New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-26
NUMBER 1874.


appropriation s exhausted they do not how they
audit and eountersign any warrants the Treasury as
they Of opinion that they would by doing, act e
galiy. and without any authority whatever
OgnedI FEHous GaRbzRE, Chairman
hBolved That the Committee on Contingent Expenses
be ind s hereby authorized in the Of the Convsn
negotiate effect with the Branch Of the Lou
siana State Bank in Baton Rouge. loan at the rate Of
per cent per predcated the Law Of 1852 by
which this Convention has been called and for the fun
amount appropriated therein the procees Of which loan
stand deposited in the said Branch Bank be drawn
against re time to time by warrants Of the President Of
said Convention conntergned by the Secretary thereof
and audited by Of the members of the Committee
Contingent EXPENSE.
On motion Mr. Phillips, the aboye report and resolu-
tions were adopted
Mr. sandidge offered the following resolution.
Resolved, That the Committee the Judiciary De-
patmen be instructed to report to this Convention the
proprety Of reducing the number of Judges Of the Su
preme Court and the constituting of Court Of Errors
only Also as to the propriey Of authorizing the General
Assembly to establish other courts beside those mention
ed in the Constitution Of 1916 and what amendments
thereto would be necessary carry out these pTncpes
The above resolution having been read Mr. sandidge
moved to refer the the Judiciary Committee,
which motion prevailed. .cl7 "a
Mr Jennings. from the Special COMMITTEES appointed to
fix the compensation be allowed to the officers Of the
Convention etc. etc., submitted the following report
1.-THE report referred to has not been received by us
On motion Of Mr. Connely the further consideration Of
the report postponed until Monday, the 18Th inst
Mr.. Sandidge offered the following resolution ss
Resolved. That the Committee on Amendments to the
Constitution be instructed report what change if any
necessary the mode Of amending the Constitution
provided in article 40. l 4sI ..7s5.-li
On motion the above resolution was laid on the table
Mr. Conrad being absent yesterday when the vote
taken article of the Constitution obtained leave
to record his vote and voted in the negative With leave
the delegate submitted the following protest which
on motion ordered to be spread on the journal
The undersigned being of opinion that the amendment
to article of the Constitution placing the
for eligibility to the Senate the footing with those
which required for elgbityto the House of Repre-
sentatives grave departure from those ample and
fundamental principles Of organic law which have been
recognized in theory and adopted in practice since the
commencement Of American liberty and independence
that by American practice it is generally conceded that
of the Houses of Legislature should be constituted
upon conservative principles than the oheramoug
which principles for this end that have been the most
generally recognized the most simple and least objection
able consist in the difference of the members Of the
two bodies and the difference Of time required resi-
denee of eaehproests against the incorporation
and he conceived retrograde principle in the Con-
stuton of this State and asks that this protest be
tended upon the journals evidence of the in
which he would have voted had he been present at the
final passage Of said article and the for his
(Signed.1 f. D. CoNRap.
Mr.. Decouet having voted in the majority on the mo
ton to adopt article of the Constitution moved for re-
consideration. =.
On said motion Mr. Farmer called the yeas and nays
which resulted follows: o. s.-ssl 4
Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead Armant.
Boudousquie Castellanos Campbell Coilens Conrad De-
couet Dorsey. Edwards of Washington Farmer Gardere
Hayes Harris Hargis, Herdandez, Jennings JONES' King
of ST. Landry Leefe Lobde Mathews of Orleans Monge
Nichols Olivier Of St. Mary, Olivier Of st. Martin Pal
frey Price Richardson of Ouachta Rixner Roselius Ro
man. staes, swazey. Shaw, Scarborough, Tatan Thomp
| son, Wilams-40 yeas. 5a4 d. Es5f ,4'3 ~ 3F
Messrs. Avery Anderson of Carroll Addison Bradford
Bartlett, Benjamin Besa Bernard Beard Bienvenr
Brother Boyer Bullard Buisson Byrne Carter Cotton
Dalferes. Davidson, Delony, Dosson Douglass Dufour
Dufel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, Eustis Guion
Hatch Heron, Hebert. Hough Hodges, Hunt, Isaaks
Jourdan Key Leeds, Leblanc. McIlhenny Mathews of
c., Marrero Mess Paxton, Parham Pearce Pierson Phil
lips, Pugh Reeves Richardson of st. Mary Risk Roys
den. Ronquio Robinson sanddge, St Paul Smart shel
ton Smith, Sbley. Simms, Stewart Talbot. Taliafero
Thibodaux, Todd, Where Waddill Whittngton-T1 nays
Consequently the motion was lost. and the Convention
refused the reconsideration. sI
Mr.. Jones having voted with the majority upon tht
adoption of the fifth article of the Constitution moved
for reconsideration of the same, which was lost
Mr. Jones offered the following resolution which under
| the rules of the Convention, was laid over
Resolved That the following adopted as an additional
rule of the Convention That whenever the Convention
shall desire to refer any subject to Committee the
Whole they shall hold evening session that purpose
and said committee shall report the Convention next
morning. @"t H ...5,c "a -
Mr. Eusts offered the following resolution which was
on motion laid upon the table: ...s
Resolved That title six of the Constitution be refer
red to the Committee General Provisions with nsruc-
tions to report as soon practicable.
| DAY.
The Convention then proceeded take into considera
on article II of the Constitution which reads follows
Article H. Absence from the State for than ninety
consecutive days shall interrupt the acquisition of the
residence required In the preceding section unless the
person absenting himself shall be housekeeper shall
occupy tenement for carrying on business and his
dwelling house tenements for carrying on business
shall be actually occupied during his absence by his
family servants, portion thereof or by some
| one employed by him.
Mr. Guion moved to reject the whole article which mo-
| ton was carried.
The 18th article then taken up and read follows
Article r. No soldier seaman marine in the Army or
Navy Of the United States, pauper person under
interdction under conviction Of any crime punsha-
bic with hard labor shall be entitled to any
| tion in this State. ,,. .....
Mr. Risk moved to refer the 18th and 18th articles of
the Constitution the Committee Electoral Franchise
which motion was lost. .. .r~ .. 84lat =.+s +
Mr. Cotton then offered the following substitute to the
above article .r ,4-
Article II No pauper idiot person under inter-
dicton under conviction Of any crime punishable
with hard aborin the State Penitenary shall be entitled
to vote at any election in this State.
On motion of Mr. Hunt the substitute was laid upon
| the table 49, --
Mr. Phillips then moved to strike in the 18th article
the words panper and to insert in lieu thereof the
words No person supported by public charity or under
conviction of vagrancy' ..
Mr. Hunt moved to lay the above amendment upon the
table, which motion prevailed.
Mr. Dufour moved to strike out in the said article the
following words: "No soldier, seaman or marine in the
| Army the Navy of the United States"
| Pending the consideration of the above amendment
Mr.. Wadd offered the following substitute to the
above article;
Article II No pauper. no person under Introduction,
under any conviction of any crime punishable with hard
labor shall be entitled to vote at any election in this
State shall the right be extended to any soldier
marine in the Army Navy of the United States
unless serving therein militia of the State and pro-
vded further that he have the necessary qualifications
of an eeetor in the place where he offers to vote
On motion of Mr. King of St Landry. said substitute
was laid upon the table -7
Mr. Simms offered the following resolution which, on
motion of Mr. King, of ST. Landry, was laid upon the
table ''
Resolved That article II Of the Constitution be referred