New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-11

Dupart, FRANCOIS, Gardiner, Harper,
Harris, Hampstead, Ingraham, r. ID.
Isabelle, Jones, Landers, Leroy
Lange, r. Lewis, Meadows, McLeran,
Moses, Murrel, Newsham,
Oliver, Packard, Pierce, Reagan,
Reese, Roberts, Schwab, Snaer,
Twitchell, Underwood, Valfroit, Vidal
NAPLES, Wickliffe, WilsOn-4O nays.
Mr.. NAPLES moved the previous
question upon its adoption.
Mr.. Cooley raised the point of order,
that this motion sought to accomplish
indirectly what could not be done di-
rectly by motion of this nature, viz:
to alter the substance of an article of
the constitution, under the pretense of
changing its phraseology, and that the
object sought could only be attained
by motion to repeal or to reconsider,
and that therefore the motion for the
previous question should not be en-
tertained.
The chair decided that the point of
order was well tax en- and that the mo-
ton was not in order.
Mr.. NAPLES appealed.
The chair was not sustained.
The motion for the previous ques-
ton was seconded by majority ofthe
dala ro4as ,,,aSap+
The question recurring upon the
changes in the phraseology of article
ninety-eight, proposed by Mr.. NAPLES,
they were adopted-yeas 81, nays %
-as follows:
Yeas. Antoine, Baker, Blackburn,
Burrel, Jos. Deslonde, FRANCOIS, Gar
diner, Harper, Harris, Hampstead, In
graham, r. H. Isabelle, jackson,
Jones, Landers, Leroy, Marie, Mea-
dows, MeLeran, Moses, Murrel, New
sham, Packard, Pierce, Pollard, Rea-
gan, Reese, Roberts, Schwab, Twit-
chel, Underwood, Valfroit, Vidal,
NAPLES, -Wicklitfe, Williams, Will
son-37 yeas.
Nays: Belden, Bertonneau, Blandin,
Bonsigneur, Bonnefoi, Butler, Cool
ey, Crane, Crawford, bearing, De-
passeau, p. G.. Deslonde, Douglass,
G. Duparte, Duplessis, Fuller, Kelso,
Martin, Massicot, Mcmillan, Mush-
away, Myers, Pinchback, Riard,
Riggs, Rodriguez, Smith, Tinohant-
% nays.
And the article, as thus amended,
reads as follows:
ART. -, The following persons shall
be prohibited from voting or from
holding any office: all persons who
shall have been convicted of treason,
perjury, forgery, bribery, or other
crime punishable in the penitentiary,
and persons under Introduction.
All persons who are estopped from
claiming the right of suffrage by abjur-
ing their allegiance to the United
States government, or by VIGOROUSLY
levying war against it, or adhering to
its enemies, giving them aid and com
fort, but who have not expatriated
themselves, nor have been convicted
of any of the crimes mentioned in the
first paragraph of this article, are
hereby restored to the said right, ex-
cept the following: Those who have held
office, civil or military. for one year OF
more, under the organization styl-
ed ''the confederate states Of
America - those who registered
themselves as enemies of the United
States those who acted as
leaders of guerrilla bands during the
late rebellion; those who, in the ad
Yocacy of treason, wrote or published
newspaper articles, or preached SER
mons during the late rebellion and
those who voted for and signed an or
dinance of secession in any state. No
person included in these exceptions
shall either vote or hold office until
he shall have relieved himself by vol
UNFAIRLY writing and signing certif-
cate setting forth that he acknowl-
edges the late rebellion to have been
morally and politically wrong, and
that he regrets any aid and comfort he
may have given it; and he shall file the
certificate in the office of the secretary
of state, and it shall be published in
the official Journal Provided, That
no person who, prior to the nrst o.
January, 1868, favored the execution
of the laws Of the United States, pop.
ularly known as the reconstruction
acts of congress, and openly and ac-
lively assisted the loyal men of the
state in their efforts to restore Loui.
siana TO her position in the Union
shall be held to be included among
those herein excepted. Registrars Q.
voters shall take the oath of any sucl
person as prima facie evidence of thu
fact that he is entitled to the benefits
of this proviso.
Mr.. Mcmillan was called to tn,
chair.
Mr.. Cooley moved to repeal section
two of the ordinance proposed by him
March 3, and adopted, reading as fol
lows:
It is further ordained, That the war
rants issued by authority Of this con
vention, for The payment Of per diem
and mileage of delegates, and the pa,
Of its officers, except the otticia
printer or printers, shall be receivabl,
n payment Of all taxes and license
due to the state of Louisiana; and whel
paid in the treasury of the state Of
account OF any state tax or license
the same shall be placed BY The treas
urer Of the state to the debit Of th,
convention afund' on his books, an
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