedness OF the State was re-
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
adoption of the first article. resulting yeas
81, nays SO, and the article was voted down.
Delegate Robertson moved the further post
ponement of the ordinance until tomorrow
morning Immediately after the reading OF the
journal.
on this motion the yeas and nays were de-.
manded, 1esulting--yeas 81, nays 55, and the
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Delegate Blanchard moved the indefinite
postponement Of the entire ordinance.
A Delegate Blanchard moved to reconsider the
vote just taken, and to lay that motion on the
table. Adopted.
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
The ordinance reported by the Committee
on Bill OF Rights was taken up as unfinished
business, the pending question being on arti-
cie7:
ART. N. No person shall be held to answer for
q capital or otherwise Infamous crime. unless
Jury. except ID cases not necessarily punishable
BY. hard labor. or In cases arising, In the
militia when ii actual service 10 time OF war or
put In jeopardy OF life or liberty for the same
offeDse except On his own application for new
trial or Mhere, there is mistriai ona -,
providing that majority Of grand jury may
find an Indictment.
Delegates Demas and Pardee opposed the
amendment.
Delegate Blanchard urged the adoption OF
the amendment.
DELEGATE Mcconnell moved to lay the
amendment On the table. Adopted.
Delegate Mcdonnell offered the following
substitute for the article down to the words
Tor in cases arising In the militia, which was
adopted; Prosecutions shall be by Indictment
or Information; prouided, that In cases Of
capital crime there shall be a presentment or
Indictment by grand jury. Adopted.
Delegate Cunningham moved to amend by
adding at the end 81 the article the words, "or
motion 10 arrest OF Judgment Is sustained"
Adopted.
Inc article as amended was then adopted.
Article 8 was read:
Art. s.-No person shall be compelled to give
evidence against himself in criminal case,
nor be deprived OF life. liberty Or property.
without due process OF law: nor shall private
property be taken for pubic use without ade-
Quate and just compensation previously paid.
Delegate Land moved to amend. by provid-
ing that a man charged with crime shall be
permitted to testify In bis own behalf.
Delegate Lyons moved to amend the
amendment, by providing that no failure to
testify shall be construed againststhe accused
in the argument Of the counsel or the charge
Of the court. This amendment was accepted
by Delegate Land.
Delegates Watkins, Bridger, Simon, Todd
and Mcconnell opposed the amendments
Semmes favored their adoption.
The amendments We're then voted down;
yeas %, nays 50.
Delegate Richardson moved to amend by
to criminal prosecu ion," after the words
terminal case Lost-yeas l8, nays So
Delegate Cunningham moved to reconsider
the vote by which the amendment OF Dele
gate Richardson was rejected. This motion
revealed, and the amendment was then
Delegate Todd moved to amend by insert
Ing alter the las amendmenI NE WORDS .e1-
I scept IN cases otherwise PROVIDED IN This con-
stitution. Adopted.
Delegate Pardee moved to strike out all Of
I the original article after the word eIaw.'
Adantnd All ~~'s-
The article as amended was then adopted
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