The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-05-10
COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION.
Al CONVENTION.
First Days Proceedings.
lRepOrted by the Editor. I

Tho Convention was called to- or
der at ~ m. April 2lst. 1879, b,
Governor Nichols. and the call O
the roll showed l3l delegates pres
ent:
The following Delegates failed t
respond when their names were call
ed: Messrs. FLAG, Of Catalonia, Mar
shall, of tho Twenty. fourth Senate
rial District and Watkins, Of Webter
| Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.
DR.. Percival.
| Gov. Nichols then declared til,
Convention ready for transaction
of business. lie briefly alluded t.
tho responsibility Of tho work which
lay before the body, tho pressing
needs at the State for competent AM
deficient legislation and a cossation Q
the internal troubles with which
she is now afflicted. The duty 0
tho Convention was an important
one, and he should watch its dclib
clations with interest.
| The election OF Il permanent Pies
ilcnt was declared in order. f* s
! Delegate Stille nominated Hon. l.
Wilt, Of Orleans, and Delegate AL
lain named Pierre Landry Of Asccn-
cGnsion.
| The ballot resulted Wilt lH.
Landry q, aud Mr.. Wilt was de-
clarcd elected permanent President
Of the Convention.
| On motion 4 committee of three
consisting of Mcssrs. Poche, BreauA
and landry were appointed who es>
cortcd President Wiltz to the chair.
! President Wilt delivered an ad-
dress which was frequently applaud
ed.
| Upon the clonclusion Of President
Wits speech tho nomination of Il
secretary of the Convention was de-
clared in order. "a
Delegate Allan nominated w. II
DinkSiave, Of Madison.
Delegate Stillc Oominated w. II
Harris, Of Pointe COupee.
| A ballot being taken resulted III
follows Hairs IOO, Dinkgravo 10
Mr.. Harris was declared duly elected
! Delegate Robertson moved that &
committee Of i've be appointed OF
rules. the President to I've chairman
er ohcio, and in the meantime thu
rules of the State Senate he adopted
Or the governance of the Convention
Delegate Kelly moved that the rules
Of the House DO substituted for the
rules OF tho Senate. The Delegate
from st. Landry accepted tho suLsti-
tute.
Delegate EstopinaI moved that the
number Of the committee on rules bt
raised to nine. Tho substitute wat
also accepted and tho resolution as
amended was adopted.
! On motion OF Delegate Mnnlay the
Convention proceeded to draw fol
&C It's by Senatorial Districts. This
formality consumed about half an
| hour.
! Delegate McGloin offered nOticel
of contest in the cases of p. J. Ken.
needy, Of the parish Of Jefferson, con.
testing tho seat Of Roach, sitting Del
egate; of II. j. Rivet, Of the Fifth
Representative District contcstine
the scat of J. Numa Augustin, the sit
ting Delegate oil. w. Montgomery,
of the parish Of East carroll, contes
ting the seat Of G.. c. Benham, til,
sitting Delegate and OfC. H. Te
bauld aud James Nugent, Of thu
Tenth Representative District COIL
testing tho seats Of John Pholps aud
James Mcconnell, sitting Delegates
The various cases were ordered to b>
referred to the appropriate committee
when appointed.
! Delegate Poche moved that o com
lmittee Of nine DO appointed to desig
nate appropriate committees. to .whicl
may he referred tho work Of the Con
fventi0n.
| The resolution was amended b!
adding the President Of the Conven
ton to the committee. Az amende,
tho resolution was then adopted.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS. p
! %sf = TUESDAY, April % g.
The Conyontion<tssem prompt
IL at II O'Clock, President Wiltz il
I tho Cn0lf. .tL.s!talT ',ssE 80 Tssss r.
According to the resolutions adopt
ed on Monday the following commit
tees, appointed by the President
were announced ~ f9s
On Rules-The. President ami
Messrs, Robertson, Mutt, Vance, Keil,
LeGaryleur, Cunningham, Lyons, Es
topinal aud Dema&. 80. 49,
On Committees-The President aui
Messls. Ppche, Richardson, Breaux
Claibornc, Lagan, Todd, Stringfellow
ParJee and Pincllback. .si 1. p
The Convention then proceeded Il
, perfect its Organization by tho cleo
ton Of the following officers ASST
7 ant Secretary, Ben Prescott Minat'
: Clerk, Il. w. llalsey :: Sergeant ,at
!. Arms, Thomas Mcintyre !; eAssisten
Sergeant at. Arms, L. w. Harrow
Doorkcoper, j. H.. Jelaley Assist
ant Doorkeeper, A. vcdrennc.
Tl,ese.eilicers we're all selected b,
reclamation, exceptlh Sergeant.at
Arms. For this Office the Rspabli
: cans put in :namination, Joseph II
!, l.awler, Of Orleans, A ballot Va
!. taken with the following result: Nc
!. Intyra 81, Lawler l9.;tsas e-stae-s i.
Delegate Hoagh offered = resOlu
ton that the members Of the COnven
J ton be sworn to support the consti
tuition Of the United States, it bein
tho organic law Of tho land. 4, ~. e. !,
4 Tue Convention refused to suspen'
!, the. rules by u vote vi is yeas to 4
i nays, and tie resolution was elai
Ovof.l'ias 80 E9tF .f- h,ts
Delegate Robertson made a motto