New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-27
Slem Orleans 4uiIv Grestent,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1861.


copies of the lthographed oro1hance oi hc''7'''
for the use of the members of the ConVehHoh.
Mr. Olivier thought that if members wished CO.
pics of the ordinance, they could afford to pay iof
4hem out of their own pockets. The ColVen"on
rcr,sinr TO suspend the rules, the resolution was
lost. ,
Mfr. Hodge, of the Committee on Finance offered
resolution appropriating sl0oOo 10 pay tne
naming expenses of the ConVen'loh' lne iu'''
hoino orpnonded the resolution was adopted
Mr.. Hodge also reported upon several cia'mS'
which he submitted to the Convention for acton;
also an ordinance for the payment of the census
tol,nrs The ordinance was passed over
Mr. DeBlanc. of the Committee on Enrolment,
, presented copies of various enrolled ordinances.
Mr.. GLADDEN. offered resolution to extend the
leave of absence of Capt. G. NJ. Bradford 10 the
first Monday of November next. and authorize MN
to appoint his own substitute. The rules beng
suspended the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Es,lin offered an ordinance to exempt from
taxation the bonds of the Confederate Atates'
The rules being suspended, the ordinance was
adopted.
Mr.. EIgee offered resolution that when the
Convention adjourn this day, the adjournment Dc
to the first of November next subject 10 DC feaS-
sembed in the interim by the President Or III
case OF his absence, resignation or oeath, ny
committee of five members to be appointed ny
him. that members shall be entitled to mileage
or per diem during the recess; and that II the
Convention assemble again it shall be in New Or
leans.
Mr.. Olivier opposed the resolution, and after
some discussion it was lost, the Convention re-
fusing to suspend the rules.
Mr., Taylor offered an ordinance to authorize the
Insurance Companies to invest their surplus cap'-
tai in bonds Of the Confederate States OF America
The special order of the day, to wit; Mr.. Bon
ford'3 ordinance concerning the Judiciary, was
called IN and read substitute ordinance by
Mr. TaDpan with the sanction OF the committee
was also read The ordinance being read the
Convention refused to suspend the rules, in order
.~st92 take action. o.,, ,,,...ou- 10
wit the ordinance revising the ordinances OF the
Convention The ordinance had previously been
adopted aa far as the ninth section.
The tenth section was read and Mr. Manning
offered an amendment prescribing the iorm oI
oath to be taken by voters when challenged. MF'
FuQua accepted the amendment
Mr., Stewart offered an amendment, that no per
son coming into this State after the passage o
this ordinance shall be permitted to vote unless
he shall have been the owner Of a slave or slaves
within twelve months preceding the election a
which he proposes TO vote This was lald on Inc
table
The tenth section with Mr.. Fuqua's amendment
was then Adopted
Mr.. Semmes moved reconsideration ol th'
ninth section, for reasons which he gave Carried
He then moved to amend the section by adding
the end proviso excepting the fifth and slNtI
sections Of the ordinance repealed Thus amen'ed
the section was rcadOpted.
The seventh section, passed over last week, wa
taken up and adopted
Mr. Fudua moved the rcconsd tration oil tn
third section Carried. He then offered to amen
bv striking out of the eleventh and twelfth lines
the wordA, 4" and to the Cohle"erato 7toIc7
America"
Mr., Olivier offered substitute for all that pai
of the section after the sixth line said sub5titut
doing away with the necessity of swearing a
1nrisnce to both the State of Louisiana and tn
Confederate States After discussion, an aGret
rnpnt was elected between Messrs. Fnqua al
Olivier. by which the section was so amended q
20 read without the preliminary part OF the oaf
prescribed The amendment was adopted, and tn
section as amended, was adopted
The fourth section was reconsdered, AMENDED
read and adopted.
Mr. Manning moved a reconsideration OF u
toDth scCtion for the purpose OF striking ont
amendment made by him, which he had just no
found was unnecessary. Carried, and the amen
mcnt stricken ont.
The 1lth. l2h 18th, llth and l5th sections We
adopted without amendment or debate.
Mr.. Semmcs offered an additional section rc4n
inr the State Dcpo@itary to pay into the state re
s,rv whatcvcr funds may remain on his hands, a't
paving all bills ordered by the Convention II
was adopted.
The ordinance was then adopted as whole.
The ordinance to pay the Census Takers W
taken up. 1t provided that the Census Take
Snould be paid out of money to be transferred ire
the State Deposary to the State Treasury,
that if said money should not be enough to set
tbc bills in full it be divided ont pro rata. AdoI
ed.
The resolution to pay sl30i for printing for /
Convention, was taken up and adopted.
The ordinance concerning the Mint and the st
Depositary was taken up and amended by strk
ont the first section, which was now unnecessa
The remaining sections, concerning the trans
Of the Office of State Dapo>itary and balances
hand, To the Confederate Government, were
poscd by Mr. Semmes, as coming in collision W
the ordinance previously adopted, transferring
baI,nc.s to the state Cove nmcnt.
Mr. Hodge replied to sir. Scnnes, strongly
n7sinr the transfer to the state Of the m'l
found in thc Mint, Of w1iyh he believed thot <
coo was yet subject to tho o1scr Of di bursting {
GERS lie thought it would be diahonorabe i'll
Ssate 10 touch any OF this money
Mr.. Scn2mc5 spoke again and Nj. Hodge nj
q final rel jJnd2r.
Mr.. Marks, of O.!cans, offered a. an addto
section to the ordnance, section repeating
ton lG of the ordinance repeating and amend
certain ordinances. Accepted by Air Hodge
the ordinance as amended adopted
The ordinance concerning the judiciary
next taken up. Tho olignaI bill by Mr. Bon
being Withdrawn, Mr.. TappaE's substitute
offered by the committee as its ordinance. 1t
about to be acted upon, section by scction W
Mr.. Fuoua moved to lay The subject on the ia
and called for the yeas and nays. Result: J
q. navs l7. Not laid on the table.
The ordinance wls tlicn taken up section
section.
Mr.. DUprt offered an amendment 10 the first
,i3n, that f.o Supreme Judges Shall hold o
dhyi2r good bcnavor, instead Of ten years as
vidsd in the section Mr D. argued that the
dicia.., was tic bul17ark Of oUr liberty, a4d III
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