New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-07

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liams, Wilson-43 yeas.
Nays: Brown, Cooley, Crane, Craw-
ford, Cromwell, Quincy, bearing,
Donate, U. Dupart, Douglass, Fergu-
son, Harrison, Jackson, Kelso, Mush-
away, Roberts, Steele, WaPles-l5
nays.
Mr.. Smith moved to reconsider the
last vote.
Mr.. Hampstead moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table.
Adopted.
The following amendment WAS laid on
the table ...
To strike out, second and third lines, the
words Subject to the jurisdiction thereof"
VIII. COOLEY,
Article ninety as amended, was
adopted, as follows
TITLE vI--GENERAL PROVISIONS.
ART. 81. Every male person, Of the age
of twenty-One years or upward, born or
naturslized in the United States, ard sub
ieet to the jurisdiction thereof, and a
resident of this state one year next pre-
ceding an election, and the last ten days
within the parish in which he offers to
vote, shall be deemed an eleetor, except
those disfranchised by this constitution,
and persons under Introduction.
Mr.. Packard moved to strike out article
ninety-eight, and insert in its place as an
article Of the constitution the following;
The following persons are hereby pro-
hibited from voting and holding any office
of profit or trust either by election or ap-
pointment in this state, to wit:
All persons convicted of treason, OF any
crime punishable with death or imprisOn-
ment at hard laber in the penitentiary for
over six months. All persons under inter
dietion. And all persons, who having pre-
YiOusly taken an oath as member OF con-
gress, or as an officer Of the United States
or of any state legislature, or as an execu-
tive or judicial officer of any state, to sup
port the constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in instruction or re-
bellien against the same, or given aid OF
comfort to the enemies thereof. g.
The words executive or Judicial Off
GERS shall be construed TO include all civil
Offices created by law for the administration
of any general law of the state. or for the
administration of justice provided, that
the legislature may, by o two-thirds vote
of the house, remove such disabilities.
Mr.. Pinchback was called to the chair.
Mr.. Blandin moved to lay the substitute
Of Mr.. Packard on the table.
AdOpted-yeas 81, nays SO, as follows;
Yeas; Antoine, Baker, Belden, Bert
pnnpafoi RPnufR Rutl0F
Cooley, Crane, Crawford, bearing, Dema-
rest, Depasseau, Deslonde, p. G., DOratO,
Douglass. Duparte G., Duplessis, Esnard,
Fuller, Ferguson, Kelse, Leroy, Martin,
MeLeran, Mushaway, Pinchback, Reese,
Riard Rodriguea, Smith, Steele, Thibaut,
Tinchant, Twitchell, Yalfroit-37 yeas,
Nays: Burrell, Cromwell, francois, Gard
liner, Harper, Harris. Hampstead, Ingraham,
Isabelle R. H., Isabelle Thos., jackson,
Jones. Landers, LANCE, Lewis, R., MASH
cot, Meadows, Morris, Moses, Murrel, Oil
yer, Packard, Pierce, Poindexter, Pollard,
Reagan. Sehwab, SnaeF, Vidal, NAPLES,
Wickliffe, Williams, Wilson'S nays.
Mr.. NAPLES moved to postpone the fur
Their consideration Of article ninety-eight
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Tinchant moved to lay the motion to
postpone on the table.
Adopted.
Mr.. Tinchant moved to adopt the follow
ing amendment.
ART. SO. To strike out, fifth line, all after
the word "interdietion,p to the end of the
article. w. r. CRANE.
W. H. COOLEY,
]. G. TALlAFERRO.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Wiekliffe moved to lay the following
amendment on the table:
To insert, twenty-forrth line, after the
word rebellion" the words, "also all who
served in the confederate army, above the
rank Of colonel"
R. NAPLES.
The motion to lay on the table pre-
vailed.
Mr.. wiCklitfe moved to expunge article
rinety-eight.
The chair decided the motion to expnnge
not in order.
Mr.. NAPLES raised the point Of order that
a motion TO expunge an article already
adopted could not be entertained.
The chair so raIed.
Mr.. Cooley appealed.
The chair reversed its decision upon I'D
visement, and sustained the point Of order
Mr.. WiekliHs appealed.
The convention adjourned until tO-mor