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OFFICIAL JOURNAL -OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. $tghty.Flrst Day'n Proceeedlnl. S~zw ORtEAN8. Welnnlsday, July 23, 1879. The Convention mot at 10 o'cluck a. nm. Present--Hon. L. A. Wiltz, 1'resideut. and 1.i melpbers. Absent--Messrs, Benham, COlvin, Davis, ..lr1Id, Kidd, King, Kirkman,i:Marks, Mar s, McConnell, Ogdhen, P'onder, N. M. Amiath, Steele, Mtrlngfellow, Warmoth, Webb. Prayer was offered by the Rev. J. T. David on, of olaiborne. The journal of July 21, evennllg session, WM corrected and approved. The journal of July 22, morning and oven essilon, was correctAl, and approved. CITY AFFAItIH. The special order of the day beirng ordinance 0.448, concerning the d,-t, government and drainage of the city of New Orleans, taken up on secondl reading. The ordinance was read. ji r. McOGloln offered the following substi for the ordinance: i . 1. The citizens of the city of New shall have the right of appoluting the yublio officers necessary for the aId ra lon of the police of said city, pursu to the mode of election which shall be ded by the General Assembly. , 2. The Genersl Assenibly, at Its next after the adoptlon of this constitution. etnact such legislation as may bo propter uldate the Indebtedness of the city of rleans and apply its assets to the sat thereof. It shill have authority to the charter of said city, and remit Its teto another form of government if y. In any nsue new form of govern BOsalary shall exceed $311500. . obertson moved to amend the substl by adding the following: 8. .the General Assembly shall pass ry laws to prevent salorsa or others of we of forelgig vessels from working on Wares and levees of thie city of Now s; provided, there Is no treaty between _ llted States and foreign powers to the y. Rthe motion of Mr. Forman, article 1 was ed by inserting, after "Orleans," in Sthe words, "or any munlIpal corpora Wbit may be created within its limits." a rising vote of 53: yeas to 37 nays, tihe oet of Mr. Rlobertson was aloptedl. the adoption of the substitute of Mr. loin, as amended, the yeas and hays were otI with the following result: Messrs. Baskin, Bell, Blanchard, lIol reaux, Breen, Bridgler Bulgr, Ilurl(ln, O, Caffrey, Carey, ChalfT', Chliipo lla, Chll Qollins, Cunnitlgharr, IDavenpol)(rt, l),i of Claiborne, LDnris, EastAerly, Edwards, aI, Faulk, Fa-rot, Forman, George, Gowers, Grimes, Guorirngr, lavlartd, of Cameron, HNenry of Natehtllchs, r Howell, Jastremnski, Jl'rlon, Ko(rn tlly, Kemp, Kernocthau, Knollock, Land, Leake, LOGardeur. Jr., Lott, Lyons, Millard, Moreland, MMoore t, oorPolf t.Lartry, Morlnda, Mo,- t oguez Nutt,Oiltvler, l'arlange, IPhelpls, Reid, itichardson. Rivet, lioe.rtson, ~emmes S8 agg, Stevensonll, Stownirt., Sutherlln, 'Jhompson, Vanoe, Watli ins,I White, Williams of G rant, ioU ngof Iast Rouge-78. -Messrs. Allain, Bahoek, loble, Davidson of lbervillo, I)'ollas. Iiciker. Pontelieu, Gardner, Ilouglh, Le in, Mi at Mentz, Pardee, Roachl, Mlnitlh of St.. *tamps, Watkins, Williams of 'i erre SYoung of ConcordlII ..-2u. t--Messrs. lenhamt, Iltenvenu, Hlour lian, Bulow, Colvin, l)avis, Dilhrii, Gaskins, Gla Jenkins, Kidd, King. t Lanaux, lanmdry, Long, Marks, t all McOonnell, Ogden, Ott, l'liuchback, ilmon 8mith of Jackson Str ee!l, i low, trovch, Todd, larmoth, 114. substltute was adopted on second read the motion of Ir. F'orman, by a rising Of 99 yeas to 11 nays, the rules were srs and the substituto was passed to its reading. request, a separate vote was taken in ail padsage of artIcl :l of lithe ul,stltute,, rsultoed as follows: Y'eas 71, nays ' I1, than the required mnjority having I In1 the affirmative, article 3 was flnally -he final passage of articles 1 and 2, the It and nays resulted as follows: Mesers. Allain, lBalcot , Blaskln, d u, Blanchard, Boble, ilrnc', Ilrhi.ger. -.e, Brahen, Carey, ChIrliT, Chialr lla. unlgham, Davoeuport, Davidson, borne, Davidson of Ibterville, tennas, t Edwards, Estopinal, Faulk, Favrot, -, Forman, Gardner, George Girard, were, (Guerihger, lHavar-d. llitrry of Henry of NaItlhitoehies, II -rronl, Jastretuskl, ,offlrion, Kelly, Kim, 'l y, Knoblock, Lagan, LanauxrLi, Lii [AGardeur Jr., loan, Lott, Luckett, SMebtz, Millardi, Moreland, Mlooro of Sl dry, Munday, McGlotn, Niguez. Nutt, ni Pae.rlee, Parlanlge, Pinchb~iik, P'(ciii, ardson, Rivet, Roacl, Robertson, i "tnon, Smith of St. Mary, Stagg, to Stewart, Stone, Strovlch, Thorllson,l ai ance, Williams of Grant, Williams of ne.-82. 6 s--Mers. Bell, Bolton, Burton, Caf Dnis, Kernochau, Stovenson, Sutherliln, s. Wells, White Young.of Concordia. "I ag of East Baton Rouge- .17. at t---Messrs. Benhamn, Bourgeois, B, rian, Bulgor, Clathorne, Colvin, Dickerson. Dllhard ElaIn, Grimes, lns, Kidd, King. Kirkluan, Lanlry, of arks, Marshall. BMatt hews, Moosre of La ihe, McConrnell, )gdon, Ott, Phelps, er Somrnne., Smith of .1laekson, Steele, ellow, Warmoth, WebbI :3. w ,_ore than the re'lrlllh'.d muajority having "I in the afl'lrmative,, articls 1 and 2 were th y passed. th 1 ,1'EA, "1 ri:N7r. b nanee No. 4132, kcerning impeachment anli renova is th office," ~I 'Wan taken up on thinrd reading. "u r. Caffrey moved that tihe vot' by whlch I,) i 6 was lost, on a soparatt ve)to .1 iily 22, n teconsidered. motion to reconshiler prevailed. . Robertson moved to reconslidr t lhe vote hich a separate ballot was ordered on 6. in motion to reconsider prevailed. Watkins moved that a separate ballot or on article 5. in motion was lost. 0t te final passage of Ordlnance