New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-26


Richardson ofst Mary, Roselius Roysden Ronquo Ro.
hnson. Smart Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton. Smith Of
Winn Summers Stewart, Talbot, Taafero, Thibodaux
Todd, Where, Waddell and Whittngton--57 nays
Consequently the motion to lay the substitute the
| table was lost. 4..
Mr. Jennings then offered the following amendment:
Every citizen of the United States shall be eligible to
the office of Governor Lieutenant Governor who shall
have attained the age of thirty years and been resident
| Of the State for five years.
Mr. E,stis moved lay the amendment upon the table
On said motion Mr. Cotton called for the yeas and nays
which resulted as follows: .10
Messrs. Bradford Beale Bienvenu Boudousquie Boyer
Bulard Byrne Garter, Campbell Cotton Daferes Delony
4 posson Dufour. Duffel, Edwards of Orleans Eusts
Hatch HERON, Hebert Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan Leeds
Leblanc, Mcmillan. Mathews of P. G., Moss Nichols, Oil.
vier of St Martini Parham, Paxton Patterson Person
Phillips, Pujo Pugh Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary
Roysen Ronquillo. Smart Scarborough Shelton Smith
of VIM, smms, Stewart. Talbot Taliafero. Thbodaux
Where, Waddi and Whittington-53 yeas,
And Messrs. Anderson Anderson Akerlead Addison
Bartlett, Bernard Beard Busson, casteaaos Connely
Conrad Davidson Decloue Dorsey Douglass Edwards
Washington Farmer darders. Guon Hayes Harris Har-
gs Hernandez Hough. Hodges, Jennings Jones, King
King Lapeyre. Leefe. LobdeI Lyle McIlhenny, Marrero
Roselius. Robinson, Sandidge ST. Paul. Saes Swazey.
Shaw, Sibley Tatman Thompson Todd and Williams-52
nays. s ...@ t
Consequently said motion prevailed. and the amend
ment was laid upon the table.
Mr. Billiard then offered the following amendment to
the above substitute:
Every qualified voter of the State shall be eligible to
the office of Governor Lieutenant Governor who shall
have attained the age of twenty years and has resided
five years in tho State''
Mr. Hargis moved to strike out in the amendment the
words 'twenty-v years and to insert twenty-seyen
years. which lost e.- Goods,
Mr. Heron moved to lay the amendment on the table
On said motion the yeas and nays were called for
resulted follows: n
Messrs Anderson of st. Landry Addison, Bradford,
Beale Benvenu Boyer, Carter Cotton, Dalferes Deony
Dosson, Dufour Dufe Edwards of Orleans Eusts Hatch
Heron, Hebert Hunt Isaaeks Jourdan, Leeds Leblanc
McaIlen, Mathews of G., Moss. Nicholas Parham Pax
ton Person Phillips Pujo pugh Richardson of st Mary
Roysder, Ronqulo st. Paul Staes Smart Scarborough
Shelton, Smith of VIM, Simms. Stewart, Talbot Tala-
fero Thbodaux, Where Wadd Whittington--5o yeas.
Messrs. Akenhead. Avery Andrews Anderson of Carroll
BARTLETT Bernard Beard Bulard Buisson Byrne Castel-
lanos. Campbell, Conney. Conrad Davidson Declouet,
Dorsey, Douglass Edwards of Washington Farmer Gar
dere. Guon, Hayes, Harris, Hargs Hernandez Hough,
Hodges, Jennings Jones, King, King Lapeyre Leefe.
Lobdel Lyle MeIhenny, Marrero Martin, Monge Olivier
of st Martin Pafrey Patterson Pearce Reeves Richard
son of 0uachita Roselius, Robinson Sandidge Swazey
Shaw, sibley, Tatman. Thompson Todd Williams-56
nays consequently the motion to lay the table
lost. --.,
Mg Guion then moved to postpone the further
sideration of said article until tomorrow morning which
motion carried.
The Convention then took up consideration Article
40 of the Constitution which, notion was adopted
without amendment.
The4Ist article being taken up and read as follows:
Art Al The Governor shall be ineligible for the sue
ceedng four years after the expiration of the time
which he shall have been elected
Mr. Richardson of st. Mary moved to strike out the
whole article, which was lost
Mr. Delony moved TO strike out four years. and insert
in lieu thareofthe word : term which was lost
On motion Of Mr. Billiard the above section was adopt-
ed without amendment
The Convention then took up for consideration article
A. which read as follows:
Art A. No member of Congress person holding any
office under the United States minister of any religious
society shall be eligible to tie office of Governor or Lieu
tenant Governor. |
Mr. ST. Paul moved to strike out the following words
in the above article or minister any religious soci
ety., which motion prevailed. |
Mr. Cotton then moved to strike out the whole article
which lost and motion the article as amended was
adopted.
The Convention then took up seyerally the following
articles. which, on motion, severay adopted with
out amendment, to wit Articles 43 Al. 45 and 49,
On the 47th article being read as follows:
Art 4l. The Governor shall have power to grant re-
preves for all offences against the State and except in
cases of impeachment SHALL with the Of the SEN
ate have power to grant pardons and remit and TO-
FIXTURES after conviction. In of treason he may
grant repreves until the end of the session of the
General Assembly, in which the power pardonng shall
be vested. |
Mr. Pafrey offered the following proviso be inserted
after the word p" conviction
Provided That no bail shall be allowed during the
pending of any application for pardon reprieve'
Mr.. Lyle moved to strike out the whole article
Pending the consideration of said proposition
On motion the Convention adjourn until tomorrow at
o'clock A. NJ