The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-08
OFFICIAL J0 URNAL
--oT THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
sTATEEoF LOUISIANA.


sTATEEoF LOUISIANA.
sixty-sixth Days Proceedings.
NKW ORLEANS, Saturday, July 5, 1879.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock d. Ia. q
Present Hon. ID. A. Witt, President, and
LA members.
Ahsent- Messrs. Burton, Edwards, Par
glangs Poche Steele, Stevenson, StiiIe, War
moth, II. q. Young.
Is Prayer was offered ~ the Rev. 3. Wayne.
The jotlrnalsof July A Was approved.
RESOLUTIONS FROM THE TABLE. d
The resolution offered by Mr.. HOugh, June
2S, Wae read, as follows: ss
4 Whereas, by an act Of the Legislature, ap-
proved on the tWenty-tnlrd Gay 81 January lI ~
purpose OF framing g new constitution for me
btafaOf Louisiana by said act II III made the
duty of this Convention 10 submit the same
tie people for their tidcation Or rejection
therefore, be Ii
"a Rssoiusd, That II Is the sense 81 this Con-
yenttOn that no provision that may be con-
tanned III the new constitution that may be
framed BIZ II, nor any ordinance 81 resolution
@ n sa g R te ec Don 5
plA Oh aiiy officer of this State until the same
shall have been ratified By the electors thereof
at Rn election for which the ratification or re-
jectiori thereof shall be specially submitted.
e Hi. Land offered the following substitute
Tor the resolution of Mr.. Hough:
Whereas, the labors OF this Convention. ~
framing new constitution, are diminished
Whereas the appropriation made 70 pay
the expenses Of this Convention has been
exhausted: and 4, .......... :.
Whereas, the officers Of the executlve &C.
partment Of the government refuse W i. r.
zepect or obey the ordinances q this
zConv8ntiOn providing tor the payment q the
Ger diem Of the delegates and current ex-
penHes OF its officers and employees; and y,
t,reses1f circumstances, for this Convention to
pr'oc6ed lii the work of framing and COM
pletiak 4 new constitution 81 the state; there
"a Kesot ss That this Convention do adjourn
,JUiy f67y. to reasSemble Id the city OF New
Orleans. at the State House, On the first Mon
4 tlay III the month of January, "A. d. 1880, at
12ocIodk III.
Nh FdGman III the chair
The OltSkr ruled that the resolution was not
iii orde g this time.
Oi, tile motion of Mr. Blanchard, the reso-
luton al mt. Hough and the whole subject
matter Was laid upon the table. H.
~ MI. Heron offered the following resolution:
hi itYgsolved, That the Finance Committee
III instr1cted 10 prepare an ordinance max
Inn provision for raising money to pay the
liRations tobe issued by this Convention.
Under d suspension 81 the rules the resolu-
tion was referred 10 the Dom mittee On Fl
nance.
Mr. Blanchard moved that the Committee
On Finance be instructed To Withdraw from
/ the Convention and again take into consider
alton the question Of the ways and means OF
continuing the work Of this Convention and
report us speedily as possible. !.
The motion was carried.
Az ~ o'clock the regular order Of the day
was temporarily postponed.
The resolution offered By Mr.. Stone July 8,
was taken up and read. as follows:
Resolved, That the clerks OF all committees
u Of thaS Convention. except the Com mittees on
Enrichment, on the Judiciary and the Com
mtttee on Contingent Expenses, are dis
4 tbs clark Of the Committee on the Judiciary
i be- an 0harEed after the twelfth OF July.
The motion Of Mr.. Cunning CHAM, the date
July B. was changed to July 8.
] Onmotion Of Mr.. Long, BY 8 rising vote Of
rs yeas to 81 nays, the resolution was
arnelided BY adding after contingent ex-
persesD the words, .'and The Committee on
the Debt, Government and Proper Drainage
81 The City 81 New Orleans"
The resolution was adopted as amended.
Hon. Il. "a. Witt, President, Ii the chairl
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
ME-. Mutt, chairman, On behalf Of the Com
mittee on Corporations and Corporate Rights,
submitted the final report Of that committee,
to be printed In bill form In accordance with
the order of the Convention.
Mr.. Kernochan, chairman, on behalf Of the
Uommittee on Internal improvements, sub
mitted report by substitute ordinance Tor
Ordinance No. 142.
10 be printed In bill form Ia accordance
with d previous order Of the Convention.
Mr.. Kernochan, on behalf of the same COM
! mittee. submitted report In relation to the
Indebtedness OF the lessees Of the State Peni-
tentiary, to be printed In bill form In accor-
SdRnce.with previous order OF the Conyen-
Hon.
In accordance with previous notice given,
Mr.. PInchback offered the following resolu-
n ton:
X Resolued, That the Rules Of the Convention
be 80 amended that the debate upon ne r.
ports OF committees, when under oonsldera-
ton By sections, be limited to five minutes,
but the time Of any member may be extended
by unanimous consent 81 the Convention.
Under suspension OF the rules, BY rising
\ vote Of ~ yeas to 20 nays, the resolution WAS
adopted.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
On the motion OF Mr.. Kidd Ordinance No.
Z 423. relative to the funding of the floating In
debtedness of the State. was postponed until
Monday next, July Z, and made the special
order of the day for that day, Immediately
after the reading of the journal.
En- ORDINANCE NO. 438.