Mr. Hills moved that Judge Howell be appointed president pro tem., which motion being unanimously carried,

Judge Howell took the chair and introduced the Rev. Mr. Hopkins, who opened | the proceedings with prayer.

On a call of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Messrs. Abell, Ariail, Austin, Bailey, Barrett, Baum, Beauvais, Bell, Bofill, Bonzano, Bromley, Brott, Buckley, Burke, Cazabat, Cook J. K., Cook T., Crozat, Cutler, Davies, Duane, Dufresne, Edwards, Ennis, Fish, Flagg, Flood, Foley, Fosdick, Fuller, Gastinel, Geier, Goldman, Gorlinski, Gaidry, Healy, Hart, Heard, Henderson, Hills, Hire, Howell, Howes, Kavanagh, Knobloch, Maas, Mann, Maurer, Mendiverri, Millspaugh, Møntamat, Montague, Morris, Murphy E., Murphy M. W., Newell, Normand, O'Conner, Paine, Pintado, Poynot, Purcell J., Pursell S., Schroeder, Schnurr, Seymour, Shaw, Smith, Spellicy, Stocker, Stumpf, Stiner, Sullivan, Terry, Thorpe, Thomas, Wenck, Wilson-78.

The secretary commenced reading the minutes, when Mr. Montamat moved to dispense with the reading.

Mr. Cazabat moved to lay the motion to dispense with the reading on the table. Lost.

The vote was taken on the motion to dispense with the reading of the journal, and it was lost.

The journal was then read and adopted, without correction.

Mr. Montamat offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the sum of $100 be paid to the assistant/secretary pro tem., for his services before the Convention was organized.

The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. Bell offered a resolution to authorize each committee to appoint as many clerks as they may deem necessary, which was referred to the Committee on Enrollment. Mr. S. Pursell offered the following reso

lution:

Be it resolved, That article ninety-six of the constitution of the State of Louisiana be so altered and amended as to read thus: "All civil officers for the State at large shall be voters of and reside in the State, and all district or parish officers shall be voters in and reside within their district or parish, and shall keep their offices in such places therein as may be required by law."

Which resolution, after a motion had been made to refer to the Committee on General Provisions, was laid on the table.

Mr. Montamat offered the following resolution :

Resolved, That Hon. A. A. Atocha, provost judge of the Department of the Gulf, be and is hereby invited to a seat within the bar of this Convention.

Mr. Goldman moved to lay it on the table. Mr. Montamat demanded the yeas and nays, and the result was-yeas 9, nays 73, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bailey, Bonzano, Bromley, Ennis, Flagg, Goldman, Hills, Maas, Millspaugh-9

NAYS-Messrs. Abell, Ariail, Austin, Barrett, Baum, Beauvias, Bell, Bofill, Brott, Buckley, Burke, Cazabat, Cook J. K., Cook T., Crozat, Cutler, Davies, Duane, Dufresne, Edwards, Fish, Flood, Foley, Fosdick, Fuller, Gastinel, Geier, Gorlinski, Gaidry, Healy, Harnan, Hart. Heard, Henderson, Hire, Howell, Howes, Kavanagh, Knobloch, Kugler, Lobdell, Mann, Maurer, Mendiverri, Montamat, Montague, Morris, Murphy E., Murphy M. W., Newell, Normand, O'Conner, Payne of Jefferson, Poynot, Purcell J., Pursell S., Schroeder, Schnurr, Seymour,. Shaw, Smith, Spellicy, Stocker, Stumpf, Stiner, Stauffer, Sullivan, Terry, Thorpe, Thomas, Waters, Wenck, Wilson.

Mr. Thorpe moved to amend by inviting all the judicial officers in the city to seats within the bar.

The amendment was accepted and the resolution was then put upon its passage, upon which a division of the house was called, resulting in-ayes, 68; nays, 8. The resolution, as amended, was adopted.

Mr. Brott offered the following:

Resolved, That the attorney general of the this Convention his legal opinion as to the State be and is hereby requested to give right of this body to exercise legislative powers, to appropriate moneys from the public treasury.

