New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-03

Measrs Anderson of st. Landry, Aksnhead Avery, Ar
mant Bradford, Bernard Bienvenu Brother, Builard,
Campbell, Collens Counely. Dcony Dufour, Eggieston,
Eustis Guiou, Key Leeds Eobdel, Martin Nichols Oil
vier of St. Mary Pacy Patterson Pierson Pujo Rich
ardson of Ouachita Bixncr Risk Ronquillo Robinson
Richardson of St NJ, Smart swazey Scarborough Shell
ton Smith Of Vim nsibley Thibodaux, Tatman, Todd,
Van Wiclle. yiere and Waddill-I yeas.
And Messrs Anderson Of Carroll, Addison Benjamin,
BeaIe Beard Boadonsque. Buisson, Byrne, Casteanos
Carter Cotton Dalfercs Decoset Dozson Douglass Dn-
gue Dnff- Edwards of Washington, Garderc. Hatch.
Hays Harris. Hargis. Hernandez, Hough. Hodges Jen
nngs Jones' King Of st. Landry Lapeyre Leee Leblanc,
lyle Moss Monge Parhapl. Paxton. Price, PIERCE Pugh
Reeves Roselis Roman, goysden, sandidge Shaw. smith
of West Felicana, stnwart Talbot TaafcTro Thompson
Wilmington and WileoEon-53 nays - lts I
Consequently the motion to lay the table was lost.
Mr.. Bufour Iaoved to insert after the words civil
cases the following words matters Of fact which
amendment was accepted by Mr. Benjamin.
Mr. Connely called for the previous question: which
| carried
The question was then put by the President the
adoption Of the article.
On motion the yeas and nays called for. and
| suited as follows:
Messrs Anderson of Carroll Addison Benjamin Beale,
Baudousquie Bnsson, Byrne. Carter Campbell, Cotton
Dalfsrcs, Declouet Dosson Douglass Dugue, Duff Ed
wards of Washington, Farmer, Gardere Hatch Hayes
Harris Iargis, Hernandez Hough. Hodges. Jennings
Jones' King of st. Landry, Leefe, Leblanc, Lyle Nell
hcnny Mcmillan Para, Patterson. Price Pierce Pugh
Reeves Rosslius, Roman, Roysdou Robinson sandidge
Shaw, Scarborough. Shelton, Smith of West keiiciana
Stewart Talbot Tuliaerro Thompson, Van Wicle Whit
! tngton and Wilcoxon-56 yeas. .g.,-.s..,s.l-. .
| And Messrs Akenhead. Avery Andrew. Bradford Ber-
nard Beard. Benvsnu- Brother Boyer Bullard Colens
Conne Delony Dufour Eggleston Lusts Guion Igaacks
Key Lnpeyre, Leeds Lobdel Mathews OF Orleans Mar
Martin Moss, Monge Nichols Olivier Of St Mary
Palfrey, Paxton preaux, pierson Pujo Richardson Of
| cuaehita Richardson Of st. Mary ni1ner Risk. Ron
quio ST. Paul Smart, swazey Smith of Vim. Tatman
Thibodaux, Todd, Where and WaddiI-4s nays.
Consequently the additional article, amended,
adopted. "s s't'
Ar Martin having voted with the majority on the
ton adopt article 49, reported By the committee
moved for reconsideration Of the sarne which motion
WAS lost. "4
The 64th article reported by the Committee the Ju
dietary, was then taken up and read as follows:
Article 81 The Supreme Court shall be imposed of
Chief Justice and four Associate Justices majority d
whom shall constitute quorum. The Chef Justice
shall receive salary Of SIX thousand dollars and each
the Associate Justices salary Of FIVE thousand Eve hun
rsd dollars annually until otherwise provided by law
The Court shall appoint it's Clerks The Judges shall
| be elected for the term Of ten years. '..
Mr. McMillen offered the following substitute To
\ the same: s.9 5,
Substitute for Article a. The Supreme Court shall be
composed Of CHIEF Justice and two
anE TWO Of whom shall form quorum. The number Of
Justices may. however be increased by the General As
semby The Chief Justice shall be elected for the term
of six years and the Associate Justices for
They shall receive for their services compensation
which shall be fixed by law which shall be increased
diminished during their term Of Office The Court shat
1 appoint its ow n Clerks So
Mr. Connely moved to lay the above substitute on thu
table. - asa.
