Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-29
Communicated.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
NO.2.

During the first days of the session |
there was considerable talk about IL con-
vcntion Pho question was asked Of al
most every member of the house, s. what
do you think ola convention or what
do your constituents say about it % TO
these questions the answer generally was
81 have not thought much about it. or
nothing has been said among my constlt-
! ucuts on the suhjrct.' Anh judging 9th
cr parishes by Vest Fclir,na I suspect
these answers were about the truc state
of the case. After the long and exciting
struggle to get control OF the state once
more. those who were capable of thinking
correctly on this subject, and of entucn-
cling public sentiment, for or against Il
constitutional convention had thought
little and said less about the matter. The
| great body of the people tired of political
| settlement had not taken long resting
| spell. we'll satisfied to leave to those i'll
| authority the duty of bringing the state
| back once more to IL ndition OF peace,
prosperity and happiness, without coll
corning themselves very much as to the
manner of doing it. Thus the Representa-
tives had gone back to their duties IN
the legislature without any definite ideas
on this subject. 1t was generally under
stood and believed that the republican
leaders were in favor of Il convention or
rather hoped that the democrats would
call a convention and thus g i've them an
opportu. ity of awakening in the minds
of their cOlOred followers the fear that
the democrats, in spite of their promises
to the contrary, would find some way in
the convention of depriving them Of their
new privileges conferred upon them by
the radicals. Those who did not attach
much Importance to their views, thought
that there was some danger Of bringing
back upon our people the eNcitements
and dan.ec, from which they had so latcl,
escaped and of which the whole STATE
was heartily tired. Aud doubtless these
considerations had something to do Will
the formation of a sentiment which sool
prcvaded almost the whole body of TIN
members Of both Houses, that it wa
w;sest not 60 call Il convention just a
the present time, but to defer it for
year or two; and in the meantime to secl
to remove some of the most ohicctionabl
q features of the present constitution b.
t amcndments
q The truth of this statement is show
f. by the fact that on the second day OF tn
r session Senator White introduced i'll til
Y senate the following concurrent rcsolu
tion: "Be it rcsolrcd by the senate Of I'll
state of Louisiana the house Of rcprese"te
tires concm7ing thcrein,' that joint con
mittee to lie composed of nine from tn
SENATE and thirteen from the house be
their respective presiding officers al
nointed to nat aturc and report such amen'
n,onts to the constitution of the state {
y may he necessary, and that SAID comm
fee report within twenty days, IT h'
sooner practicable.
III This resolution passed the senate wit
ont one word being said in opposition
- it, by unanimous vote, atleast so
fer from reading the journal OF that bo''!
and the SAME day was bsought to I'll
h,uso bv the clerk of the senate read al
~ ,..fcrrcd to the committee on conStlt
. ton. ;,
Az On the sixth day of the session t|
committee on constitution thronSh
ID" chairman Mr.. Lea, of st. Helena,
r,,,,,cb dcnocrat and Afterwards