New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-11
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CONVENTION Of TIRE STATE Of LOUISIANA n.
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IND osH Slime offered 4 resolution 70 TINS effect,
I,at whilst liselaming the intention 70 diesa'e
as,s coarse W tie Confederate States, the Repre-.
atiyes Of Louisiana, in this Convention are q
opiion that the pride and dignity Of the soatnern
tisople new command that the Commissioners sene
I'll Washington should be recalled, II
which resolution AS laid over under the rules.
sFr s,sFrnnaez offered 4 resolution that the U. s..
gs;sta N Treasurer In New Orleans be authorized
e, NAV John Gauche, On his warrant, nineteen
a...Y,rss asd forty -four dollars and forty-three
ssantss fiji. rent of rooms occupied By the Y. =.
goslris as,d ofices in New Orleans
III sIls same on motion, was referred to the
# tsanssnittes on Finance and Contingent Expenses.
HI. " slker submitted a communication from s.
HI Patton Pension Agent in New Orleans, relative
"a al iishonored e. s. Treasury warrant, etc.
Whieh was, on motion. referred to the Com
ssssttee DID Finance and Contingent Expenses.
MI. Siawses submitted the memorial and vouch-
ers 81 III. Poitevent, through w. r. Thompson,
requesting payment of $3.50 81 due him for lnm-
bsr furnished for Fort st. Philip, under contract
WITH Tie late u. S. Government
NJ Iichwas referred to the Committee on Finance
ana Gontingen Expenses
rr. EIaee introduced resolution that the hour
gs tae assembling Of this Convention shall be u
xscIocI each day, and after a suspension Of the
rties, the same was adopted.
0r motion OF Dir. Nicely, the resolution Of BIZ.
Ejeea. axing the hour of the assembling Of the
Convention. was reconsdered.
hgr. 81 Bryan moved to lay the resolution on the
and called TOR the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, with this result
The yeas were Messas. Anderson, Bonner, Brs-
coe. Conner of ST. Tammany, DeBlane Dorsey,
Enaua, DufIsl, Gaudet. Graves, Gray, Heron, Ma
gee, Mcclellan, Meaneon, Meredith, honton,
Bryan, Patterson, Pngh. Richardson, Roman,
scott Of East Fsliciana, Smart, stoeker, Thomas
son Todd, Ferret u Williams Of st. Helena-so
rl.e III w were Messrs. Adams, Barrow, Bermu-
saeS, Bisnsenn, Bonford, Bush, Butler, Caldwell,
Geek. Connolly, Conner Of Coneordia, Davidson
I'll sabine, Du RI, Elan, Elgee, Fuaelier, Garrett,
tafslars, GLADDEN., Girard Griffin, Hongh, Hodge.
Hodges, Kennedy, Iabatut l, Blanc Lewis of BIZ
eagiIGs Lewis of Orleans, Manning, Marks Cad
o Marks Of Orleans Martin ct Carroll, McGloskey,
fcNeefy Miles. Miller. Olivier, Perkins Of La
gou1ohe. Perkins of Orleans, Peck, Pemberten,
ope8 provoatys aozler, senmes sawson, Smith,
Eef,pa5rac, ". IA pan, aylor Of 81 Landry,
oHles, Tucker, Tale ntine, Warren, Walk
81, n ilIaInaon ard York 100.
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Consequently tito motion r. lay on the table was
iosss
11Fg Thonlass0n moved 10 amend Mr. Elgee's res
0itafion by out the words E twelve o'clock
aI,d the words eleven o'clock precisely
which aid not prevail
iii Cannon offered the following amendment to
he resolution.
lsssolued That We, the honorable members Of
This Convention meet every day at II o'clock pre-
eisely for tile Of the peoples business.
which amendment was laid on the table.
an molten Of Mr.. Elgee, the resolution was
amended BY adding thereto the words s and that
t hour Of taking mp the orders Of the day shall be
fixed at one O'Clock. 4
Ana the resolution, as amended, was adopted
s Mi Hough submitted an ordinance ameudatory
os articles SIS, Is and so Of the Constitution, which,
on iis notion sFas referred to the Committee ON
State Constitution.
s Ehe unfinished business Of yesterday, being an
ordinance reported from the Committee on Public
Lands, WAS then taken mp, and the 18th section,
being the additional one oderedby Mr.. Fuqua, was
adopted
Hi acCoIlum moved reconsideration of the
lagk section d the ordinance.
Which, on motion BY Mr. swayze, was laid on the
table.
os motion il ILL., swayze, the ordinance as
amended. was adopted AZ q whole and reads as
follows
81 BE II further orddined That I'LL further loea-
ions of military bounty land warrants issued by,
or under tie authority zof tile late Government Of
II sha United States, within This State, be and the
same are hereby prohibited.
s la II 9tsfae,. aimed, That there shall be d
e Department Of Public Lands, the Office whereof
gilall be fixed al the seat Of G0vernmentfor this
State and there shail be an officer appointed
10 preside over The whose title shall be the
f ct Public Lands provided, that the
II Legislature may. p vote of tlireeffths Of the
members elected 50 both branches, discontinue
sad ONCE, Whenever iii their opinion the necessity
+ foI tiie same shall no longer exist.
Il. l}e fttfks er ordained That the Commits
81 9nef of Public Lands be appointed by the Gov
ern6f ith THE did vice and consent Of the Senate
who shall hold his office for four years unless
Il eFsQysd Ny the Governor. His salary. duties and
Np NH shall be regulated BY law, and he shall not
a l. III Ii further ordained, That the State Of
Louisiana does hereby assume all arrearages due
III tE Abe late government Of the United States to
zis Surve General, Or any of the employees OF.
the Offices within the limits Of this State for
tsiY salaries or services, and the same shall be
nall hi thu Treasurer Of the State, from the fund
created ny the sales Of public lands, upon the war
Tans of said Survey General, said warrants being
8 first approved by the Governor.
n lse fUft sey ordained That the Legislature
+ giiail have aHer 10 epeal or modify the second
4 tiens OF this ordinance.
Air. Thomasson, with leave, called up his resolu-
s fen deelaratory d the opposition Of the people
Of lonisiaua To the abolition Of the tariff system
y ana equally so u lis reduction below revenue
standard.
And the same was, on motion by sIr. Texada,
! referred y The Committee on Commerce, Revenue
and agigatian.
y ne resolution Of MI. Thpmasson, presented yes.
atisa eellng for the appointment of special
committee cs nine ito examine the ordinances
herefa iore passed Ny tliis Convention and report
hy ordinance 81 otherwise, what ACTION ON the part
of this Convention is necessary III, order 10 make
seni conform 10 the Constitution apd, laws of he
Provisional GovernHent, and also as to what
powers over said ordinances should be conferred
pn THE Legislature Of this State, Il was, with leave
Il aiken up aud adopted.
Tie resolution offered yesterday BY ME-. Ander.
ana deciaratury thar [. the State Of Louisiana
ias sspHiing ler sovereignty and in asserting her
Eigh ID ail Federal property within her limits, in
seNa sd that no obstacle should thereby be thrown
B iii tho way Of a Confederation Of the Seeding
van. op bill motion, ana with leave Of the
tbnvei stions taken up sud referred to the Com
Ihiltee .sn the Formation Of SOathera Confed-
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