New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-12

nxed by the General Assembly all moneys raised by
taxation Tor the use support Of Public Schools
Art -. There shall be Superintendent of Public Ed
ucation who shall hold his office for two years he shall
be elected by the qualified the State his duties
snail be prescribed by law; he shall receive such
pensation as the Legislature may direct
Mr. Avery then moved to lay the table the subati.
ue offered by Mr. Preanx the report Of the Jaaorty
OF the Committee Public Education, which motion
| prevailed
Mr.. Avery then moved to take up for consideration title
seven Of the Constitution of 1876 under the head Public
Education in lieu Of the report of the majority Of the Com
mittee on Public Education, which motion prevailed
The first article Of said title being the 1854 article the
present Constitution and being read follows to wit
| TITLE VII.
PUBLIC EDCcArfos. II
Article 133 There shall be appointed Superintendent,
of Public Education who shall hold his Office for two
years. His duties shall be prescribed by law. He shall
receive such compensation the Legislature may direct
Mr. Lobde offered the following substitute to the above
article, to wit
Article l33. Public Education in this State shall be
under the supernendence of the police uries of the
spective parishes and the municipal authorities of the
| respective cities and towns of the State
Mr. Avery moved to lay the substitute upon the table
which motion prevailed. H.
|
against the motion of Mr. Avery lay on the ab
| the substitute offered by Mr. Lobdell,
Mr. Pugh then offered the following substitute to th
] 133d article of the present Constitution, to wit:
Article 1873 There shall be elected at each general election
of the people of this State Superintendent of Public Edu
cation who shall hold his office for years His dn.
ties shall be prescribed by law and he shall receive such
compensation the Legislature may direct.
Pending which motion, the Convention adjourned
| until ) O'Clock r. NJ
EVENING SESSION
| FRlDAy, July 30, 1852
| The Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Hon. D. r. Kenner President of the Conyen-
! ton, 10 the chair, and eighty lone delegates.
On motion Of Mr. Risk, the reading of the journal
| dispensed with.
| ORDER OF THE DAY-UNFlSIsHED BUSINESS
The Convention resumed the consideration Of artic
1873 of the present Constitution under the title of Pu
Education with the substitute offered by Mr. Pugh
which under consideration when the Convention
| adjourned
Mr. Jennings moved to strike out from the substitute
under consideration the word twon and insert in
lieu thereof the word fourn
Mr. Key moved to lay the table the motion offered
by Mr.. Jennings, which motion prevailed.
Mr. Key then moved to lay the table the substitute
offered by Mr. Pugb
On said motion Mr. Richardson. of O., called for the
yeas ana nays. Wnicn resulted as 1ooWs:
Messrs. Addison Bernard Beale Bullard Byrne. Car.
ter, Cotton, Conrad Deony Decleuet Douglass, Dufe
Edwards Eustis, Farmer. Guon, Hatch Harris, Hargis
Heron, Hough. Hodges Jones, Key, King Of Jackson
| Lobde McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, MoBge
Patterson Pierce Phillips Richardson Of Ouachta Rich
ardson of St Mary, sandidge. st. Paul Smart Shaw,
Scarborough Shelton Smith of West Feciana Smith Of
VIM, Taliaferro, Thompson Todd, Toulouse Williams
and Wilcoxon-4S yeas.
Messrs. Avery, Armant. Bradford Benjamin. Besancon
Benyenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson Castelanos
Duour Dugue. Edwards of Orleans. Gardere Hays He
bert Hernandez Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Lapeyre
Leefe Leeds, Leblanc, Lyle McIlhenpy Mathews of Or
leans Moss Palfrey Paxton, Preaux, Pugh, Reeves Rx
| ner, Risk. Roselius Roman Ronqullo Staes Sibley
Simms, Stewart Tatman, Talbot. Van Wicke, yilere
Waddl and Whittington-4s nays.
There being tie and the President voting in the ne
gative declared the motion to lay the table lost
The motion then being the adoption Of MI PughS
| substitute.
