The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-01

snalt pe elIRlDIe 20 tne General Assembly unIes
at the time Of his election he has been citjzal
dent Of The district parish from " Weh IL Insi
be elected R M for one year Immediately preceding
The seat of any member who may change biz
residence fr9m r. TIE district M Or parish which b
ration OF a retention of domiele to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Delegate Sutherlin offered an amendment
to insert the words Immediately preceding
Delegate Knoblock moved to table the
amendment, which motion prevailed.
i Delegate Vance offered an amendment pro.
viding that no one shall be- eligible to election
who has not paid his taxes to the State.
i Delegate KnpblOck moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, which motion prevailed by
q standing vote OF 81 yeas to AZ nays.
Delegate Lott moved to amend the article
by providing that no person shall be elected
uniess he has lived In the parish for two
Delegate stone moved that the article be
eligible fors election who has not been q citi-
zen OF the State for ten years.
| The amendment was adopted by a rising
vote of--yeas 81, nays 40. delegate War-
moth voted u the afiirmative
Delegate KnOblOCk moved the adoption OF
the article as amended, which motion pre-
vailed.
Article was adopted as read:
l AHI E5Hgu house 6llatlI JuuHb VI uuhllu-
cations. election aud returns of Its own MEM
bers. choose Its own officers Except the Presi-
dent OF the Senatel determine the rules Of Its
disorderly conduct and contempt, and with the
| concurrence OF two.thlrds Of all It's members
| elected. expel a member
Article 7 was adopted as read:
ART. Il. Either house during the session may
punish by Imprisonment any person not a
member who shall have been guilty OF disre-
speet BY dsorderly or eontemptuous behavior.
but such imprisonment shall not exceed ten
days for each ofense.
Article was read:
ART. g. No Senator or Representative shall,
during the term Tor which he was elected. nor
for one year thereafter, be appointed or ELECTED
which may have been created, or the emolu-
ments Of which may have been increased dur
Ing the tine such Senator or Representative
was In office.
Delegate Sutherlin moved to amend by
striking out the words 'snor for one year
thereafter" Laid on the table.
Delegate POGhe moved to strike out the
words 'under this State" and insert Tin this
State" which was voted down.
Delegate Robertson moved to amend by in
serting after the word increased" the words
"by the General Assembly," and to strike out
the words "in office" and insert the words "a
member thereof" which amendment was
adopted.
The section as amended was then adopted.
Article 8 was read:
ART. 9. The members Of the General Assem-
bly, snail In all cases except treason. felony and
during their attendance at the sessions of their
respective houses and IN going to and return
Ing from the same; and for any speech or de-
bate in either house they shall not be Dues
toned In any other place.
Delegate Moore, of st. Landry, moved TO
amend by inserting the words "and viola
tion OF their oath of Office, alter the words
'breaeh OF the peace, which amendment was
lost.
The original article was then adopted.
Article 10 was read:
Arr 10. The members of the General, Assembly
shall receive COMPENSATION not to exceed
four dollars per day, and their actual travelling
expenses going TO and returning from the
seat Of government; but in 40 Instance shall
for the travelling expenses.
Delegate Parlange moved to amend by In
serting the words "during their attendance"
after the words -four dollars per day.
Delegate Forman moved, as a substitute,
that the compensation be fixed at $500 per
session.
Delegate Blanchard moved to lay the SUBJ
stitute on the table, which motion prevailed.
The amendment of Delegate Parlange was
then adopted.
fixing the pay Of members OF the General AS
Delegate Lyons said the last Legislature
had fixed the com mpensation OF the Conven-
tion at four dollars a day, with the expecta
tion that the Convention would not provide
for the Legislature to have any greater pay.
Delegate Steele said four dollars was
enough. He was getting fat on that amount.
Delegate Vance Where do you board?
Delegate Steele AT the st. Charles.
Delegate Steele moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, and on this motion the
yeas and nays were demanded, resulting
yeas SO, nays z; and the motion to table pre-
vailed.
the compensation at So per day. Laid on the
table.
Delegate Forman m owed to amend by fixing
the compensation at $50 per annum. Laid on
the table.
Delegate Young moved to amend by fixing
the compensation at SIS per day. Laid on the
table.
The article as amended was then adopted.
Delegate White gave notice that he should
on Monday move reconsideration Of the vote
by which article 4 was adopted.
Article II was adopted as read:
ART. II. Each house shall keep a journal of
it, proceedings. and cause the same to be pub
sion. When practicable the minutes Of each
days sess sion shall be printed and placed In the
hands Of members on the day following. The
lication. In tho office Of the Secretary of State,
but there shall be required no other record
thereof
sembly shall embrace but one object and that
shall be embraced In the title.
Delegate Watkins offered substitute pro-
viding that several subjects might be en-
braced in one act, provided each subject was
clearly expressed In the title.
After some discussion the substitute was
laid on the table.
Delegate Mcconnell offered substitute
providing that the object or objects OF an act
shall be expressed In the title.
On rising vote the substitute was laid on
the table-yeas 81, nays II.
The article as amended was then adopted.
communication was received from the
Auxiliary Sanitary Association inviting the
Convention to meeting on Tuesday evening.
The Convention then adjourned until Mon
day morning at II o'clock.
NOTE-In the DEMOCRAT Of Friday Dele
gate Lyons Is made to say that under thenew
constitution the Governor would have to fill
"all" the offices by appointment What Dele
gate Lyons did say WAS that the Governor
would nave to fill many of them.
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