New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-13

sary expenses of the Board of Supervisors to wit:
the salary Of the secretary. the travelling
Iexpenses of the members, attending the meetings
of the board, stationery and incidental expenses,
which amounts shall, likewise, be paid in the same
manner.
/ The amendment proposed by the Senate Com
mittee on Public Education being to add the
| following proyiso, to Wit:
/ PROVIDED, That not more than five thousand
dollars of each of the appropriations made for re.
pairs, ETC., and to renew the library, and phio-
| sophcal and chemical apparatus, engineers IN
| struments, etc., respectively, shall be drawn from
| the treasury during the present year; And
r1ooaded further, that the cadets to be chosen
! from the several parishes, and from the city of
New Orleans, shall be chosen, in the manner now
provided by law, from among those who have
not themselves, or whose parents have not the
means of paying their expenses, which facts
shall appear by the certificate of the President of
the police jury of the parish or of the board of
trustees of the public Schools if in New Orleans,
upon condition that the benefoiaries, whose edu-
cation is thus provided for, shall be required at
the close of their term of said institution to pursue
| the occupation of teaching school, within this
State, for two years thereafter and shall be re-
| quired to report such fact to the superintendent
Of the said institution and in default Of so teach
ing they shall be liable to pay the amounts ex-
pended in their behalf for the benefit of said in
stitution.
On motion Of Mr.. Egan, the above amendment
was amended by striking out all after the words
institution in the oath line.
| On further motion by the same Senator, the
amendment proposed by the committee, as
amended by him was adopted and the first section
was adopted as amended
The second section was read and adopted.
On motion by the same Senator, the rules were
suspended, this bill underwent its second and third
| readings, it passed and the Secretary was d.
rected to request the concurrence of the House
therein.
| On motion Of Mr.. Munday, the rules were sus-
pended and the Senate proceeded to the conside-
ration Of Senate bill entitled
An act to amend article 1889 of the Civil Code of
| the State of Louisiana
! Which underwent its second and third readings,
it passed, and the Secretary was directed to re-
quest the concurrence Of the House therein.
| On motion Of the same Senator, the rules were
suspended, and the Senate proceeded to the CON
| sideraton Of Senate bill entitled
| An act providing for the drawing Of jures in
| the parishes of ST. Martin and Vermllion;
Which underwent its second and third readings,
it passed, and the Secretary was directed to re-
quest the concurrence Of the House therein.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
| Mr.. 3. ". Halsey, Assistant Clerk of the House
| Of Representatives. informed the Senate that the
Speaker Of the House had signed Senate bill en-
| titled s<s%
An act to authorize John BELOW, Elizabeth Bel
| low, Michael BELOW, Amelia Below and Joseph
Below to resume their original names, and
An act to authorize the lease of the new canal.
Which bills received the signature of the Pres
ident Of the Senate, and were by Mr.. Brusle, on
behalf of the Committee on Enrolled Bills, sub
mitted to his Excellency the Governor for his APP
proval and signature.
BY the same message, the signature of the
President was requested to House enrolled bills of
! the following titles, to-wit: ss
An act to amend the second section Of an act
entitled an act relative to elections in the parish
Of Orleans.''
An act to organize the police of the city of New
Orleans, and to create police board.
An act to authorize the issue of State bonds for
4 the purpose Of paying certain debts.
| Which bills received the signature of the Pres
ident of the Senate, and were, by the Secretary,
returned to the House Of Representatives.
Ist SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
This being the day set apart for the considera-
ton of Senate joint resolution for the call of
constitutional for the State Of Louisiana
the same was taken up. ~
+ WHEREAS, The existence for a time of two or
CARNATIONS exercising the functions of government
and Of two conflicting instruments in the form Of
a State Constitution in Louisiana, have given rise
to much confusion and uncertainty, and must
fr,,itf
years to come, unless prevented by the action of
the people in their sovereign capacity; and
WHEREAS, The instrument known as the Consti-
tuition of 1854, ordered contrary to republican
usage, and adopted by only small minority Of the
State, both in territory and population and is not
in any the expression of the will Of the peo
pie; and t~N.s'
WHEREAS, Further, it has been debated whether
the election and proceedings of this Legislature,
apparently under its forms, does not imply vol
untary approval and ratification of that instrument
by the people Of Louisiana (when in point of fact
they had no choice but to remain unorganized
or to organize under the proclamation of the only
de facto Governor at the late general election);
and
WHEREAS, The action of the Convention of 1861, |
and the abolition of slavery and other great social
T.,
rendered such course eminentiy proper and ne |
cessary, to place all these questions beyond the
reach Of cavil or argument, and to give assurance
Of the acceptance Of the situation by the people
Of the whole State now, therefore,
h BE 1t sesoloed By the Senate and House Of Rep.
reseatataces Of The State Of Louisiana IN General
Assembly conuened, That Convention Of the /
people Of the State be called ITO remodel the old, or
TO frame new Constitution, conformed to the new
conditions imposed upon the State by the result of
the late war; that the Governor shall, within ten
days from the adoption of these resolutions issue
proclamation for the election of members to said
Convention; the election to be held on the -------
day Of --, 1866, and the Convention to as
semble on the $500 day Of -, 1866, at the
place Of meeting of the General Assembly in the
city Of New Orleans; the division of the State
into Senatorial and Representative Districts, the
apportionment of representation and qualification
of voters at said election, of members to said Con-
yention, to be fixed, and the election and returns
thereof to be, in all respects, conducted and made
according to the provisions of the Constitution and
laws State of Louisiana force on the first day
OF January, 1861, with reference, to representa-.
ton in, and elections for the General Assembly
OF the State, except to the anti. dueling proyi
sions Of said constitution and laws, which shall