New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-20

pose an election shall be holden at the different
5eiectGh precincts throughout the State on Mon
aay 1hs 9ta dsy q Way, A. D. 1861 which cleo
and the returns thereof be made in the same man
ner as now provided by law for the election Of
members Of heGeneral Assembly
SEC 3. Be il further ordained, That the said
Constitution, together with this Ordinance shall
be published in the official journal Of this Conven.
ton, in French and English for at least thirty DAYS
prior to the date Of said election
SEC. 4. Be ii further ortldtned, That at least
thirty days prior to the said 9th of May 1884, the
Governor of the State shall issue his proclamation
for the holding of said election.
SEC. 5. Be ii further ordained, That at said cleo
ton the electors shall endorse on their ballots
Constitution accepted" or Constitution reject
ed And if, from tie returns made, it shall ap-
pear that majority of the qualified voters of the
State have accepted the Constitution, then the
Governor sha!l issue his proclamation declaring that
TACT, and shall also notify the President of the Con-
federate States that said Constitution has been
ratified by the State of Louisiana.
SEC. 6. Be il further ordained That il, from the
returns of said election, it shall appear that ma
jority Of the qualified voters of the State have
voted to reject said Constitution, the Governor
shall Immediately notify the President of the Con
yenton of that fact, and he (tbe Presidency shall
call together this Convention, at early day as
practicable, with the view of determining upon the
best course Of action for the failure welfare Of the
State.
The President announced that he had received
certified copy of the Permanent Constitution adop-
ted by the Montgomery Convention, and would i'm
compliance with resolution of this Convention,
heretofore adopted, cause the same to be printed
for the use Of the delegates.
Mr.. Walker moved to lay the ordinance of Mr.
Cannon on the table, but withdrew the same and
called for the previous question on the adoption of
the ordinance.
Mr.. Heron moved an adjournment, on which Mr.
Cottman called for the yeas and nays which were
as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Bienvenu, Bush, Connolly, Cott-
man, Fuqua, Heron, Lewis of Claiborne, Meredith,
Pike, Scott Of East Feiciana, Taliaferro and Tue
ker-l2.
The nays were Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Avegno
Barrow, Bermudez, Bonford, Bonner, Brscoe, Bur-
ton, Butler, CALDWELL Cannon, Clark, Conner of Con-
cordia, Conner ofSt. Tammany, Davidson of Sabine
Declouet, DeBlanc, Dorsey, Duffel, Dupr6, Estlin,
Fuselier, GLADDEN., Gill, Girard Graves, Gray, Grf-
fin, Hernandez, Hough, Hodge, Hodges, johnson,
Kennedy, Labatut, Lawrence, Lagrone, Lewis of
Bienville, Lewis of Orleans, Manning, Marshall,
Marrero, Marks of Caddo, Marks of Orleans Mar
tin of Carroll, Magee, McCloskey, McCollom, McFar
land, McNeely, Melaneon, Miles, Michel Miller
Moore, Norton, O'Bryan, Olivier, Perkins of Or
leans, Peck, Pemberton, Provosty, Pugb, Richard
son, Roselus, Rozer, Scott of Claiborne, semmes
Slawson, Smith, Sompayrac, Stewart stocker,
Swayze, Tappan, Taylor Of St. Charles, Taylor of
St. Landry, Texada, Thomasson, Todd, Towles.
Valentine, Warren, Walker, williamson Wiltz and
York-88.
Yeas, IL; Nays, IS.
The motion to adjourn was consequently lost.
The demand for the previous question was then
Il
final passage, HhcrcuPon Mr.. Cannon demanded
the yeas and nays, which were ordered, with this
result:
Yeas: Messrs. Benvenu, Bush Cannon, Clark,
Connolly, Cottman Davidson of Sabine, Duffe,
Fuqua Heron, Hough, Johnston Lagroue, Lewis
Of Claiborne, Lewis of Orleans, MeCoom, Melan-
con, Meredith, Pike, ROselius Rozier Scott of East
Felciana, Sompayrac, Stocker, Taaferro, Thorn
assOn and Tucker-26.
Nays Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Ayegno, Bar
row, Bermudez, Bonford Bonner, Briscoe, Burton,
Butler, Caldwell, Conner of Concordia, Conner of
St. Tammany, Declouet, DeBlanc, Dorsey Dupre,
Estlin, Fuselier, GLADDEN., Gill, Girard, Graves,
Gray Griffin, Hernandez, Hodge, Hodges, Kennedy,
Labatut, Lawrence, Lewis of BenviIle, Manning,
Marshall, Marrcro, Marks of Caddo, Marks of
Orleans, Martin of Carroll, Magee, McCloskey, Nc
Farland, McNeely, Miles, Michel, Miller, Moore,
Norton, O'Bryan, Olivier, Perkins of Orleans,
Peck, Pemberton, Proyosty, Pugh, Richardson,
Scott of Claiborne, Semmes, Sawson, Smith,
Stewart, swayze, Tappan, Taylor of st. Charles,
Taylor of st. Landry, Texada, Todd, Towes, Val
entine, Warren, Walker Williamson, Witt and
York-74.
Yeas, &c; nays, "A.
And the ordinance was therefore rejected.
Mr.. Heron asked leave to change his vote just
given, which being granted, he moved to recon
slider the vote just taken.
Mr. EStlin moved to lay Mr.. Herrons motion on
the table, which having prevailed,
On motion by Mr.. Hodges the Convention ad-
jqprned.
J. THOS. WHEAT, Secretary.