Mr. Avery called for the yeas and nays, which resulted
| as follows:
Messrs Akenhead, Avery, Armant, Bradford. Benjamin
Besancon. Benvenu Brother Boudousquie Buisson Gas
telano Dufouy Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Eggestol
Euss, Gardere, Hays Hebert Hernandez Isaacks, Jen
nings Jourdan Lapeyre Leefe- Leeds Leblanc Lyle, Nc
Ilhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Moss Paxton. Preau1
Pugh Reeves Rixner, Risk Roselius Roman. Ronqullt
bot Vllere, Waddill and Whttington-51 yeas
| And Messrs Addison Bernard. Beale. Bulard Carter
Cotton: Connely Conrad Delony Decouet Douglass Duf
fel. Edwards of Washington Farmer, Guion Hatch Har
ris. Hargs Heron. Hough, Hodges Jones Key King o
Jackson Lobde, McNfillen. Mathews of P c. Monge
Palfrey Patterson Pierce Phillips, Richardson of Qua
chita Richardson of St Mary, Sanddge, St Paul Scar
borough Shelton. Smith of West Felciana, Smith o
Vim, Taliaferro, Thompson Todd Toulouse yanWickle
| Williams and Wcoxon-i7 nays,
Consequently the motion prevailed. and the substitute
| offered by Mr.. Pugh was accordingly adopted.
Mr. Palfrey having voted with the majority on the
adoption of the substitute offered by Mr. Pugh articl
1873 of the Constitution moved for reconsideration OF
the same, which granted.
The substitute and original article being then before the
Convention Mr. Paltrey moved to reject the article and
the substitute On said motion the yeas and nays were
called, and resulted as follows:
Messrs Anderson of Carroll Addison Bernard Beae
Bullard Carter Cotton, Conney, Conrad, Deony, De
clouet Douglass Dufour Edwards of Washington Far
mer Guion, Hatch Harris Hargis Heron Hough Hodges
Jourdan Jones' Key King of St. Landry King of jackson
Lobdel, McMillen, Mathews of P. c., Monge, Nichols
Olivier, Palfrey Patterson, Price, Pierce Phillips Rich
ardson of Ouachita, Richardson of ST. Mary Roysden
sandidge St. Paul Smart, Shaw, Scarborough Smith OF
W F., Smith of Winn Taliaferro, Thompson Todd Tou,
louse, VanWickle Williams and Wilcoxon-55 yeas
And Messrs Akenhead, Avery Arrnant, Bradford Ben
amn, Besancon, Bienvenu Brother Boudous9uie Boyer
Buisson, Byrne, Casteanos Daeres Dufour, Dugue Ed
wards of Orleans Eggleston Eus Gardere Hays Hebert
Hernandez, Isaacks Jennings, Lapeyre, Leee Leeds
Blanc, McIlhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Moss, Paxton
Preaux, Pugh, Reeves Rixner, Risk, Roselus Roman
Ronquillo Staes, Shelton Sibley Smms Tatman, Talbot
vllere, Waddil and Whittngton-50 nays.
Consequently, the motion prevailed, and the origna
article of the Constitution and the substitute of Mr Pugl
were accordingly rejected
Messrs Heron Beale and Conrad offered the following
their for voting against the substitute Offered
by Mr. Pugh to article 1873 of the Constitution
that the should be spread the Journal which WA
granted, to-wit
We voted tolay Mr. Pugh's substitute to article 1873 o
the Constitution the table, because opposed t.
the creation of the Office of Superintendent of Publ
Schools If the office is to be created prefer his bep
by the people to other mode of appointment
Mr. Bulard offered the following article to be inserted
in lieu of article 1888 of the present Constitution
Article 1888 The Secretary of State shall be ex-ofic,
Superintendent of Public Education His duties shall b.
prescribed by law He shall receive such additional
pensaton as the Legislature may direct,
Mr. Jennings moved to lay the above substitute ON tht
| table.
On said motion the yeas and nays were called and re
suited follows
Messrs. Akenhead. Avery Anderson of fCarro, Addison
Bradford Benjamin Besanccn, Bienvenu, Brother luis
son. Byrne Casellanos Carter Cotton Conney Dateres
Delony Declouet Douglass, Dufour, Dugue Dutfel Ed
wards of Orleans. Edwards Of Washington, Eggleson
Euss Gardere Hatch Hebert Hernandez, Isaacks, Jen
nings Jones Kew King of St. Landry Lapeyre, Leefe