No. 432 c, and nays resulted as follows: Messrs. Baskin. Bell. Blanchard, In iorgeois, Breaux. Breoen. Bridger, w Byrne, C lffrey, Carey. ChalfT-, (Joaltorue, Collins, Cunninghanm, Davidson of Claitiorn",, Denis, wards, Estoplnal, Faulk, Favrrot, ly rge, Girard, (Gowers, Grimes, in; Havard, Henry of Cameron, o0 Natehlitooes, Herron, Howell, Joffrion, Kelly, Kemp, Kennedy, 1 .Knoblock, Lagan, Lanaux, Land, LeGardeur, Jr., Long, Lott, Luckett, Bi Mill.rd, Moreland, Moore of La- Dc Moore of St. Laudry, Munday, ho N z, Nutt, Olivier, Parlange, Es -pWche, Reid, Rivet, Richardson, Ha - elf, Semmes, Staggo , a SteaWrt, La , Yiompson, Vance, Webb, the Wells, White, Williams of Grant, Young of East Baton touge--83. Nays--Messrs. Allain, Babcock, Bobie, Davidson of Ibervill, D)ernas, Dickerson, Fontellu., Gardner, Hough. Landry, Loan, Matthews, Mentz, Pardee, Iinchback, Reach, S Hmith of St. Mary, Mtamps, Watkins Wil liams of Terrehtnrne, Young of (oneordl--22 Absont-Messrs. Benharm, Blenvenu, Brian, U"low. Colvin, D)avis, Dillard, Elam, Gan kins, la, Jenkins, Kliidd King, Kirkman, l.oarn, Marks, Marshaol Mc(rrnell, O)gden, (Ott, I',onder, Simon, Smith of ,lakkson, Steee, Stringfellow, Strovich, Todd, Warmoth 27. The required majority having voted In the affirmative, Ordinance No. 412 was ilnally passed. Mr. Allain explained his vote as follows: I deslr( that my vote shall be recorded against, artIcles 5 andl ;, of Ordinance No. V52, i'Nflcerning im[p.rLchlent, iand rr neovl|is from ollce, th'ergtenRd IrtlCtils roi cta in an in nllova tl dlrii ctend iralint . a certai n class of peopl e a neld will be used for plitlical purldoses, Iantd is Si direct, blow at Ihe, Indepernlonenc of the jiu dielary, mtull especially at lteplhlirnan ofllclals. T. T'. ALLAIN, Fourteenth Dilstrict. Mr. White recorded his vote In the negative - on article 5. In lrl, FOR I'ltTNT INI. Mr. Ilyrne, chairman, on bchalf of the Co nmmltter on Printing and l'ublishlng, ro Sporitld on sundry hills for printing done by thn ollicial printer, approving the sanm. and recom muending that they be pail. The report was adoptedl and the hills were referred to the Conmllllttte. on Hl.chedule. TIlE INVNETIrOA'TrINi COMi MITTI'rE. Mr. IPardee submitted the following report: The committeeto investigate grave rumors of the corruption of members and the specu latlon of mnmlmrs In Mtate consols, pendling the consldetation by the Convention of the question of the State dlebt. respectfully sub mnit that over forty witnesses to whom re ports and rumiors could be traced have been surnmmonried and examinehl. From tihe evhidreu of the wltOesses the fact. that rumors derogatory to the purity of the Conventllon were In circulati on Is well estab Ilshed; but thel, rumors could be tract.u to no rellable souI'rce, either by direct evidence or well authentheatled hearsay. On the con trary, it appeared to our satlRfactihon that those slanders upon the Convention and its members were ol'lginats~l alnd clrculaterd by the "bulls'" amt(i "hlears," speculators ii State Ilbonlds, for no other purposeo than to affect the lumarket val of such Iondltls. The unllllersiglnedl therlefore state as a fact, froll tile evidence addiuced, that thllre is no reason wllatever to believe that anlly corrup tion fund halis been ralsed to corrupt mnemlbelrs of this ('onve1ntion; tllat any ilnellilmer' Il ts beeo1n corruptlleu, or that any niemillier of this Convention hiti speculated or dealt iii tatie IbondIs pending the consideration of the State dept. The undilliersignedI are glad to i,. abinr to make a reporl' that vlllidhcates the (Conventionl and its nii eiters, and trusting that tihe slinl d1irsi heretoufore in Icirllellslton will Ie treat,ed with thIe scorn they dleserve from all gotiI Sitizensi we ask ltht the coirnmi.tei bne diks charge.dl fromi further consideration of the subjclt. lh'spe.ctfully snhinitted, V. WV. IIA;All, )(ON CA FIFlEVY, I)t N A. PARltD.tIE, T11 El llDOilE I"ON CI' I El'. Mr. Lott,, clhairmrnan of the aforesaid corn mitten, sublmitted the following: As chairman of the slpVlal committen np piolillntd tlo irlvestin.lit the charges lll'de thrgh tlil he publt lili, p ,1s,1, Ianlnl l.thr wirse, that thuiCionventlloin, on its. aetion lupon Ihe ql ,a thil of te aidjulstiient, hof SttlLe deil, hIas bsil lllllil'r the i,llit.lrl nlof imlproper inllluenl( s, tbeg leive to reportl,', tlilt the attonll of iyour thonorable bi)l Iy, in ,the case(;f MIr. E. A. 1'il tf()rey, arrIl''f il y)ouri' (Iol)llll4iltt,) i the m lidst, of Its I it vst.igitil( ls, lil) v rl'tuallly depr.ivld it. of tihe ill' I's1ial'y pIOW(! to pll'roceed' frtill'1' lii tio ittil.ter. I 5tatll thu fas a Ne, witlh no pirit of 4Icoll plaint, aitll trust it will e so ienn 'lideiri' . t1ur investi4ga.tlonsl were malliit known f'rom time to 1timiii thr'ough t.he. plre4s, and all thel doevelopllnllit mlladlh ill rlation to thel Illlmatt'er are klinown to tlihe potllle'. I nvow b'cherfiillyV and willingly rest the rnat ter as it 1s witlh til)he peopl, a(1i fVl iassur.'ed that. an on.lightened pulliic opinon will l'render a correct judglmnnt and muake ia proper award ill thll c(.ase. I tilrerfortl ask t(o illo (lll(ialitrged from further i'tllns ('illderatli of tihe matter. Riespectfully subllllitteld. II. P. LOT'T', Chairman. Tli I-:DIo. lE'. On the motion of Mr. Hel,!ron, chairmlan of S('o)lllnllio( o S'll 'ehdlll ', ()rdinllance No. 453. "(onlllllLening 1IIshedi'Il," wi takon up on sii l olitd reading, 4and it was (irdi'ired to be COasid ore I artleli' by alrtlei. Artile 1 wali 'rela, and, Ion miol.lii of Mi'. 