New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-16
OFFICIAL.
DEBATES OF THE STATE CONVENTION
OF LOUISIANA.

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Thess Act to take the sense of the people on
the expediency of calling Convention to change
the Constitution " of the State of Louisiana,
&c and to provide for the election Of Delegates,
and the holding Of the Convention was passed
by the voice of the people on April II. 1852.
The call for the Act originated in the City of
NewOrleans, and was responded to by many
parishes, usually denominated Country Pa
rishes "a term applied to all excepting the
''Parish of Orleans
The vote making the Act showed where the
interest to call the Convention for new Con-
stitution most prevailed. The city gave large
vote, while the vote of the country parishes was
small.
But the call was sustained, and the Act
created by large majority, and when, in vir-
tue of the 9th section Of the "Act, the delegates
under it assembled at Baton Rouge on July 5,
1852, on the call of the roll, the following dele
gates were present, and answered to their
names:
SENATORIAL DELEGATEs.-Ch Bienvenu,
Plaquemine. st. Bernard and Orleans, right
bank; ] Benjamin, G Dufonr, L Mathews, G
Roselius, Parish Of Orleans; Dugue, Gar
dere, Jefferson and st. Charles; D Kenner,
A B Roman, St. John the Baptist, st. James
and Ascension George S Guion, D Thibo-
daux, Assumption, Lafourche Interior and Ter
rebonne; w J Lyle, W r Stewart, Iberyille and
West Baton Rouge; S Heron, East Baton
Rouge and Livingston H Thompson, st. Helena,
t Washington and ST. Tammany Edward Delo-
ny. East Feliciana; P G Smith, West Feliciana:
S Van Wickle, Point Coupee; Dorsey, Con-
cordia and Tensas; W s Parham, Madison and
Carroll; NJ H Dosson, Catahoula. Franklin and
Caldwell; r W Richardson, Ouachita, More
! house, Union, and Jackson; M Sandidge, Clai-
borne, Bossier and Bienville; D F Roysden,
Caddo, De Soto and Sabine G A Bullard, Nat
chitoches; r II sibley, J Waddill, Rapides
and Avoyelles; L Anderson, Tatman, ST.
Landry and Calcasieu; A J Moss, Lafayette
and Vermillion; Alexander Declouet, st. Mar-
b tin; w I Palfrey, ST. Mary.
REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES. Ronquillo
! G Villere, Plaquemines; A Marrero, st. Ber-
: nard; Chas Robinson, Orleans, right bank j
: Byrne, A McIlhenny, Orleans, First District
G Leeds, E A Bradford, N Jennings, Or.
leans, Second District; R Hunt, J W Price, q
I Hayes, & Risk, Alex Brother, w II Avery
!. Orleans, Third District; NJ G Edwards, J W
i Andrews, II Eggleston, Orleans, Fourth Dis
trict; M Lapeyre, Buisson, Robert Preaux
Orleans, Fifth District; W Collens Henry St
Paul, Orleans, Sixth District H G Castellanss
Eugene Staes, Orleans, Seventh District; Joh1
B Leefe, George Eustis, jr.. Orleans, Eight
District; M Hernandez, Orleans, Ninth Dis
u, trict; B Cotton, A Besancon. Jefferson
l. George Rixner, St. Charles; Boudousquie
81 st. John the Baptist; George Mather, J S Ar
t. !. mant, st. James; Edward Duffel, Ascension
ID W w Pugh, D Leblanc, Dalferes, Assumption
l. II Bernard, P B Key, J Williams, Lafourch
'd Interior G F Connely, Terrebonne; 0 Her
bert, Talbert, lberville; j L Lobdell, Wes
!" Baton Rouge; r G Beale, F. D Conrad, Eas
Baton Rouge; D Addison, Livingston;
Hatch, St. Helena; S Edwards, Washington
] R Jones, St. Tammany; Patterson, A
Patterson, A G Carter, East Felciana; U
Phillips, West Feliciana; B B Sims, L Ma
thews, Point Coupee; H B Shaw, Concordia ]
V Reeves, Tensas; Robert Anderson, Carroll
J G Taliaferro, VIM Beard, Catahoula J
- Shelton, Franklin; W II Hough, Caldwell;
y G Scarborough, Ouaehita r B Todd, More
son; Harris, r A Hargis, Claiborne; Ber
w Pierce, Bienville; Robert Hodges, Bossier
W r Douglass, Caddo D B McA1illen, De Soto
~ J r Smart, c Davidson, Sabine; J G CAM
bell, Solon Bartlett, Natchitoches; A J Isack
,R W W Wilmington, Rapides; John H Boye
tin j Akenhead, St Landry; A Pujo, Calcs
20 sieu; Paxton, Lafayette; II II Wilcoxol
yermillion; E EMonge, G NJ Olivier, T G Nichol
" st Martini ID D Richardson, J G Olivier, s
ou Mary; Ralph Smith, VIM
ne REcAPITuI.ATIoN.--32 Senatorial Delegate
and SO Representative Delegates.
