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Consequently the motion to .a3ssrn was lost.


q Consequently the motion to sd5ssrn was lost.
Mr. Martin then called for the previous question
On ssid motion Mr Hunt called for the yeas and nays
which resulted as follows:
Mssrrs Anderson of st. Landry, AkenEsad, Avery An
derson Of Carroll Boudousquie Boyer Goiins connely
Dufour Eggeston Gardere Guon Isaacks Key, Mathew
OF Orleans Mathews Of Point Coupee, Martin, Mster
Monge Nichols. olivier Of st. Mary, Palfrey, push,
Roman. st. Paul staes, swazey, Shaw. sibley, simms
Tatman, Waddil, Williams and Whittington-34 yeas
And Mespra. Andrews Armant, Addison, Bradford,
Bartlett Benjamin Besancon Beale, Beard. Bienyenu
Castelanos Carter, Campbell Conrad. Dalferes Deiony
Declouet Dosson, Duguey Duf Edwards Of orleans I'd
wards Of Washington Eusts Farmer Hatch Hayes Har-
ris Hargis Heron Hebert, Hernandez, Hough Hodges
Hunt Jordan.Jones King of st. Landry, King of Jack
son, Leefe Leeds, Lobdei, Lyle McIiheny. MeMien,
Olivier Of ST. Martin Parham, Paxton. Patterson Price
Pierce Person Pujo Reeves Richardson ofOuacha Rich
ardson Of ST. Mary Rixner Risk Roseius, Roysden Rom
quilo, Robinson Sandidge Smart Scarborough Shelton
Smith Of West FeIiciana Smith Of Wiun Stewart Talbot
Taliaferro, Thompson Todd, Van Wicke ylere and VIII
| coxon-75 nays.
Consequently the motion for the previous question was
| lost.
And notion the Convention adjourned until to-mor
row at9 o'clock, 4.
SATURDAY, July "a 1852. 4
| The Convention met pursuant to adjournment
Present. Hon D. F. Kenner President of the Conven-
tion, in the chair, and ninety.ope delegates -
GoRpER OF The pAT-UsFIsIsHED HuslsEss. "a,
The Convention resumed tie consideration " tho frzt
paragraph Of the Sh article reported by the majority
| of the Committee on the Legislative Department.
The propositions Of Mesrs. Heron and Avery being
| before the Convention, o.
Mr. Hunt moved take up as substitute for the first
paragraph reported by the committee the drst para
graph the s article Of the present Constitution which
| reads az follows, to-wit ~ -
To- IL, II D.
tives shall be equal and uniform and shall be regulated
and ascertained by the number of qualified electors
Each parish shall have at least Representative
new parish shall be created with territory less than sx
hundred and twenty-five square miles, with number
of electors less than the full number emitting 1t to Rep
resentatiye when the creation Of such parish
would leave any other parish without the said extent o
TERRITORY and number'of electors. ~
Mr. Guon moved to strike out from the above snbst
tute the following words the number of qualified elect
ors,'' and insert the words total population" =
Pending tie discussion on the above subject, ~
Mr.. Isaacks called for the previous question. .st
On said motion the yeas and hays called fer and
resulted as follows a.- 4='
l. Messrs Anderson of St Landry. Akcnhesd Avery. An
derson of Carroll Armant, Bradford Bartlett benjamin
Beard Boudousguie, Boyer, Buisson Coiens CouneIy
tConrad Declouet Dufour Dugue, Edwards Of Orleans
Eggleston Gardere Guion, Isaacks Key Lobdeh, Lyle
Mathews of Orleans, Marrero Martini Mather, Monge
Nichols Olivier Of St. Mary, Pafrey, Preanx Pierce
pugh Reeves Rixper Roselius, Roman St. Paul, Staes
swazey Shaw Sbley, Tatman, vlerc, Waddill William
, and Whttipgton-5l yeas. -
And Messrs. Andrews Addison, Beale, Bienvenq Bui
lard Casteanos Carter Cotton Daeres Delony Dosson
Duffel Edwards of Washington Eustis Farmer, Hatch
Hayes Harris Hargis Heron Hebert Hernandez Iough
Hodges Hunt Jones, King Of St Landry King of Jack
son. Leefe Leeds, Leblanc, Mc1ihenny. McMilcn
Mathews of Point Coupee, Olivier of St Martin, Bsram
Paxton Price Pierson Puo Richardson Of QUA Richard
son of St. Mary, Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo Robinson
Sandidge Smart Scarborough. Shelton Smith of Wes
Feliciana Smith of VIM simms, Stewart, Talbot Taa
ferro. Thompson, Todd and Wilco1on-59 nays.
