New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-17
By Mr.. Jones;

by the c0mmltLee on tno ehANAuS -
| tie constitution be allowed q compen-
sation Of one hundred and fifty dollars
each for their labor.
Mr.. Tinchant moved to amend by
inserting s75 in lieu of $50.
Lost.
Mr.. Rodriguez moved to amend by
inserting $l6O in lieu of $3.50.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Mcmillan moved to amend by
inserting the word three " before the
word clerks
Adopted.
The resolution, as amended, was
adopted, as follows:
Resolved, That the three clerks en-
ployed by the committee on the en-
rolling of the constitution be allowed
compensation of one hundred and
fifty dollars each for their labor.
BY Mr.. Crawford
Resolved, That the committee Of
seven be instructed to perform the
following duties, in addition to those
now imposed on them;
LIST. That they cause convention
warrants to sell at par.
Cd. That they make city notes as
| good as state notes.
Sd. That they cause state notes to
be as good as greenbacks.
4th. That they make greenbacks as
good as gold.
5th. That they pay the debt of the
city of New Orleans, the State of
Louisiana and Of the United States,
and for the purpose of performing
these duties, all power in heaven and
oe earth is hereby vested in them.
Mr.. Wickliffe moved to amend by
adding
That they be further authorized to
take the author of that resolution to
the Insane Asylum.
! Ordered to be laid aside as ridicu-
lous and irrelevant.
BY Mr.. Blackburn
Resolved, That the committee of
seven appointed by this convention
be and is hereby authorized and en-
powered to adjust the accounts for the
unfinished public printing, and after
said accounts are approved by said
committee in accordance with the
rates fixed for such printing, and in
dorsed by the president of the con-
vention, the warrant clerk, who shall
hold over during the period of fifteen
days, or for so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall issue warrants in the
usual manner for the same; and it
shall be proper for the president of
the convention to sign such warrants
officially.
Mr.. Mcmillan moved to amend by
striking out all after the word ''re-
solyed,'' and inserting:
That the president Of the convention
be authorized to adjust all claims
against the state for printing done by
order of this convention according to
| fixed rates, and to warrant upon the
treasury for the same.
Mr.. Hampstead moved to lay the
amendment on the table.
Lost.
The amendment was adopted-yeas
Sc, nays 23-as follows:
Yeas Bertonneau, Blandin, Bon
seigneur, BonnefOi, Brown, Butler,
Cooley, Crane, Crawford, Cromwell,
Dsmarest, Depasseau, Donate, G..
Duparte, U. Dupart, Duplessis, Es-
nard, Ferguson, FRANCOIS, r. H. Isa-
belle, Kelso. Lange, Lynch, Martin,
Mcmillan, Moses. MushaWay, Pollard.
Reese, Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez,
Smith, Tinchant, Vandergrif, NAPLES,
Williams-36 yeas.
Nays: Blackburn, Douglass, Gar
diner, Guichard, Harper, Harris,
Hampstead, jackson, Jones, Leroy,
Marie, Massicot, Meadows, Morris,
Packard, Reagan, Roberts, Sohwab,
Snaer, Thibaut, Underwood, Wick
Life, Wilson'S nays.
The resolution, as amended, was
adopted.
The president resumed the chair.
] Mr.. Belden, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to wait upon Major
General Hancock and inform him of
the completion Of the labOrs of the
convention, submitted the following
| report:
t. che President and Members Of the Convention:
| GENTLEMEE--T undersigned com
nittee appointed to wait upon Major
General w. S. Hancock to inform bin
that the constitution was completed,
and ready to be submitted to the quail
| fed electors for ratification, beg leave
to report that they have performed
that duty under the resolution Of the
convention by which they were APP
pointed. Your committee beg leave
to state further that the commanding
general expressed to US some doubt as
to whether the act of congress, known
as the reconstruction act,'' author
ICED the election of Estate, parish,
and municipal elections at the same
time Of the election on the ratification
Of the constitution.
lie stated to as that he would at
once order the election on the ratiGca-
ton Of the constitution. and would
also at once telegraph TO Washington
for information as to the election of
state officers at the same time as pro-
posed in the constitution, and ex-
pressed the belief that under the act
I e Al.