The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Twenty-.eventh Days Proceedings.

O'Clock p. m.
Present. the Hon. L. A. Witt, President, and
1873 members.
Prayer was offered by Rev. James X.
Gutheiln.
The journal of May 20 was approved.
Mr.. LeGardeur, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Militia, presented report, returning
Ordinances Nos. SO, 100, 201 and 278, with
substitute therefor.
The report was received and was ordered
to be printed In bill form.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order of the day, being the re-
ports Of the Committee on Contested Elec-
tlons in the case Of Rivet vs.. Augustln, was
taken up. ....
The report Of the committee and the minor
ity reports were read.
Mr.. Girard, chairman OF the Committee on
Contested Elections, moved the adoption Of
the resolution recommended by the commit
toe, as follows:
Resolped, That J. Numa Augustin was not
elected as Delegate to the Convention from
the Fifth Representative District of Orleans.
Mr.. Robertson offered substitute for the
resolution OF the committee, as follows:
RESOLVED, That Mr.. FL. J. Rivet Is not en-
titled to q seat in this Convention as Delegate
from the Fifth Representative District of the
parish Of Orleans
On the motion to adopt this resolution, Mr.
Robertson moved the previous question
which was seconded by the Convention.
On the main question the yeas and nays
we're called for, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Allain, Benham, Bobie, Boil
ton, Breaux, Bridger, Bulger, Byrne, Caffrey,
Collins, Davidson Of Claiborne, Davis, Demas,
Denis Dickerson Easterly, Edwards Edwards iEstop-
Gueringer, Heron, Howell, Kelly Kemp,
Kernochan, Kidd, Kirkman, Land, Lee ardeur,
Jr., Long, Luckett, Marks, Matthews, Par
dee. Phelps, Pinchback, Poche, Robertson,
Semmes, Stamps, Stewart, Steele, Stllle,
of Concordia, Young of East Baton Rouge
81
Nays-Messrs Babcock, Baskin, Bienvenu,
Blanchard, Bourgeois. Breen, Brian, Bulow,
Burton, Cahen, Carey, Chaffe, Chiapella, Cla-
lard, Faux, Forman, Gaskins, George, Girard,
Harvard, Henry of Cameron, Henry of Match
itoches, Hough, JastremsM Jenkins, Joffrion,
Kennedy, King, Knoplock, Lagan, Lananx,
lard Moreland, Moore Of Lafourehe, Moore
of ST. Landry. Munday, McGloin, Noguez,
Mutt, Ogden, Olivier, OFT, Ponder, Reid, Rich
ardson, Roach. Self, Simon, Smith of Jack
son, Smith of st. Mary, Stage. Stringfellow,
Suthellin Todd, Vance Watkins a Webb, VII NJ
Absent-Messrs: Augustin, Bell, David
son of Ipervilie Elan, Fayrot, Landry, Loan,
Mcconnell, Parlange, Stevenson, Stone,
White-12
The motion to adopt the resolution was
lost.
Mr.. Demas moved that the Convention ad-
iourn until 2 o'clock p. m. tomorrow, on
which motion the yeas and nays were called
for, with the following result:
Yeas Messrs. Allan, Benham, Bourgeois
Bridger, Bulger, Bulow, Byrne Chi
apella, Collins, d emas, Denis, Dickerson,
Gla. Heron, Howell, Kelly, Ke ,ro
thews, Noguez, Olivier, Pardee, Pinchback
Poche, Roach, Robertson, Sem mes, Simon
Stamps, Steele, Stewart, strovich, War.
moth, Williams OF Ierrebonne SO.
Nays essrs. Babcogk Baskin, Bien-
Carey Carey, Chaffe, Claiborne, Colyyin, Gun.
ningham, Davenport, Davidson Of Clai-
borne Davidson OF Ibervlln, Davis, Dill
lard, Easterly, Edwards, EstopinaI, Faux,
Covers, Gueringer, Hazard, Henry Of Came
ron, Henry of Natchitoches, Hough, Jastrem-
ski, Jenkins, Joffrion, KEN p, Kennedy, Kidd,
King, Kirkman, Knfoblock, Lagan5, Land,
Willard, Moreland, Moore Of Lafourche,
Moore of st. Landry, Munday, McGloin,
Mutt, Ogden, OFT, Parlange, Phelps, Ponder
Reid, Richardson. Self, Smith Of jackson
Smith Of st. Mary, lstagg. sstilIe, String
Watkins, Webb, Wells, White, Williams Of
Grant, Young OF East Baton Rouge-8s.
Absent-Messrs. Augustin, Bell, Bobie,
Elan, Favrot, Gardner. Grimes, Landry
Loan, Luckett, Mcconnell, Stevenson, Stone
Young OF Concordia-4
The motion to adjourn was lost.
Mr. Jastremski, offered the following sub
stitute for the resolutions offered by the
committee:
Kesolyed That the seat now occupied In
this Convention by J. Numa Augustin, as
Representative Delegate from the fifth ward
of the parish of Orleans, be declared vacant
Be ii further resolved, That the Governor
be and is hereby requested to cause specia
election to be holden in the fifth ward OF the
parish of Orleans for one delegate to repre-
cancy. The said election to take place OF
Thursday, May 20, 1879, the same to be con
Quoted according to the laws OF the State O
Louisiana.
| On the motion to adopt, Mr.. Jastremsk
moved the previous question, which was sec
onded by the Convention.
| Mr. Robertson moved that the vote second
ing the previous question be reconsidered.
Mr.. Cunningham moved that the motion T.
reconsider be laid upon the table.
On this motion the yeas and nays wer
called for, with the following result:
Yeas Messrs. Allan, Babcock, BaskiI
Blanchard. Boble, Breaux, Breen, Brian
Burton, Caffrey, Cahen, Carey, Chaffe, Col
win, Cunningham, Davenport, Davidson Q
Claiborne, billiard, Estopinal, Faux, For
man, Gaskins, George. Girard, Ola, Hazard
Henry Of Cameron, Henry Of Natchitoches
Howell, Jenkins, yoffrion, Kennedy, King
Knoblock, Lagan, Leake, Lott, Lyons, Ma MAJ
Moore Of st. Landry, Munday, M n, IN
Mutt, Ogden, Olivier, OFT, Phelps Pon 1eaa
Reid, Richardson, Self. Smith OF jackson
Stage, Stringfellow, Sutherlin ~ Ih 1 p1Ii,
Todd, Vance, Watkins, Webb, Wells' VII
liams Of GRANTS .., Du,a
Nays-Messrs. Benham, Bourgeois, Brio
Buger ByFne CaboI Ts eG1 Edp wavs
Fontelieu Gardner, Covers, Grimes, GueriD
Heron Hough n1a 1astT Esardeu hey
Iong Marks Matthews, Moreland, NogueZ