New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-25
CONVENTION OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, Friday, March %, 1856

NEW ORLEANS, Friday, March %, 1861.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment;
the Hon. Alexander Mouton in the chair, and
eighty delegates in attendance.
The journal of yesterday was then ordered to be
read. During the reading and when that portion
relating to the adoption of the Constitution was
reached, Mr.. Lewis, of Claiborne, moved to dis
&pense with the reading of the Constitution OF the
= Confederate States of America" adopted yes
terday.
The President ruled that it was unnecessary to
spread the Constitution upon the journal OF the
Convention, and that it should not have been
done.
Mr.. Lawrence moved that the Constitution be
spread upon the journal
Mr. Marks of Orleans, moved that the construc
ton of the President on the question be main
tanned which motion prevailed, and the reading
of the Constitution dispensed with, and it was
ordered not to be spread upon the journal
Mr.. Sparrow presented the following resolution
and asked suspension of the rules for its imme
date consideration, which agreed to:
RESOLVED, That the Judiciary Committee be in
structed to report an ordinance providing that the
next regular session of the General Assembly of
this State shall be held at Baton Rouge on the
fourth Monday of November next, and within
three days thereafter proceed to elect two Senators
to represent this State in the Congress of the Con-
federate States of America.
Mr.. Bush presented the following ordinance,
which he offered as a substitute for the resolution
offered by Mr.. Sparrow
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We, the People of Louisiana, an COnuentaGn as
sernbed, do declare and ordain, That the members
of the next General Assembly shall meet for their
first session on the fourth Monday of November,
1861 and the first week of the session Ito continue
for sixty days thenceorward) elect Senators to the
Congress Of the Confederate States. Thereafter
their sessions shall be held in conformity to artl-
Giles five and twenty five of the Constitution
Mr. Hodge moved to refer both the original res
olution and the substitute to the Committee on the
Judiciary, which was lost.
The question being then taken on the substitute
offered by Mr.. Bush, it was adopted.
Mfr. Lewis, of Claiborne, presented the following
resolution and asked for suspension of the rules,
which being granted the resolution, his motion,
was adopted.
ResOZred That the members of the Convention
am%ho were absent on the passage of the ordinance
ratifying the Permanent Constitution of the Con-
federate States of America, be permitted to record
their votes upon said ordinance.
In the execution of the order Of the Convention
under this resolution, the names of those who were
absent at the time the vote was taken on the ordi
nance ratifying the Constitution were called, and
they lespectively voted as follows, viz:
Mr.. Barbn, yea Mr.. Gardere, yea :; Mr.. Nc
Collam, yea; Mr.. Olivier, yea Mr.. Mcfarland,
yea; Mr.. Williamson, yea; making the vote
on said ordinance of ratification stand: yeas, l07
nays, 7.
Mr. Moore as chairman of the special committee
appointed 10 redistriet the State, asked leave to
have printed for the use of the Convention the
report that that committee designed making, which
was granted.
Mr. Hodge, chairman of Committee on Finance,
ETC., submitted the following report viz:
can ordinance relative to the Swamp Land
Fund"
can ordinance concerning the Mint and State De-
positary of New Orleans" and the following reso
luton, viz
Resolved, That the Collector of Customs be and
he is hereby required to inform the Convention
what amounts have been received and disbursed
by him, and where the funds collected by him have
been deposited since the 28th day of February last
Which were srepectively ordered to lie,oyer under
the rule.
Mr.. Hodge, chairman of Committee on Finance
etc., further reported:
On the claim of W. J. Poitevant, heretofore re.
ferred to the Committee on Finance, ETC., that
there were no funds to pay it.
On the claim of R. G. Cummings & Co., assignees
of H. NJ. Black the same report and on the claim
of ]. W. Gurley, clerk the same report.
Mr. Grard, chairman of Committee on Patents,
submitted the following report:
The Committee on Patents to whom was re-
ferred the memorial of J. McKeever, report that
they have examined the mailbag seal, which is
the subject of the memorial, and as far as they
could Judge of it, have found it cheap and effect
i've mode of preventing the opening of mail bags
while in transit and of insurng the detection of any
attempt at tampering with said seal.
The Committee further state that they offer no
ordinance in relation to this subject as it comes
more properly within the scope of the Government
of the Confederate States.
Mr.. Olivier chairman of Committee on State
Constitution and Protection of Private Rights,
submitted the following ordinances, reported by
that committee:
-" An ordinance to repeal and abrogate title No.
r. of the Constitution"
can ordinance to amend article 100 of the Con
gtitution of the State"
Which were ordered to lay over under the rules.
Mr. Walker chairman of Committee on Postal
Affairs, submitted a communication from Hon.
John H. Reagan, PostmasterGeneral, which was
read.
Mr.. DeBlanc, of the Committee on Enrolment
renorted as duly enrolled, the following entitled
ordinance, viz:
can ordinance providing for the ratification of
the Constitution of the Confederate States Of
America adopted March q, 1861.
Mr.. Butler asked leave to take up, out of its
regular order the ordinance relative to the ces-
sion of public property, acquired from the United
States,'' introduced by him on yesterday, which
being granted, he moved to amend the same by
striking out the words the General Assembly,
in the last line of the first section, and inserting i'll
stead ga Convention of the State" which was
agreed to-
Mr.. Walker moved to further amend by striking
out the words acquired from the United States,
in the title of said ordinance, and inserting instead
the words g lately of the United States, and now
in possession of this State,n which was agreed to
Mr.. Elgee moved that the ordinance be printed
and laid over until tomorrow, which was lost
Mr.. OBryan moved to further amend said ordi
nance by making the title conform to the ordi
nance, which was agreed to.
Mr.. DeBlane moved to amend by striking out thu
words public buildings"
When, on motion by Mr.. Lewis of Claiborne, thu
ordinance and amendments were referred to thu
Committee on the Formation of Southern Con