The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-07
THE CONVENTION.
DEBATE UPON VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS
srhe Report or the Committee on Linn
itatiOns Made the Special Order
for Thursday.

itatiOns Made the Special order
for Thursday.
TUESDAY, Mayo
The Convention was called to order at
n,clock- President Witt In the chair and liz
members present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. fail1el'
Delegate Allan rose to questlon OIL priSl-
le0e. In an address written py MN anu
published In the DEMOCRAT TINS morning ~
was stated In the heading Of the article that
It emanated from the president OF the Kepupn-
can caucus He desired to say that ne dld
not write the address as president OF any eau
CHS. but as representative OF bis const1tu-
enta only. The delegate then had read an
article from the Picdyune which he charac-
terized as unjust and untrue and as reflect
ing improperly upon the colored people OF
the State.
Delegate Demas desired to say that such
articles as that published 10 the Ptcdyuae
would ALLEVIATE from that paper all decent
people.
A memorial was received from the Social
istic Labor party calling upon the convention
for the relief Of the people.
Delegate Noguez presented memorial
from citizens OF New Orleans, asking for the
repeal Of the law creating the Slaughter
House Company.
Delegate Demas rose to point OF order.
He contended that the memorial contained
matter not properly within the purview OF
the Convention.
The point was overruled by the President
on the ground that the right Of petition was q
right which could not be taken from the peo-
pie OF the State.
The petition was read and went over under
the rules. 55.- @
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
BY Delegate Richardson-That the Secre-
fary Of State be requested to furnish tabu-
lated statement of the population Of each Of
the parishes Of the State, together with the
votes cast In 1876. Adopted.
BY Delegate Simon-That the appropriate
committee be requested to discover what part
OF the State debt Is held by third parties; and
that it be authorized to compromise with
them on the basis OF what was paid for the
bonds Ii their possession. Laid over.
BY Delegate Kelly-That the Committee on
City Affairs give notice that it Is now pre-
pared to receive propositions from holders of
city obligations.
BY Delegate Howell-That the chairman OF
the Committee on City Affairs be requested to
correspond with eminent civil and military
engineers In regard to the possibility Of a
direct drainage from the city to the lake.
Laid over.
the yeas and nays the name of the President
be called, and that his vote be taken upon all
propositions. Laid over.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
BY Delegate Cahen-Calling upon our Re
representatives. In Congress to use their best
efforts to secure the passage Of q national
quarantine law.
preamble. which reads as follows: Whereas,
the existing quarantine law Of this State is q
great injury to the commercial interests 81
the city Of New Orleans
Delegate Cahen moved to lay the motion to
strike out on the table.
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called, with the following result: Yeas SO,
nays 81; and the motion to lay on the table
Delegate Robertson moved to refer the reso-
luton to the Committee On Health and Quar-
antine.
Delegate Bienvenu moved to lay the motion
te refer on the table.
On this motion the yeas and nays were de;
manded and resulted: Yeas Is, nays So; and
the motion to table was lost.
Delegate Kelly moved to lay the whole sub
ject matter on the table. Lost
The resolution and amendment was then re-
ferred to the Committee on Health and
Quarantine.
Delegate Wilt called up the resolution that
the President of the Convention be required
to vote on every question where the yeas and
nays were called. For this purpose the rules
were suspended.
had failed to vote upon questions before the
Convention, and why it would be improper
for him to do SO hereafter. 1t was impossible
for the presiding officer OF any deiloera w
assembly to properly attend to his duties,
keep the course Of the proceedings in his
mind. and vote intelligently upon PROPOSE
lions before the body over which he presided
without delaying the proceedings. For this
reason, and for this reason alone, and not
from any desire to prevent himself from
going on record, had he refrained from
voting.
Delegate Stone disclaimed any personal in
tention by his resolution. The rules required
that every member Of the Convention should
vote upon every question presented while he
was in the hall. He did not care to press his
resolution, but it was necessary either to
adopt it or amend the rule SO as to except the
President Of the Convention from Its opera
ton.
Delegate Moore, of Lafourche, moved as q
substitute that the President OF the Conven
ton be not required to vote unless it be to de-
clQe q LIE, OT WAeA - CAoSo ~ eAoAoAoo His
right.
Delegate Allan moved an indefinite post
ponement of the whole subject matter
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called and resulted Yeas SO, nays 30; anC
the motion to postpone prevailed.
BY Delegate Sutherlin- That the articles
of the new constitution shall be numbered
from | in consecutive arithmetical order
from the beginning to the end thereof.
After some discussion the resolution was
referred to the Committee on Revision and
Style by a standing vote Of: Yeas 50, nays Il
ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
The following ordinances were taken up or
their second reading and appropriately re.
ferred:
BY Delegate Marshall Concerning the
eligibility of women to office.
By Delegate mountaineering laborers
privileges.
By Delegate Elan Concerning limitation
of legislative power.
Concerning taxation, limitations and ex-
emptions.
BY Delegate George Concerning a State