New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-26
9ew OrIans gaIy Crescent 0mstag gNorHm aHah g. 1861.

po'hted 10 Tedl5Hict the state, repOTted " an ordl'
nance to divide the State into Congressional dis,
tricts for the election of Representatives to the
Congress OF the Confederate States of America, y
and asked that it be made the special order OF the
day for Monday next at IL o'clock, which was
agreed to.
Mr. O'Bryan moved to reconsider the vote Just
taken on the " ordinance authorizing the LegisIa-
ture to issue State bonds in certain cases."
Mr.. Moore moved to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table, which was carried.
Mr. Todd presented an ordinance authorizing
the Treasurer of the State to receive certain war
rants of the late United States from George Purvs,
Receiver in liquidation of his account" which, on
bis motion, was referred to the Committee on FL
nance, without reading.
The unfinished business Of yesterday, was then
taken up, being the " ordinance relating to Bank
ing Corporations in the State of louisiana, there
being motion by Mr. Estlin to reconsider the
vote taken DIR. EIgee's substitute, and motion
by Mr. Perkins of Orleans to lay the motion to
consider on the table, pending at the time of aa-
journment.
Mr.. Fuqus moved to postpone the further eonsid-
GRAFTON Of the said ordinance until haIf-past |
O'Clock ?. NJ, which did not prevail, and the ques-
ton REQUIRED on the motion of Mr. Perkins of Or
|
on which Mr. Bush called for the yeas and nays,
which resulted as follows, viz:
Yeas Messrs Avegno, Barrow, Bermudez, Clark,
Cook, Elgee, GLADDEN., Hollingsworth, Labatut,
Magee, Norton, Perkins of Orleans, Towles, Penn
berton and York-l4.
Nays: Megsrs Barbin, Benvenu, Bonner, Bon
ford, Brscoe, Burton, Bush Butler, Caldwell, Con-
nelly, Conner of Concordia, DeDIanc, Dorsey,
DuffAl, Duprt, Estlin, Fuselier, Fuqua, Gardere,
Gaude. Garrett, Gill, tirard, Gray Griffin, Heron,
Hough, Hodge, Hodges, Johnston, Kennedy Kidd,
Lawrence, LeBourgeois, Lewis of Bienville, Lewis
of Claiborne, Lewis Of Orleans, Marshall, Marks of
Orleans, Martin of Assumption Martin of Carroll,
!, McCloskey Mcclellan, McNeely, Miles, Miller,
Moore, O'Bryan, Olivier, Patterson, Perkins of La
= fourche, Perkins of Madison, Peck, Polk, Richard
son. Rozier, Scott of Claiborne Scott of East Feci-
> ana, Senmes, Slawson, Smith, Smart, Sompayrac,
Sparrow, Stewart, Stocker Swayze, Tappan, Tai
bot, Taylor OF St. Charles, Taylor of ST. Landry
Texada, Todd Tucker, Valentine, Warren, Walker
l Williams of st. Helena, Wilkinson, Witt and
\ York-62. ...
+; Yeas, IA: nays, So. --... ....
! Therefore the motion to lay on the table was
lost.
And the motion to reconsider agreed to, BY
/ general consent; and the subject matter was be
fore the Convention:
Mr.. Sparrow proposed as an amendment to Air
Elgee's substitute to strike out all after the word
l " general laws" and insert the following:
But the Legislature shall, in both cases, provide
that before bank go into operation, two-thrd
Of the capital thereof shall be paid in specie. NJ
bank shall ssuenotes exceeding in amount, at any
one time three-fourths of the of the capita
thereof paid in, or of less denomination than tel
dollars. Thatthe cash liabilities of each bank shal
always be represented by at least one-third il
specie, and the balance in good paper, payable il
full at maturity, within ninety days, and that nj
bank shall issue from its counter any other thar
r its own notes.
Mr.. Williamson moved TO amend Mr.. Sparrows
n amendment, by adding the following:
No act of incorporation of bank shall be valit
a unless the same be passed with the consent o
= three-itbs Of the members composing both Houses
!, Of the General Assembly.
| Which was refused.
