New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-26

Maflss MeauoWs, MOTIFS, Moses. Murrei,
Mushaway, Myers, Newsbam, Pierce.
Pinebbaek, Poindextor, Pollard, Rea-
gan, Riard, Riggs, Roberts, Rodriguez,
Schwab. Smith, Spaer. Scott, Thibant, Val
froit, Vidal, Wicklife, Williams, aud
Wilson-52 yeas.
Nays: Antoine, Baker, Barrett.
Belden, Bertonneau, Blackburn, Blan-
din Cooley, Crawford, Quincy, Dear
ing, Demarest, Douglass, Duplessis,
Edwards, Fuller, Ferguson, Hemp
stead, Hiestand, Ingraham, Thomas
Isabelle, Kelso, Landers, j. B. Lewis,
Ludeling, Lynch, Massieot, McLeran,
Mcmillan, Oliver, Packard, Reese,
Snider, Steele, Tinchant, Twitchell,
Underwood, Yandergriff, Waples-39
nays.
And the article, as amended, and
reading as follows, was adopted:
ART. 50. The legislature shall di.
vide the state into judicial districts,
which shall remain unchanged for four
years, and for each district court one
judge, learned in the law, shall be
elected by and for their respective
districts by plurality of the qualified
electors for members of the general
assembly, at the election thereof next
preceding the expiration of the terms
of the judge, respectively. For each
district there shall be one district
court, except in the parish of Orleans,
in which the legislature may establish
as many district courts as the public
interest may require. Until otherwise
provided, there shall be seven district
courts for the parish of Orleans, to be
designated as follows: the criminal
court, the probate court, the court of
appeals from Justices courts, and the
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh district
courts. The number of districts in the
state shall not be less than twelve nor
more than twenty. The clerks of the
district courts shall be elected by the
qualified electors of their respective
districts, and shall hold their Office for
four years.
By Mr.. Blandin:
Article eighty-two, majority report,
amended by striking out six" and
inserting "four " in twelfth line.
Mr.. Wickliffe moved to amend by
striking out all from the seventh to the
tenth line, inclusive, and inserting af-
ter the words =" United States,' sand
of this State"
Mr.. Smith moved to amend by add
ing, shall not be eligible to any other
Office of emoluments or trust during
the term for which he may be elected
and for one year thereafter"
The previous question was moved
and seconded by majority of the del
egates.
The yeas aud nays were demanded
And the amendment by Mr.. Blandir
was adopted--yeas AZ, nays 36-ai
follows:
Yeas: Baker, Blackburn, Blandin
Bonseigneur, Bonnefoi, Brown, Bur
rel, Butler, Crane, Cromwell, Quincy
P. G. Deslonde, Donate, G.. Duparte
| U Dupart, Guichard, Harris, Il. H
Isabelle, Jones, Lange, Marie, Massi
cot, Meadows, MoLeran, Morris
Moses, Murrel, Oliver, Packard
Pierce, Pinchback, Poindexter, Pol
lard, Reagan, Riggs, Rodriguez
Schwab, Smith, Snaer, Scott, Thibaut
| Underwood, Valfroit, Vidal, Wickliffe
Williams, Wilson-47 yeas.
Nays: Antoine, Barrett, Bertonneau
Cooley, Crawford, bearing, Demarest
Depasseau, Douglass, Duplessis, Ed
wards, Esnard, Fuller, Ferguson, GaiT
Harper, Hiestand, Ingraham, T. Isa
belle, Kelso, Landers, Leroy, J. B
Lewis, r. Lewis, Ludeling, Martin
Mcmillan, Mushaway, Myers, New
sham, Riard, Roberts, Snider, Steele
Twitchell, Waples-36 nays.
The question recurring upon tn
amendment of Mr.. Wicklife, it wa
lost-yeas 81, nays 53-as follows:
Yeas: Bnrrel, Butler, Cooley, Crane
Cromwell, Donate, G.. Duparte, U
Dupart, Esnard, FRANCOIS, Gardiner
Guichard, Harper, Harris, LandeTt
Lange, Marie, Massicot, Morris
Pierce, Reagan, Riggs. Rodriguez
Schawb, Snaer, Twitchell, Valfroi
Vidal, Wickliffs, Henderson Williams
Wilson-32 yeas.
Nays: Antoine, Baker, Barrett, Bel
,tonneau, Blackburn, Blandin, Dor
seigneur, Bonnefoi, Brown, Crawford
Quincy, bearing, Demarest, P.
Deslonde, Douglass, Duplessis, Et
wards, Fuller, Ferguson, Gair, HES
tand, Ingraham, r. H. Isabelle,
Isabelle, Jones, Kelso, Leroy, j.
Lewis, r. Lewis, Ludeling, Martin
; McLeran, Mcmillan, Moses, Murre
, Mushaway, Myers. Newsham, Olive
Packard, Pinchback, Poindexter, Pc
f lard, Riard, Roberts, Smith, Scot
Snider, Steele, Thibaut, underwood
Vandergriff, Waples-53 nays.
The question recurring upon Ii
amendment of Mr.. Smith,
1t twas lost.
The question recurring upon Il
r motion to adopt article eighty-two,
a amended, and reading as follows:
ART. 81. Each of said judges shs
receive salary to be fixed by la,
which shall not be increased or dimil
ished during his term of Office, al
shall never be less than ave thousal
dollars. He must be a citizen of ii
United States, over the age of twent
: FIVE ears, and have resided in Il
: state, and practioed law therein f