'i lorlna, was liiendid si i s to i lai I ' ias 'foi lows: Ali11.1',E41. 'tlhe conStitutlion of lthis Stnflnt, adopted()ii in e('llghteell huIlnllrlle(d aI( sixty-(ight, d n.ll 111 il enlll tll ientl therl to, a.'re ,II'' lll'red to hle superhede byl' 1t1 )), tls coli!tt'olln, tland In orI der' to l r'rlTy thil' 4sal(e ilito i'lof'et,, it is hereby declaredtl Iland ordained lll(It follows: Adopted as ameind'4d. Articlie 2 was ri'ead, andl1, on motion of Mr. (li vier, amendedlil at thel'end thereof, after the word "ailoplvt'd," so ns ti read 1~-s follows : AlT. 2. All rigihts, iit.ilonh, l'pro.elctions, clailii anil cti nrtnl'en a'ts- . ns well of lldivilll Ills i of bodies ciiii, i'olrp)1orate, and all laws i fll'i b n aItt lloi telll ; 1 I' t I41 t 1 Lo)41op ly feathil iirl in thei chart"r of any corolratlliin ow lihst ing in this State, save 54iell i-- l.y ie 'on taineid in the ht1'rtel.s of ritilroad coIlpani!s, are hler'eby Laboilihetd. Adopted as il'amended. Article "3 was amilnllodltd, on motiol)n of M r. lHerlon, by insortllng in line 17, aftenr tip, word "appoint'l," lithe words "or elctlletd," andl adotptted as amndlllld. Article 4 was adopted. Article - was amRltendedI in line by strlliing out the wort "coitnferredl" anud inserting thle word "\-vestd," and adolpted 1ts amendelhd. Art c len was amulil.ndeld lby striking oiut the word "place'," in linle 9, and inserting the word)l' "places" in lieu therceof;" also, In line 33, by tihe samne change; in line :37, by strikiingt out l the words ''State '1Treasurer;" also, in lino 6.1, by striking out "compare" and inllserting "eomnpile;" also, in line 6I, by striking oult the word "poll" and inserting tih, word "p,' lls;" also, in llne, 74, by inserting after } "ordainled" the word "alllld;" also, in line 7;, hy)' in.l'rtling after the word "Louisiana" the w, I- 's "l\anis ' 1 h, (h;General Assembly ieloctenl in l 1-7i shall thiroui'pon tb, dilssolvedt." Art lel i; was adoipted as amended. Artlel' 7 was r'ead. Mr. l'arlange offered the following amend m114't1 : Air. 7. Strike out all after "144x0," linrt , 5 111d insll.'t, "an;ld 1(i1,"'i.rs elec'tedl at tlh' fiust 4loetion awdl'r this constitution shall not lHe installed inl 44llh,1 until the first Mo,()nday of )lititi ut , in (,10!i ",· until thein." (On the 141tinll of Mr. lHirron thp Alnunld ment was laid 11on the, tLblc and the article( was adotpted. Articel was road. Mr. ('lalbornoi moveid to) amond, in line 1i;, by striking out the wiord "April" anld insert insg in lieu thervif tlhe word '"July." I (On this motion the y('as and nays weret called for, with the followilcg result: Yeas -- Messrs. Allain. Hlalnek, thlo, I Breaux, Blreen, Bulow, tiurton. (Cahn, Chia- L Uella, Claiborne, Collins, DavIdson of (lal- I borne, Davidison of Ibt-rviille, Dmas, Denis, I Estoptnal, Fontelieu, Gardner, Gla, (irimoe, i, Havtrd, Hioiugh, Kemp, Kernochan, Lanaux, A Landry, Leake, LeGardeur. Jr., Loan, Mat thews, Mentz, Munday, McGloin, Noguez, S Olivier, Pardee, Parlange, Pinchback, Poche, Roach, Self, Simon, Smith of St. Mary, Stagg Stevenson, Stewart Strovich, Williams of Grant, Williamsof Terrobone, Young of Con cordila-51. Nays - Messrs. Baskin, Blanchard, Bobin lolton, Bridger, Bulger. B.ulow, Byrne, Ca! frey. Carey. Chafft, Cunningham, Davenport Easterly, Edwards, Faulk, Favrot., Forman (lraird., Gowe'rs, (tueringer, Henry of Cirmer on. Hlenry of Natchitoches. Ilerron, HowtIlln • aitrenskik. JTenkins, Joff'ion, Kelly, Ken nidy, Land, Lott, Moreland, Nu tt, Reid, Richardson, Rivet., S;runrs, Stone, Sutherlin, i'hompson, 'Todd, Vance, Watkins, Walls- 45. Ahenut,--Messrs. iBell, Benham, Blient -e' lrlian, Colvin, avis ikern,D s Illlart Elanm, (taskins, (Gorge. Kidd, King, Kirk mlanti, Knolock. Laganr, Long, Lutckett, Lyons Marks, Marshall, Millard, Moore of La Iourche, Moore of St. Landrv, McConnell (Igdon, Ott, Phelps, 'oortr', Smith of .la('k san, Stnamrlps. St.'It', Stringfellow, Warinoth Webb, White 3M. The armoni ment, was adopted. On motion of Mr. Hierron the article war amndled In lineI I by striking out the word: "State Trensllrtr ;" also in line 13 tby striklru out tihe word "herein;" also in the same line, by inrseting after the word "for" the words "by this conlsttution." (On motion of Mr. CafTery the following pro viso was added at the end of the article "l''roridld, that the salaries of oilicer" elected orI appointed tlnder this constitution shall not commnte,onc until after in(dltilon Into ofilre." On motion of Mr. Herron the article was further amended by adding at the end of Mr. Caffory's amontlment the following words: "And provided the State Treasurer elected in 1587 shall continue in office as If elected at the election to be held on the first 'T'uesday In December, 1.7,9; provided, that the salary of said (,mice shall be as establlshed by this con stltution, and after the second Monday of Jan uary, 18i0." Article s was aldopted as amendedl. Mr. Siltherlin moved to reot, sid ir the vote by which the amlendlent or Mr. CUl(tborne, in which the word "April." In lie itc, and the word "July" was Inserted lit lieu thereof was carriedl. The motion to reconsider prevailing, the amiendment of Mr. (Jlaitorne, on motion of M r. Bllanchard, was lall on the tatle,. Article 8 was again adoplteid as previously ameinded. A rtilcIe 9 was adopted as printod. Article 10 was stricken out. Article 11, becomiing article 10, wnas road. On motion of M r. llerron, In line 3 the words "district att.orney, tcorter,n" wire itnserted afltr the word "judges;" in lines 4 atni 5 the word "rc'ordlers" wans mIade to roal "r'e orldr," and In Ilino i I the word "in" wias strickn out. and the word "oin" Ilnserted. Mr. (:lanItorne iloved to strikc olut, the word "()cttober," in line 11, and insert, the word "A pril" iln Hie thiereiof. 