New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-09

II The hon. Alexander Mout0n IN the cnalf al
eighty.si delegates in attendance.
4 The journal Of yesterday was read and, after
A verbal amendment, approved.
MIR. Wilt offered the following resolution:
i Resotued That the President of this Conyentio
4 be and he is hereby authorized to issue a warral
i on the Assistant Treasurer of the Mint, at Ne
I Orleans, in favor of Henry G. Miller, late Unite
States District Attorney, for the sum of forty do
lars. it being the balance due him for his salary
4 office.
Which resolution, on his motion, was referred t
4 the Committee on Finance and Contingent E1
penses.
Mfr. Anderson introduced resolution to the ei
| feet that the State of Louisiana. in resuming he
sovereignty and in asserting her rights to all Fed
eral property within her limits, intended that nj
obstacle should thereby be thrown in the way of
| confederation of the seeding States y which wa
laid over under the rules.
The President announced the following gentle
men to constitute the Committee of Five under thu
resolution of Mi, Estlin, adopted yesterday, viz
4 Messrs. Estlin, Olivier, Hodge, Bonford and Norton
4 Mfr. Thomasson introduced a resolution to the
effect that the people Of Louisiana opposed tx
the abolition of the tariff system and equally so tc
| its reduction below revenue standard, 7; which
1 was laid over under the rules.
ihe ss1ie ueiesate iiis.ouueeu 'he ioiioWlhs re
sosnsion, Wlich w. also aio oyer uiiaer the rues
rsssosss, as q lis mem
tofora nasssa Nv tis Gonvsnt;on and ran ort i,
ordinance or otherwise, what action, on the par
ofthis Convention. is necessary in order to make
Ieia CONFORM 10 tlie oohsttutlon ana Jaws OF tht
aTer said ordinanees shond he conrerad IN H.
Legislature Of fhis State
Mr.. semmes chairman Of tbe Committee nm
Commerce. Revenue and Navigation, reported
| back Tie resolution introduced BY MI. Walker on
the 4th inst. and which mad been referred 10 that
committee. and. at his request, the same was re.
ferred 70 the Committee on Finance and Contingent
EXPENSES.
Mr.. Tbon3asson asked a 7isnensatior of tbo rrlos
to enable him to take up the ordinance heretofore
introduced by him entitled "an ordinance 70
amend the slst Article Of the Constitution or the
State of Louisiana. q which was refused.
The President announced as The first snacta1 ar
At u ~ a. III o,,rt 80, s4a r, IL
~ Il - uAy - Aioi lhe committee on
Falehfs.
On motion of Mr.. DeBlanc the same WAS laid
over srtl,iee4 to call.
me second snaeial or5ar oe H.. A., -
announced Il heinz tte remain;ng sactions 80 ~
domain of the state If Louisiana Which totratha
With snbstitnta beretoforo ;,..oz,oo5 :. 4,
gaa Hal baan t,e e.,
The 9Th section If said ora;nonoo boir,,. -,
and the substitute for aid section offarsd bv Nv
Elgee being also read Mr.. RIgaa rnoved - nos4
none the further consideration NJ the 1ybo,a snh
iect until Monday next. and that If he mado tba
speceal order of the day for that dav al 70 oc,ooI
it,, which was refused. -
Mr.. swayze move5 n Law tba soid orh ,,,4;au
tooatbo,. VIII ~, 1,,,,aa,a .,,.t;,s.t.
Mr.. Elree called for div;sion ~ +ha a,,h;oa.
~ Az 9nt,-4 - i ~, - 80 suoJoo''
anu .ne ffesiaehs deeidlpg that the subject was
one susceptible Of division, the question was taken
first on the motion In Law The OH sootio,, ~ a..
table, which was earried
The 9th section was then read, and on motion
of Mr.. Moore. was adopted.
The 10th section was read when Mr.. EIgee Of
fered the following as a substitute thereto:
Be 4 further ordained That there shall be
ee " q fnoe Lands the office whereof
s siI De nxea al me seat OF government for this
s3sae.i anu eneTe shal ne an oilcet appointed to
preslde over me same, whose Title shall be the
To this substitute, Mr.. Moore offered az an
amendment that the words q Surveyor. a. nera, !,
he ;nsertad ii M ffth l;no - H., 70 t,ss
a., - -. - INV IN iiou u INT Word
commissioner" which was accepted.
Mr.. Todd moved to lay the said substitute on the
tahIa ,ub;nI, ,vos ,af,sod
The same delegate then moved to reconsider the
amendment just adopted, by which the fifth line
was made TO read & Surveyor General instead of
Commissioner which was carried; and he then
moved to amend said substitute by restoring it to
ts original reading, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Lewis, Of Orleans, moved to amend by adding
he following as proViso to said substitute, which
was adopted:
! Prouided, That the Legislature may, by vote
y InIee ,hiths O. the members elected to both
Snnio fe saw pace whenever IN their
sxist. s@nie analA ~ longer
,oandad 80 - ~, AV'n se''ion' as
dopted.
The nth section being read Mr. E,aoa otra,os
ba fo,lon,;,1, a. ouei Gu
p,, 4 lee1asl o,oalaed mat the Commissioner
With Ike advice and cansent ~ * '9s mQsern9r
flee shall continue for four wears. unless soonar
emoyed. He shall receive a fixed annual salary
ntdlad y e.s9a aoafs (S5ooo) and shall not be
That the duties and nowers Of tho sa;d car,a,..
Toner Of Public Lands shall be the same as those
! the commissioner , Of Public Lands Of the late
rodiia5 II tis " sa Sta.es, until otherwise
/ the State. = s1io i1's STATURE
Mr.. Fnaua moved 10 an,o,d so;a .,,,,st,t
trikins out III afte fbe I, :, ~
Il, 1i,, Ia -, ~ llie