On motion of Mr. Henderson, the resolution was laid on the table. Mr. Gastinel offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the journal and debates of the Convention be printed by the printer of this Convention in English and French separately, and that each member of the Convention be furnished with three copies of the journals and debates for distribution among his constituents, each member to select copies in either language.

Mr. Hills moved to amend by striking out the section requiring the publication in the French language.

Mr. Healy moved to lay the amendment on the table. The ayes and nays being called for, the following gentlemen voted:

AYES-Messrs. Abell, Austin, Bailey, Baum, Beauvais, Bell, Bofill, Bonzano, Bromley, Brott, Buckley, Cazabat, Cook J. K., Cook T., Crozat, Cutler, Dufresne, Dupaty, Edwards, Ennis, Fish, Flagg, Foley, Fosdick, Fuller, Gastinel, Goldman, Gorlinski, Gruneberg, Gaidry, Healy, Hart, Heard, Hire, Howes, Maas, Mann, Maurer, Mendiverri, Millspaugh, Montamat, Murphy M. W., Newell, Normand, Pintado, Poynot, Purcell Jno., Schnurr, Seymour, Shaw, Smith, Spellicy, Stocker, Stumpf, Stiner, Sullivan, Terry, Thorpe, Thomas, Wenck60.

NAYS-Messrs. Ariail, Barrett, Burke, Campbell, Davies, Duane, Flood, Geier, Henderson, Hills, Howell, Montague, Morris, Murphy E., O'Conner, Payne John, Pursell Sam'l, Schroeder, Stauffer, Wilson20.

Mr. Hills's amendment was laid on the table.

Mr. Goldman then amended by adding the German, which was adopted.

Mr. Stocker offered the following substitute:

Resolved, That the official printer be, and he is hereby authorized to print for the use of the Convention 300 copies of the journal in each of the following languages: English, French, German and Spanish.

Which resolution was lost.

Mr. Terry moved to amend the substitute by adding the word Irish, which was declared by the president to be adopted, when the yeas and nays were called with the following result.

YEAS--Messrs. Campbell, Crozat, Davies, Flagg, Flood, Geier, Healy, Terry and Wenck--9.

NAYS-Messrs. Austin, Bailey, Barrett, Baum, Beauvais, Bell, Bofill, Bonzano, Bromley, Brott, Buckley, Cazabat, Cook J. K., Cook T., Cutler, Dufrense, Duane, Dupaty, Edwards, Ennis, Fish, Foley, Fosdick, Fuller, Gastinel, Gorlinski, Gaidry, Hart, Heard, Henderson, Hills, Hire, Howell, Howes, Maas, Mann, Maurer, Mendiverri, Millspaugh, Montague, Morris, Murphy E., Murphy M. W., Normand, O'Conner, Payne Jno., Poynet, Purcell Jno., Pursell S., Schroder, Schnurr, Seymour, Shaw, Smith, Spellicy, Stocker, Stumpf, Stiner, Stauffer, Sullivan, Thorpe, Thomas, Wilson-63.

Mr. Terry's motion was lost.

A motion was made to strike out all excepting the English and French languages. Mr. Cazabat moved to lay the substitute on the table. Carried.

The original resolution offered by Mr. Gastinel was then put and adopted. By Mr. Sullivan,

Resolved, That the delegates of foreign birth, who have not produced their naturalithat they are citizens of the United States, zation papers, showing to this Convention agreeably to resolution passed on Wednesday last. shall produce their naturalization declared vacant in this body. papers immediately, or their seats will be

Mr. Foley moved to amend by saying, "those members who have not produced their naturalization papers, should swear that they were naturalized citizens.'

Mr. Healy stated that some of them from the country could not produce their papers, and moved to table the whole, which was carried.

Mr. Bell moved that the secretary read the names of those members of foreign birth who had produced their certificates of naturalization to the president in obedience to the resolution, but after some remarks by several members, the resolution was laid on the table.

