New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-20
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CONVENTION OF THE STATE or LOUISIANA,
TUESDAY, Feb. 70, 1861.

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Tuesday, Feb. 49, 1861.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment,
Hon. A. Mcuton President, in the chair.
After prayer by Rev. MIR. Mccoy, the roll was
called and 81 Delegates answered to their names.
Mr.. Taylor, Of St. Charles Chairman of Com,
rnittee on Military aud Naval Affairs reported the
arrangements OF that committee, to whom the mat.
ter had been referred, relative to the proper man
ner Of inaugnrating and saluting the national flag
Of Louisiana. The ceremony to be as follows
The Convention, in body, to move to Lafayette
Square, where the military Of the city are drawn
up, and at II O'Clock precisely the flag to be run
up on the flagstaff of the City Hall, aud at the
same moment salute of twentyone guns of ar
ti|lery 10 be fred
The same delegate then moved that for the pur-
pose Of carrying out this programme Of arrange
ments, that the Convention take recess until LIZ
o'clock, which was carried
AT liz o'clock the Convention resumed its sit
ting.
On motion 81 Mr. Davidson, Of Sabine, the roll
was called again, and Sc delegates answered to
their names
The jonrnalo Of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr. Walker offered the following resolution, and
asuspension OF the rules being granted, it was on
motion, adopted;
Resozred, That the Hon. John Robertson, Com
missioner from the State of Virginia, ana an hon |
ored citizen of that valuable and renowned COM
monweath, be invited to seat OIL the Goor of this
Convention.
Mr. Moore introduced the Hon John Robertson, |
Commissioner Of Virginia, who addressed the Com
yention.
Mr. Richardson offered the following resolution,
and the rules being suspended, it was on motion,
adopted:
Resolred, That The late Representatives, who
have resigned their seats in the Congress Of tie late
United States, be invited to seats on the floor of
this Convention.
Mr. Gardere, in behalf Of the Committee on E7-
nance, made the following report on certain reso-
4 lutons that had been referred to said committee:
Favorably On resolution to pay William Bloom
field, Sri, Postmaster to the Convention while at
Baton Rouge, the sum Of twenty-five dollars
Which, on motion, was adopted.
FaVoraby on a resolution authorizing the Frea-
surer Of the Mint at New Orleans to pay out of the
funds arising from the revenue Of the port Of New
Orleans, treasury warrant issued on the 31st day
of January, 1881 for the sum of $685. in favor Of
II. @. Miller, Esq late United States District At
torney for the Eastern District of Louisiana said
sum being balance Of salary due; which, on mo-
ton was adopted. +
Fayorably on resolution authorizing the Trea- :
surer Of the Mint at New Orleans, to pay out of
the funds deposited to the credit Of the public re- in
venue of the United States, anterior to the 3lst of
January 1861, treasury warrant No. 2052 issued n
at washington, in favor of Captain James Davis Of
OF New Orleans, dated on the 30th day If Janu-
arg 1851 for the sum Of s249s H. said draft being -
in part payment for the construction Of the Gov /,
eminent wharf at the Quarantine Station on the i
Mississippi river, below the city Of New Orleans:
which, on motion, was adopted. +,
IN addition to this report Mr. Gardtre offered the la
following resolution, which was adopted. wi
Resoloed, That the State Depository and Trea
safef q tne MINT, At New Orleans, be authorized 10
70 pay out OF the revenue fund warrant No POLE oe
OF the Treasury Department at Washington, dated
zsth January, 1851 for thirty three dollars and fif thu
[een cents, IN FAVOR Of seid Assistant Treasurer,
ZOE contingent expenses of his office in New or -
leans Ior tae quarter ending 3lst December 1880 ~
MI BienFenu, having asked and obtained leave. q
ahf ne rules being suspended, offered The follow "a
hg resolution which, on his motion was ADOPTED I1
esofeed Ihat the sum of twenty. five dollars be o
allowed to q. a. DeArmas as a compensation for VIC
laTIng made aud painted the original drawinr lie
which was used in the making of the far adontsa If
9y TINS Convention as the flag of Louisiana. -,
MT Estlin moved to suspend the rules to take I'M W;
ne resolution heretofore offered by him. relating =,
9 the appointment of committee of five To coI
eetinformation andreport to the Convention uron NJ
y reassemblng in March, upon the expedienev If
making the banks now in existence in the State :"
inform in their charters, provided tbe said
Fl agree to pay satisfactory bonus 10 tc sIata Ma
Thich was refused. re
srEolAis ORDER OF THE DAY. ~
The report Of Committee on Public Lands Mr. "a.
Wagze, chairman, being an ordinance relative i
ae unappropriated public domain ia the state of !
ouisana which was made the special order Of tba iao
" for to-day at u O'Clock, was then taken ~ !,
ction by section. ~
Section LIST being read, was, on motion by M ~
GORE, ADOPTED. - /
Section I'd being read, it was on motion by Mr. Of i
Fayze, amended BY striking out in the eighth chez
q ninth lines the words on that day commonly andi
He'd the Ordinance of Secession a i,tn +,
And, on motion BY Mr.. Todd, it was further ton
lended by striking ont in the tenth line, all after Nj
9 word g state,'' to the end Of tile section, phi
And, on motion by Mr.. swayze, the said section NJ,
/, as amended was adopted. snhs
Section Sd being read, was, On motion ~ NJ offar
INNING, amended in the seventh line. so 90 l. of "a
Ike the word ordinance . read ordinances J, was
in the fifth line by striking out the word m
aid z before the word surveyors secti,
I'll. DeBlanc moved to further amend The snid al