The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-29

ME. NOBueh OHeTeu Lne following feSOlu
tion
Whereas, the agricultural interests Of Lou.
lslana have suffered for many years from the
annual overflow OF the Mississippi river; AND
Whereas, 1t Is utterly impossible, In the
present Impoverished condition or the State
government whose territory is exposed to its
overflow to build levees to prevent 1t; there
FORE be it
Resotued, That we respectfully request and
most earnestly urge, our Senators and repre-
sentatives la Congress to use every effort 10
have the levees on tho Mississippi river built
by the general government, rs being q WORK
OF acknowledged national Importance.
BE ii further resolued, That copy OF these
resolutions be forwarded to each Of our Sena-
tors and Representatives In Congress.
Lies over.
Mr.. Carey offered the following resolution
/ Resolved, That the President Of this Con-
vention appoint committee OF live on adult
teration OF food and medicine.
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Warmoth, Of Plaquemines-
BE 1t ordered, That when the Convention
adiourns on Saturday, the twenty-s1xth IN
slant, it stand adjourned until Monday, the
| fifth OF May, at II o'clock, In order to give
committees time to report
| Lies over
Mr.. Steele made the following motion:
Moued That postmaster be appointed for
| this convention, who shall receive q compen-
sation of two dollars per day.
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called for, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Allan, Babeock, Bell, Brian,
Bulger, Bulow, Carey, Claiborne, Davidson
of Claiborne, Dickerson, billiard, Easterly,
George, ella, Heron, Kelly, Kennedy, Lam
dry, Long, Matthews, Moore Of Lafourche,
Stamps, Stevenson, Warmoth-24.
Nays-Messrs. Augustin. Baskin, Benham,
Bienvenu, Blanchard. Bobie, Bourgeois,
fs rs uahen he chae Ghiapeia Collins, GOWN
Davenport, Davidson of Iberville, Davis,
Denis, Edwards, Elan, Estopinal, Favrot,
Gardner Gaskins, Grard, Covers, Grimes,
Gueringer, Hazard, Henry Of Cameron q,o1'
hsatFy & Ne 5snsss fen
Knoblock, Lanaux, Leake, LeGardeur Jr
Loan, Lott, Luckett, Lyons, Mentz, Willard,
MoreIand, Moore OF st. Landry, Munday,
Olivier, Oft, Parlange, Phelps, Pinehbacks,
| Poche, Ponder, Roach, Richardson, Self, 81
| mon, Smith OF jackson, Smith OF st. Mary,
| Stage Stille, Stone, Sutberlin, Thompson,
Todd, Vance, Watkins, Webb, Wells, Williams :
Concordia, Young Of East Baton Rouge-S6.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Kelly offered the following resolution :
Resolped, That the President of this Con-
vention appoint committee Of seven on emf
grafton.
Lies over.
Mr. Jastremski offered the following reso-
luton.
RESOLVED, That the Printer be instructed to
have printed in pamphlet form In one volume
the journal and minutes OF each days pro-
ceedings OF the Convention. In ali fifteen
hundred copies.
Lies over.
Mr.. Loan made the following motion:
It is moved that the President detail one OF
the pages to act as postmaste1o of the Conven-
ton, at an additional pay 81 kne dollar and
twenty-five cents pyf day.
Action on this mo- on wa postponed until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Pardee made tf following motion:
Moved, That the vot( pf yes erday adopting
Rule No. 65 be recon- leraf with view OF
referring said proposedv klleff the Committee
on Judiciary. -
Action upon the motioA td reconsider was
postponed. I'll
Mr.. Gallery gave notice 1T he would on
an early day, move an amendment to Rule No.
81.
Leave ofabsence for few days was granted
to Hon. D. Young, Of Concordia.
Leave of absence was granted to Hon. Henry
Demas for two days.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
Mr.. Lyons, chairman, on behalf OF the Com
mittee on the Distribution OF the Powers OF
Government, presented the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Constitutional Convention Of Lou
isiana:
Your Committee on the Distribution Of the
Powers OF Government have the honor to re-
port that they are Of opinion that the powers
Of the government OF the State should be
divided between and distributed to distinct
departments, to wit: The legislative, the ex
that two articles be embraced In the constitu-
ton OF the State, under a separate title, as
follows:
Distribution of Popess.
ARTICLE 1. The powers of the government
Of the State OF Louisiana shall be divided
into three distinct departments, and each Of
tracy, to wit: Those which are Legislative, to
one; those which are executive to another;
and those which are judicial, to another
ART. 2. No one OF those departments, nor
any person, or collection Of persons, holding
office In one OF them, shall exercise power
properly belonging to either OF The others, ex-
cept In the instances hereinafter expressly
directed or permitted.
Respectfully submitted,
I. B. LYONS, Chairman.
Lnc IepoIt Was iecelVeu anu OTQeTeQ TO lie
over.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
The following named members introduced
the following entitled ordinances, which were
severally read and ordered to lie over in &C
cordanee with the rules of the Convention, to
wit:
BY Mr.. Land
Ordinance No. 1,
Relative to appeals from Caddo, Bossier
and De Soto to Supreme Court at Monroe.
By Mr.. Elan
Ordinance No.2,
Relative to government and maintenance of
puol1c schools and appropriation of poll tax
to same
By Mr.. Elan
Ordinance No. 3,
Relative to exemption from seizure and sale
By Mr.. McGloin-
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