Resolution by Mr. S. Pursell :

Be it resolved, That the following be adopted as an article in the constitution of the State of Louisiana :

No profession, occupation, business or thority within this State, shall be exercised calling, requiring a license from any auor carried on by any other than citizens of the United States, and those having made their legal declaration of becoming citizens.

The motion was seconded, when Mr. Cazabat moved to table it, and Mr. Thomas to refer it to the Committee on General Provisions, which were seconded.

The president stated he considered these motions out of order, but would put them, if desired. No request to do so was moved.

The following was presented:

instructed to procure for the members and Resolved, That the sergeant-at-arms be secretary of this Convention, five copies of such daily papers as may be selected by

them.

The motion was seconded.

Mr. Thomas moved to insert "three” in

amendment was then carried, and the original resolution adopted as amended.

Mr. Montamat moved that the Committee on Finance be authorized to appoint a warrant clerk, which motion was carried.

Mr. Seymour presented the following: Whereas, The resolution adopted on the instant, requiring the members of this Convention to produce evidence of having taken the oath prescribed by the president in his proclamation of December 8th, 1863, was intended and should be so construed as to apply only to such members, if any, who had not, up to that date, taken the oath of allegiance to the United States, under the previous military orders in this department;

be it

Resolved, That the resignation of the Hon. Christian Roselius be set aside, and that he be invited to resume his seat as a member of this Convention.

Resolution was tabled.

Mr. Fosdick moved to adjourn until the 21st, at 12 o'clock, on account of sitting of committees.

Resolution tabled.

Mr. Healy moved to adjourn till Monday, 3 P. M. Seconded.

Mr. Cazabat amended to Monday week at 5 o'clock, which was seconded.

on the Distribution of Powers, reported that the committee, after due deliberation, had come to the unanimous conclusion that the constitution of 1852 should not be changed in any respect in the title which treats upon the subject of the distribution of powers, and submitted the same to the consideration of the Convention.

Mr. Brott moved to refer the report back to the committee with instructions to incorporate the title reported on in their report. The motion was carried.

A motion to adjourn was then made and carried, and the chair declared the Convention adjourned till Wednesday next, at 5 o'clock P. M. Minutes adopted.

JOHN E. NEELIS, Secretary.

WEDNESDAY, April 20th, 1864. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the president at the hour of five P. M.

The proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Andrews.

The roll was called by the secretary, and the following gentlemen answered to their

a vote of 46 to 26.

The president appointed as the Standing Committee on Federal Relations, Messrs. Howell, Brott, Montague and Henderson.

The chair appointed as the committee to fix the compensation of the officers and employés of the Convention, Messrs. M. W. Murphy, Terry, Mann, Fosdick and Ennis.

Messrs. Abell, Ariail, Austin, Barrett, Bell, Bofill, Bonzano, Bromley, Burke, Cazabat, Cook J. K., Cook T., Crozat, Davies, Dufresne, Duane, Dupaty, Durell, Edwards, Ennis, Foley, Fosdick, Fuller, Gastinel, Geier, Goldman, Gorlinski, Gruneberg, Gaidry, Healy, Harnan, Hart, Heard, Henderson, Hills, Hire, Howell, Howes, Kavanagh, Knobloch, Maas, Mann, Maurer, Mendiverri, Millspaugh, Montague, Morris, Murphy E., Murphy M. W., Newell, Normand, O'Conner, Ong, Payne John, Poynot, Purcell J., Pursell S., Schroeder, Schnurr, Seymour, Shaw, Smith, Spellicy, Stocker, Stumpf, Stiner, Stauffer, Sullivan, Terry, Thorpe, Thomas, Waters, Wenck, Wilson--74.

Resolved, That the rules and regulations be so amended as to require all ordinances and resolutions to lie over one day (unless referred to some committee) before being acted upon by the Convention.

The resolution was adopted.

