New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-11

que Busson Byrne' casteanos. Campbell Collens, Con-
nelly, Conrad Declouet Douglass Dufour Dugue Duffel
Edwards of Orleans Edwards Of Washington Eggeston
Farmer Gardere Hays, Harris, Hernandez, Hunt, Jen-
nings Jones Key King Of st Landry King Of Jackson
Lcpeyre Leefe, Leeds Lobdell Lyle: Mcfihenny Math
ews of Orleans. Martin Aonge, Nichols, Olivier of st.
Martin, Olivier of Mary Palfrey, Paxton preaux Price
Person. Richardson of 0uachita Richardson Of MARY
ia2ner Risk, Roselus Roman. Roysdeu. Robinson, st.
Paul staes, swazey, Scarborough sbley TatInan Todd
and Williams-6S yeas.
And Messrs Addison Beale Bienyenu, Boyer, Bullard
Carter, Cotton Dalferes Deony, Eustis Hatch Hargis
Heron, Hough, Hodges Isaacks: Leblanc, Mathews Of
P O. Marrero. Moss, Parham Patterson, Pierce. Phillips
Push Reeves Ronquillo sanddge Smart Shelton Smith
of Wnn Simms Stewart Talbot, Taliaferro yanWickle
Where and Whittington-3s nays.
Consequently the motion prevailed and the substitute
offered by Mr. Phillips was laid upon the table.
The question then being the adoption of the propo-
| sitiop of Mr. Martin,
Mr. Roman moved to lay the same on the table.
said motion the yeas and nays called and result
ted as follows
Messrs Arrnant, Addison, Bartlett, Besancon Beale
Beard Bienvnu Brother, Boudousque, Boyer, Bullard
Carter Cotton Daferes Delony, Douglass, Dugue: Ed
wards Of Washington Eustis Farmer Hatch Harris Har-
gs Heron Hebert, Hough Hodges, Isaacks Jourdan,
Jones, King of Jackson Leblanc Lobiell Mathews Of
c. Moss Olivier of ST. Martin, Olivier of ST Mary Par
ham, Palfrey Patterson, Preaux Pierce Phillips Pugh
Reeves, Richardson Of 0uaca, Richardson of St. Mary.
Rixner Roman Ronquilo, Robinson, sandidge ST. Paul
Smart Scarborough Shelton, Smith of W. F. Smith of
Wiun sibley simns Stewart Talbot Taaferro Tea, Van
Wickle, Waddil, villere and Whittington-6s yeas.
And Mesgrs Anderson Of st. Landry Akenhead Avery,
Andrews Bradford. Benjamin Busson. Byrne, Castea-
nos Campbell, Colens Connely Conrad Decloue Dufour,
Dufel, Edwards of Orleans Eggleston, Gardere, Hays
Hernandez Hunt Jennings, Key, King of st. Landry,
Lapeyre Leefe Leeds Lyle McIhenny, Mathews of Or
leans Marrero Martin, Monge Nichols, Paxton, Price,
Pierson Risk Roseus, Roysden Staes, Swazey Tatman
and Willams-45 nays
Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendment
offered by hr. Martin was laid upon the table.
Mr. Price moved to strike out the following words in
the original article reported by the majority Of the Com
mttee for against it,, which motion prevailed and
the words were accordingly stricken out. ....-
Mr. Heron moved to strike out in the above article all
after the words to the people, down to the word
ton and insert in lieu thereof the following words
aud have received majority of the votes of all the
qualified voters of the State acertained by the most
recent of voters at the time such vote is taken
On motion of Mr. Dufour the above amendment was
laid on the table
Mr. Deloney moved to strike out in the article the word
eight, and to insert the word ive' which motion was
lost.
Mr. Hargs then moved to strike out the word eight
which motion was lost
Mr. Benjamin offered the following as substitute ia
the above article:
Article ia Noabty shall be contracted by the State
as above mentioned unless the be authorized by
some law for single object or work. to be distinctly
specified therein which shall not take effect unless
by majority of the members elected to both branches
the General Assembly. And the aggregate amount Of
debts liabilities hereafter incurred under this and the
preceding article shall at any time exceed eight
millions of dollars.
