The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-13

tered away IN acknowledgement sentences and
| 4 iIe debatB. Hano4 arises the hast leg sHfiou
that has cursed the State the rushing Of In
portant measures through In t' aet days Of
tho sees.n and he iast ahnmI,i , taat come
diture OF time that could be 80 much more
prnftably used.
Under the present constitution your task ~
| hsrcnlean. u devolves on you to put In q i've
aud Ineligible operation the constitution just
adopted. and +, do this you must enact laws
touch nR on every branch II the government,
and All this mHet DO dore In n given apaes ri
,ime. Therefore you cannot afford 70 b. iala,
aud your. constitu hts Will bold yon to u. strict
acrouutab litv Of your afewardship. ~ has
| b9en said that there are antiquities and con
Predictions 10, tbs cons tuition. ana such may
| bs the case for no human judgment rnD be-
perfect. and no document framed ny human
4 In eIligeace cnn escape tho GOLD critiniam Of
cynical analysts II 4 your province and your
duty 70 to interpret the constitution IA t. rem
/ der clear the intention Of Its trainers, Rivins it
always that lib rality IN COZ atruction which
marks the difference betwe the narrow and
| the comprehensive mind.
| Fortunately. yon have among you men who
were memhsis Of tho constitutional 'Dven-
material assistance 70 You ~ TIE laboIious du-
| ties ynu must perform. You have. too, As
| your Executive, ready to execute your inws; he
president Of that convention. n son of this state
and to the manor born, who ut nll times and
| under al circumstances even while In the
valley ~ the shadow of death. hid you and
yonr interests In his hanrt of hearts.
Do guided 10 your de'ib sra'ions. as feel you
will. by that great principle, Of human charity
| ana tDVB 10 I'LL InBH, 30 'HHL your lfNlHlthIOH,
beneflting. az 1t must. hs stat,. will benefit
| each and every m, mber Of the same.
With an out ook gratifying to every we'll
wish or OF our State there can be no reason why
Louisiana should not pgain take her former
proud position among her sister Siae Her
rich fields Rroan W tn he luxuriancs OF wealth !;
her people smitten as they have been, are once
| more contented and happy: peace and security.
civil liberty and freefom to all men wreath
tuds. The debris OF a constitution framed By
| aliens has been swept away and In ita stehd
has been erected fabric under whose broad
| provisions cpmmerce md her twin Ell ter agrl-
culture. Justice and right, prosperity aud peace.
ioys and harmony. may dwell and live forever.
LIE It be- our du.y to facilitate. this advent.
Remember. we will live now under cons itu-
ton and laws framed by ourselves. Our short
cominRs will be all our own. and our prosperity
own be- making aas sa ee to w
benefcent bnt effective, lust but positive. = ny
We not feel TINT 1t was Indeed y proud d,stinc-
latrre assembled under the constitution 81 1872
May God so bless our deliberations
The House will now come to order.
THE address Of the Speaker was frequently
interrupted by applause.
Representative Farmer then placed In nom
nation for Chief Clerk Mr.. Peter j. Frezs-
want. OF the parish Of Caddo. Mr.. Trezsvant
had been Clerk Of the House ut time when
| skill ability and coolness were required In
| that officer. and had acquitted himself In the
| most satisfactory manner.
| Representative Landry (Repuhican) SEQ
onded tho nomination. and Mr.. Trezevant was
| elected Chief Clerk by reclamation, took the
oath and was duly indicted into office.
| Secretary Of the Senate Clegg appeared In
| the House and announced that The Senate
had been organized, and had appointed n
| com mittee OF two to walt upon the Governor,
In connection with similar committee on
| the part Of the House. and inform him that
the General Assembly WAS now organized
aud prepared to receive any communication
he might desire to mike.
Representative Farmer placed In nomlna-
tion for sergeant alarms Major Thomas Nc
Intyrp, Of Orleans.
There being no other nomination, Major
Mcintyre was elected sergennt-at-arms by
reclamation.
Representative CosRrove moved that n
committee OF three be appointed to walt upon
the Senate and inform that body that the
House was duly organized, and was prepared
to meet the Senate In joint session TO canvass
and declare the vote tor Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor cast on the second day OF
December. 1879
Representative Allan moved that com
mittee OF three be appointed to walt upon the
Senate and the Governor with the infOrma-
ti0n that the House was organized and pre-
pared for business.
The motion was adopted, and Representa-
tiyes Allan, Blliu and Cosgrove were APP
pointed on the COMMITTEES.
committee from the Senate was announced,
and Senator Robertson informed the House
that the Senate was prepared TO meet 1t In Joint
session to compile the vote for Governor anti
Lieutenant Governor and declare the result.
Representative Coagroves resolution was
then adopted aud Mpssrs. Cosgrove, Dever-
eaux and Wise were appointed on the COM
mittee.
Representative Allan informed the House
that the joint committee had waited upon the
Governor, and His Excellency would be pre-
pared to communicate to the House IN q few
moments.
The Private Secretary Of the Governor al
most Immediately appeared with the follow
Ing message.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Sa q Louisiana,
Now Orleans. January II. 1880.
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Repre-
seDtatives:
do not feel at liberty to make any augges-
ti0ns to you as to the future. By my successor
10 office alone can they b appropriately nude
shall. therefore. confins myself 10 the pis
and to so much OF 1t as calls FOR action on your
part.
ur Just after the adjournment ~ that body. 4
number Of those bills could not concur in.
shall forward tbom to you this day with my re =.
sons for not approving them. II IL possible
that aome az the reasons which influenced mo
may be removed by the adoption Of the present
constitution. 1t IL also probah that some oi
them would ipso facto fall by force Of the same
fact. | have deemed Il best and snfest to send
them forward to you precisely as matters stood
when the present organic law went into opera
ton.
/ shall adopt the same course as to appoint
| ments made by me during the last year, and
also forward the list Of pardons granted, by me
and "A statement OF the eS penditures OF the con-
tinRent fund and militia appropriation, AS the
vouchers for the same are not made In dupli-
cate / shall hold them in my office subject to
| exa Dination by the committee 10 which this
matter may DO referred.
Very respectfully,
notice OF contest In the case OF Repre-
sentative Mahoney, from Plaauemines, was
presented by the Secretary Of State, Mr..
K. Francis being the contestee. The commu-
nicatlon was referred to the Committee on
Elections when appointed.
A communication was also received from
the Secretary of State informing the House
that he was unable to compile the vote OF the
parish OF Jefferson because Of irregularities
and the destruction Of ballot boxes In that
parish, and he. therefore, referred the whole