The following gentlemen, Messrs. Balch, Bailey, Baum, Beauvais, Buckley, Brott, Campbell, Fish, Flood and Montamat, having entered the hall and taken their seats, the president announced. that a quorum was present.

The minutes of Saturday, being read and amended, were approved.

Mr. Foley moved a reconsideration of the resolution relative to the publication of the proceedings of this Convention in English and French. The president declared Mr. Foley not in order.

Resolutions now being in order, Mr. Howell offered the following:

Resolved, That hereafter this Convention shall meet at 11 o'clock A. M., and adjourn at 3 o'clock P. M., daily, (Sundays excepted) and the order of the day shall be promptly taken up at the hour of 12 M., each day. Laid over until to-morrow.

Mr. Smith offered the following: Resolved, That the Committee on General Provisions be instructed to embody in their report an article or articles, making it obligatory on the first Legislature to convene under the constitution to compel the several parishes, corporations, as well as private citizens, throughout the State, that have issued sight drafts, notes or shinplasters, payable in Confederate money, or otherwise, to provide for the redemption of the same in current funds.

Mr. Mendiverri offered the following: Resolved, That the State auditor furnish this Convention, as soon as practicable, with a statement showing the receipts and expenditures of the State treasury under the administration of General G. F. Shepley, late military governor of the State, as far as the books and records in his possession may show, and expressing each item of receipt and expenditure in detail; also, if any balance was received from the late treasurer, and if so, the amount and the kind and description of funds.

Mr. Wilson moved to lay it on the table, which motion was lost, and the original resolution was adopted.

Mr. Stocker then called attention to his rule adopted at the last meeting, according to which every resolution was to lie over until the following day, unless referred to a special committee.

Mr. Hills offered the following resolution, to lie over until to-morrow:

Resolved, That the secretary be directed to obliterate from the records of this Convention the resolution inviting A. A. Atocha and the judicial officers of this parish to occupy a seat in this Convention.

Mr. Wilson moved to lay on the table.

Decided out of order.

Mr. Sullivan offered the following:

Resolved, That a committee consisting of five members be appointed by the president of this Convention for the purpose of corresponding with and requesting the authorities in Washington City for the return, to the State of Louisiana, of Powers's grand statue of Washington, taken from the Capitol building in Baton Rouge by the United States forces, on the occupation of that place by the Federal army, and sent by them as a trophy to adorn the Central Park, New York city, where it is now placed.

The president was unable to determine upon a viva voce vote, and upon a rising vote the resolution was adopted by 49 yeas to 23 nays.

Mr. Wenck offered the following, which was seconded:

I move a reconsideration of the vote adopting the resolution requiring the journal and debates of this Convention to be published in the English and French languages, and furnishing each member with three copies thereof.

Mr. Montamat moved to lay it on the table. The vote was taken, resulting as follows: Ayes 42, nays 37.

The question then recurred upon the adoption of Mr. Wenck's motion to reconsider, when the ayes and nays were called. Ayes 40, nays 44, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Ariail, Barrett, Bonzano, Brott, Burke, Campbell, Cook J. K., Davies, Duane, Ennis, Flood, Fosdick, Geier, Goldman, Gorlinski, Harnan, Heard, Henderson, Hills, Howell, Howes, Kavanagh, Kugler, Lobdell, Maas, Mann, Montague, Morris, Ong, Payne J., Pintado, Pursell S., Schroeder, Smith, Spellicy, Stocker, Stumpf, Stiner, Stauffer, Sullivan, Wenck, Wilson-40.

NAYS-Messrs. Abell, Austin, Balch, BaiCazabat, Cook T., Crozat, Cutler, Dufresne, ley, Baum, Beauvais, Bell, Bofill, Buckley, Dupaty, Durell, Edwards, Fish, Flagg, Foley, Fuller, Gastinel, Gruneberg, Gaidry, Healy, Hart, Hire, Knobloch, Lobdell, Mauphy E., Murphy M. W., Newell, Normand, rer, Mendiverri, Millspaugh, Montamat, MurO'Conner, Pintado, Poynot, Seymour, Shaw, Terry, Thorpe, Thomas-44.

