The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-01

Davidson of IberviIle, Demas, Dickerson
Fontelieu. Gardner. Hongh. Landry, Loan
Smith " vt. Mary, Stamps. Watkins, vii
liams Of Terrebonne. Young Of Concordia22
Absent--Messrs Benhan. Bienvenu, Brian
BuIow, Colvin. Davis, billiard, Elam Gas
kins, Ga, Jenkins, Kidd. King. Kirkman
Loan, Marks Marshall, Mcconnell, Ogden
OFT. Ponder, Simon, Smith Of Jackson. Steele
Stringfellow, Strovieh, Todd, Warmoth ~
The required majority having voted in tn
affirmative. Ordinance No. 452 was FINAL,
passed
Mr.. Altain explained his vote as follows
desire that my vote shall be recordet
against articles aud 8, OF Ordinance No. 49,
concerning impeachment and removals from
Office, because said articles contain an innova
ton directed against o certain class OF people
and will be used for political PURPOSES, and Il
q direct blow ut the Independence Of the in
dietary, and especially at Republican officials
T. L. ALLAN
Fourteenth District.
Mr. White recorded his vote In the negative
on article 5.
/ BILLS FOR PRINTING.
| Mr.. Byrne, chairman, on behalf OF the
COMMITTEES on Printing and Publishing. re-
ported on sundry bills for printing done
by tho official printer. approving the same,
and recommending that they be paid.
The report was adopted and the bills were
referred to the Committee on Schedule.
| THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
| Mr.. Pardee submitted the following report
| The committee to Investigate grave rumors
OF the corruption OF members and the specu.
| lation OF members In State consols pending
| the consideration by the Convention OF the
question OF the State debt respectfully sub
nit that over forty witnesses to whom re-
| ffu pI amid |rNf Hrt Lary
summoned and examined.
| From the evidence of the witnesses the fact
that rumors derogatory 70 the purity Of the
| Convention We're in circulation is well estab-
| liShed: but these rumOrs could be traced To
no reliable source. either by direct evidence
or well authenticated hearsay. On the con-
| trary, ii appeared to our satisfaction that
those ISLANDERS upon the Convention and its
| members were originated and circulated by
| the 'buls' and "Eears," spectators in State
| bonds, for no other purpose than to affect the
market value Of such bonds.
4 The undersigned therefore state as q fact,
from the evidence addnccd, that there Is No
reason whatever to believe that any corrup-
| ton fund has been raised to corrupt members
OF this Convention. that any member has
been corrupted, or that any member of this
Convention has specialized or dealt In State
bonds pending the consideration Of the State
debt.
The undersigned are glad to b. able To
make q report that vindicates the Convention
and its members, and trusting that the Sian
ders heretofore i'm circulation will be treated
| with the scorn they deserve from all good
citizens, we ask that the COMMITTEES be dis
charged from further consideration Of the
subject.
Respectfully submitted,
! w. W. LEAKE, .-..z.
| DON CAFFREY
| DON A. PARDEE
THEODORE FUN rELIEU.
| Mr.. Lott chairman Of the aforesaid com
mttee, submitted the following:
As chairman Of the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the charges made
through the public press, and otherwise, that
| the Convention, on It's action upon the gu ~
| ton Of the adjustment of the State debt, has
| beg leave TO report that the action Of your
| honorable body, In the caseof Mr.. e. A. Pal
| Trey, arrested your committee In the midst OF
| It's Investigations. and virtually deprived 1T
| OF the necessary power to proceed further In
| the matter.
| state this as q fact, with no spirit Of com
plant, and trust it will be 50 considered.
Our Investigations were made known from
| time to time through the press, aud all the
| developments made in relation to the matter
| are known to the public.
| | now cheerfully and willingly rest the mat
| ter as Ii Is with the people, and feel assured
| that an enlightened public opinion will render
| a correct Judgment and make q proper award
in the case. / therefore ask to be discharged
from further consideration of the matter.
Respectfully submitted.
f. II. LOTT, Chairman.
@.5"5 SCHEDULE.
On tho motion of Mr. Heron, chairman of
COMMITTEES on Schedule, Ordinance No. 453,
Concerning schedule was taken up on sec
ond reading. and 1t was ordered to DO constd-
cred article by article.
Article was read, and, on motion Of Mr..
Forman. was amended SO rs to read Us fol-
lows:
ARTICLE l. The constitution OF this State.
adopted i'll eighteen hundred and sixty-etght,
and oil amendments thereto, are declared to
be superseded by this constitution, and in or
der to carry the same into effect, it is hereby
declared and ordained as follows:
Adopted as amended.
Article was read, and, on motion of Mr.
Olivier. amended at the end thereof, after the
word adopted SO as to read MS follows:
ART. O. All rights. actions, prosecutions,
claims and contracts rs we'll of indiyidu-
ais as OF bodies corpprate, and all laws i'll
force Mt the time OF the adoption OF this con
stitution, and not inconsistent herewith,
shall continue ms II the said constitution had
not been adopted; but the monopoly features
In the charter Of any corporation now exist
ing IN this State. save such as may BE- con
tanned In the charters Of railroad companies
are hereby abolished.
Adopted as amended.
Article 8 was amended, on motion Of Mr.
Heron, by inserting In line Il, after tile word
appointed" the words cor elected" and
adopted as amended.
Article was adopted.
Article was amended In line by striking
out the word conferred aud inserting the
word 'vested. and adopted as amended.
Article was amended by striking out the
word "place," in line 0. and inserting the word
"places" In lieu thereof" also. in line 50, by
the same change; In line 81, by striking out
the words "State Treasurer" also, in line 63,
BY striking out compare" and inserting
Compile" also Ia line "a, by striking out
tho word poll and inserting the word
polls" also, in line "a, BY inserting after
ordained" the word "and;" also, In line Is,