New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-08
Yleh Orlears 9ailp Gresttnt.
FFICIAL 10 U r. N A L.
CONVENTION or THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, March 4, 1861

Pursuant to adjournment, the Convention assem-
bled to-day at II o'clock, Hon. A. Mouton in the
Chair. v.
The roll being called, sixty-nine delegates an
swered to their names.
On motion of Mr.. Hough, leave of absence was
granted for few days to Mr.. Davidson, of SABINE
on account OF important business in which he was
eagaged in the Legislature Of the State.
b The journal was then read and approved.
st A communication from T. X. Wharton, Superln-
tendent OF the new Custom-house ana othef puolc
buildings, was submitted to the Convention py the
President and being read, it was, on motion OF Mf'
Gardere referred to the Committee on tlnahce.
Mr.. Elgee presented resolution ihs1ructihg the
delegates Of Louisiana to the Montgomery Con-
vantion to inform said Convention that the public
domain of Louisiana cannot be lnterlefed with by
tle authority of the Provisional Government, Or
any other authority. Said resolution was ordered
to be printed, and laid over under the rules.
Mr. Walker offered resolution instructng the
Committee on Military and Naval Affairs to pro-
vide for the transfer of the troops raised by the
State Of Louisiana to the Provisional Government
of the Confederate States of America, which reso-
luton was referred to the said Committee on Mill
tary and Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Walker offered further resolution, which,
on his motion. was referred to the Committee
hS'"AAS~
Finance ETC.:
Resolped That the Committee on Finance be IN
structed to report an ordinance providing for the
purchase of an amount of the bonds OF tle Con
federated States Of America equal to the nneXpenu
e bl aGCe of the sums appropriated uhder tlie
ordinance entitled "Au Ordinance for the eStap7i-
nent Of Military force for the State OF Louisiana
adopted 9TH February 1861, and for the Investment
of such further sum from the revenues OF tbe State
as may be deemed expedient i'll the same securities
Mr. Walker offered third resolution, as follows,
viz:
Resolred That the Committee on Commerce,
Navigation and Revenue, be instructed to provide
out Of the funds now deposited in the mint OF tins
city, for the payment OF snGn qras i3r d 'o f sb
service: also for drafts on account OF pensions due
in this city and for such other claims as in the Judg
ment Of said committee may be deemed proper 10
be paid out of such funds.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, said resolution was
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Revenue
and Navigation.
Mr. Miles then offered the following resolution,
z:
Res0lred That this Convention, in a body,
unite with the citizens of New Orleans tomorrow
in receiving with proper honor our distinguished
fellow citizen, Gen. D. d. Twiggs.
Mr. Cottman moved to lay the resolution on the
table, on which motion Mr.. Butler called the yeas
and nays, which were as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Connolly, Cottman, Rozier, Stock,
er and Taliaferro-5.
Nays: Messrs Adams, Anderson, Avegno, Bar
T row. Bermudcz Bienvenu, Bonford, Briscoe, But,
Ter, Caldwell, Clark, Conner of Concordia, David
4 son of Livingston DeBlanc, Dorsey, DnfIel, Elan,
Elgee, EstIin, Gardere, Garrett, Gaudet, Graves
Gray, Griffin, Hernandez, Hough, Hodge, Johnston
Kennedy, Labatut, Lagroua, Leblanc, LeBour
geois, Lewis of Claiborne, Lewis of Orleans, Man
Morlra cf Fad10 Martin of AGSUmD
ton, Magee, McCIosky, Mcclellan, Mcfarland
Melancon, Meredith, Miles, Miller, Moore, Norton,
Olivier, Perkins of Lafourehe, Perkins Of Orleans
A Peck, Provosty, Pugh, Richardson, ROsclius
Z Scott Of Claiborne, Siaw5on, Smith, Sompeyrac
Stewart, Tappan, Talbot Taylor, Texada, Thomas
I son, Todd, Tucker, Valentine, Warning, Walker
Williams of St. Helena, Wilt and York-7G.
Yeas s; nays 76.
The motion to lay on the table was consequently
lost.
Mr. Miles then moved dispensaton OF the rule
to enable him to take up his motion, Mr.. Cott
man moved to lay the said motion the table
which did not prevail, and the rules were sus
pended
] Mr. Manning then offered the following resolu
ton as 9 substitute for Mr. Miles resolution
which, not being accepted as such, it was ohere
+ as an additional resolution:
Be il further. res01ued, That this Convention ar
precatng the eminent public services of onr dis
tingushed fellow citizen, Gen. Twiggs, and haTin
4 sDeCally in view his recent patriotic conduct /
refusing to inaugurate civil war, and the denuncl
tions OF the authorities at Washington which tiiA
conduct has occasioned, do now invite him to
seat on the floor Of the Convention during his sc
journ iE this city.
The original resolution Of Mr. Miles then cam
up and was adopted, and the additional resolutio
q offered by Mr.. Manning was also adopted.
p Mr.. York offered a resolution OF thanks to til
S civic authorities of New Orleans for accommodt
III tions and kindness bestowed on the Conventio
# by them, which resolution was ordered to lie oVt
@ under the rules.
81 Mr.. Lewis, of Claiborne, presented resoiutlC
I'll approving of the course of the Convention
# Montgomery with regard to the African Sla'
u Trade, and expressive of the opinion that this Co
4 kention will, under no circumstances, consent
< the reopening OF the African Slave Trade; whit
5 resolution was ordered to lie under the rule
III The President laid before the Convention a COZ
# muncation from H. J. Ranney, President of t
# New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Ra
# road Company, relative to Post-ofice warrant N
@ 1875, due for postal services performed by sa
n company, and requesting that the payment Of t
& same be provided for by the Convention; whic
z on motion of Mr.. Bienvenu, was referred to t
Il Committee on Finance etc.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, the Convention til
/ adiourned