New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-09
Ne6 ORLEANS 9ailg Greseent.
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 0. 1861.
THE LOUISIANA STATE CONVENTION.

lne'f names. The journal was read and approved. |
Letter from the Collector.
;n, ~ oo''op.of natrn WIS reao eHplaih-
,,,ast.a sysse,n VI 'S ola1e' ASKING 'ne
4 $500 y, S'1 1onSen"on " s'i' no
sssrs,., ne'pt's wy nsnEnouSeS s'ihs' anu
tle 1Ta' INV Appolhlniehe Oh Lieut.. Fry iate Oh
oD''u STATES SERVICE Id that department. aS
snt Mypet oncer 70 pc vested WIN the necessary
lety III .lllS nlatIer' Inc leVter was referred
" lug ooiuhi'etee Oh commerce, etc.
MI Vow sE orienns Az, Eost-oshce.
= :, 'i't ms u olio"hs' oL.eieu resoio1oh
~ 0o..iint.ee VI ros'ai Ahails pe instructed
144a'o ii..o 'ue ailssoo ABUSES III INC view or
o9' o'iieo A'u' to'''u 'u''. "ouSes oe iound
., 49, - ~ DpD upoli o'no ,n9snou Vi CORRECTING
q v ~ so"'.l',.se Id inoo'
'Al.'& S W s
e,oo' y liaqAeplihes' oA'ereu fesoo-
,Ho ~ oont'nseh' Expenses pe
49, W = oiUinaH'e ioi 'i' p"' 'i'"'
- ''ie oon'eh'ioi iof seir Sef''es
-'Su1pen s."rl.N.s " ss'u oolaiii't,ee' ,
a.. DAr,u'oh, =. oaoihe' ohereu d resolution
aA N' Il e' blooliineu' or., the FostthaSter iof the
oohYaltioh at Baton Rouge, De paid tor Ills
SefYhes. heierred TO the same committee.
haMichel' OF orleans, ohered a resoiuton lhat
me aate depository and treasurer OF the hint DC
autienzed to pay out OF the funds deposited TO the
credit of the public revenues of the United States
anterior to the 3lst of January, 1861, the sum of
Sz41 IL, being the amount OF treasury warrant
No. D52 issued by the Treasury Department at
Washington City, on the 30th day of January 1861,
in favor of Capt. James Davis, of New Orleans, in
partpayment for the construction Of the Govern
mentwharf at the Quarantine Station on the Mis-
sissppi river, below the city Of New Orleans.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
The Oath OF Office.
MF Bonner, OF Franklin, offered a resolution
directing the Secretary Of this Convention to for
ward to the Secretary of State certified copy Of
the oath of allegiance to the State. He stated
~ that numerous officers, properly qualified, were
standing idle because the Secretary of State was
anot prepared to administer the oath.
y Mr. Olivier, Of st. Mary, moved to amend, that
II .ecretary send with the above a copy of the
nEufnance amending article 1876 of the Constitution,
having an important bearing on the oath of office.
\ The amendment was accepted, and the resolu-
ion asamepded was adopted
H Commissioners saT.rv.
1 Mr.. Texada of Rapides offered resolution that
Inc Committee on Finance be instructed to report
hat salary shall be paid the Commissioner to
exaS Referred to said Committee.
VI Postal Affairs.
d Mr.Gottman, OF Ascension, offered resolution
at the Committee on Postal Affairs employ
EerN, in order to ensure report from the COM
ttteebefore the adjournment of the Convention.
Mr,Walker, OF Orleans, on behalf of that COM
4, y ittes hardly knew how to take the gentleman's
II opaition; whether as voluntary act Of gen
Mostly, or as an inainuation OF neglect on
X! #e Rrt of the committee. He stated that the
mRttee hsd no need Of Secretary, and that
Il r rFasons satisfactory to the committee he would
y #3Veso lay the resolution on the table; and his
= ERul carried.
Protection to sug"r etc
gH"Sohhs"'p' oi lpsFENie' oAereo fesointoh III
Epchpg the oommlttee ON commerce, ETC., to re-
535t apoh the e1peaiency OF 80 modifying the rev
s1e laws as to admit, free OF duty India bagging
other fabrics used IN the bahng OF cotton :
y ., to report upon the expectancy OF imposing
clfic instead Of 0d uatore'n duty on foreign su-
= such as VIII protect the sugar interest OF this
te' Referred 70 the committee on commerce.
the Late =. >. Courts.
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5'oH was auoPsou 'iie UaJ po4oie' y" DO o@lieu ny.
S'Gon0 S'''ion'
flF' MI'es moved t!e pos'pohe'neh' o! Ihe ordi-
EiIe " s"e "tH VI "'a'Sn s.''"s az nS iea"oN'
pe"ei Hta' '''e o'N'en.U" ,.' d. non'SoHteiy
bu'u "'iHo7A oei'@in'y e"e90"'n 'Uu'0i"l system
sls'caoe TO 'he Puotlc wants mere
~ "'ho'u SUM y. 'i0 'oi'ouS nasui' VI 'ii0
$ayS Gausea ~ t'is topP"se u 'ti0 y. "' 0oui'S
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