The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-02
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RIM SPECIAL. ORDER Oh T4E DAT,
being the report of the Committee On General
Provisions, was then taken np. The pending
question, was on Delegate Forman's amend-
inent TO article q, which substituted New of-
leans fOt Baton Rouge us the State capital.
Delegate Mcdonnell deprecated ~, tfe ., e..
tempt nude by gentlemen on the other SIDE
to array the country against the City on this
question. lie hoped the question would be
decided "a its merits. He then argued that
aA the advantages were On tlle side ,. OIL New v
its departments demanded that this city
should be retained as the capital.
Delegate Heron rose to q question OF
personal privilege, ind disclalmed any IN
City. He had Tie very highest Tegard for
The city. and would yield TO no one In admir-
alton for IL. He denied that there was any
hostility between the city and country.
Delegate Iuekett moved 10 snbstl ~ z
the sent 81 government shall remain ID New
Orleans until the necessary buildings TOR the
government are erected In Alexandria. Laid
on the table yeas go, nays "a,
Delegate Mutt offered o substitute Tor yhe
original article and the amendment providing
that the capital question shall not 90 into ing
constitution, but that the people, ut the next
election, shall vote directly upon the question
as to whether New Orleans Or Baton Rouge
Delegate Lyons opposed the substitute.
He thought the matter ought 70 be settled
now.
Delegate Blanchard favored the adoption
Of the substitute. The capital question might
seriously affect the vote on the constitution,
and 10 thought II ought to By kept out Of the
eanvnss.
Delegates Stamps and Demas favored tho
substitute.
Delegate Allain opposed the amendment,
1a1a ~ Nt.At bn r1ru tan fylt nj
substitute.
The yeas and nays were then demanded on
the adoption Of the substitute, resulting
yeas al, nays u.s. and the substitute was lost.
The question then required on the amend
ment Of Delegate Forman. substituting New
Orleans for Baton Rouge. The yeas and nays
we're demanded and resnlted-ypaS 81, nays
81. The vote In detail was as follows:
Yeas Delegates Bienvenu. Bourgeois. Breaux.
9Feen Basgr ,Byrns a oey oareyf
anerInRsr, HoWell, Kslly. Kernoehap. King,
SSSsas' s Msasa als'sf fafds hy'' hosA
Blanchard. Bobe, Bolton. Pridger brian Blu.
laig hnaa.of paeenp sa pavdson q
Davidson OF Iberville, Dickerson. billiard, East
ar1y, Edwards. Elam. Hstppinal, Faulk. Fnyrot,
aa da 10 Grimes, Hazard, Henry 81 Oamy.
ron. Henry pf Nntchitoches, Herron. Hough,
IJastremaki. jenkins. Jofftton. Kemp. Landry,
Loan. Lyons. Matthews. Mentz. Mnreland.
Moore Of Lufourphe. Moore Of 81. Landry.
back, poche, Ponder. Reid, Richardson, Self.
simon. Smith Of Jackson. Smith 81 ", Mary
Htagg. Stevenson. steWart., Stone. stroyich
Webb, Wells, White. Williams OF Grant Will
Hams OF Terrebopna, Young OF Concord!a.
Young OF East Baton Rouge.
The yeas and nays were then demanded on
the adoption Of the article as reported, re-
sulting yeas 81, nays "a, and the article was
adopted.
Delegate Forman gave notice that he would
at future day move d reconsideration OF the
vote Just taken, he having voted In the affir-
NATIVE for that purpose.
The Convention then adjourned until to-
morrow morning ut 10 o'clock.