'iTh'l nlotlon, by it, rising vote of it2 yeas to -L- ina, ws latid uponl the table. taiht thl rnattlr t. fnhlin M , nr n ,'rlion vatrtl 1il tle Il(4L 4.00 40 .011o L 1V1. iraItJigI V0Ot41 "Nlo." Mr. Blanchard moved to airmonrl by striking out "October" aILl Inserting "July." On this motion the y'eas and nays were cialled for, with the following resl it: Yoea .,Mesrs. 1iakin, Blanchard, Itbhi, Holtoni, lBrian, (Jlaiborne,. Ihavolnport. I)avi'l son of (,lailone, E Iitlrl y, E Edwa1rds, EsAtopl nal, Ftualk, Favrot, F[ nteli' u, (Girard, ( tu"r inger, Ilavard, hIenry of ',sarwnro, hlenry of Natchtiloest, loulgh, llowell J.Iekins, Ke-mp, l'ake, lun katt,, M orol nw l, M ,r +,ofn St.. l ,an dry, Munilay,Nogi z,'h, 'arlan41.g, hh11'1ard.in. Rilvet, loahi Self, SIf, 11 (I, Sta.igg, Stevel4.sol., Stone, Sutherlin, Vanc.e, Wells. White, Wil IIfaIs of G(rant, Young of East Baton IRouge; 4:. Nays- Messrs. Allain, IBalmomk, 1Wil, Iien venu, 1Iourgeots, Bire'aux, len, lulger. ien low, Bllrton, BIyrne, CafflTroy, Carey. ChalTf, (Chisape'lla, Colins, u:(lnlllghI.am, Davidson of JIhervill, l( m 1 ,t(t Denite, Dickerson, Form'an,. (',rr'dner, Gla, (,owers, lHerron, J astromski, Joffrlio, Kely, KI 4rnochitl, J(noblock, Lan ait x Itand, ll (ardeiur r, .i ., Loan, LJ'ng, Lolt, Matthews, MoentZ, Millardl, Mil(liin, Nullt, ()llvier, (itt, Phelps, P'ichlbaek, PI'rich., IloRA e'1t.so , 4 il(i( .e,I : 8111th Of St.. Mi 'ry, StewartI., Thorlllson od. li, T ,Watkins, Williamrs of 1',r re(0hnnui - i4. Abs.eliet -('I'asrs. Blinham, lBhridger, C( hen, (Colvn, Davis, I )illar, Elarm. (,asklins, G'oige, (rines, ,Hoinedy, Kidd, King, Kirk 1(a1n1, Li.1.g4n, Landry, Lyonsi, iMairks, Mlar sha1ll1, M1ol((1( of iLafourroh, MeCoiinell, Og (14hn, iir'ldel, iPonderi', Sniiti.h of IJackson, Stiampl . Steoelo, Stringi'ellow, Warmioitih, WI'141b, Youlng of ICon lrdial f1l. Thel' root ion of Mr. IIantihIll'ard was lrosct. M r. Mcielolin rnoved to atriko out '"October" and lnsert "Aiguslt." The motiotn was adopted. On the mIotion of Mtr. -, nfter the figures "1. 0," in line 11, the( following words were a4h1(l1 : "Aind thell pr4lsent n(urn-llll (ntsl shall conrltinueli In the pIrfor'nimtc ofll tihe dut.ies of .theirh rspiective ofI I naflu andIt(l the en joyinent of tilhe emoluments thereo41(f, as now preslribed by law, unti.l their.'' Arth~1l 11 was read, endl on motion oif Mr. [llrron, wais amended l lo as to rlladi as follows: 'l1The Gnei'rtal A9e.nlhnly is requlired to rirlker prollvi'.loni f Ir 1pa yinig .i. 11. Cotgrov+, I'rinitr of the Conventionil , th1, balanlell due (illi f1or( work don' previous tIo adljiron4rnme4t4,and for all work thatt mly h( , d41o11' bly him after tel a4l jour-liil(4'lt of the Convention by its direction, tl4lt44l 4144ll 444ak(I 44 44('4'i4 itI,(|l 4irlll 'atIr4l4 1,4 and shall make it special appropriation tho llqlnilattl tihe de(..,t whlli te i'4onvention h4as coInlt iraite, in1th rliz1'in the Fis"lia. Agent the Stat4, to nlgotiate Ia loan oif twlenty thou 4s1i,41 (llatr(s, and also for the irrient of s(Lh VIu lh4'rs as la .y he issued by thll, i'ha4ir'mlan of the Co .: l ite ,o ll (Cont l. 'iln . iXipensi's u1 dri' I.uthortly of tis. (Coviltion in eIX4'44s of , tl lforeg.hing taporopriatinel, for the purpose of enabing ithi" Conve'l.l4ti1n tfo complete i tsil I work; +Jiro'di4'td, ,sa4t1 Vu4her'',- are approv(ed by the 1'resuidient of the .Conventiton. The art4icle, wis adoptd4 adopteds amnde. Mr. Formanl offered the following additional artlel', to 41 becomel article 12 : Thller shall not11I, b any ni4unt1lepial electiolns In thle cities of New (rlears 4ai4 Shrevplort in ]), *C1 ther, 157'.. 'iho. (oen -eral. As ,embly shall provide f-or miit n iipal electionli in I he city Iof New ()rleans, (suc(h lmunicipal coripo rationsl4 l as mia14y e created within the terril tonrat l44 its of the parish of Orlean'4 duritng tIll year' 1'is1. Tlhe (.enerai l As-oIinbly 4may4 lix the. tie for a mlinierIpal lecl,i (0 in uthe city of Shrevepoelrt before April, 14i1. ulnd Ol er tspenslonof the rulles, the adli tional article was adopted on its second read in'g. tllner a further suspension of the rules, It was p fassed to Its third reading. On the motion of Mr. Hlerron the rules were suspended, and the whole ordinance was passed to its third reading. On linal passage, Mr. Parlange moved that a sepa'rate vote be taken on article 11. The' motion was lost. On final passage of the ordinance, the yeas and41 nays resulted as follows: Ya-s--M(essrs. Allain, Babeock, Baskln, 1'ill, Binvenu, Bllanchard, lobie, B,3lton, Blourge.ois, lBreaux, Blremn, hBulger, Bulow, lyrn'e, Caffrey, Ctiahen, Carey, Chiapella, uolln4, Cunininghlam, D)avenport, Davidson of ('laihorne, Davidson of Iberville, Demas, l)Unis, )Dickerson, Easterly, Edwards, Es t)pinial, Faulk, Fontli,'u, Fo1rman, Gardner. ( ;rard, ( la, (Gorwers, (lGrimes, Havard, Henry of Carn'ron, Henry of Natchitoches, Herron, SHough, lowell . Jast rnimski. Jenkins, Joffrlon, K,.lly, K-mmp, K-ruochan, Knoblock, Lanaux, Land, Landry, Leake, LeGardeur, Jr., Loan, Long, L,)tt, Luekelt, Mentz, Millard, More lanel, Moore of St. Landry, Munday. McGloin, Nutt, Olivier, Ott, Parlange, Phelps, PInch back, Poche, Reid, Rivet, Richardson, Roach, Self, Semmes, Smith of St. Mary, Stagg, e, Stamps, Stevenson, Stewart, Atone, Strovich t, Sutherlln, Thompson, Todd, Vance, Watkins. if Well.s White, Wllliams of (rant Williams ol a- 'rerrebonne, Young of C(on.cordia, Young ol East Baton Troullgo--». e, Nays-- Messrs. Elarn, Gueringer, Kennedy f- .41. 