The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-25
Reconsideration Of the Report OF
the Committee on Education
Amendments Adopted.
Establishment of an Agricultural Blu
reau-Action on Other Ordi-
nances- and Resolutions.
The Ordinance On the Limitations on thu
Powers Of Government as Finally
Adopted
TUESDAY, June "a.

The Convention was called to order at 10
o'clock, President Witt In the chair, and &C
members present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Smith.
The journals Of Saturday and Monday were
corrected and approved.
A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Delegate Robertson rose to question Of
privilege. Gen. Heron and himself had been
reported In the Picayame Of this morning as
being opposed to caucus Of the Democratic
members on the debt question. This state
ment was Incorrect. Neither Gen. Heron
nor himself had made the remarks attributed
to them. They both favored the settlement
Of the question In caucus.
The report Of the Committee on Elective
Franchise was made the special order for
Friday next. -
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
The resolution Of Delegate Faux, provid-
ing that the Convention adjourn on Saturday
next, to meet again in Monroe on the fifteenth
OF July, there to complete it's labors, was
taken up.
Delegate Young moved to lay the resolu.
ton on the table. Adopted.
The resolution OF Delegate Breen, providing
that the members Of the Convention shall
draw no more pay, but that an appropriation
snaH ~ a4ale ~ pay elsIhS, nnicefs anu lle
nalasota nlarata, Ten eaaan up 49,
+hat IN III. uvSn 80 aena ~
serve Without pay. Adopted.
On motion the resolution was thenlaid or
The RESIGNATION Of Dalepate Rell az chair.
man Of tie COMMITTEES on CITY Debt was
taken M.
On motion Of Delegate Robertson Delegate
BELL was requested Ia Withdraw fine raslgna.
4 don.
ORDINANCE INTRODUCED.
ne 1qai .ot ordnance was lnIroduceu
as IT,, 9 ulsS Iiilie shu Wen1 oVel unueI -
n p s:n,a4E o po,a.,- 49, ,o...,
80 by Y. Del aa;a normah-heatlVe 70 the levy
iAs - specile CtsAos.
ANOTHER QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Delegate Kidd rose to question of privi-
the question, ''Will Capt Kidd now withdraw
his majority report?" He desired to answer
that he would not do SO. He intended to in
sist upon it's adoption, or, the next best thing,
the scaling Of the debt to fifty cents on the,
dollar, with Der cent interest.
Delegate Luckett desired to introduce a
resolution out Of It's order (which was read)
providing for the scaling of the debt to fifty
cents on the dollar. Objection was made, and
the resolution was not considered.
The report of the Committee on General
Provisions was made the special order Of the
day for Monday next.
A number Of ordinances previously intro
duced were referred to appropriate commit
tees.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
The ranort ar the COMMITTEES IN Public
Edincation was taken nm on ia third road.
mo. tha nending question being the motion
4 If Delepata Attain To reconsider the vote nv
uhich artica IF tha orinanca was 9 ad aoJ
nalanata Aliain arpnad Of Ian~fb IN enn.
mort II tho nntion tn raonnsidar 1~p
Daiapate Jedkins opnosed the motion. Dele
rataa Smith If Ianksnn and Sta ynno "a uorad
~ oos' = 0A' - = = h =
80 The motion fl reconsider then nravailad-
vaas 10 NAYS al =
W. nel 81; AlIain movad RI armand Nv nro.
v,dinn that the school apa sba11 he hetwaan
tha aSas ri savan and twentv-nna
III -T,nhe original article nlacas # hat,vaan the
oaoa ~ aight and einhtaan o' - ooO"oo1 'ne
1alarafe Ogden moved tn amend nv s,,h.
stitntiI9p aeirhteen'' for sstwentv-one."
DaIarsta smifh ~ Jack I'M ofered s,,b.
etit1Ite fixing the school AGE between six and
eiuhtaan ~ oNoo1 ~ ~" - - @A--0
n. rI1hn y,nou and naua xuora dan,nndod m +hn
oanntion nf the snhstituta resulfino Nueas
w navs a, ana the substitllte Was adnnted.
The question then reenrrad on the snhsti-
tito II neiauata Matthews FIR articIa ~ the
saYna ordinances which nniv uariad from thn
originai article in that II senarafed fhe free
school find from the general School fund, and
srnUianp for the naymant IF The fraa sehnni
f,,nd go &NNoe'' - = = ''oAA>'o4
Delegate Claiborne moved to postpone the
rennrt III III Committee an Stata 1i Daht III l.
B AGAIN considered. ADOPTED. -
DaIapata Claiborne moved n reeonsider the
unfa ~ which article was aiontad wifi the
view Of offering an amendment providing
fhat the salary Of school sllnarintendant ii
New Orleans Shall be fixed nv the board al
I School Directors Of said city.
The motion to reconsider was adopted
yeas 81. rlays IL.
Dalegate LYONS moved to amend the amend
ment by providing that the salary Of CITY s,l-
perintendent shall be fixed by the General AS
sembly.
Delegates Collins and Mcdonnell explained
bile uuIles ~ Cns sup a.as ~ ~ W., 80
nuxeu - ~. &c e. IT, ~
Inc arsle.e ai ata aAg Ine VI 1ile
nba amendrnent IF Dalegata T,vons was
lHe s hIlenlll1oi1 ~ DoAesaeo Ayono "os
! Gnen adopCed; n, ru..,
o,aa ~ snas adnntad oss"oo 80 q
aehuea, Wa d. an apne orod that tho sa,or
Delegate IaIiangs5 mpyeu wy ~ ss.la ~
palls i " = ~ 1oo ,enn r.ao VI 80" -
leans small pe nAea ~ olou pei yeal.