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

| DIS dfilenutu, tne sectlOH was adopted.
Sd. That Article thirty-fourth tf the Constitution
be and the same is hereby repealed.
The Article repealed was a dead letter-the pro-
vision for the election Of United States Senators.
4th. That Article thirty-sixth of the Consultation
be altered so as to read follows, towit: No per-
son shall be eligible to the Office Of Governor or
Lieutenant Governor, who shall not have attained
the age Of twenty-eight years. and been citizen
OF aud resident within the State for the space Of
four years next preceding his election.
The change being merely to make it necessary
that such candidates shall have resided at least four
years in the State-this requirement not being in
the old Constitution. Section adopted.
5th. That Article thirty nine of the Constitution
be and the same is hereby repealed.
| The Article repealed declared the neligibty of
members of Congress or United Ssstes officers as
candidates to the office Of Governor or Lieutenant
Governor. Section adopted,
9Th. That Article forty-six of the Constitution be
altered so as to read as follows, to wit: He shall
| be Commander-in-Chief Of the army and navy Of
this State, and Of the militia thereof
| A mere technical notwithstanding out so
much as referred to the United States. Section
adopted.
7th. That Article ninety-nine Of the Constitution
be and the same is hereby repealed.
This section was, motion of Mr. Olivier, re-
| ferred back to the Committee he having changed
| his mind about entirely repeating Article 80.
| 8th. That Article one hundred and ten be altered
| so as to read as follows, to wit: No liability shall
| be contracted by the State above mentioned,
| unless the same be authorized by some law for
some single object work, to be distinctly speci
fed therein, which shall be passed by jority of
the members elected to both Houses of the Gen.
| eral Assembly, and the aggregate amount of debts
and liabilities incurred under this and the preced-
| ing Article shall never, at any one time, exceed
eight millions of dollars, except in case of war,
when the public safety may require it.
This section being opposed by Mr.. Tappan, for
reasons which he gave, was, on motion, referred
back to the Committee.
9th. That Article one hundred and twenty-six be
altered, so to read fellows oWit: ANY citi-
of this State who shall, after the adoption of
the Ordinance Of Secession of the State Of Louis.
ana from the Federal Union, fight duel etc. Qn-
serting the rest of the article.)
This section changes the form of the first part of
the act in reference to dueling to restore to
their franchises men who were under disfranchise-
ment for duelng prior to the passage of the O-dn-
ance of Secession. Mr.. Brscoe, of Madison, pro.
posed substitute for the amendment, repeating
the entire article 1875, in regard to dueling. Mr..
Olivier agreed that it would be better to repeal the
entire article; he believed much mischief had re.
suited from it, the bar against dueling had the
effect of putting any brave and generous man at
the mercy of any rufian cut-throat and most OF
the men who had fought duels were equally ready
to fight for the honor and welfare Of their State
He objected, however, to repeating the article, be
cause it was not certain that the people would ap
prove it. Mr.. Thomasson moved to lay Mr.. Bris
GOES substitute on the table. Carried. The sec
ton, as reported by the committee, was then
adopted.
10th. That Article one hundred and twenty
seven be altered so as to read as follows, to wit
The Legislature shall have power to extend thi;
Constitution and the jurisdiction of this State ovel
any territory acquired by compact with any State
or power.
Mr.. Walker moved to amend by adding, at thu
end of the sentence, the words, or which may b.
otherwise acquired" After some discussion, Mr.
} Walkers amendment was rejected, and an amend
} ment of Mr.. Heron adopted, making the las
part of the section read, "any territory acquiret
, by the State of Louisiana" Thus amended, tht
section was adopted.
1lth That Article one hundred and twenty
eight be altered so as to read as follows to wit
None of the lands heretofore granted by tae Con
gress of the United States to the State OF Louisiana
for aiding it in constructing the necessary leveeS
and drains to reclaim the swamp and oVerfiowet
lands in this State, shall be diverted from the pur
poses for which they were granted, except fol
arming and defending the State.
A member from st. John the Baptist moved tC
amend by adding at the last part of the section a
proviso that lands diverted as proposed should
subsequently, be restored. Mr.. Elan opposed
this, saying that restoration could be made only
by taxing the people. The amendment was lost
and the section adopted without alteration. Those
sections of the ordinance adopted singly were then
taken up and adopted as whole.
Abolition OF the Legislature.
Mr.. Cannon, of Avoyelles offered the 70 flowing
| resolutions:
Resolved, That we, the duly authorized Dele.
| gates in Convention assembled, do abolish the
| legislative body known as the General Assembly
| of louisiana
In support of this resolution, Mr.. G. made a
speech which commanded the largest attention Of
his hearers, and some parts!of which excited moi
a little mirth. He proposed to abolish the Lagisla'
ture for various reasons. One reason was, that
there no use for a Legislature when this supe
rior body, the Convention, was in existence an
other, that the State could not support two such
bodies at once another, that members of the
Legislature had dogged and prosecuted the Con
yention like lot of vampires and bloodsuckers
and another reason, that the President of this Con
Vention had given them permission to come within
the bar, and that they had taken advantage of this
to come rushing and clamberng in and over the
members like pack of wild beasts. He was de-
cidedly for protection against these vampires, anG
| wanted to have that Augean stable, the Legisla
ture, cleaned out. The genteman's style and re-
marks at times were so humorous, that it was ev
dent the resolution was intended as rebuke to
somebody for Fostering the Convention too much
Mr.. Moore, of St. Martin, complimented his
friend from Avoyelles upon his fine speech, and,
promising that the object of the resolution had al
ready been attained, moved to lay it on the table.
| The motion carried, Mr.. Cannon alone voting nay.
Committee on Public Lands.
| In conformity to a resolution passed in the
morning, the President appointed the following
gentlemen to the Standing Committee on Public
Lands: Messrs. Elgee Swayze, Barrow, Fuqua,
Elan, Todd and Polk.
| Secret Session.
The Convention then, on motion, (the hour being
quarterpast p went into secret session.
| The Convention remained in secret session till
nearly O'Clock, when the doors were thrown
open, and the Convention adjourned to meet on
Saturday (this day. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
The proceedings of this session were kept Sc
cret except one thing, and that was to make pub
lie, as follows, Tuesdays
| Proceedings in Secret Session.
The President appointed the following delegates