Mr. Gorlinski offered the following resolutions:

Resolved, That the regular hour for the meeting of this Convention, during the remainder of its sittings, shall be 12 o'clock M., and any member not answering to his name when the roll is called, shall forfeit the sum of two dollars, to be deducted from his per diem, and any member who shall be absent from his seat an entire day, shall forfeit his per diem for each day he shall fail to attend,

unless absent by permission of the Convention, or for sickness, either in his own person or family, the proof of which shall be a certificate from a regular physician.

Resolved further, That the secretary keep a record of the names of all members not answering at roll call, and the names of all members who shall be absent from their seats an entire day, and for each day so absent, unless they have leave of absence from the Convention; and to make a list of said members at the end of every week, a copy of which shall be furnished the Committee on Finance and a copy to the president of the Convention, who will strictly enforce the penalties as prescribed in the foregoing resolution.

The resolutions were seconded.

Mr. Austin moved the resolution be laid on the table, whereupon Mr. Stocker desired that his resolution of the last day's meeting should be read for the information

of the Convention.

The following was then read :

Resolved, That the Rules and Regulations be so amended as to require all orders and resolutions to lie over one day, unless referred to some committee, before being acted upon by the Convention.

Mr. Sullivan's motion to lay it on the

table was decided to be out of order.

Mr. Montamat notified the House that he should, at the next sitting, introduce a resolution to amend Article 52 of the Rules and Regulations.

Mr. Gaidry offered the following : Whereas, All the constitutions ever framed in this State have decreed that all judicial and legislative proceedings should take place in the French and English languages;

And Whereas, Several members of this Convention, who are true republicans and loyal to the core, but are not very familiar with the English language, have been delegated to this convention by constituents who are also unacquainted with the said language which right to choose delegates as they please said constituents possessed, as they are the sovereign people, and that to deny such supreme right would be tantamount to disfranchise said people;

Resolved, That all resolutions and motions to be presented in this Convention be transto be presented in this Convention be translated into the French language, so that the members from the several parishes, who are not familiar with the English language, be fully aware of what they are voting upon.

Mr. Cazabat stated that in order to facilitate the progress of business he presented the following:

Whereas, This Convention is assembled for the purpose only of revising and amending the constitution of Louisiana, and for no other purpose,

Beit Resolved, That no resolution on any other subject but that above stated, shall be received or entertained by this Convention. Mr. Wenck offered the following:

Resolved, That the resolution adopted allowing each member of this Convention a compensation of ten dollars a day, be repealed.

M. Harnan called for the reading of Judge Howell's resolution, which was as follows:

Resolved, That the resolution adopted on Friday, 15th April, 1854, in the following words, to-wit: "Be it resolved, That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general fund, for the purpose of paying the members, officers and employés of this Convention, the mileage and per diem to which they are respectively entitled; the same to be paid by the treasurer of the State, on the warrant of the president of the Convention," be and the same is hereby rescinded.

Resolved, first, That first, That the resolution, adopted on Friday, 15th April, 1864, in the following words, to-wit: "Resolved, That the members of this Convention shall re

ceive from the public treasury a compensation for their services, which shall be ten dollars per day during their attendance on, going to and returning from the session of this Convention," be and the same is hereby rescinded.

Resolved, second, That the compensation for the services of the members of this Convention shall be the same as allowed to the members of the General Assembly by the constitution adopted in 1852.

Mr. Goldman seconded.

Mr. Montamat remarked that this had

already been voted down, and the president informed him it was to lie over till to-morrow.

Mr. Austin reiterated Mr. Montamat's statement, to which the president made the same reply as before.

Mr. Goldman offered the following:

· Resolved, That the amendment to publish an official report in the German language is hereby embodied in the original motion to publish in the English and French languages.

The president decided it was out of order.

Mr. Cazabat asked to reconsider the resolution of Mr. Sullivan in relation to the statue of Washington, when that gentleman