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

funded.
The rules were suspended, and tn
resolution was adopted
The secretary was instructed t.
furnish copies of the resolution i'm
mediately to the auditor of public &C
counts.
By Mr.. Cromwell:
WHEREAS, Congress, by special en-
actments passed March 2, 1867, ant
March %, 1867, and all the supple
ments thereto, for the more efficien
government of the rebel states, ant
by said acts certain persons are pro
hibited from voting or holding Office
under said acts passed March 2 and %
1867, and the supplements thereto
therefore, we the people of Louisiana
in convention assembled to frame q
constitution and civil government, dc
ordain, establish, and declare that nc
person that was prohibited and denied
the right to vote for members or dele
gates to this convention by reason OF
such persons having voluntarily taken
an oath to support and defend the So
called confederate states of America,
are declared to be aliens by this con-
vention. But the general assembly
may by a vote of two-thirds of each
house remove such disability.
Lies over. .r.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on printing-No report.
Committee on enrollment-No re-
port.
Committee on contingent expen-
ses--No report.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The amendment of Mr.. Cooley to
the substitute of Mr.. Wickliffe to Mr..
Packard's motion being under consii-
Grafton,
Mr.. Burrel moved to lay it on the
table.
Adopted-yeus "a; nays 33-as
follows:
Yeas-Belden, Brown, Burrel, Crom-
well, Joseph Deslonde, FRANCOIS, Gair,
Gardiner, Harper, Harris, Hampstead,
K. III. Isabelle, Jones, Leroy, r. Lewis,
Marie, Meadows, Morris, Moses, Muir
rel, Newsham, Oliver, Packard, Pierce,
Poindexter, Pollard, Reagan, Reese,
Scott, Snider, Vidal, NAPLES, Wick
life, Wilson-34 yeas.
Nays-Baker, Barrett, Bertonneau,
Blandin, Bonnefoi, Butler, Cooley,
Crane, Crawford, bearing, Damarest, |
Douglas, U. Dupart, Du,
plessis, Fuller, Harrison, Ingraham,
Thomas Isabelle, Kelso, Ludeling,
Lynch, Mcmillan, Mushaway, Myers,
Riard, Riggs, Rodriguez, Smith, Steele,
Tinchant, Vandergrif, Williams-33
nays.
Mr.. Mcmillan moved to amend the
substitute of Mr.. Wickliffe by strik-
ing out all after the word "artiole,"
and inserting the following
ART. The following persons shall
be prohibited from voting or holding
any Office of honor, trust, or profit in
his state, to wit: All persons who
shall have been convicted of treason,
seriury, forgery, bribery, or other
crime punishable by Imprisonment at
lard labor; all paupers and persons un-
Ter Introduction; and all leaders or
'fficers of guerilla bands during the
ate war or rebellion, and all persons
who during the rebellion inflicted or
caused to be inflicted any cruel or UNI
usual punishment upon any soldier,
sailor, marine, employe, or citizen of
he United States, or who in any other
way violated the rules of civilized war
are. No person shall hold any office
,ivil or military under this state, who
having previously taken an oath as
member Of congress, or as an officer of
he United States, or as member of
my state Legislature, or as an execu-
i've or Judicial officer of any state to
support the constitution of the United
states, shall have engaged in insur-
'ection or rebellion against the same,
II given aid and comfort to the enemies
hereof. But the legislature may by a
Tote of two thirds of each house re-
move such disability.
Which was laid on the table-yeas
q, nays 33-as follows:
Yeas-Bonnefoi, Brown, Burrel,
Butler, Crawford, Cromwell, bearing,
)emarest, J. Deslonde, u. Duparte.
FRANCOIS, Fuller, Gerdiner, Harper,
Harris, Hampstead, r. H. Isabelle,
ones, LANCE, Ludeling, Marie, Mar
in, Moses, Myers, Oliver, Packard,
fierce, Poindexter, Pollard, Reagan,
riggs, Scott. Tinchant, Vidal, NAPLES,
Williams, Wilson'S yeas,
Nays Antoine, Baker, Barrett, Belden,
Blackburn, Blandin, Cooley,
lrane. Dcpasseau, Douglas, Duplessis,
iair, Ingraham, I. Isabelle, Kelso, Leroy,
lynch, Meadows, McLeran, Mcmillan,
lorris, Murrel, Mushaway, Newsham,
ieese, Riard, Rodriguez, Smith, Snider,
teele, Thibau5 and Yandergrihf SO nays
Mr.. Barrete was called to the chair.
Mr.. Hampstead moved to reconsider
he vote last taken.
Lost.
Mr.. Cooley moved to take up from
he table his amendment.
Adopted.
Mr.. Cooley moved to adopt the
mendment, and the previous question
vas demanded BY majority Of the
Mr.. Tinchant moved to reconsider
he demand for the previous question.
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