New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-08

iaaFnment, aad ought q he prepafed q aot llpon

/ jearnment, and ought to he prepared to act upol
it.
1 Mr.. Lewis said hewas ready to sit in Convention
as long as any body, and as willing to sacrifice hi,
convenience and private business for the good al
the State but he really could not see the necessity
for protracted session, and believed that nm nd
journment of a few weeks, or q month. yould he
better, not only for the members, but for the in
terests of the State. Besides, the resolution for
adjournment contained a clause authorizing the
President to rcnssembe the Convention, should if
be necessary, before the 4th of March.
Mr. Semmes offered as a substitute, a resolution
that the Convention adjourn on Tuesday next Mr..
Elan made speech on the subject, and MIR.
| Semmes made second speech,
Mr.. Egee took ground with Mr. Walker, against
an adjournment in warm language Mr., Walker
had in fact, anticipated him in the reasons he gave
for opposing an adjournment. If the Convention
once adjourned, it would be no easy matter to re-
assemble it again, and impossible to rGassemble if
as quickly might be required.
| Mr.. Lewis replied at some length. still adyocat
| ing the adjournment proposed
| Mr.. McNeely moved to lay the whole subject on
| the table. Voted upon and lost.
| Several amendments as to the time of rIassem
| bling were put to vote and lost.
| MIR. Semmes' substitute resolution, to adjourn
from Tuesday next to the 18th of March the Pres.
| ident or committee of his appointment to call
the Convention together sooner if necessary. was
| then discussed. 1t was finally so amended as to
make the 4th of March the day of r6assembling,
and thus amended was adopted
Mr.. Heron moved an amendment that the Con-
vention reassemble at Baton Rouge instead of New
Orleans. Laid on the table almost unanimously,
Mr. Elan also offered another amendment, which
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Texada, Of Rapides, offered resolution, that
the ordinances of the standing committees have
precedence over all other business, prior to ad-
journment. Under suspension of the rules, this
was adopted.
Ordinance on Public LANDS,
Mr.. Elgee moved to take up the Ordinance on
Public Lands, which had been fixed for the special
order of the day on Wednesday, but not then taken
up, owing to the protracted previous business The
President ruled that the ordinance could not now
come up under the head Of unfinished business, and
it was indefinitely deferred.
Order of the Day,
The special order of this day, to.wt, the Ord |
nance concerning the Circuit and District Courts
established in Louisiana by the late Government of |
the United States" was calledu up by Mr.. Bonford |
of Orleans who moved its adoption section by sec.
tion- I'VE published it yesterday.1
Mr.. Thomasson moved to lay the ordinance over
to the 4h of March, for the reason that the South
ern Convention at Montgomery would probably by
that time enact laws which would render this Con |
yention's action on the subject unnecessary.
Mr.. Bonford explained that there was much law
business of great Importance suspended by the
stoppage of the late United States Courts to the
letriment and damage of suitors, and thought it
necessary that those Courts be set in motion again
Without delay.
Mfr. Rozier took strong grounds with AIr. Bonford.
Mr.. Moore moved to lay on the table the motion
or postponement of the ordinance Carried.
The first section of the ordinance was taken up
nd adopted without amendment or debate, and
hen, on motion, the Convention adjourned