New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-02
LOUISIANA
FORTY SEVENTH DAY.

ling, Marie, Martin, Meadows, McLerar
Mcmillan Norris, Moses, Myers, Oliver
PackafA Pierce, Pinchback, PoindexteI
Pollard 2eese Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez
Smith 81 Ter colt, Snider, Steele, Twiteh
ell, Bnde8ku5d, Valfroit, Vandergrifi
Wicklihe, ILL ms, Wilson.
Prayer by ne Rev. Josiah Fiske
Themibctss were read and adopted
ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Pierce:
Resolved, That there be neither
more nor less DISTINGUISHED than those
that congress has DISTINGUISHED.
Lies over
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr. Cooley's amendment TO the sub
stitute of Mr.. Packard for article
ninety-six, majority report, being in
order,
Mr.. Smith moved to amend by in
sorting Registered enemies"
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Crane moved to amend by strik-
ing out ''electiye franchise" and in
sorting 1.-The right of holding Office"
The president resumed the chair.
MIR. Mcmillan moved to lay the
amendment of Mr.. Crane on the table.
Adopted--yeas So, nays Has
follows:
Yeas: Antoine, Baker, Belden, Berton-
Butler, Cromwell, Quincy, p. G.. Deslonde,
G. Duparle, U. Dupart, Duplessis, Esnard,
Francois, Gair, Guiehard. Harper, Harris,
Harrison, Ingraham, r, H. Isabelle, Jones,
Kelso, LANCE, Leroy, r. Lewis. Ludeling,
Marie, Martin, Meadows, MoLeran Nc
MILAN, Morris, Moses, Newsham, Packard
Pierce, Poindexter, Pollard, Reagan, Riard,
Riggs, Rodriguez, Smith, Scott, Snder,
Steele, Thibaut. Tinohant, Underwood,
Yalfroit, Vandergrif, NAPLES, Wiekliffe.
Williams, Wilson'S yeas.
Nays: Barrett, Bennefoi Burrel, Cooley,
Crane, Crawford, bearing, Donate, Doug
lass, Thomas Isabelle, Mushaway, Myers,
Roberts, Vidal-l4 nays.
Mr.. Rodriguez moved to lay the
amendment of Mr.. Cooley on the table.
Adopted.
Mr.. Newsham moved to amend the
amendment of Mr.. Packard by striking
out all after the word "article" and
inserting:
No person excluded under the pro-
visions of the military reconstruction
bill Of congress or who refused to ac-
cept the privileges granted by said
act or registered himself as an enemy
of the United States government, shall
hereafter be entitled to vote or be eli
gible to any office of trust or profit in
this state.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Wickliffe moved to amend the
substitute of Mr.. Packard by striking
out all after the word " article" and
inserting;
ARTICLE =. Nc person shall vote
or hold any Office Of trust or profit un-
der the state, either by election or ap-
pointment, who is rendered incapable
of holding Office BY the third section
ofthe fourteenth constitutional amend
ment, passed June Is, 1866, and wh0
has been excluded from the priyileke
of voting in this state by virtue Of tise I
fifth and sixth sections Of the reconA
struction act Of congress, entitled
a An act to provide for the more Ell
Gent government of the rebel states,''
passed March 2, 1867, and also J
by virtue of the first section Of
the supplementary act Of con
gress to said bill, passed March %, |
1867; Provided, That the general as
sembIy Of this state may, BY two
thirds vote Of both houses, remove
such disability in regard to the right
of franchise III individual cases, where
returning loyasty to the general gov
srnment Is satisfactorily shown.
Mr.. Pinehbaek was called to the
chair.
Mr.. Cooley moved to amend the
amendment of Nj. Wickliffe by strik-
ing cut the words after = appointment /
who, in The third line, to the word |
:. provided in the twelfth line, and
inserting = ali persons Who shall have |
been convicted Of treason. perjury,
forgery, bribery, OF other crimes pun
iahable BY imprisonment at hard labor.
and persons under Introduction"
On metion the convection adjourned
until to-merfoe at 10 a. NJ.
Ahue ospy
W4 YieERs. Secretary.