New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-10

'tA Of the preceding day
I'VE adopted.
ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Marie, of Terrebonne
Resolved, That it shall be the duty
of the legislature, at its first regular
session, to regulate and secure the
rights and privileges of laborers upon
the crops they assist in making, that
said crops can never be disposed Of or
removed before said laborers are fully
paid the amount due them by their
employers. That preference to take
place even if said crops were to be re-
moved in any event, and said laborers
always to be paid whatever amount
may be due them out of the proceeds
of the sale of the same by preference
over all other creditors of said employ
ers, even to law charges; all laws or
parts of law to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Lies over.
A communication from Messrs. Rou-
danez g. Co., official printers, inclos-
ing bill for printing, was received
and referred tie the committee on con-
tingent expenses.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The committee on general proyis-
iCns-Progress.
The committee on enrolment
Progress.
The committee on printing-NO
progress.
The committee on contingent eK-
penses-Progress.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Article one of the majority report Oh
draft of the constitution, in the bill
of rights, being the order of discus
sion upon motion to adopt it a,
article two, of title one of the constitu-
tion, was taken up.
Mr.. Thomas Isabelle, of Orleans
with the consent of the convention
modifes his amendment by striking
out the word religious"
Mr.. Thomas Isabelle, of Orleans
called for the previous question, which
was ordered.
Mr.. Cooley, of Pointe Coupee
asked that the following statement O
his reasons for voting ''nay" be spread
upon the minutes:
l. Because, never heard the tern
public rights" mentioned as private
one, and because can not under.
stand the idea of private individual
exercising public rights.
Ii. Because do not wish to stultif
myself by the use of such absur
terms in SO important an instrumer
as the organic law of the state.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The chair stated the question to b
upon the adoption of Mr.. Isabelle
amendment to insert the word public
after the word political in Il
article proposed.
The roll was called, with the follow
ing result--yeas 50, nays 16-as 70
lows;
Yeas Baker, Belden, Blandil
Bonseigneur, Bonnefoi, Burrell. IRAN
Cromwell, Quincy, Demarest, Depa,
seau, z. G.. Deslonde, Joseph De,
londe, Donate, Douglass, G.. Dupart,
U.Dupart, Duplesis, Esnard, Franeoi
Gair, Gardiner. Gould, Guichard, II
graham. R. Fl. Isabelle, Thos. Isabell
jackson, Jones, Kelso, Landers, L,
roy, LANCE, r. Lewis, Marie, Meat
ows, MeLeran, Moses. Murrel, MusI
away, Myers, Oliver Packard, Pierre
Pollard, Reagan, RiaFd, Riggs, Rol
erts, Rodriguez, Sehwab Smif
Snaer, Scott, Thibaut, Tinchant, III
derwood, ValfEoit, Vandergriff, Vic
life, Williams, Wilson-59 yeas.
Nays: Barrett, Bertonneau, Brow
Butler, Cooley, Crawford, Ferguso
Harpef, Hampstead, Kelso, Lander
Ludeling. Mcmillan. Pinohbac
Reese, Waples--l6 nays.
And the amendment was adopted.
The question vas then put up,
she adoption Of tho article as amende
and reading as follows, al article t.
Of title one Of the consultation:
All persons, without regard 10 rae
color, Of previous condition, born
naturalized 10 the United States, q
residents Of this state fox one yea
SIRE citizens Of this state. They shs
enjoy the same civil. political, a
pebble fights and privileges, and
n9let 20 the same pains and pe
tIiies
Ar. Pinchbaak called for the yo
and naYs' which we're ordered.
The roll was called with the folio.