On said motion Mr. Richardson, Of ouachta called fol
the yeas and nays which resulted as follows:
| Messrs. Anderson of st Landry, Akenhead, Avery
Bradford. Bcnjamin, Bernard. Brother, Boudousquie
Boyer Buisson, Byrne Casteanos Carter Campbell Col
lens Conney, Dafsres Declouet, Dufour, Dugue Dufe
Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Eusts, Gardere
Hayes Hernandez Hunt, Jennings. Jones, Key, King
St Landry Lapeyre Leefe. Leeds Leblanc Lobde Lyle
McIlhenny. Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin Moss
Monge Nichols, Olivier of st Mary, parhsm, Pafrey
Paxton Patterson, Preaux. Price, Pujo. Pugh Reeves
Richardson Of st Mary Rixner, Riik, RoseHus Rora,
Ron9uilo Robinson St. Paul. staee Shaw Smith of Wes
Felicana, Stewart Tatmau Thibodauz, Viere. Waddil
Wilmington and Wilcoxon-74 yeas.
And Messrs Anderson of Carroll, Addison. Beard Blu
lard Cotton Dosson Douglass, Farmer Harris. Hargi
Heron, Hough Hodges, Isaacks, King of Jackson. Nj
aIien Pierce. Richardson of 0uachta. Roysden, Sai
didge, Smart, Smazey. Scarborough, Shelton, Smith
Winp Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson: Todd and Va
, | Wicklc-30 nays. t.
Consequently the motion prevailed and the substtut
was laid on the table.
Mr. Cotton then offered the following as a slbstitut
, for the above article
Article g. The Supreme Court shall be composed
one Chief Justice and Associate Justices majort
of whom shall constitute quorum. The said Judge
shall receive each equal salary to be fixed by Law
Al-.s
term of Office The Judges shall be elected by the quail
fed electors of the State at large for the term of
On motion the same was laid on the table.
Mr. Heron then offered the following substitute whic
was, on motion. laid on the table: -
Article 64. The Supreme Court shall be composed
five Judges majority of whom shall constitute que
rum The Court shall appoint its Clerks the Judge
shall be elected for the term of six years.
Mr. Richardson, of o, moved to amend the article b
striking out the word four and insert in lieu theret
, | the word "two.n
tion OF Mr.. Benjamin, the Convention tock
fifteen minutes.
The time having expired the Convention was called
order.
Mr. Duiiel having voted in the majority the adopto
of the additional article offered by Mr. Benjamin, move
for reconsideration which granted
The delegate then moved to lay the article til
On said motion the yeas and nays were called and II
| suited follows
Messrs Anderson of 81 Landry Akenhead Avery, Brat
ford, Bernard Beard Bienyenu, Brother Boyer Bular
Campbell Collens Connely Conrad Delony, Dufour, Du
fe Eggleston Eustis. Guon Hunt Isaacks Key Lapeyr
Leeds Lobde McIlhenny, Mathews of Orleans. Marrert
Martin Moss Monge Nichols, Olivier Of st. Mary Pa
frey Preaux pierson Richardson OF Ouachta Rchardso
of st. Mary Rxner Risk, Ronauilo, Robinson, St. Pau
swazey Sblpy Tatman, Thbodaux, Todd, Vi!lers an
Waddll--51 yeas.
And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Benjan,
Besaneon Bea!e Boudousauie, Buissor, Byrne Castel
nos Carter Cotton Dalferes, Decouet Dosson Dougla
Dugue, Edwards OF Washington Farmer, Gardsre Hate
Hayes Harris Hargis Heron, HERNANDEZ Hough Hodge
Jennings Jones, King Of ST. Landry. King Of Jackso
Leafe, LIE Blanc, Lyle McMilen, Parham. Paxton, Pa
tsrson, Price. Pierce, Pugh, Reeves. Hoseus, Roma
Roysden Sandidge staes Smart Shaw Scarborough She
ton Smith Of W. f., Smith Of VIM, Stewart. Talbot Ia
iaferro, Thompson Wilmington and Wilcoxon-59 nay
Consequently the motion to lay the table was lost
Mr. Conuely moved to postpone the further considers
on OF the above article until the Convention should hay
disposed uf the balance Of the report from the Ccmmit
u on the Judiciary, which motion WIS lost
The question then being the readopon Of the add
tional artics offered by Mr. Benjamin. decided in IL
e affirmative consequently the article was re-adoped
The question before the Convention being the m
tion of Mr. Richardson OF ouachita strike four
of and to insert two,n
IT Mr. Hunt moved to lay the same on the table
On said motion Mr. King of jackson called for the yea
and nays which resulted as follows: