New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-30


Marks Of Caddo, Marks Of Orleans, Martin of Car
roll, hcCloskey, McNeely, Miles, Miller, Moore,
Norton, Perkins of Orleans, Peck, Pemberton,
Pope Provosty, Roseius, Scott of Claiborne, sIaw-
son, Sparrow, Stewart, stocker, Tappan, Taylor
of ST. Charles, Todd, Towles, Valentine and York
40
Nays: Messrs. Barbin, Bienvenu, Bonner, Burton,
Butler, Connolly, DeBlanc, Duffel, Dupre, Fuqua,
Gardere, Gaudet, Gill, Girard, Gray, Griffin, Le-
Blanc, Lewis of Orleans. Marshall, Marrero, Martin
Of Assumption, Mcfarland, Mcclellan, O'Bryan,
Olivier, Patterson, Perkins of Madison, Rozier,
Scott Of East Feciana, Smith, Smart, Swayze, Tay-
lor Of St. Landry, Texada, Warren, Williamson and
Witz-37.
Yeas, 40; nays, 81.
So Mr. Bush's motion prevailed, and the ordi-
nance was reconsidered.
Mr.. o. Bryan offered the following additional Sec
tons as an amendment to the ordinance, to wit:
SEC. 2. Be IL ordained, ETC., That the foregoing
section of this ordinance shall have no effect until
the same has been ratified by majority of the le-
gay qualified voters of the State which said rati.
ication shall be ascertained at the next general
election in the State.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further ordained, That the Gov.
ernor of the State shall issue his proclamation to
that effect, calling upon the proper officers to hold
and make due return of said election to the Secre-
tary of State in conformity to law and that the
said voters shall express their opinion by placing
upon their ballot the words the banking ordinance
amending the Constitution-adopted or rejected
as they may prefer.
Mr.. Hodges moved to lay Mr. O'Bryan's amend
ment on the table.
Mr.. O'Bryan called for the yeas and nays; they
were ordered, and, being taken, resulted as fol-
lows to-wit:
Yeas: Messrs. Adams, Avegno, Barrow, Bermu
dez, Benvenu, Briscoe, Clark Cook, Davidson of
Livingston, Elgee, Estlin, Fuqua, GLADDEN., Her
nandez, Hodge, Hodges, Hongsworth, Johnston,
Kennedy, Labatut, Lawrence, Lagroue, Lewis of
Claiborne, Manning, Marks of Orleans, Martin of
Carroll, McCloskey, McNeey, Miles, Miller, Moore,
Norton, Perkins of Orleans, Peck, Pemberton,
Pope, Provosty, Scott of Claiborne, Slawson, Spar
row, Stewart, Tappan, Taylor of st. Charles,
Towles, Valentine and York-45.
Nays: Messrs. Barbin, Bienvenu, Bonner, Bur-
ton, Butler, Caldwell, Connolly, DeBlanc, Duffel,
Dupr6, Gardere, Gaudet, Gill, Girard, Gray, Grif-
fin, Lewis of Orleans, Marshall, Marrero Marks Of
Caddo, Martin of Assumption, Mcclellan, McFar-
land, O'Bryan, Olivier, Patterson, Perkins Of Mad
son, Roselius, Rozier, Scott of East Feciana
Smith, Smart, Swayze Taylor of St. Landry, Tex
ada, Todd, Warren Williamson and Witz-39.
Yeas, As; nays 80.
| So Mr. O'Bryans amendment was ordered to lie
| on the table. -...-
| Mr.. Mcclellan moved to recommit the ordinance
Mr.. Sparrow moved to lay Mr.. McCollam's mo.
ton on the table.
| Mr.. Grard called for the yeas and nays. They
were ordered and being taken, resulted as follows
| to-wit:
Yeas: Messrs. Adams, Avegno, Barrow, Bermu
dez, Brscoe, Caldwell, Cook, Clark, Davidson Of
Livingston, Elgee, Estlin, Fuqua, GLADDEN., Herman
dez, Hodge, Hodges, Hollingsworth, Johnston
Kennedy Labatut, Lawrence, Lagroue, Lewis o.
Claiborne, Manning Marks of Orleans, Martin Of
Carroll, McCloskey, McNeely, Miles, Miller, Moore
Norton, Patterson, Perkins of Orleans, Peck, Penn
berton, Pope Provosty ,Roselius Scott Of Claiborne
Scott of East Feliciana, Slawson, Sparrow, Stew
art, Tappan, Taylor of St. Charles, Todd, Towles
Valentine and York-50.
Nays Messrs. Barbin, Bienvenu, Bonner, Button
Butler, Connolly DeBlanc, Dufel, Dupre, Gardere
Gaudet, Gill, Grard, Gray Griffin, Lewis of Orleans
Marshall Marrero, Marks of Caddo, Martin c
Assumption Mcclellan, Mcfarland o'Bryan, OF
vier, Perkins of Madison, Rozier, Smith, smar
Swayze, Taylor of st. Landry, Texada, Warrel
Williamson, and Wiltz-33.
Yeas, so; nays, 50.
laid on the table.
Mr.. Estlin moved the previous question.
The chair then stated the question: shall til
main question be now put? it being the adoptio
of the original ordinance, which was agreed to.
Mr. Scott, of East Felicana, called for the yea
and nays they were ordered, and being taken, re
suited as follows, to-wit:
Yeas Messrs. Avegno Barrow, Bermudez
| nnvi If Twin
gee, Estlin, GLADDEN., Hernandez, Hodge, Hodges
Hongsworth, Johnston, Kennedy, Labatut, Law
renee, Lagroue, Lewis of Orleans, Marks of Caddo
Martin of Carroll, McCloskey, McNeely, Miles, Nil
Ter, Moore, Norton, Perkins of Orleans, Peck, Penn
berton, Pope, ProVosty, Roselius, Scott of Clai
borne, SIawson, Sparrow, Stewart, Tappan Tay
lor of St. Charles Todd, Towles, Valentine ant
| York--44
Nays: Messrs. Barbin, Bienvenu, Bonner, Bur
ton, Butler, Connolly, DeBlanc, Duffel Dupr6
Fuqua, Gardere, Gaudet, Gill, Girard, Gray, Griffin
Lewis of Orleans, MaIshall, Marrero, Marks 0
Caddo, Martin of Assumption, Mcclellan, McFar
land, O'Bryan, Olivier, Patterson, Perkins of Madi
son. Rozier, Scott of East Feciana, Semmes
Smith, Smart Swayze, Taylor of St. Landry, Tex
ada, Warren Williams of st. Helena, Williamson
Wilkinson and WiltZ-40
Yeas, Al nays, 4u
So the original ordinance was adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
This being the day set apart for the considera
ton of the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE to divide the of Louisiana Coz
gressena Dsrcs for The election Of Representatives 10 III
Cong of the Confederate States of America.
| We The people Of louisiana IN COnuentlOn as
senabled, do declare and 0rddin That the Stat
shall be divided into six Congressional Districts c
contiguous territory, each district to elect accord
ing to law, one Representative to the Congress c
the Confederate States of America, which divisio
shall continue and be in force until the Legislator
shall otherwise provide.
The First District shall be composed of the PAL
ishes of Plaquemines st. Bernard, Orleans, RICH
bank, the Second and Third municipal Districts Q
New Orleans, the parishes of ST. Tammany an
Washington.
The Second District shall be composed of til
first and fourth municipal Districts OF New Orleans
and the parish of Jefferson.
| The Third District shall be composed of the pal
ishes of St. Charles, St John the Baptist St. James
Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne
Livingston, East Baton Rouge, East Fehciana an
st. Helena.
The Fourth District shall be composed of til
parishes of West Felicana, Pointe ConpGe, Yves
Baton Rouge, tberviile. St. Landry, Lafayette, Vel
> million, st. Martin and ST. Mary.
, The Fifth District shall be composed of the pal
ishes of Calcasieu. Rapdes, Sabine, Natchitoches
VIM, DeSoto, Caddo, Bossier, Bienville, and Ola
borne.
The SiTth District shall be composed of the pal
, ishes of Avoyelles, Concordia, Catahonla Gallo
, well, Franklin Tensas, Madison, Ouachita, jack
| gon Union Murebouse and Carroll.