't. Absent. Messrs. lBridger, Brian, iBurtIn, Cl, ChaTff, ('laitorne, Colvin, I avis, illlard, r- Favrot, (Gaskins, lGeorge, Kidd, King, Kirk Il, man, Jagan. Lytms. Marks, Marshall, '- Matthews, Moore o1f J,afourche, M1ciConu.li, 1, Noguez., ( gri.rn, I'Parrde, 'ondtlr Rt.ertson, n, Hilnon. Sminth of ,laJkson, HteeuI, Htrlngfel low, Warnith, Wehh '13. ', More than a majority of all tih memt~t,'rs ' elt'c.dl to the Co(nvrnt,lio have voti(dl In the s, aflirrative, )rldinance No. 153 was finally passisl. ()i artllin I1 Mr. 'Parlange drsired his vote rI, ordl O In tll negratlive, We record our voto "No'" againstq article 1i, (Ordinance No. 453, ',eauso wIe consid'r it i, nnItfar that, tih ollioors of tim plrishl of SIrle.'.,ns, eim'et. lI In Itie,'a.al'r, 1i579. should Is take their- olil" onrly In A uinst, I;!u, while In the other' parithes the oftflkerH mrim Inducteld Intoll ole' oIn thi flir'fs Monlay of AwI l. Is EtNE$'T J. (i I;E IUN(GEIL. I1I..1. RIVET. I tjceot to the, articles giving authority to the J'l!Idnt'll anld Hcret41ary to issue cei'tili caf:tes of Ilndbtetltdness. SINO. A. HTEVENSON. t On article 11 Mr. Henry, of (Came'ron, votedN TI ANK5 TO TIlE I'R'P.rI)DENT, 1 tIndier a. suspernsion of the rules M r. Lan . dry offered a series of raesolutions of thlanks to Hon. L. A. Wiltz, P'residont of the Conven n tlon. I An additional resolution, oflfiend Iby Mr. ln )llaus, provlillng for tll prloperenlgrosaslment Iof thel serifes, waI. adopted. - By a rising volte thl resolutions were una L Illously adopted, as follows: I.li'4l,.'ll, That the sincere thanks of this Conv(t.l ion ar o'rniinently due, and are chteet' fully given to Hon. Louis A. Wiltt, P'r.esidl nt, 1of this btmly, for the tIralnsleenlldent tbilaity and impartiality with which he has erfolrrnmed Shis dullties as prelslding ofilcer of the C(onven a tIln. IraIlr+rd~, 'That thi .rnmarkabl'e corr ctnoss and lommll lendatl' rapidity yof all his hdeci sionlls and rulings, even on the rlosti), trlate,. If ql l'tlons and points, have mrnterlally f'rill atetl tlhe dellberatlous of this bodly, and are ,entliled to thell highst +,ncor'l umll . SI/role'd, Tihat by htis great a ,dministiratlve ahillity, uniform courtesy, llenried, wi+hl nlien;s sa['y fir' nIeIa, our worthy P'resident i justly entitledl to tilt tlhalnks f tl, whole e Sta.e. I.rhdr,. furlhrr, 'T'hat it copy of thn fore golng, duly en.r')o5eli Ily til Hecr''etlr'y of thel (( onventlor n, hne haindedl to our worthy pr,,sid [i ing o,-ieer. ! Il'1n OF (IF (NRTTl'TTITON To lie Il'ICINTEID. Mr. rI'lrn offered the following rer.nlolti : Is "hi','l, That it,, Convention Printer le dirlIn)1d to. pu1lis h in pim.phl+Ot, form twnenty tllhonlsand "copyi's of tihe mstltiI In adroptlit S rby this (Conventon, 'lail, the )l tteraryl of thel. 1 (.o llivtIl ha rll 1 divie th rr llin iRs qually mnllalllg t.h1' delMga1t, for tilstribtioa am, ng fordinande'onclrning lgislative l))partrtint RIll'OIrT OF (;OMI ' TTlEE 't N TAXlATolI N. M'r. i'hlips, chairman, oin btehalf of the (Com lttes,/ ionl Taxation, submnltted a, report era priorl t t tel first of .lannery, 18!7, a.l reaking th, ame re vabl for taxW :4t or fundahle ulder. Ordinance No. 120, Mr. l'hlps m<,vwd that them ruhlsa l.t sus pe-e i-d I rind the rport taken lip. 'IThe Convention refused to suspend its rult'H. The report lies over. (In the motion of Mr. MGiloln,the report of tlht, Committ,, on the .Judiciary on rn ordl nance n htroduced by him was taken up. i A motion to adopt the ordinance on seiond On the motion of Mr. Young, of Coneoria, a recess was taken until 7:;3) o'clock p. Im. Evening 8ession. New ORL.EANS, Wednesday, July 23, 1879. Calhil to ord-lr at 7:30 p. in. Plr~sent t lon. L. A. Wiltz, J'rosllint., and a quorurm. ()n the rlotiton of Mr. IRobertson, a rece:s of fiifteen rlinltes was taken. Aft',r rIe',,.s thl,.roll was called. iPresent. Ilon. L. A. Wiltz, President, and 107 morm hers. A bsnt--.iessrs. I4,nham, i'ridger, CIal horne, DlavIs, 1Dillard, Elarm, Gaskins, George, Iiddl, King, Kirkimnan, fuckett., Marks, Marshall, Morlandl, McConnell, Ogden, Ponder, N. M. Smith, Steeli-, String fellow. Todd, Warinoth, Watkins. Webb 23. Mr. (ueringer, acting chairman, on behalf of the Commnmittee on ;ur(,llment, reported as correctly enrllold : Additlonal artlIes to (Ordinancre No. 411. (Ordllnanc No. 121, "Concerning a S,,tate Universilty." )Ordinance No. '137, "C(oncer (1ning amenrlllent and revision of this constilutlon." O)rdillnance No. I(1s, "(Conve'irllrg the delit, governrlment and proper drainage of the city of New Orleans.." OrdinanlloI No. 4139, "()Col.lonirig corporations and corporate rights." In thie motIon of MIr. Forman the vtot by which the journal of i-<Saturday last was ap proved was recnsiderl i . O( the r lotior of AMr. I'arlangI that part of the journail relating to the ordlinanc1 on h(oierteadr H was corrected by inserting In artlcle 1, aIfter the word "tlroresteads," in line 4, the words "hona fidt' owned by the debtor and occu[pied by him." On the motion of Mr. Robertson, Ordlinano No. 421; was changed so as to reald "'187"' Instead of "1878," wherever the latter oc curs. 