Mr.. Fnqua moved to amend Mr.. Sparrow!
i amendment, by adding the following provso
q 'Proyided further, that the Legislature shal
have no power to exempt the capital of any banl
/ from taxation"
i Which amendment was adopted.
j. Mr.. Hodge moved the previous question on tn
# substitute and amendments to the ordinance
IS which was sustained and the question occurrin
~ first upon the amendment of Mr.. Sparrow a
ID amended, Mr.. Bush demanded the yeas and nay
s. with the following result, viz:
le Yeas: Messrs Avegno, Barrow, Bonford, Bris
!. coe, Burton, Butler, CALDWELL Clark Cook, Dorsey
Of Duprt, Elgee, Estln Fuqua, GardGre, Gaude
GLADDEN., Gill; Girard, Hernandez, Hodge, Hodge:
HoIlingsworth, Johnston, Kennedy, Kidd, Labatu
Lawrence, Lewis of Bienyille, Lewis of Claiborne
: Marks of Orleans, Martin of Carroll, MeCloskey
- McNeely, Miles, Miller, Moore, Norton, O'Bryan
y. Olivier Perkins, Peck, Pemberton, Pope, Polk
Pugh, Scott of Claiborne, Scott of East Feliciana
Slawson, Sompayrac, Sparrow, Stewart, Swayze
> Tappan, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor of st. Charles
:, = Taylor of st. Landry, Towes, Valentine, Walker
u Wilkinson and Yorll-63
y NAYS: Messrs. Barbin Bermudez, Bienvenr
- Bonner Bush, Connolly, Conner of Concorda, Dt
Blanc, Fuseier, Garrett Gray, Griffin, LeBon
, goes, Lewis of Orleans, Marshall, Martin of As
~ sumption, Mcclellan, Mcfarland, Meancon, Pa
10 terson Perkins of Lafourche, Perkins of Madison
Richardson, Rozjer, Semmes, Smith, Smart, Stool
4 er. Texala, Tucker, Warren, Williamson an
- Wiitz--33.
~ Yeas, IS; nays, SO.
- Therefore the amendment of Mr.. Sparrow,
"a amended, was accepted
= The question then occurring upon the adopto
Of Mr.. Elgee's substitute, as amended,
F. Mr.. Dush moved to lay the whole subject on tn
- table, which motion was ruled to be out of order.
Mr.. O'Bryan demanded the yeas and nays, whic
,r resulted as follows, viz:
70 Yeas: Messrs. Adams, Avegno, Barrow, Berm1
= dez, Bonford, Briscoe Caldwell, Clark, Cook Coz
NJ nelly, Elgee, Estn, GLADDEN., Hernandez, Hodg
Hodges, Hollingsworth, Johnston, Kennedy, Kid
ID abatut Lawrence Lewis of Bienville Lewis of Cla
Ii. borne, Manning, Marks Of Orleans, Martin of Ca
I'd roll, McCloskey, Mcclellan, McNeely, Miles, Mile
is Moore, Norton, Olivier, Perkins of Orleans, Pee
Pemberton, Pope, Pugh, Scott of Claiborne, Sla'
to son. Sparrow, Stewart, Stocl1er, Tappan, Taylor
St. Charles, Todd, Towles, Valentine, Wiamso
al Wilkinson and York-53.
Nays: AIessrs Barbin, Bienvenu, Bonner, Blu
,b ton, Bush, Butler, Conner of Concorda, DcBlan
Dupre, Fuseler, Fuqua, Gardtre, Garrett, Gaude
g Gill, Grard, Gray, Griffin, Heron, LeBourgeoi
q Lewis of Orleans, Marshall, Martin of Assumptio
n Mcfarland, Melancon, OBryan, Patterson, Perk
n of Lafoucche, Perkins of Madison, Polk, Richar
~, son. Rozicr Scott of East Feliciana, semme
s. Smith, Smart, Sompayrac, Swayze, Taliaferr
", Texada, Taylor of St. Landy, Tucker, Ware
n, Walker, Williams of st. Helena and Wiltz-46.
ii, Yeas, SO nays 46.
Il Consequently Mr.. Elgees substitute, as amende
IL was adopted.