New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-15
Baton Rouge Correspondence.
Corrsspounsnrt Of tbs Crssstnt.


Baron RouoE, April 49, 1853
Contrary to custom the House quite full this
ing, and immediately after the morning business was
finished, the bill amending the Constitution
1t will be remembered that Mr Pearce the Chairman of
the Committee Amendments to the Constitution made
long and elaborate report in favor Of the under dis
cusson to-day and it thought that he would urge
this morning at length and with his accustomed
He disappointed every in their expectations
announcing at that he intended say nothing
The first sectiun of the bill provides that Representa-
tion shall be uniform and shall be regulated
tanned BY the number of qualified eeetorsn This amend
changes the article eight proposed to be amende
only res to of course
population basis about which many opinions
been entertained and much talk made At the Of
the session the opponents what is coureousy termed
the negro basis quite confident that they would
succeed in getting rid Of this Ito them obnoxious fea-
ture the Constitution but when the roll was called only
voted In favor Of thrty two voting against
it, requiring sixty sir members voting in the affirmative
even If the fifteen absent members had been in their
and had voted in the Affirmative the section would
have been lost-so that the total population basis still re-
mains unchanged-msny democrats voting against the
amendment Their party will suppose, be down upon
them with all sorts Of denuncations The next amend
proposed reduce the time of office of the Supreme
Court Judges from ten to five years. and to have one
Judge elected every year Considerable discussion
upon this proposition, but it lost by vote Of fifty
nine yeas to fifteen nays As the result was an
nounced Mr. King of St. Landry explained his vote He
said he in favor Of shorter time than ten years but
thought Eve too shorthat if years proposed he
would vote for it, He also proposed that the election
should be biennial, and moved to re-commt the bill
which was done.
The third and last section Of the bill proposed to alter
article hundred and eighteen of the Constitution
which provides that corporations with banking or dis
counting privileges be either created by special acts
formed under general laws, as to make it read
Corporations, with banking discounting privileges
may be created formed under general laws 1t will be
seen that the only difference between the article Of the
Constitution and the amendment proposed is in allowing
the corporations alluded to to be created under
laws Upon the vote being taken, forty-eght voted in
favor of the section and thirty-one against it,
Your readers will perceive tat not single amendment
proposed by the committee ws sustained by the House.
signal and total defeat seen here before
litter all the great flourish of trumpet and Unfortunately
ong report made by the committee any number copies
which ordered to be printed the whole concern
vas defeated.
As this bill finished Mr. King, Of jackson,
allied up his bill which proposes change article fifteen
the Constitution doing away with the population
ause in that article referring to the Senatorial appoint
nent Of New0reans Several speeches were made upon
his bill among others, Mr. Crane delivered two lectures
Aristocracy, which laughed by the whole
House. Mr. Crane is getting to be positive nuisance
Of him in all kindness, those who know him best
say he is good inentioned but he doesn't see that
he is made butt of by every in the House He has
all conscience talked enough about democracy and the
American eagle He ought to remain quiet little while
lie Is only urged by those who wish to laugh at him.
nd he can't see It, merely however because he is blind
bis eyes we're open he would be convinced of the
dicuous position he Is constantly placing himself in
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mendment and thirtyone against it. So that all the
nendments have gone by the board 1t will be curious
remark the fuss which will be made over the failure of
lis constitutional amendment attempt. a
In the Senate six thousand dollars were appropriated
the Medical College. CrpRIc. I