The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-07
The Louisiana Reconstruction Con
ventiOn.

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New ORLEANS, December 6.-The reso-
luton fixing the compensation of members
and employees of the Convention provides
that compensation shall follow from the
date of election or appointment.
In discussing this resolution colored
member said they had been slaves long
enough, and now wanted to enjoy some o.
the luxuries of freedom. He said be wanted
all the money that could be got.
The resolution was adopted-ayes, IS
nays, %.
The following article was offered yester
day:
RESOLVED, That the faith of the State shall
never again be pledged to protect the land,
ed monopoly Of the Mississippi Bottom by
the erection Of levees or otherwise, but
the State may assist in redeeming said
land from inundation whenever such sys-
tenn OF agricultur economy shall be
adopted as to secure to the real tiller OF
the soil the just and legal fruits of his labor
by an equitable distribution Of the rights OF
Ownership in homestead farms.
Referred.
Articles were introduced abolishing all
former civil laws of the State and all
legislation in accordance with them, and
adopting the common law of England for
Louisiana, and all statutes mot local to
that kingdom) passed prior to the fourth
year Of the reign of King James are also
adopted as the laws of this State until re-
pealed by future legislation, except the
common law statutes for Imprisonment for
debt. No person shall ever be impri-
soned for debt in Louisiana. This com
mon law to go into effect six months after
the PRONUNCIATION of the Constitution. All
laws to be promulgated, preserved, and
published in the English language; and it
is forever prohibited that legal papers,
proceedings, or contracts, shall be drawn
in any other language, and to be null and
void if they are. Capital punishment to
be forever abolished in Louisiana. No
corporation or company shall make any
distinction on account Of race or color in
its rules and regulations.
All these articles were referred to the
Committee on the Bill of Rights.
An article was reported from the Com
mittee on the Bill of Rights prohibiting
any public funds being bestowed upon any
charitable or public institution that makes
any distinction on account of race or
color. Section I'll of same article makes
tho military strictly subordinate to the
makes this article unalterable by any
power forever.
The article was ordered to be printed.
A resolution to invite Miss Edmona
Hoghlate, an intelligent colorcd lady O.
New Orleans, to address the Convention
as we'll as Hon. Thomas NJ. Conway, wa
tabled.
A negro member offered the followin:
resolution:
Whereas, by the acts of Congress known
as the military reconstruction acts anc
the supplements thereto, this Convention
is empowered not only to make a consti
tuition, but to found civil government
therefore be it
Resolved, That this Convention shall i'm,
mediately take prompt measures to form a
civil government loyal to the United
States, and SO enact as to have it tho
roughly organized throughout the State
previous to submitting the Constitution tc
the people for ratification.
The resolution was laid over.
a resolution endorsing the lcvee bond.
was tabled-76 to l3.