New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-08

Mr.. NAPLES raised the point of order
that motion to lay the whole subject
on the table could properly only be
held to refer to the subject inmedi-
ately under consideration, which was
the last amendment offered.
The chair decided that the point Of
order was not well taken.
Mr.. Underwood appealed.
The chair was not sustained.
The motion to lay on the table pre-
vailed.
The question recurring upon Mr.
NAPLES amendment, Mr.. Packard
moved to amend by adding
Provided, That those who have aid
ed in reconstruction shall not be held
to be included among those excepted.
Which was adopted-yeas Sc, nays
1G-as follows:
Yeas: Baker, Bertonneau, Black
burn, Blandin, Bonnefoi, Brown, Bur-
rel, Cromwell, P. G. Deslonde, Doug
lass. L. Dupart, Duplessis, Esnard,
FRANCOIS, Gardiner, Guichard, Har-
per, Harris, Hampstead, Ingraham,
R. H. Isabelle, Jackson, Jones, Lam
ders, LANCE, Leroy, Richard Lewis,
Massioot, Meadows, MoLeran, Nor
ris, Moses, Murrel, Myers, Newsham,
Oliver, Packard, Pierce, Pinchback,
Poindexter, Pollard, Reagan, Reese,
Riard, Riggs, Schwab, Steele, Thi-
baut, Twitchell, Valfroit, Vandergriff,
Vidal, NAPLES, Wickliffo, Williams,
Wilson.-56.
Nays: Antoine, Belden, Cooley,
Crane. Crawford, Quincy, bearing,
Demarest, Depasseau, Donate, Harri-
son, Kelso, Martin, Mushaway, Smith,
Iinchant-lG.
The question recurring upon the
substitute of Mr.. NAPLES, as amended,
as follows:
ART. 96. The following persons shall
be prohibited from voting or from
holding any Office; all persons who
shall have been convicted of treason,
perjury, forgery, bribery, or other
crime punishable by Imprisonment in
the penitentiary, and persons under
Introduction.
All persons who have forfeited the
right of suffrage by abjuring their al
legiance to the United States govern
! ment, or VIGOROUSLY levying war
against it and adhering to its enemies
giving them aid and comfort, are here
BY restored to the right of suffrage,
except the following: those who held
Office, civil or military, for one year or
more, under the organization styl-
ed 1.-THE confederate states of
America - those who registered
| themselves as enemies of the United
States those who acted as
leaders of guerrilla bands during the
late rebellion; those who, in the ad ..
vooaey of treason, wrote or published
newspaper articles, or preached SER
mons during the late rebellion; and
those who voted for and signed an or
dinance of secession in any state. Amy
person included in these exceptions
shall neither vote nor hold Office until
he shall have relieved himself by vol
UNFAIRLY writing and signing a certifi-
cate setting forth that he acknowl-
edges the late rebellion TO have been
morally and politically wrong, and
that he regrets any aid and comfort he
may have given it; and he shall file the
certificate in the office of the secre tary
of state, and it shall be published in
the official journal; Provided, That
those who have aided in reconstruction
shall not be held to be included among
those excepted.
1t was adopted-yeas forty-four,
nays thirty-as follows
Yeas Baker, Blackburn, Brown,
Burrell, Cromwell, DeslondeR p. G.,
Esnard, Francois, Gardiner, Harper,
Harris, Hampstead, Ingraham, Isa-
belle r.. H., jackson, Jones. Landers,
LANCE, Leroy, Lewis R., Massicot,
Meadows, McLeran, Morris, Moses,
Murreii, Eewsham, Oliver, Packard,
Pierce, Peindexter, Pollard, Reagan,
Reese, Riggs, Schwab, Steele, Twiteh-
ell, Valfroit, Vidal, NAPLES, Wickliffe,
| w llltuui0g w uSOu--4t H6dss
Nays: Antoine, Belden, Bertonneau,
BOnnefoi, Blandin, Cooley, Crane,
Crawford, Quincy, bearing, Demarest,
Depasseau, Donate, Douglass, Duples-
sis, Fuller, Guichard, Harrison, Isa-
belle Thomas, Kelso, Martin, Musha-
WY, Myers, Pinchback, Riard, Smith,
Thibaut, Tinchant, Vandegrif-3O
nays.
Mr.. Cooley was cOlled to the chair.
Mr.. Tinchant recorded the follow
ing reasons for his vote on Mr.. Wa
PIES substitute;
vote against the adoption Of the
article for the following reasons
|. Because think that all men who
voluntarily aided or assisted the rebel.
lion against the United States in any
way, shape, or manner, are equally
guilty and ought to be treated al
alike.
| 2. Because having been taught tC
look upon the men Of my race as fully
equal to the white men, and able Il
| fight their way through without the
help Of any partial proscriptive meas
ure directed against their opponents
Il 3. Because l think that this article
| embodies such principles as are il
/ Direct conflict with those which are
the most sacred TO the heart of am
honest and wise Republican.
Mr.. Brown gave notice thaths will