New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-21

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resolution on the table.
Adopted.
A communication from r. H. Nc
MILAN was read.
By Mr.. Mcmillan:
Resolved, That committee of three
be appointed to report to this conven-
ton what further action, if any, is nee
essary to secure the speedy collection
of the tax authorized by the ordinance
passed December IA, 1867, and that
said committee be empowered to con-
fer with the officers charged with the
execution of the ordinance, and with
Major General Hancock, commanding
fifth military division.
Mr.. Mcmillan moved to suspend the
rules to place the resolution upon its
passage.
Adopted.
The resolution was read a second
time and adopted. .
Mr.. Meadows moved that the con-
vention do hereby take some steps to
compel the members TO attend the con-
vention more regularly.
Laid on the table.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on printing-No report.
Committee on enrollment-Ko re-
port.
Committee on contingent expenses
No report.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
The special committee to whom was
referred the report of the committee
on contingent expenses, through Mr..
NAPLES, chairman, reported progress.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr., Underwood called up his resolu-
ton, lying over from January 10, and
moved to adopt, and the resolution
reading as follows;
Resolved, That for the purpose of
properly enrolling the proceedings of
this convention the committee on en-
rollment is hereby authorized to en-
ploy such clerks as they may need for
that purpose,
Was adopted.
Yeas 43, nays IS:
Yeas: Antoine, Belden, Brown, Bur-
rel, Cooley, Cromwell, bearing. De-
marest, Donate, G.. Duparte, Duples-
sis, FRANCOIS, Gair, Gardiner, Harper,
Harris, Hampstead, Hiestand, Ingra-
ham, R. H. Isabelle, Jones, Landers,
Lange, j. B, Lewis, r. Lewis, Marie,
Martin, Massicot, McLeran, Mcmillan,
Morris, Oliver, Packard, Reagan,
Schwab, Snaer, Scott, Snider, Thibaut,
Underwood, Vidal, Wickliffe, Wilson
43 yeas.
Nays: Baker, Barrett. Rertonneau,
Blandin, Bonnefoi, Crane, Crawford,
Quincy, Depasseau, P. G.. Deslonde,
Douglass, U. Dupart, Edward, Esnard,
Fuller, Guichard, Kelso, Leroy, Lude-
ling, Lynch, Meadows, Moses, Murrel,
Mushaway, Myers, Pierce, Pinchback,
Poindexter, Pollard, Reese, Riard,
Riggs, Roberts, Rodriguez, Twitchell,
ValfrOit, NAPLES, Williams-38 nays.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr. Ingraham moved to reconsider
the vote upon the adoption Of the
amendment of Mr.. Mcmillan to article
seventy-fve of the constitution.
Mr.. Mcmillan raised the point of
order that a motion to reconsider q
portion of an article which has been
adopted as whole can not be enter
tanned.
The chair so ruled.
Mr.. Ingraham moved to reconsider
the vote on the adoption Of the article.
Mr.. Hampstead moved to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table.
Lost.
Mr.. Bertonneau moved the previous
question, and was seconded by a ma
iOrity Of the delegates.
The yeas and nays were ordered,
and the motion to reconsider prevailed.
Yeas 60, nays 12-as follows:
Yeas: Antoine, Barrett, Belden, Berten-
neau, Blandin, Bonseigaeur, Burrel, Cooley,
Crane, Crawford, Cromwell, Donate, Doug.
lass, G. Duparte, U. Dupart, Duplessie
FRANCOIS, Fuller, Gair, Gardner, Guichard.
Harper, Harris, Hiestand, T. Il, Isabelle
Jones, KeIso, LADDERS, LANCE, LEROY. ri
Lewis, Ludeling, Lynch, Massicot, Mead
ows, McLeran, Mcmillan, Morris, Moses.
Aurrel, Mushaway, Myers, Oliver, Packard.
Pierce, Pinohback, Poindexter, Pollard
Reagan, Reese, Riard, Riggs, Roberta
Rodriguez, Schwab, snaer, Scott. Thibant
Tinchant, Twitchell, Valfroit, WiekliGe.
Williams, Wilson'S yeas.
Nays Bonnefoi, Brown, Quincy, Demar-
est, Edwards, Hampstead, r. h. Isabelle. j.
B. Lewis, Martin, Snider, Waples-l2 nays.
Mr.. Bertonneau moved to amend by
out 1.-THE present supreme
judges shall remain in office until the
expired term of their respective COM
MISSIONS" and moved the previous
question, which was seconded by a
of the delegates. The mo-
lion to amend prevailed.
Mr.. Pinchback moved to adopt
article seventy-three as amended, and
he article, reading as follows:
Art. 20. The supreme court shall
be composed Of ono chief justice and
four associate Justices, majority Of