Hon. Duncan F Kenner, of Ascension, ws
elected President Of the Convention, and assume
the position in the following language:
+" Gentlemen of the COnrentiGa: 1 tend'
you my sincere thanks for the manifestation
your confidence in electing me as your presidi1
officer.
''In rising to address you, so unexpectedly
myself, it is not my purpose to make set speecl
ss but only to say that promise zeal, fidelity
n strict impartality in the discharge of the ard,
in, Gus duties to which you have called me. AS
my qualifications, shall say nothing, for, on Il
is. one hand, self-praise would be exceedingly III
,ed becoming, so on the other, self-disparagemel
'n' is usually considered as uncandid.
-, GO Ishall proceed then, gentlemen, to dischar
M Of the duties of the office to which you have rais
me. with such ability as,I possess, relying wi
the confidence on your support when I shall be rig
The The on your kind indulgence when shall be wron
As' g In conclusion, allow me to impress upon "
the results Of my legislative experience, tn
5s s much Of the ease and dispatch with which legi
lily lative business is conducted, depends upon t
disposition Of the members themselves to mai
tain order and to comply rigidly with parli
il, T. mentary rules
en-; @ On Monday, July 5, the day of organizatio
hsi the Convention elected its Secretary, Assista
At Secretary and Printer, and, without further d
@ ous patch of business, adjourned, in consequence
telegraphic intelligence of the untimely dea
Of Hon. Isaac Il. Preston having been receive
ms On Tuesday, July 6, the Convention was e
's 1ss gagged in the election of Clerks, Sergeant
nth Arms and other officers.
and on Wednesday, july d, the rules ana orders
the the the Convention were adopted. In reference
ed. the 18th article, regulating the debates, t
cry journal of the Convention says:
On the 18th article being read, as follows
,En IS. No member shall speak more than twi
on the same question, and more than an hour
.ils each occasion, without leave of the House, L
un, .sS more than once until every member choosing
speak shall have spoken. Butthe mover of a
i'' proposition shall have the right to open a
Us close the debate; and in case the propositi
Hin comes from any committee, then the meml
k. making the report from the committee, sh
:. have the right to open and close the debate
aao 7aa,o like manner.
Mr.. Bienvenu moved to strike out 's one hou
i 90 and to insert in lieu thereof the words g h
9 50 hour which motion prevailed, and
4 BY By On motion Of Mr.. Hunt, the report as amen
W was adopted.
= On same day, the Convention discussed
settled the character of the committees to be
N, pointed by the Chair
,r.a Mr.. Hunt addressed the Convention on
u6is subject of pursuing the business of the b
'i'' with true regard to public economy. His
lE: iGT dress was made in opposition to motion by
liars Cotton, of Jefferson, to take up the Constitut
mss Is of 1876, article by article, tand proceed
sale amend, alter, adopt or strike out''-Mr
w toms motion being asubstitute for the follow
Gus which had been offered by Mr.. Hunt:
EAN ssThat this Convention now take up for c
ista ssts, sideraton the Constitution of this State
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