New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-18

De Immediately CHOSEN lieutenant governor
by joint vote Of the members of the general
assembly.
Mr.. Crane moved to amend by striking
out fourp and inserting s two" in the sixth
line.
Mr.. Mcmillan was called to the chair.
The yeas and nays we're called as fol,
lOws-yeas SO, nays AZ;
Yeas Messrs. Baker, Barrett, Belden, Der
tonneau, Blackburn, Bonnefoi, Brown, Coo.
ley. Crawford. Cremwell Demarest Donate
Fuller, Gair, Harris, Hampstead, Lewis
J. b., Lewis R., Ludeling, Lynch, Marie,
McLeran, Newshsm, Oliver, Poindexter'
Reagan. Reese, Riard Riggs, Snider, Tin.
chant, Twiichell, Underwood VandergriR
Vidal, Waples-36 yeas.
Nays: Messrs. Antoine, Blandin. Bon.
seigneur, Burrsl, Butler, Crane, DepasseaU
P. G.. Deslonde, G.. Duparte, U. Dupart
Duplessis, Esnard, FRANCOIS, Gardiner, Har-
per, Ingraham, r. H. Isabelle, Thomas Isa-
belle, Jones, Lange, Leroy, Martin, Mea-
dOws, Mcmillan. Norris Moses, Murrel
Mushaway, Packard, Pierce, Pinchback,
Pollard Rodriguez, Smith, Scott, Valfroil
Wickliffe, Williams, Wilson--42.
Aud the amendment was lost.
The question required upon the adoption
of article forty six as article forty-eight Of
of the constitution, and it was adopted.
Mr.. Cooley moved to appoint special
committee of FIVE, to examine and report
upon certain matters in reference to The
official printing.
The chair decided the motion to be not
in order under the rules.
Mr.. Cooley moved to suspend the rules .
10 allow the motion to be considered.
Lost.
Mr.. Hampstead moved to adopt article
hfty-nine of the minority report as article
forty-nine of the constitution.
Mr.. Bonseigneur moved to lay the motion
on the table, which was lost
Mr.. Bonseigneur moved to substitute
article fortyseven, majority report, fer
article ifty-nine, minority report.
Mr.. Underwood moved to lay the substi-
tute on the table.
Adopted.
Mr.. NAPLES moved to strike out atwenty.
FIVE" and insert thirty
Mr., Pinchback moved to lay The amend.
ment on the table.
Adopted.
Mr.. Cooley moved to amend by striking
out twenty-five" aud inserting "tweDty.
one.n
Adopted
Mr.. Pinchbaek moved TO adopt article
ffty-nine as amended
Mr.. Barrett moved to amend by striking
out is not citizen of the United States,n
and inserting has not been citizen Of
the United States for five years"
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Tinehant moved to reconsider the
vote adopting Mr.. Cooley's amendment
Adopted.
Mr.. NAPLES moved 10 eaend by striking
out twenty-five" and inserting "thirty-
fiVe."
Which was laid on the table
The question recurring on the amend
ment Of Mr.. Cooley,
NJ. Isabelle moved to amend by striking
out "twenty-one" and inserting 'twenty
eight"
Mr.. Cooley raised the point of order that
the amendment having the effect of a sub
stitute was not in order.
The chair ruled the amendment of NJ.
Isabelle in order.
M. Pinchback moved TO lay the amend
ment on the table.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ludeling moved to amend Mr.. Geo
ley's amendment by substituting to strike
out all after the word election"
The amendment was accepted.
The previous question was called for end
seconded by majority of the convention.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
And the amendment was adopted-yeaa
69i nays Has follows:
Yeas: Antoine, Barrel. Belden. Berton.
neau, Blandin, Benseigneur, Bnrrei, Cooler.
Crane, Crawford, Cromwell, p G. Deslonde
Douglass, Dupart, FRANCOIS, Fuller, Fergu-
son, Galr, Gardiner, Guichard, Harper
Harris, Hampstead Hestand, Incraham,
jackson, Jones, Kelso, Landers, Lange,
Leroy, Lewis, Ludelng, Lynch, Marie,
Martin, Massicot, Mci.eraa, Mcmillan,
Morris, Moses, Murrel, Mnshaway, Myen,
Newsham, Oliver, Packard, Pierce, Pinch.
back, Poindexter, Pollard. Reagan, Reese,
Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez, Smith, Snaer,
scott, Snider, Steele, Thibaut Tinchank
Iwltchell, Underwood, VaudergriR, Vida,
Williams, Wllsop--69 yeas.
Nays: Baker, Blackburn, Brown, ButleI,
Donate, Duparte G., DnpIessis, Thomas Isa-
belle, 4, Il. Isabelle, Twitehell, NAPLES
II nays.
The question recurring upon the adop
ton Of the article a. amended and reading
as follows:
Arr. 40. No person shall be eIigible Z
the othce OF governor OF lieutenant gov
ernor who is not citizen OF the United
States and resident Of this state two yeaH
next preceding bis election, IN
II was adopted
The convention adjourned till to-morrOV
at II O'Clock AN.
A true copy;
WIN. YIGERS,
Secretary.
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