The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-27
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
- OF THE -
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
- OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Th,rt,eth Days Proceedings.

present-Iha Hon. L.. a, WIZ. fIeSluehb
and 1876 members.
Absent Messrs Demas, Denis. Faulk, Fav-
rot. Kernochan, Poche and Stewart.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. j. L. David
son, OF Claiborne.
The journal of May % was corrected and
approved.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr., webb
for a few days, beginning Monday next.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The unfinished business on which the Con-
vention was engaged May %, ut the time OF lis
adjournment, was taken up being the con
sideration OF article II of Ordinance NO 3s6,
concerning limitations to the powers OF gov
eminent"
Mr., Smith. Of Jackson, moved TO amend
article az by striking out, line 6, the words
cat once and" and in lines and 8 the words
"to the PAYMENT Of the principal OF the State
debt"
ON the motion of Mr. Moore, of Lafourche.
bv a rising vote of So yeas to 10 nays, the
further consideration OF article AZ and the
pending amendment was postponed until the
report of the Committee on Public Debt has
been received and taken up.
Article a. was read Mr.. Robertson offered
the following as substitute:
For the purpose of taxation, no property OF
any kind shall be assessed Tor more than iofty
Der cent OF Its actual cash Valuation az the
time such assessment Is made, ana the state,
its Legislature or its officers, shall never, IN
any year, levy or collect a greater rate OF tax
alton than fourteen and one half mills on this
assessment, except In case OF aetllaf I'M
pending war, invasion or insurreet1on, ana !. no
paruchiai, municipal OF polltleai corpofauon
shall levy or collect, In any one year agreatef
rate Of taxation than twenty-five mills on
this assessment.
Mr. Moore. of I,afourehe moved that the
further consideration of article % and the
substitute be postponed until the COMMITTEES
on Public Debt presents Its report.
Mr.. Parlange moved, as an amendment, 20
postnone until the Committee on Public Debt
and the Committee on Taxation, Equallza-
tjop and Exemption have presented their re-
ports.
Mr.. Blanchard moved the previous ques-
| ton.
| On seconding the previous question the
yeas and NAYS were called for, with the fol
lowing result:
eas-Messrs. Benham, Blanchard, Bolton
Breaux, Breen, Brian, Burton. Byrne, Gal
frey, Carey, Ghaife, Chapella, Claiborne, goi-
vim. DAVENPORT, Davidson Of Claiborne, Dill
lard, Edwards. Elan, Fontelieu, Gardner
Gaskns George, Girard, Ola, Grimes, Ha-
YARD Henry Of Cameron. Henry OF ,N9,,an
Kelly, Kemp. Kennedy, Kidd, kirkInan,
KnobIock, Lagan Land, Leake. LeCiardeur
Jr., Lott, Duekett, Lyons. M arks, Marshall,
Matthews, Mentz, Milard J., M9reland, Moore m,r
day. Mcaloin, Eogaez Mutt. Olivier, OFT
Pallange, Phelps, Ponder, Reid, Richardson
Robertson Self, Smith of Jackson, Smith OF
St Mary, stagg, Steele, Stevenson, stllle
Todd, watkins, Webb, Wells, White, Williams
of Terrebonne-
Nays~Messrs. Allain Baskin,, Bienvenu
Bobie Cunningham. Dickerson, Estopinal
Forman, Howell. Jastremski, King, loan
rsong, Pardee, Roach, Simon, Stamps, Young
OF East Baton Rouge-t8.
| Absent Messrs Babeock, Bell, Bourgeois
Bridger, Bulger. Buiow, Cahen. Collins, "a
wilson OF Iberville, Davis, Demas, Denis
Easterly, Faulk, Favrot, Covers, GueIu1hg ger
Thompson, Vance, Warmoth, Williams o
Grant. Young of Concordia-3l.
The motion was seconded.
On the main question, Mr.. Parlange's mo
ton to postpone the yeas and nays wer'
called for, with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Allain, Baskin, Benham
Brian, Burton, Caffrey, Carey, Ohaffe, CHA
pella, Claiborne Colvin, Davenport, Davidson
of Claiborne Diekerson, billiard, Edwards
Elan, Fontelfeu, Gardner, Gaskins, George
Gla, Grimes, Hazard, Henry 81 Cameron ta,111
Henry of Natchitoches, Heron, Hough, Jenk
ms, Joffrion, Kelly Kennedy, Kidd, kirkman
Jr., Luckett, Lyons. Marks, Marshall, Mat
thews Mentz Willard Moreland, Moore Q
Lafonrche, Munday MeGloin, Noguez, Mutt
back, Ponder Richardson, Roach, Robertson
Self, Smith Of st. Mary, Stages, Stamps
Steele, Stevenson, Stille, Stringfellow, Stro
vich, Sutherin, Todd, Watkins, Webb, Wells
White-8l
Nays-Messrs. Bienvenu, Byrne, Cunning
ham, Estopinal, Forman, Grard, Howell
Jastremski, Kemp, King, Loan, Long. Lott
Moore of st. Landry, Reid, Semmes, Smit
of jackson, Stone, Young OF East Bato
Absent Messrs. Babcock, Bell, Bourgeois
Brldger. Buger, Bulow, Cahen, Collins
i. Davidson of Ibervlle, Davis, Demas, Denis
Easterly, FauIk, Favrot, Covers Guerlngel
kernochan, Lanaux, Landry, Mcdonnell
Vance, Warmoth. Williams of Grant Wi
Iiams of Terrebonne, Young of Concordia 3.
The motion to postpone was carried.
Mr.. Allan moved that the vote just take
be reeonsidered
On the motion of Mr.. McGlofn the motto
to reconsider was laid upon the table.
Article 20 was read. Mr.. KnobIock move
that it he referred to the committee on Iegi$
lative Department.
Mr. Parlange offered the following amenc
ment to article 80:
| Add call stationery printing paper and fut
used in the Legislative and other department
of government shall be furnished, and tn
printing, binding and distributing OF the laws
journals, department reports, and all othe
i printing and binding, and the repairing an
furnishing the halls and rooms used for til
meetings of the General Assembly and 1t
committees, shall be performed under col
tract to be given to the lowest responsible
bidder below such maximum price and unde
such regulations as shall be prescribed b
law; no member or officer of any departmeL
Of the government shall be, in an way ii
terested in such contracts; and all such cor