'The journal of the twenty-first instant was adopted as corr:cteld. On the motion of MIr. Girard his resolution relative to increase of pay If emIployeei was taken iupi and rr-ad, as follows: lh'solrd, That the chalrmnan of the Com mitt(e ion Co(ntingent Exlpe-i.ls ie dirrec:ted to pay the fIllowing olileers antd erriployees of the Convention at the following rates per day from the begin.ing of the session, oir for the timi they wire actually rempl yed, to wit: ]feeding (Clerk ..............5 OnI li(r day Assistant Secretary ......... . 00 p 'r dlay M lnute Clerk .; 0.) per d(lay Mesenger ... ........ 4 00 per day Sergeaut-at--Ari. .......... i 0 per day Assist:int Srgeant-at-Arns . 5 00 per day Chtit Po'rter . . ......... 3 pr ay Enrolling Clerks ...... .. 0.... per day Clerk Conritingent Expense. s .... 00 per day Clerk Co ntested l'lec:tiois . 4 00 .'r day Clerk J.udi elary Cmi( rlttet- ..4 (P p er day Cle:rk Cornlittee on General Piro visioll .............. .... 1 00 per (lay Porters . 1 ..I per day Dorke.per 4....... ........ i per (lay Assitant Doorkeeper.r ...... .. per day Pages . .... . 1 i)) per day Mr. Sutherlln offered the following substi tute for the resolution: That the balance of funds( on hand, after paying the mileage and per di' m or memb"rs, after the adjournmoent of the Convention, he ratably distributed among the employees of the Convention, in' proportion to the amount heretofore allowed to them. Mr. Byrne offered the following amend ment: Amend so as to allow the sum of fifty dol Jars each to the four policemen who are now and have been detailed on duty In this Con f vention. i And on this motion Mr. Byrne moved the r previous question, which was seconded. The amelndment was adopted. Mr. Wells oflTred the, following amend n lnt : Add the words "and the Hecretary at the rate of eight dollars per day." The amendment was Inst. Mr. Ilyrne mlov'ed to amnrrle thn resolutlion of Mr. Girard by striking out "live dollars for Il,eadling Clerk," and inserting "six dol lars" in liI'eu tiiuhereof. On this motion the yeas and nays were cmalled for, with the follkwinig re'sit: Yeas- Masers'. Allain, liabowk ,l,, 11, ion vei; :r, Bh I ourgeol, i reauxI, li o n, ,lin'er, Ilulw, fyrlnt., nlTfrry, 0(allen, (;Cary, 4 iCh;ii pella, l)erias, Denis, Iickerson, Esto f pinal, Fantell.u, Forman, (Garonir, Girard, I Ila, (Grlrm,'s, Gueringer, Iienery of Carniron, I ierron, |Howell, Jalstrea'skl, lnk ins, Kelly, I Kenlnedy, Kornuol.ohin, JLa~gtli, Lanaux, IiLni, ,andriry, Ll ardelir, Jr.,l, Loan, Lrng, eLott., Malint, Moiori' of baifu trrlhe, Nogic-z, Notl, Ilivier, )tt, P'helps, l'Pilchilak, 1llid, Riv'tt, l..oaeh, teurrnais, .Inirl, Sumith of St. Mary, Stamlps, Stevenris, Strovi.h, Vaneai, Willlamns nf Grant, Williams of Terr.iobone, Youllng of (;oncrldal . l3. Nays- Mlesrs. illanehard, I olton, Bnrton, ChalfT, Ciolilnrs, Olnninghall ti , I)eviuissnI oIr Inerivi lo, E.astsrly, E wards, aulk, Favrot, (Iowers, i avardli, lery oir NatIltr.Ihi's, Flough, JlTfrin, Kmrnpi, KII irlick, Lakke, Lyous, Matt,hews, Milllard, Moori or St. Lran diry, Munday, McGloini, PIai'rdi', PIarlangle, l'earhe, Richardson, Sll, Stagg, Stone, Hurtherlin, 'I'hosnpsxrn. Wells, Whiti. Young of East iBaton louig .i 37. Absent- -Messrs. I.asklni, lenham, ilrldger, Birian, Clatlorn. ( Colvinl, )av'lrt, David slii of Clalbornie, lavis, I)lllard, Elarn, Gaskins, (mrgc Ir, Klor , ,M, King 1 KIrkrran, nLuekett, Marks, Marshali, Morlandsil, Me (;Con1el, Ogden, P'OnIere, ithilirtsnll, multih of Lackson, St.eel, Stewart, Stl.ringflllow, Todd, Warmilth, Watkins, Welh :12. The amrenlimeent was adolpted. On Mr. Huthierlin's sntbstituto the yeas and nmays wore called for, with the following re sult: Yeas---Messrs. lill, Brevim, Brian Carey, Chaftf, C(nlningh am, 11avid an oi Ib' rvlIIc, Ilemat., Eastirly, Elwards, Eltollpiail, Faulk, Favrot., Forman, Henry of Natcli te,.hles, fliugh, Howell, ,Jenkins, Kelly, K'rnit:hain, L'nrl, Lottl, M(-iolun, (ilvio, ()itt, PI'arh, Sluth+irlin 27. Nays- Ma..rss. Allain, llahmiark, Iialnvunii, tlanl-hard, lnurgeo,., Ibroirnx, JIbl.lg, t low, lJurt.on, Byrne, Cart'fr'y, Cahli, CIitas pella, , Collins, Denils, J)ickirs, n, i ntelliin, Gardneri, Girlard, illa, (.owtrs, (Griini.a, (lgier inger, Hwva.rd, Heron.atrri, stmiskI, -,hlTrion, Kamnp, Kaennedy, Knablue.k, Lawgl)n, Llanlx, L<ýnk+k, LJiar(ni, r, Jr., hoL[i, Larrg, ILyons, Montz, Millard, Mlown orf Labifouzrmh, Moore of St. Lanilhry, Miumls.v, Nogi.e, l'ardeo, Par-hinge, I'helps, Piliclhbitakl, Hld, Itlehard son, Rivet, RIouih, Itobhrts.i, oilf, S' mnm's, S.inon, Smith of itL. Mlary, Stagg, Sltanlips, Strvensoan, Stewart, Stone, Strrvivlh, 'TIhopi I son. Vance, Wells, White, WVIllharms of 'T'rr' boInil, Young of Concor'rdIa, Youn ig of Fa. st I Iauton lRtrugi' -i(. Absent-Masers. ilaskirn,,Irnham, lobir', BlI fiii, JIildger, Claltmorno, Calvin, I)ave'iturlt, Dlavidson of Claiborni,, Iavls, )Dillard, l';lari , Gaskinsu. (George, Henry of (;Camr.m n, Kidd, King, IElrkinian, Landry, Luurkstt, Marks, Mlarshall, Mntthews, Moreland, MlrConnml-l, Nutt, Ogdiii, Ponder, ealith of ,iaekrin, Steele, Strin gfllow, Toddl. WVarmroth, WVat kins, Webb, Willaims of Grant - . The substitute was lost. On Mri. Giirardl's resolutlon, as armenlel, the yeas and nays were callel for, wIth the follow ing result: Yea.