New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-04
LOUISIANA STATE CONVENTION.

, SATURDAY, Feb. @ lsGl.-The Convention was
called to order at quarter to II o'clock A. II.
prayer was offered by the Rev. Ballard S.
Dunn, of the Free Episcopal Church.
The roll being called, 86 members answered to
their names.
Judge Moore moved that hereafter the calling
Of the names Of the delegates from this Conven
ton to the Southern Convention to be held at
Montgomery be dispensed with. No objections
being made the motion was adopted.
The minutes of the previous day were read and
approved.
The injunction of secrecy being removed from
the minutes of Tuesday, January 20, they were
ordered to be read.
Mr. GLADDEN., of Orleans, moved that the pro-
ceedings of the secret session of Tuesday the goth
ult, be published in the official report of the Con-
yentiOn.
No objections were made.
The minutes of the day in question were then
read and approved.
Statistics of Commerce.
Mr. Adams of Orleans, offered a resolution to in
struct the Committee on Commerce to confer with
f. H Hatch, Collector of the Port of New Or
leans. and obtain such statistics and data from him
in relation to commerce as may be needed by the
C0nVenu0n IN lis QeuDeFdIONS. hCicTiGu.
Rights Of Citizenship.
Mr. Michel, of Orleans, offered resolution to the
effect that any person residing in the State OF
Louisiana at the time of the passage of the Ordi-
nance of Secession, and having served in or been
hOnorably discharged from the army, should have
and be invested with all the rights of citizenship.
The resolution was referred to tho Committee on
Citizenship.
| Ag,g,raval of tlae Military RoIngs.
| Mr.. Taylor, of St. Charles, offered resolution
| approving of the action of the Military Board Of
Louisiana in enlisting five hundred men for foul
months, to take possession and care of the forts
and arsenaIs within the borders of the State
Adopted.
Permanent Military Organization.
| Judge Moore, of St. Martin, moved an adjourn
ment until Monday in order to give the committee
time to work.
Before this motion could be put
Mr. Semmes, of Orleans, moved that the Conven
| ton go into secret session.
Mr.. Taylor, of St. Charles, asked that the mo
tions for adjournment and secret session be with
drawn for moment as he had m important or
dinance to offer from the Committee on Military
and Naval Affairs in regard to the permanent or
ganization of military force within the State.
Mr.. Estlin called for the reading Of the or
dinance, and it was read rs follows:
ORDINANCE for Permanent Military Organization The pro
VitiOrs of which follows:
SECTION |. Provides that two regiments shall b
formed, one of artillery and one OF infantry.
SEC. 2. Provides that FOR the regiment of ar
tillery there shall be one colonel: one lieu
nant-c0lonel: two majors, one of whom shal
be chief of ordnance; one sergeantmaior; ant
eight companies. Each company to consist Of on
captain; two lst leutenants; one I'd lieutenant
i1- p,titt
two musicians, and eighty-six privates. Fo
the regiment Of infantry there shall be on
colonel; one lieutenant-colonel one major; on
sergeantmajor and eight companies. Each com
pany to consist of one captain one 1St lieutenant
two I'd leutenants; four sergeants; four corpor
ais two musicians, and ninety privates. Fac
regiment shall have one adjutant, to be appointe
| from the subOrlinates.
SEC g. There shall be one maj general. VIII
shall rank next to the commander-in. n.chief, and h
| shall have two aidsde. camp with the rank of frs
lieutenant and who shall be attached as extra sui
alterns to the regiment of the line. There shall
one adjutant and inspector general with the ran
of colonel; one assistant adJutant general With tn
rank of captain; one quartermaster-general wit
the rank of colonel; three assistant quartermastel
generals with the rank of captain. The duties c
subsistence and pay shall be performed by tn
Quartermaster'S department There shall be on
surgeon with the rank of major and three assistar
surgeons with the rank of first lieutenant. Their
shall be two military storekeepers, and twelv
enlisted men of ordnance.
SEC. 4. All commissioned officers provided for b
this ordinance shalt be appointed by the Goyerno
by and with the advice and consent of the Seuat
: Men enlisted shall engage to serve three year
except sooner discharged. 1t is provided that II
Governor or Legislature, with his approval shH
have mower to di5band the force whenever I'll
safety of the State shall no longer require its Sc
vice; or transfer to such confedcrated governme1
as the State NAV join.
SEC. 5. The officers and soldiers provided for /
or1i,, oh hn nav md a
= owauce as now made to similar grades of corps
the United States army, except the mGiorgenera
who shall only receive the pay of brigade-ge
era when he commands in that grade.
SEC. 6. The rules and articles of war of Il
United States shall be adopted, far as Applicant
as the military code of the land force, and II
Executive shall be authorized to prepare and pu