New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-12
rwENTY.NINTH DAY.

NEW ORLEANS, Thursday, January Z.
The convention met pursuant to ad-
:ournment, and was called to order by
+ tbe president at II O'Clock A. M
The following members answered to
their names
JG. Taliaferro, president; Messrs.
Raker, Barrett, Belden, Bertonneau,
Piandin, Bonseigneur, Bonnefoi,
Brown, Burrel, Cooley, Crane, Craw-
ford. Cromwell, Quincy, bearing, De-
,Uarest. Depasseau, Deslonde P. g.,
Tomato, Douglass, Duparte G., Du-
nart u, DuPlessis, Esnard. Fuller,
Eerpuson, Gair, Gardiner, Guichard,
HarDer, Hiestand, Ingraham, Isabelle
2 r., Isabelle Thos., jackson, Jones,
KeIso, Landers, LANCE, Leroy, Lewis
R., Lewis R., Massicot, McLeran,
WoMillan, Morris, Moses, Murrel,
Mushaway, Myers, Oliver, Packard,
Pierce, Pinchback, Poindexter, Pol
lard. Reagan, Reese, Riard, Riggs,
Poberts, Rodriguez, Smith, Snaer,
Scott, Snider, Steele, Twitchell, Van
Jereriff, Vidal, Wickliffe, Williams,
Wiison-74 members present.
Prayer by the Rev. Josiah Fiske.
The minutes were read and adopted.
ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS.
Nv Mr.. Smith, Of Orleans:
WHEREAS, a large number of land
holders of the state Of Louisiana hav-
inc failed to pay their state and parish
taxes for the years 1865 and 1866 and
causing said lands to be returned to
the state as forfeited by the several
tax collectors of the state for said
years; and
Whereas, The impoverished con-
dition of the state treasury caused by
the inefficient manner of the collection
of said taxes, the necessary delays,
etc.; be it
Resolved, That the governor of the
state ofLouisiana be directed, through
the auditor of public accounts, to
notify the state tax collectors of the
state of Louisiana to proceed to the
collection Of all arreared taxes by
seizure and sale of all lands of lots Of
ground upon which such taxes are due
or a portion thereof to sufficient
amount to satisfy the taxes and costs
Of proceedings.
Lies over.
By Mr.. Pinchbsok, of Orleans:
Be it ordained by the constitutional
convention of Louisiana, The mem.
bers and officers of the convention
shall be paid out of any moneys in the
treasury of the state to the credit of
this convention in preference to the
official printer or printers and all other
creditors, and the state treasurer is
hereby ordered not to pay any war
rant or warrants drawn in favor of the
official printer or printers, or other
creditors, until the warrants in favor
Of delegates and officers are fully
paid.
Mr.. Pinchback moved to suspend
the rules to put it on its passage.
Adopted.
Mr.. Cooley moved to adopt the reso-
luton. ...
Mr.. Bertonneau, of Orleans, moved
to lay it on the table, which was ruled
out Of order.
The question was put upon the
adoption of the ordinance, and it was
adopted.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on printing-No report.
Committee on finance--Progress.
Committee on contingent expenses
No report.
By Mr.. r. II. Isabelle, of Orleans
WHEREAS, The proprietors of the
New Orleans Picayuxe have daily
furnished this convention with morn
ing and evening papers and
Whereas, Some compensation to
the proprietors of said journal, toward
The payment Of its labOrs, is due as an
act Of justice; and, while this conven-
ton ignores the editorial sentiments of
Gaid journal, yet, as a QUESTION of labor,
Be it ordained by the constitutional
convention of the state of Louisiana,
That the sum of five hundred dollars
be and is hereby appropriated to the
credit of the proprietors of said New
Orleans Picdyuae, to be paid out of any
funds raised or to be raised to pay the
expenses of this convention.
BE it further ordained, Thct said
prcprietors shall receive warrants for
the above mentioned FIVE hundred dol
lars, signed in the same manner as
those issued for the payment of DEL
egates to this convention.
Dir. Cooley, Of Pointe Coupee,
moved TO amend as follows:
Provided, That every member of
this convention shall in the future
have the right to instruct the sergeant
Alarms what papers shall be furnished
to him.
Mr.. Cooley, of POinte COupee,
moved to refer TO the committee ON
contingent expenses.
Mi. Depasseau, Of Orleans, moved
10 suspend the rules to put it upon its
Passage.
Lost.
and the resolution lies over under
the rules.
Mr.. Moses, Of Orleans, moved that
20 member shall be allowed to speak
nore than ten minutes on any point.
Laid on the table.