-MonsA.r. Allain, JIn,. oik, Itll, fIion venil, Hobhi, I lfl.rgeol, , liulger, lPiiw, l|yrlin,. L Calr(iey, (Cbtnrl, Chapella, Lavidrison of hier viii,I, Ienis, )ickrson, E.Itopiial, "oni tliun, G ni.rilyer, G(Hir "r'I, (,fi, Grins, . ri tger',, ifrffferon, Jasti.ir'.;,Ski, H lly, Ken'iiiedy, Ligit.i, UliW !ux, La;Ind, Ifriry. Leo4Nanrd,"tlr, .J r., L- iiLI, Ljing, Lott, M.atlw w., M'i'tll, Mrf,rf'r of Larfourei, Nogl'.h , Nttt, if'iiib , aekR, iid, Rivet, ltoaii'h, rlf, minm s, . im on, SniIth or ,J acksoin, Stevenson, Stirovi(hl. Willia msi of Te'rorboune, Young of C(ncorrdia--51. Nays -Messrs. liuyiachrrd, IHolton, Bro:rn, B'lan, Burt on, Cary, C(halT', Colli.i, Cun ningha.I , iEsasterly, ,'tiwardi, Iaulk, V.varot,, owerfr, Flavard, Hlenry of Natchiuit lhe, louggh, Hlowell, J'nkini , Joff'lrion, Kernp, E1,'rnochan, Knoblock, LeaIke, Lyonne, Mlfr," or St. 'La.t r y, Mbundly, Mc(iloin, (liviir, Parde, , 'fraringe, PI'hilp, oli nh, Richard SI ol, Stagg, Stiorrnp, Stevfnson, Ston, hiitli Sl'riln, T)hiifpsfon, Vadii!ie,Wfll-,, Whiite,, Wil lialnts of (.hran, Young of EBr t Platn lrtligf 45. Absenti M--ssr.. Baskin, lenharmi, Ireanuix. i ridfg'er, C(laiborne, (Colvin, I t:tvauDort, David Snn or (la.ibnor, DJavii, i)mrnras, i)iarld, Eilari. FForman, G.laskins, (George, liffnry of Canironi Kild, Ki g, Kirkrim,, Luikett, Marks. M arshall, M ii1l'ad, MIirelrani, M rCofn nell, Optdon, Ot(t, P'owehr, Riobertson, Smith f'f St,. Mary, St"'if', Stringfellow, Stewiart, Todd, Warmonth, Watkins, WeV-tb -:". Tl'ihe 'esolutliotl wtas adolpteld as Itamendif : : r ubiiseqintiy Mr. WI ll mriovefd that thes i vot,' by which his amnhaiment was lost be re iThe motion to recornsider prwevailed. Oin the motion of Mr. WeiI. lli.; artiirnifment was arfenfldd so as toiad nl tas . illow i : A d thi e I hrtary at the rate of seven dol r lars per (iJay. 'JThi amondmient was adoptfed, as amended, by it riing vote of 55 yniis to 12 nays. AMr. aInd i iff'er:d the following rfsolhftiioin: Jtri I, iihat tlhe Piri S l.lhien.t o(f thls Con vention, the cs.iniari ff ih, Cornrriittfe on I 'ovision, the ac:tinrg chairif an of tliff Corn initttiff onl linroll l [Ii , t.nid two other irni' - i irs ofi the Unnveintionf, resi.jdents ofr New Or iloaiS, to he appointeitf by thie J'i.firlent, ie Tland lare hiferey constitut,v d ih v l a lr . nitte t supervise tie final i ir lfm'nt and printing. of t fi new r n!ofittiti il,. ' I fleir a isusipension of the rules, the recsolu Ition was, aidopftfd. iThe, P'risident appointed Messrs. Forman Lanid lyrii on said :corrrmititee. [I"NA il ;ir , ION. Mr. Bralix, chairrm;n of the Cimirntltle on "Firnal ]1vision, presented the fillowing rr piort: To th-i Iionorat,le the President and Mef,mribfrs fJll,!i (>iiuif.tif; of tho CnEvlutioni iThfe Cornm itte. on Final levislion have the ihonor to r'eport thiat they have :trefully nre v(.sed the sevf.,rl orlinani tes- prffoposed by tff Conv''ntiiin, anrd rieport thorn with arnrwil nilints, whin:h , hfwvr, a're onily verbtal, train-; ofsition ofi sientefrfe, rtild r'fld uising of suif jcts ati articles. Carnfully avoidjing iany Changi. of mnin.iriig in 'th, Iagiifng., ui-,e., J'hn'orrnitti f lfrieirinrnd i thift in artlel all atter the wor'ii "dufi," in linJe 8, be stricken That article 25, Ordilnanoe on the Judielary, be st.riejlcin o(ult. That in Ordil.nancne for the relief of I),tin fiflltnt Taxpayers, the word,f or figures "JI7s' I t)i stricken out, arid "1s7')," ,' inserted in i]tn thereof, to conformu wi=h tlntffldmli:int over . loked. And that "1-71," In line 71 of samern ordi nan:', lie chaniged to "1 72." In lines 171 awl 175, strike out the words "ex,,pt jiiUdginents." lI he emurnittof ark leave to number here after the artifles to the foinstiltution frorm "on" Ofin Coffnseclti vel y, ais it has been i m ps sible so to do in the limltfed time at their corin rnand. T.e eorinmitte'. have ad'opted and recoim mend thf followinrg arrangement, viz; Bill of rights. Di)stribution iof Powers. L-gis..tive )DepartrnintL-, Apportion ment; (6b General Asembly; e. Limitation on Legisiati V I)epartrmerit. Erecutive Depairtment. Julicial )Department. General Provisions. it Nw Basin Canal and Shell Road, SSuffrage and Election. Impeachments an ReImovals, Revenue and Taxation. Public Education--(a) State Universlty; (b) chhool Funds, etc. Corporations and Corporate Rights. Parochial Ai airs and Iountdarles. City of New Orleans. Amendmnents of Constitution. sched le. RellcT of D)elinquent Taxpayers, State )Debt. I)Debt to Fiscal Agent. Loan of FIco.l Agent. Reslpectfully sui,mitted, GUS. A. BREAI'X, Chairman. The report of the Committee on Final R1vislon was road and their recomnmenda tlons wire. cn-rehl'rel, foillows: That article 45 of ordinance on the judiciary 1o) stricken out. O)n the motion of Mr. IForman, by unani 0mous11 con)ent, the vote on t het final passage of said article was reconsidered, and, by like corsfent, the article was l,'ickenl oult. In the ordinance for the relief ofof delinqlruent taxpayers, upon like re:onlfsideiratlion, the words or Ilgures "1878" were stricken out whierevvr they occur and the words or ligure+s "1 79"' were inserted its recommended. As to the Prsrame ordinanrc:, in line 71, to strike out ".71t" and insert "1872." Mr. lre.uIx rnoviedi a like r'con(sClleratlon ln ord'er to amenId thel ordinance as recom mfended. 'lTh motonnl to reconslrelr was lost andi that po(rtlon of tle re'port of the committee wan not. adopted. The recornmmendlation of the 'ommitt4e, that the worlds "P''xte'It for judgments," in lines 171 and 175, he stricken out, was, oil mO tion of M r. ,Robertson, laid upon the table. The recommlelrnnlatirln in relation to the last part of artilel 29 of the ordinanice conlerning general'Ll provislor.l wars laitd upon the table. Mr'. Lyonst moved to reconsider(I' thile vo(te by which themil otion to lay upon the table pr, vallfed. 