The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-08


ton Series, adopted BY the Council Of the city
Of New Orleans, Was taken up and read.
A motion to suspend the rules for the fur
Their consideration Of said ordinance was
lost
Lies over.
Mr.. Watkins offered the following resolu-
zion:
Be 1t resolued, That the State Treasurer be
requested to furnish statement Of the taxes
and licenses paid by each parish for or on &C
count Of the year 1873, whether paid In the
year 1878 or since that time.
Under q suspension OF the rules the resolu-
ton was adopted.
ORDINANCE INTRODUCED.
Mr.. d. Young, Of Concordia, introduced
Ordinance No. 407,
Providing homesteads from public lands
and land forfeited to the State.
Under q suspension OF the rules the ordi-
nance was passed to It's second reading, and
referred to the Committee on State Lands.
Mr.. Blanchard, chairman, on behalf Of tn.
Committee on Federal Relations, presented
the following report:
Your committee, to whom was referred the
resolution OF Mr.. Simon, relative TO an inter-
oceanic route by way Of the Isthmus Tehuarl-
tepec requesting our delegation In Congress-
the conference on this subject of the various
powers In the city Of Paris, beg leave to re-
port that the special congress to take into con
sideraton the construction q an interoesanl.e
had been In session In the city OF Paris, adj
| lourned May 80. 1879, after adopting the route
| fromsP Panama to Lemon Bay.
| IFS, therefore, too late now to accomplish
anything toward the attainment Of the end
| had In view by the mover Of the resolution,
wherefore your committee recommend the
indefinite postponement OF the resolution re-
| ferred to-
" N. 9. BLANCHARD,
| Chairman OF Committee.
/ Lies over.
/ The Chair presented accounts OF the Com
vention Printer, with accompanying bills.
! On motion the rules were suspended and the
| bills were referred to the Committee on Print
ing.
i The report OF the Committee on Taxation,
Equalization and Exemption In relation 10
/ the article of the Ordinance No. 33e reported
by the Committee On Limitations, "forbidding
the General Assembly from releasing or ex-
i tinguishing, or authorizing the releasing or
extinguishing, In whole or In part, the in-'
debtedness liability or obligation of any cor
poration or individual to the State, Z was
taken up.
i On the motion Of Mr.. Cunningham the
further consideration Of this report was post
poned until the main report OF the committee
is taken up and considered.
The report Of the Committee ON Public
Education was taken up and postponed until
Monday next and made the special order OF
the day for that day immediately after the
reading OF the journal.
The report OF the Committee on Parochial
Affairs and Boundaries was taken up, and On
motion Of Mr.. Richardson was ordered to He
upon the table subject to call.
The report OF the Committee on Agrtcul-
ture was taken up, the accompanying ordi-
nance was read and placed upon the calendar,
becoming
Ordinance No. 400,
q Providing for Bureau of Agriculture.
Mr.. Heron moved to amend the ordinance
by striking out the word may, and insert
ing the word SHALL
Mr.. Heron offered the following further
amendment:
: said Bureau shall not exceed two thousand
dollars per annuLn.
/ Mr.. Luckett offered the following as an
! amendment to the amendment OF Mr.. Heron.
: Add the words TAT such time as the financial
condition Of this State may warrant them, 70
their judgment, in making such expenditures
. provided that such expenditures never exceed
1 five thousand dollars per annum.0
! On the motion OF Mr.. Heron the further
8 consideration Of the ordinance was postponed
until Wednesday next and made the special
order Of the day for that day Immediately
after the reading OF the journal.
q It was further ordered that the ordinance
i and pending amendments be printed 10 bill
form.
On the motion OF Mr.. Gardner the Conyen.
], ton adjourned until tomorrow, at Il O'Clock
n VIM. II. HARRIS,
= Secretary OF the Convention.