New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-26
ylem Orleans @alIv Crtsfsnt.

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TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 2G, 1861.

READ, corrected ana hppFuVeu.g lHe uhiuueI VI
members subsequently increased to eighty-four
Mr.. Manning called up his ordinance to cede the
forts, arsenas, etc. to the Confederate States, and
asked for action. After some opposition, on ac-
count of the hour having arrived for the special
order of the day 0he ordinance for redistrcting
the state) Mr.. NJ. = ordinance was taken up.
Mr.. Wilkinson offered an amendment to transfer
likewise all the grounds attached to the forts,
lighthouses, and other public buildings
RMr. Elgee offered an amendment to this amend
n,ent, that the arsenal and grounds at Baton Rouge
be excepted, and retained for State purposes. lie
advanced various reasons why the State arsenal
and grounds should be retained for the uses OF the
State. -o+.
Mr.. Wilkinson replied in opposition to Mr. Elgee,
disagreeing with him upon every point
Mr. Manning declined accepting either of the
amendments, he having presented the ordinance as
e the organ Of the committee.
zR n MFR. Walker opposed Mr.. Elgee's amendment.
-. Mr. Taylor moved tolay both amendments on the
table. They were separately voted upon, and
both lost.
Mr. Estlin moved 10 strike out of the ordinance
the word 'arsenals." Lost. The ordinance was
then voted upon, and adopted unanimously.
Mfr. Lawrence offered a resolution recommend
ing the continuance in the revenue service OF Capt
Brushwood and his officers and men, of the reve1nae
cutter JtcClelland.
Mfr. Wilkinson offered resolution to pay the re-
pnrers Of certain newspapers S day for their at
tendance upon the Convention. Referred to the
Committee on Finance. g
He also offered resolution declaring that this
Convention approves Of an entire free trade with
the Western States. Laid over.
bfr. DeBtanc, of the Committee on Enrichment
presented report, which was accepted. -.
The order of the day, to-wt: Mr.. Tappan's ord
to redistrict the State and Mr.. Moore's sub
stitute therefor, was called up. Mr.. Dupre object
~ ed, contendng that there was unfinished business
"a of Saturday to dispose of. After some discussion
upon points of order, and especially whether
motion to adjourn entirely cuts Off kills motion
pending to reconsider, it was decided that the ad-
journment did not kill the motion to reconsider or
the motion to table tie motion to reconsider.
The motion made on Saturday, just before the
adjournment, was by Mr.. Estliu to reconsider the
vote just had upon Messrs. Elgee and sparrow's
eatltoined substitute for Mr.. Esn's banking ord
nance--a vote by which the said substitute was
Il lost: and this was followed by motion to lay the
1 motion to reconsider on the table; and before
Il action was had, an adjournment was moved and
carried.
Il At.S 1|SS''otA2 'o '''' t'-Ae''S -" ~ - 4N
table the motion TO reconsider. Ihe yeas ana nays
were called with the following result, some mem
bers not voting because they had paired off yeas
40, nays II. So the motion to lay the table was
lost. 80.
The motion to reconsider now came up, ana With
ont debate was voted upon, with the following re-
suit yeas, &9; hays,37 So the banking question
was once more before the house.
hir. 05Bryan offered, as an amendment to the
substitute for the banking bill, section providing
Tor submitting the ordnance TO the people Tor rat
ifcation.
Mr.. Hodge moved 70 lay this amendment on the
table. The yeas ana nays were Calico heshit
yeas, As; nays, 80. 70 the amendment was lost.
Mr. Gollatn moved that the Dill be recommltfea
4 to the Committee, with instructions 10 report Tor
9 acaoh on 4HesdaT, t'h's day( at II ,cloch. M''
Marks seconded the motton, ana gave MS reasons,
ME. Williamson hoped the laotloh 10 FeeonhAt
would De Wlthdfaffit tha1 ile iiiSh' pfeseu' Rs a
substitute for Tue Dill tne oFlglhaf ordinance "l'H
his amendments
mf. sparrow thogea 10 1ay oii Snc tapiS 'n9 i''o
ton to recommit. 1he yeas ana nay pelng caAleu
MIR. hodge ohjeeted 10 lae tm'nle m constituted III LIE
way, and reHihdea me convention tna' 'n'S Sor'
OF thing was becomhg rather expensive nov
dollar was now 1elt Oh 'pe sum aPpioP.'"te" ~,
the 3oi'Seii'lph a,. e'e VI wv
alfeaay teaFhsu 9t2'o"''
Iae eat lef Tag Ssas MHo vas
2he vote Tesuttee as l0lio"S' yeas 'o' ""SS "4'
Mo1ioh carried.
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Mf.%o. hFyah Wsn'eo nie yeas ",'t nays D'i ','s
main question: o"' upon opJToA''il n''s ii"ue' ''e
w'1itofe" tpe uol'ii0' ht '0''V s't0A ~
tne yeas anu nays "'in ''o '0,o "'s % o'".N
AesulH' se&S'4 AayS, NV "o ''' "sV WV
Ordinance was a"opaeu.
Ihe otaer OF Tue aaS ha'its pee.' teu' "S
no" TAKEN up, toWte' MI. hooie > otol'An'o It
" he'distfict the state. .-.
MIR! moore explained no" lne enumeration il'''
been made, ana eontehoed 'has Tue o"slhesS Oh re
dlstrlctlng the state oeiohgcd 10 'i's NolVehtloh
and not to the Legislature.
". Marks, OF Orleans oh1ected 10 the enun1efa
tofs for New Orleans and the ADJOINING parishes
and offered an amendment making st. Louis stree
the line between the First and Second Congress
sionef Districts, instead OF Canal street, as pro
posed in the ordinance.
Mr.. Wilkinson objected to the amendment, an'
explained his reasons. Mr. Marks spoke in defenc
of the amendment, and opposed the enumeration
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