New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-14

4; On the adoption of the first resolution, Mr.. Lot
called for the yeas and nays, they were ordered
| and being taken, resulted as follows, Vlz:
Il Yeas-Messrs. Anderson, Barrow, Campbell
: Duyigneaud, Ellis, Feowes, Kavanagh, kenner
Lapeyre, Lott, Munday, Newton of jackson, ant
L Scruggs--ls Senator's
A Nays-Messrs. Armstrong. Brownlee, Burthe
Cooley, Gibson, Hough, Nelson, Purcell, Taylo
and Wileoxen--l0 Senators.
So the first resolution was adopted.
i 2. Be it further rescued, etc.. That the Governo
\ be and he is hereby required to forwar,
| Immediately duly authenticated copies of thes
resolutions to the President of the United State
and the Governors of the several States request
ing that they lay the same before the legislativ
branch Of their governments respectively, an
asking cooperation upon the subject.
And the second resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Lott, these joint resolution
| underwent their second reading, and were ordere
to third reading on tomorrow.
This being also the day set apart for the consid
Grafton Of Senate joint resolutions entitled
Joint resolutions proposing amendments to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana
4 The same was taken up.
| Be it resoEued By the Senate and House q
Representatives of the State Of louisiana in Gen
eral Assembly conuened, "a majority Of the mem
| bers elect to each House concurring thereln,)
That the following be adopted and proposed to
the people as amendments to the Constitution:
| ARTICLE l. The Judges Of the Supreme Court
and of the inferior courts shall be appointed By
the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and the Judges of the Supreme Court shall
1 hold their Offices during good behavior and the
| the judges of the inferior courts for term of
eight years. The appointments shall be made i'm
medately after this amendment shall have been
adopted and ratified by the people.
MI, Kayanagh offered the following as subst-
tute for the LIST article.
The judges of the Supreme Court shall be
elected for the term of ten years, in the following
manner:
The chief Justice shall be elected by the quail
fed electors of the State.
The legislature shall divide the State into four
districts, and the qualified electors of each district
shall elect one associate justice.
The judges of the several inferior courts shall
be elected by the duly qualified voters of their re-
spectiye districts for the term of eight years.
lit shall be duty of the legislature to fix the
time for holding the elections for all judges at
time which shall be different from that fixed for all
other elections.
On the adoption Of Mr.. Kavanagh's substitute
he called for the yeas and nays, they ordered
and being taken resulted as follows, to-wit:
Yeas-Messrs. Armstrong, Cooley, Ellis, Eel
loves, Gibson, Kavanagh, Lott, Nelsonand Pur-
cell-9 Senators.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Barrow, Brownee,
Brusl6, Burthe, Campbell, Dnyigneaud, Gordon,
Hough, Kenner, Lapeyre, Manday, Newton OF
Jackson, scruggs, Taylor and Wilooxon-16 sena-
tors.
So Mr.. Kavanagh's substitute was not agreed to.
Mr.. Lott moved to lay the first article on the
table, which motion did not prevail.
Mr.. Scruggs moved to amend the first article by
striking out in the third line thereof appointed
BY the Governor, with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, and by inserting in lieu thereof the
words, to-wit: & the election of the
Judges shall take place by the legislature within
days after the meeting of the General
Assembly,
On motion of Mr.. Hough Mr.. serugg's amend
ment was ordered to lie on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Munday, the first article was
amended by striking out, in the sixth and seventh
lines, the words during good behavior and to
insert in lieu thereof the words " for terra Of ten
years. and BY striking out in the eighth line. the
word aeirht and by inserting in lien thereof the
word seyen,n and to add, at the close of the
article, the following words, to-wit: and in order
that the Supreme Judges shall not 60 out Of office
all at the same time, two of the associate justices
frst appointed shall be appointed only for five
years. but their successors shall be appointed for
he full tern"
Mr. Hough moved to reconsider the vote on the
adoption of Mr.. Munday's amendment, the recon
ideration being granted. The same Senator
moved to reject Mr. Munday's amendment, which
notion did not prevail
On motion of Mr.. Bnrse the first article was
urther amended by inserting after the word 'Goy-
amor in the third line, the words "by and"
Mr.. Armstrong moved to postpone the further
consideration Of these joint resolutions until We'd
nesday next, which motion did not prevail.
On the adoption Of the first article as amended.
Mr.. Kavanagh called for the yeas and NAYS, they
were ordered, and being taken resulted as follows
viz:
Yeas-Hon. Victor Bnrthe in the Chair, Messrs.
Anderson, Armstrong, Barrow Brownlee Brusle
Campbell, Dugigneaud, Fellowes, Gordon, Hough,
Kenner, Lapeyre, Munday, Newton of jackson
scruggs, Taylor, WEIGH and Wilcoxon Senators.
Nays-Messrs Cooley, Ellis Gibson, Kayanagh.
Lott and Nelson's Senators.
So the first article was adopted as amended.
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