The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-30


turned into the free school fund.
delegate Gardner moved that further con-
flderatlon OF the article be postponed until
the Committee ON Public Education was pre-
pared to report.
Delegate Collins, who Is member Of both
the Committee on Executive Department and
the Com Inittee on Public Education. explained
the action OF the conference committee on this
matter. lie regarded the letter OF the agent
OF the Peabody fund as threat. The money
from that fund never went to the public
schools.
Delegate Ogden moved 10 lay the motion TO
postpone on the table, which motion prevailed
without division.
Delegate Stone said the opposition Of the
people TO these offices was the amount Of
money they cost They found that there was
q superintendent with a salary OF $4,000, III
assistant. superintendent with salary 81
$4,000. and m assistant to the assistant at q
salary of $500, and there was q lurking sus-
picion In their minds that the last fellow did
all the work. Laughter For himself ne
believed both the offices should be retained,
with such checks and limitations thrown
around them as to prevent the wasteful ex-
penditure Of money which has characterized
them In the past.
The previous question was then ordered
and Delegate BreRuX closed the debate He
argued in favor of the report Of the commit
tee. He insisted that the duties of the Secre-
tary of State were simply clerical. He had
no political power whatever. In no sense
WAS NE n RETURNING tIlGaI. Hs SImDlV COM
piled the returns sent In to him. The office
was useless one, the duties Of which could
be performed by the private Secretary of the
Governor. On the other hand, the office Of
Superintendent of Public Education was q
public necessity. He did not believe In ex-
travagant education In the common schools,
but he. did believe In good, sound. elementary
education. There was but one way In which
this could be secured, and that was BY the
selection of an efficient Superintendent of
m In nnlc rrx,fy I'M.
common schools in the different parishes If
the State. He was not here to support Mr.
Lusher. II that gentleman had not visited
the parishes as was stated, it was q reason
man appointed In his place, and not an arg,-
ment that the Office was useless, and there
fore should be abolished. The letter of the
agent of the Peabody fund. he was surprised
to see, had been construed into % threat. As
he understood 1t, that letter only contained u
taught him that no system Of public ef'uca-
ton could be successful without an Intelligent
and efficient head. That was all 1t meant, and
nothing more. He hoped the original article
as reported by the committee would prevail.
The amendment offered by Delegate Leake
was then adopted upon call Of the yeas and
nays-yeas GA, nays. Az.
The question then required upon the article
as amended, and It was adopted.
Article Q was read;
ART. 2 The supreme executive power of the
Htate shall be vested in chic magistrate who
shall be styled he Governor Of Louisiana. He
snail mold his office during four years and, TO-
getber with the Lieutenant Governor, chosen
fer the same term, shall be elected as follows
or ang f Y
at the time and place of voting for r. presenta-
lives, The returns Of every election shall be
the Secretary q State. who shall deliver them 10
the General Assem bly then next to be holden
The members of the General Assembly ahall
to examine, and count the votes. The
person, having the, greatest number Of
votes for Governor shall be- declared elected
but IL TWO or more persons shall be equal and
highest IN the number Of votes poled for Gov
ernor, one Of them shall Immediately be chosen
GGovera2r by Joint vote q the members of the
greatest number of votes for Lieutenant Gov
ernor shall be LieutenantGovernor: but iftwo
ber of votes polled for Lieutenant Cover nor one
of them shall be immediately chosen Lieuten-
ant Governor by Joint vote of the members of
the General Assembly.
Delegate Robertson moved to amend BY
that the Governor shall be elected
for eight years, aud that he shall not be
eligible to reelection.
Delegate Forman advocated the amend |
ment He urged that frequent elections were |
a source of turmoil and expense, and encour-
aged crowd Of idlers. who lived from year
to year on the profits they received by work |
Ing in the interest Of candidates. The longer |
an officer was IN Office the more efficient he
became He hoped the amer dment would |
prevail.
Delegate George opposed the amendment |
He could not sec any force In he argument
that elections were a source oi turmoil and |
expense. Under the constitution K the United |
States members OF Congress would have to
De elected every two years and presidential
electors each four years. Election 3itherefore,
must be held anyhow.
Delegate White favored the amendment.
AhcA
elected for ten years. Frequent elections de-
the labor OF the State Besides, as |
had been said, when an officer became more
familiar with the duties of the Office the more
efficient he became
Delegate Bridger opposed the amendment.
He did not agree with gentlemen that an
officer became more efficient the longer he re-
NAMED In Office The tendency was to forget |
what he was elected BY the people to do. The |
fresher an officer was when he came from the
people the more familiar he was with their
wants. and the more certain he was to fulfill |
heir behests.
Delegate George opposed the amendment.
Fhe people should have an opportunity OF |
turning out incompetent and unfaithful SER
fantE. The argument against the frequency |
If elections fell to the ground In view Ut the |
necessity for holding elections for Congress-
men every two years. He hoped the amend
nent would not prevail
Delegate Lyons moved to divide the ques-
ion. which motion was adopted.
Upon the motion to strike out -four and
insert eight" the yeas and nays were de-
handed, resultng-yeas 49, nays "a, and the
notion to strike out was lost.
Delegate Robertson withdrew the remainder
" his amendment
Delegate Lyons renewed the amendment,
Is follows: And the Governor shall be ineli-
.ible for election
Delegate Rreaux opposed the amendment.
10 did not see why good Governor should
lot be eligible to reelection and il he was
'ad one the people had the remedy in their
,wn hands.
Delegate Lagan favored the amendment,
nd insisted that one term was enough.
Delegate Lyons supported his amendment
Whether man was a good Governor or not,
70 always 50 SNAPPED his administration as to
ecure his reelection. He believed that If it
vas not In his power to be elected to succeed
imsef, he would make much better and
lore efficient Governor.
Delegate Cunningham was opposed to the
He thought it was restriction
pom the right Of the people to vote for whom
hey pleased. The Convention would put
uch restrictions upon the power of the Gov
rnor, he believed, as would make his intiu-
nna of M m nmant In *