The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-27
THE CON ENTION.
REPRODUCTION OF A LARGE NUMBER
or RESOLUTIONS AND ORDI-
NANCEs YESTERDAY.
several or the Bills Presented Hear Upon
the Questions Of tho state Debt ana
enc hate III Taxati0n-A special conn
mittce ordered ON city Afairs-A Fun
synopsis Of the Proceedings.
SATURDAY, April 26, lsf


synopsis Of the Proceedings.
SATURDAY. April 2G. 1879.
The Convention was called To order at ~ m
by the President, Hon. l.. A. Wnth, III Inc
chair. and 11s members present.
On molten the journal was corrected ana
adopted.
The Chair announced the following ahdi-
tiopal standing committees
On Health and Quarantine Meesrs. Luckett,
aa,mtnea. Iyols Elain, GuerDger, kirkmal.
Wahb. Pardee Davidson vi lberville Stewart
''.' On Elective Franchise MeHsrs. Poche,
Mcconnell, Denis. Blanchard, Stringfellow,
Ogden Gaskina. Burton, Long, Estopinai.
Landry, Loan and Pinchback.
On Taxation, Equalization and Exemption
Messr's. Phelps, Forman, blanchard. Chaf1e.
Ponder, Wells Richardson, Young, Williams,
Favrut, Marshall, Stevenson. Benham, btro-
wick and Stewart.
On Internal Improveme ntH- Messra Ker-
nochan, Chaffe. Henry, OF Cameron, Williams,
Stille, Colvin. Faux, Jenkins, Burton, Dick
inson, Allan, Mentz and Benham.
On Computations and Corporate Rights
Meesrs. Mutt, Kelly, yastremski, Marks.
Watkins, Simon, Bria1 Jenkins, Loan. Mat
thews and Allan.
Mr. Matthews offered resolution amend
ing and regulating the order of business.
Laid over.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
LYING OVER.
BY Delegate Land-Fhat this Convention
represents the people Of Louisiana; that Its
powers are only limited by the constitution
OF the United States; that 1t is not required
TO submit the constitution II may frame to
vote OF the people: that It's power over tho
right Of suffrage Is only controlled by tho
fifteenth amendment; that 1t can FIX prop
erty, educational or poll tax qualification
upon the suffrage, etc.
BY Delegate Blanchard-A resolution .en-
larging the powers OF the Committee on the
State debt.
BY Delegate Favrot-That hereafter the
Secretary shall state the number of
members present ut rull-call, and shall only
name absentees.
BY Delegate Caffrey-That every ordinance
or proposition shall be read three separate
times before being submitted to its proper
committee.
BY Delegate Lagan--That taxation shall be
uniform throughout the State. ETC. Ruled out
OF order.
Delegate Claiborne called UP hts resolution
relating to the free school fund. introduced on
Friday, with view to reference. Referred to
the Committee on Finance.
BY Delegate Lagan-That the President be
authorized TO appoint q reading clerk to assist
the Secretary. huit over.
By Delegate Babcock- That the President
be authorized to appoint special committee
Of nine on railroads. Laid over.
By Delegate Lagan-That the Finance
Committee be authorized to consider the
Feasibility of borrowing S6,0oo,O 900 for the pur-
pose 81 paying the present funded debt Of
the State; bonds for said sum Of SO .00O, 900 to
be issued In sums OF So and upwards. Laid
over.
REPORTS or COMMUTERS.
Delegate Lagan called up the report of the
Committee on Contingent Expenses, provid-
Ing for the appointment OF clerk for that
committee, at a compensation Of 80 50 per
day.
Delegate Henry moved to amend by insert
Ing 81 per day.
Delegate Gueringer moved to substitute
80 30.
Delegate Kelly moved to lay the amend
ment and substitute on the table. Adopted.
The original resoluti IN offered by the COM
mittee was then amended by providing that
the clerk shall be paid only for the time &C
tually employed.
Delegate McGloin moved that the resolu-
ton be further amended by placing the COM
pensation at 81 80 per day.
Delegate Munday insisted that tho COM
mfttee needed the clerk, and the compensa-
ton asked for was not too large. His expe-
rience taught him that the Committee on
Contingent Expenses required the services OF
q clerk more than any other committee.
Delegate McGloin withdrew his amend
ment.
After some further discussion favorable to
the adoption Of the resolution by Delegates
Mcconnell and Lagan, the resolution was
adopted.
Delegate Grimes gave notice of his inten-
ton to Introduce al ordinance relative to
drainage.
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES.
The following ordinances were introduced
and went over under the rule:
BY Delegate Carey-An ordinance relative
10 manufactures; providing that manufacto-
ries shall be exempt from taxation for seven
years.
By Delegate Heron An ordinance provid-
ing that the Governor shall approve or re-
turn without his signature all bills within
ten days; IL the Legislature shall adjourn
within that period, he shall tile his veto with
the Secretary of State within thirty days, or
the bill shall become a law.
bills.
An ordinance relative to the payment Of
salaries.
By Delegate ALBANIAN ordinance provid- |
ing that no educati, nal or property QuaIifica-
lion upon sufft age shall be made by law.
mat the lessees ot the Penitentiary shall be |
prohibited from letting out convicts for plan
fation labor. ~
BY Delegate Blanchard Reaffirmine the |
we'll established principle that a sovereign |
cannot be implicated id any court without his /
consent. We declare that there is no judicial |
power on earth competent to enforce an obli- |
consent and authority, or to regulate the
manner In which she shall exercise the SOW
ereign power IF ol.ecting and disbursing her
revenues.
the bill of rights -
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