Consequently the melton for the previous question
Mr. Farmer moved for adjournment, which motto
y was lest.
/ Mr. St. Paul then renewed his cali for the previou
. question. . s-ss
On said motion the yeas and nays called fof,
:, resulted rs follows s.
~ Messrs Anderson of st Landry, Aknnhead, Aver
Anderson of Carroll, Armant Bradford, Bartlett, Benz
= min, Beard Boudousque Boyer Buisson Colens Conne
I Conrad: Declouet Dufour Dugue, Dufel Edwards OF
leans Eggleston Gardere, Guion Isaacks, Key Lobde
Lyle Mathews of Orleans Martini Mather, MoDge, Mic
m oils Olivier of st Mary Parey, Preaux, Pierce Pu
N Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Roseus Roman, Roysden. Ro
a. quillo St. Paul. Smart, Swazey, Shaw. Smith of We
a Felciana sibey Tat1nan, Where Waddili Williams
10 Whttington-55 yeas. ,f
And Messrs. Andrews, Addison, Besancon Beale, Bic
yenu Bulard Casteanos Carter Cotton, Beony, Dosso
Edwards of Washington, Eustis Farmer. Hatch, Haye
"a Harris Heron ebert Hough Hernandez Hodge
- Hunt Jourdan Jones' King of St. Landry, King ofJackso
Leefe Leeds, LIE Blanc, McIlhenny McMlen, Mathews
4, Point Coupee, Olivier of ST. Martin, Parham Paxto
= Price Pierson, Richardson Of Ouachita Richardse
. son of St. Mary Risk, Robinson Sandidge Smart, Sea
borough Shelton, Smith of Winn, Simms, Stewart Tia
:. hot Taliaferro Thompson, Todd, Van Wicke and Wi
coxon-56noy -.l
=. Consequently lotion for the previous question W
II lost
Il And on motion, the Convention adjourned until Mo
no day morning, at o'clock.
g. MONDAY, July 20, 1852.
is, The Convention met pursuant to adjournment
y, The Rev. Mr. Chadburn opened the proceedings wi
e' prayer.
70, Present Hon D. F. Kenner, President of the Convc
NJ tion, in the chair, and ninety-six delegates.
n, Mr. Waddill offered the following additional article
be inserted under the head Of Legislative Departmer
uL to-wit: 4'a
~ .Artcle On the final passage of every bill in eth
i House, the vote shall be taken by and nays and
tered the Journal and no law shall be passed in eth
'e House without majority vote OF all the members elect
IN thereto"
of On motion of the same delegate the abote article
IT. laid on the table subject the call OF the Convention
ro Mr.. Sanddge offered the following as his reasons
voting against the report of the Committee the Ju
mt sary adopted by the Convention, and motion
following ordered TO be spread othc ourns
Ia vote against the entire report OF the Committee
the Judiciary Department for the following reaso
no. mainly Because in the organization of tho Suprei
Court the principle asserted that the verdict of u
in the trial of before the lower courts in cir
sn may be set aside reversed review of the Jas
well of the law by the appellate court Because viii
o thus declared to be essential for the security Of
rights of the people, that the Jurisdiction of the
should thus extended to the facts in civil VIII
an the amount in dispute shall exceed three hundred
y lars-t yet denies to the court that which certain
ews would not give it-a like power in criminal
tneton which has become odous to the people Becau
r whilst it grants to them and to jury of their peers
OF exercise of power irreversble to ae where tn
pes liberty is at stake, yet refuses them the
n sideration when patry matter Of money at issue
nd object because it is due the people that such just
as the law allows should be meted out in the most So
mary way and at the least possible cost neither Of viii
er can be had long Judges Of the Supreme Court
on expected to doze through mountain piles of written
dence and because long this unnecessary review
lei required the number of those Judges will not be reuc
ad And on principle object because the verdict of
should be conclusive in all matters Of fact object
ent cause of the utter disregard which manifested fer
will of the people, heretofore expressed by two Leg
IN lures as the number of these Judges their salaries