'l'e lmot.lon to reconsider -was carrilel. Mr. Iyons mnovel ,to ri:econsider thel vote by which saai artiu:lde 24 was finally passed,5l, on wh~lhh fmotion it ri-drig u voteI resulted as fol lows: (;k yetis, I nays. "lThe article havinig ben flfrlIly pasned by a, v•'ote of 10(1: y.(asi to 5 na-y"S, andll lo)e nulmtll r than lWI htaving viotl fotr Its rl)econideration, tihe Inmotion to reconsider was lost unller the Mr. BIrlaux rnimoved that the reimainder of the rtieport of the Conmm nitt'ee ,1n Finall irtvi+ t1n bis all ,,pt',d, afl oft thati motilon t i e ' i'f )v''i1 the previrlous l'('tion, which was seconded by thel (CII've'it,iIn. ()n thiemoti,,on of Mr. Matthnews the ('hair wasl, lthoriz !i to appoint f'romf the minority ln ahditional felnber on thel C.olmittee( on lFinal l',vi;sionl. 'lh) (hair 'appiinted Mr. I'ftrdole. lThe cpe-tiouf was asked by a morne'lbor whether (Ior il it I, wars ne.iary lV to adopt the (;o.lstitutiloni a wliole by Ia vote of thie Con vOition. The Chair de,'led that it was not rieresary, as it hail alrealy bieen aldopted aff1l lnally passedl in deIlI . Ily liunaliollils consenlt of tihe Convent.ion' leuavei was granteil to) Iner1llsl'rn to have) thleir rleasonus for signingiK the: coinstitution, their ob jiction) to par'ts thel'reof. with reservations, et.'t', ,un'prttal upon) the joulrnal0. While I sign the con1titut.ion and warmly ILitprov or it ai it whol', I disapprovw of land pritt lganlllst, ttle, foillrwing itrt,.icint anlr provi.i, l: Artcle 1r7, e';t.aliiihing lottorlee iII thisl lit,; s") mulllh oif rtielen 1144 ia atllows person(l wih, as, a (not '.itiz,"lns to vote, on a im)r, dIl. ra,I't r l of ilnt it lon to beccome l lti z, in; artllel, 177 andf 171, in r:nferenllc to State r1.mici n,', boal.rd of hiealthl and agri cultiirte, ns tciling to inrirertlse the nutmr.r of publlic olliers, which are nuelesi.s and do not; ptertLain to thll trll fnltiotltns o government; article 25 i Is wrong in prinelrlle In authoriz Ing itlty itjlority i) e'rnmplt the, minority to aid inv railroad al ntirris., or any scth 'in tirprise: it is p rel,y %, ll.sinfies InveRtmil'nt, and the goveirllnlelt his aL r.a tlllh right to olipnle)l mi,' to aid it rilhiols s.it Ifa tof com pol mis' to aid a rallw..y comnpllny, In tho wis dloi of whlehi I Iido not beliv'; artiele 251 in t,irfirt.s with lith( inallerital.i private right to lltior, and intetrfrs" with .'ernmimret in re jltirh"ing rews of(I fori.gn .hilpir to rirailn idle in port; and th t hitirdi liartgraph of lthe debt ordln;tanc,, is ItllI e-iv mouthy' in.itrest ma luring .Jainuary I. iii'), is unwise', atnd in vitris litigatiLon i tihi olly vuilnor.ible polint. i. IR. FOILtMAN. The ulndertIlgned, whii s1igrning the consti tution, O(1nlarmH hi, o)pp(,witon to the mnethodrs anthoirlz',d for the, r'ti.novai of, jutirlges anlld otiti'r oil'tr..i; tto the nil11.| nn.al al arbitrary aliportlmn l rn$ t oif the an' '1441 of 1470 rtuinntrig to n1449), landlJ to the ordliinri.tce I'elative to thoi State debt. AI'I'l'r i;uLOW, D)l(:gate fromlll Asllllption. The uindersglgned I) *I.:gat(s, while tigning thi ronstihlll.,tl n, J dldInr,, their oppo Itiou to, thi la.rge executt ive patllron.igs, corlided to the appointiivet syst'rn for thl. judii;iary; to t1he unIs;ual motho ((s authoritged for lhe remfovril o" jwiug.s andt other iTlicer,:; to tro unusual anld art,itrttry apportinrltnerr t bi-,(,d on ths (e'lnsn of 170 (i ami runiilt g toii 111), allltd to the ordi/an,4i r'lattioI to tt,' Sttlate lbt. ION A. ['AIDIEE, lleligatt Sixth Sirnat)orlal Di)strit. W. I". LOAN, D)elegat . 'iftenth W .t nt r. ri sl of o rleans. MA 1 It CA l EN, , I) .log. t , N inth . .nat rarl l D)S trit t. We will slgr the limiit.,t:.an frart.'d by thisl (1onvent'.it , [D hit ( noij)t, iitpprov, of all its pro v itil It, u-l i'i..illy th'in artile', rS ilatiing to a [|pportliomrin )Ant, .il' ltry s . ,atern, im lpeach rn"nts rind removal; from (,flit3', sc;hedul- and ithe deb(t of thi ti.'t.. WA DE II. IfOi;G(II, DLligat, IJwn-tv-sixth S-itna.t.,irt:l lIsttrlet. JAME-I S. MAT'I i'ItW-, J)'l.egattt from 'l'ensag. The underigntdi, m1nl'ers of the (onven tiln, sign tht, coeti tut.ion,), riesirvirng the right to olppto-s- the rai iiti r:tio tt of the ordinatce rel ative to State d.rit. P'. 4. H. J'INCHIBAI'I ()f .\ amibto. N.. 6(. WWIt4L, of Madison. tACi1 E1'S A. GLA, Of Carroll. B. (GARDNEIL, tif Assumiption. L . lR O A C H . o f J , .l ,r s , r. I'. 11. N Ilty ', of Asienrlson. IHEN l;Y lD;AAS, Of St.., John tlhe 1tapti1st. THI EOl'IIILE T. ALLAIN, Of I berville. E. f;. ME NTZ. ALX. l lIL)V'If, O, St. Martin. V. DICK E.I'SON, O(if St. James. AXLEX. NOi)G-EZ. Of Avoyelles. )f (1onrcordia. J. LLi 'l; DAVll> ON, Of trli orville, W. It. S\I11"Tt, of St. Mary. T. 1. S IAM I'S, of Orl'.rnis. Mr. Lyons oflf'riid the following r'esolutin; IS(',iAlr,", That. thi ,ominittne appointed to erorreit proofs tiof the (o'stit.1 tion b, author ize1d to formi an nuelx of.t I he consatitutiont and have the samnie p'riftr' with it. Under a suspnoion of the rules .the resoli tion was adopted, MIr. Lagan, ihairman, on behalf of the Cornm mittee on (:Contingent Expens.s, submitted an unfavorable report on the resolution of Mr Lott, proposing c(irnmpensation to the Ser geant-at-Arms for services as potmaster to the Convention. The report was laid upon the table. Mr. Robertson moved that the (onventlon do now adjoura aine aie.