New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-02

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Ingraham, Thomas Isabelle, KelsO, Ian
MeLeran, Mcmillan, Mushawdy, Myers
Reese, Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez, Smith
Snaer, SnideT, Steele, ThibaHt, TinchaHt
Twitehell, and Vidal Al nays.
Mr.. Crane was called to the chair.
The question recurring upon the
motion to adopt Mr.. Cooley's amend
ment, it was lost--yeas 40, nays Al
as follows:
Yeas Antoine, Baker. Barret, BertOn-
neau, Blackburn, BOnnefOi, Cooley Gran e,
| Crawford, bearing, Demarest, Depasseau,
2. G. Deslonde, Joseph Deslonde, Donate,
Douglas, Duplessis, Fuller, Ferguson,
Guichard. Harrison, Hampstead, Thomas
Isabelle, Kelso, Ludeling, Lynch, Masscot,
McLeran, Mcmillan, Mushaway, Myers,
Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez, Smith, Snaer,
Snider, Steele, Thibant. Tinchant, and
Twitchell-4O yeas.
Nays: Belden, Blandin, Brown, Bur-
rel, Butler, Cromwell, U. Dupart,
FRANCOIS, Gair, Gardiner, Harper,
Harris, Hiestand, Ingraham, r. H.
Isabelle, Jones, Landers, Lange, Lee
roy, r. Lewis, Marie, Martin, Mea-
dows, Morris, Moses, Murrel, New
sham, Oliver, Packard, Pierce, Poin-
dexter, Pollard. Reagan, Reese,
Schwab. Scott, Underwood, Vidal,
Wickliffe, Williams, Wilson-4l nays.
Mr.. Tinchant moved to amend the
original motion of Mr.. Packard by
striking out all after the word ''rebel-
lion'' and inserting: 1.-THE following
persons shall be prohibited from
voting or from holding any Office of
honor, trust, or profit in this state, to
wit: All persons who shall have been
convicted of treason. perjury, forgery,
bribery, or other crime punishable by
Imprisonment at hard labor; all pau
pers and persons under Introduction,
and all leaders or officers of guerrilla
bands during the late war or rebel
lion."
The chair decided the motion not in
order.
Mr.. Tinchant appealed.
The chair was sustained.
Mr.. Mcmillan moved to amend the
substitute of Mr., Wickliffe by striking |
out all after the word ''article" and in
serting: THE following persons shall
De prohibited from voting or from hold
ng any Office of honor, trust, or profit
n this state, to wit: All persons who
hall have been convicted of treason,
perjury, forgery, bribery, or other
rhine punishable by Imprisonment at
lard labor; all paupers and persons
Inder Introduction, and all leaders of
Guerrilla bands during the late war or
ebellion; all persons who during the
ebellion inflicted or caused to be IN
lieted any cruel or unusual punish
lent upon any soldier, sailor, marine,
mploye, or citizen of the United
itates, or who in any other way viola
ed the rules of civilized warfare, and
iembers of the secession convention
tho voted for or signed the ordinance
f secession. No person shall hold
ny Office, civil or military, under this
tate, who, having previously taken
n oath as member of congress, or as
n officer Of the United States, or as a
lember of any state Legislature, or as
n executive or judicial officer of any
tate, to support the constitution of
ie United States, shall have engaged
! instruction or rebellion against the
anne, or given aid and comfort to the
nemies thereof; but the legislature
lay, by vote of two-thirds of each
ouse, remove such disability"
On motion the convention adjourned
ntil to-morrow at 10o'clock A. N.
A true copy:
VIM. VIGERS,