Mr. Heron moved to strike in the above substitute
the words majority and to insert in lieu thereof the
| words two thirds"
MIR Copnely moved lay the motion of Mr. Heron on
The table
On said motion, the yeas and nays called and
| suited follows:
Messrs, Anderson Of St Landry, Akenhead Avery An
drews Armant Bradford. Benjamin, Brother, Boudous-
Que Buisson Byrne Castelanos Campbell 0ollens Con
nelly Conrad Deony, Decloue Douglass, Dufour Dugue
Duel Edwards oforleans, Eggleson Gardere Hays Har
ris, hernandez Hunt Jennings Jones' Key King of st
Landry, Lapeyre Leefe Leeds, Lobdel Lyle McIhenny
Mathews of Orleans. Martini Monge, Nichols, Olivier
st. Mary Parham. Paxton preaux, Price, Person Rich
ardsop of St. Mary, Rxner, Risk Roseius, Roman Roys
den Robinson. St Paul. saes Swazey Scarborough Tat
man, Todd Villere and Willams-64 yeas. ,is-
And Messrs Anderson of Carroll Addison, Bartlett Be
sancon, Beae, Beard Bienvenu, Boyer Buard. Carter
Cotton, Daferes Edwards of Washington Eustis Farmer
latch, Hargis, Heron Hebert Hough Hodges Isaacs
ourtau, King of Jackson, Leblanc, McNIlen, Mathews
cf p. c. Ioss Olivier of St. Martin Palfrey, Patterson
Pierce, Phillips Pugh, Reeves Richardson of Ouaclita
topquio, Sandidge, Smart. Shaw, Shelton Smith of
r. Smith OF Winn Sihey Smms, Stewart Talbot, Talia-
| tcrro, VanWichle, Waddill and Whttngton-51 nays.
Consequently The motion prevailed and the proposition
of Mr. Heron was laid upon the table.
Mr. Preaux presented The following his reasons for
the above vote given by him. and asked have the same
| spread upon the journal, which granted:
In principle am opposed to give the Legislature the
right to pledge the faith of the State, except for public
purposes aud with the the people or otherwise
unless the State is perfectly secured and that majority
Of the elected members of both houses for the
sure The amendment proposed by Mr. Benjamin. con-
tanning these requisites. have objection to vote for
and consequently vote to lay the table Mr. Herrons
amendment (singneO R. PREAux.
Mr. Avery called for the previous question which was
| carried.
The question being on the adoption of the substitute
| offered by Mr. Benjamin,
Beard called for the yeas and nays which resulted
| as follows
Riessrs Anderson of St. Landry Akenhead. Avery An
drews, Armant Bradford. Benjamin Brother Boudous-
quia Buisson Byrne, Casteanos Campbell Coens, Con-
nelly, Conrad, Declouet Douglass, Duforr Dugue Dufe
Edwards of Orleans Eggleston Gardere Hays Herman
deZ hunt Jennings key. KING OF st. Landry. Lapeyre
| Leefe Leeds, Lobdc Lyle McIhenny. Mathews of Or
leans Martin Monge, Nichols, Olivier St. Mary Paxton
Preaux Price, Pierson Richardson of St. Mary Rxner
Risk Roseius, Roysden Robinson St. Paul, Staes Swa.
| 2ey, Tatman, Todd and Willianls-57 yeas
And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison Bartlett
Besancon Beale Beard Benveuu Boyer Bullard Carter
Cotton Daferes Deony Edwards of Washington Eustis
| Farmer Hatch, Harris Hargis, Heron, Hebert Hough
Hodges Isaacks, Jourdan Jones. King of jackson lie
Blanc, McMen Mathews of Point Coupee. Moss Olivier
of st Martin Parham Palfrey Patterson Pierce Phillips
Pugb Reeves Richardson OF 0uachita Roman Ronquillo
Sandidge Smart Shaw Shelton Smith of West Feicana
| Smith of Winn sibey, Smms Stewart Talbot Taaferro
| Van Wickle Waddill and Whttington-56 nays
Fftyscven delegates having voted in the affirmative
and fysix delegates having voted in the negative and
the President voting nay, declared the question lost and
the substitute offered by Mr. Benjamin was accordingly
| laid upon the table. We
Mr. Conney having voted with the majority on the call
for the previous question moved for reconsideration OF
| the vote on the previous question.
| Pending the consideration of said notion
Mr. benjamin moved that the Convention do now ad
iouru.'
| The President having declared the motion of Mr. Ben
| jamin to adjourn out order
Mr. Benjamin appealed from the decision the Chair
and the question being put shall the appeal be sus
taned the Convention decided in the negative conse
quently the decision of the Chair was sustained
The question then being the adoption article ia