LIII. No less than one-fifth of the mem grossed in a fair hand, and after examination and report by the Committee on En-bers present shall be entitled to call for the rollment, shall be signed by the president and secretary. XLIV. The proceedings of the Convention shall be entered on the journal as concisely as possible, care being taken to detail a true and accurate account of the proceedings. yeas and nays on any question. LIV. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members elected and admitted to this Convention. LV. The officers of this Convention shall consist of a president, secretary, two assistant secretaries and as many clerks as XLV. Every vote of the Convention shall may be required, an official printer, four rebe entered on the journal with a concise porters, a door-keeper, two messengers, a statement of the question; and a brief state-post-master, and such other officers as the ment of the contents of each petition, me- Convention may deem necessary from time morial or paper presented to the Conven- to time. tion, shall be also inserted on the journal. XLVI. In case any secretary, sergeantat-arms or door-keeper of the Convention fail to perform his duty, the secretary shall make a report thereof to the Convention without delay. LVI. On any question of order or parliamentary practice, when these rules are silent or inexplicit, Jefferson's Manual, or Cushing's work on Parliamentary Law, shall be considered as authority. The following committees shall be appointed by the chair as Standing Committees of this Convention: XLVII. The secretary shall read the journal daily from the sheet on which the minutes are written; and after being so read and corrected, the said minutes shall be recorded in the journal, and copies, authenticated by the signature of the secretary, shall be prepared for delivery at his desk to the printer by 10 o'clock on the day following that on which it shall have been read. XLVIII. The secretary shall be respon-ment, to consist of seven members. sible to the Convention for the accuracy of the journals and for the fidelity and prompt execution of all work ordered by the Convention; he shall keep the bill book in his own handwriting; he shall endorse all bills, joint resolutions, and all documents proper to be endorsed; he shall keep in his charge all bills and documents in the custody of the Convention, and keep them in proper order. 1. A Committee on Elections, to be composed of five members. 2. A Committee on Preamble and Distribution of Powers, to consist of five members. 3. A Committee on the Legislative Department, to consist of seven members. 4. A Committee on Executive Depart XLIX. The duties of the sergeant-at-arms shall be to attend the Convention during its sittings, to have the charge of the chamber of the Convention, and the committee rooms, and offices belonging thereto, to keep the same in order, and execute the commands of the Convention from time to time, together with all such process, issued by authority thereof, as shall be directed to him by the president. L. The secretary or assistant secretary shall rise and remain standing whilst reading any document to the Convention. LI. The assistant secretary of the Convention shall, in the event of the absence, resignation or death of the secretary, take charge of and attend to all the duties of his office until his successor shall be elected. It shall also be his duty to write with his own hand the journal of the Convention, when not acting as secretary. LII. The duties of the door-keeper shall be to keep the door of the lobby, announce messages and perform such other duties as the president may require. 5. A Committee on Judiciary Department, to consist of seven members. 6. A Committee on Impeachment, to consist of three members. 7. A Committee on General Provisions, to consist of seven members. 8. A Committee on Internal Improvements, to consist of five members. 9. Á Committee on Public Education, to consist of five members. 10. A Committee on Mode of Revising the Constitution, to consist of five members. 11. A Committee on Schedule, to consist of three members. 12. A Committee on Ordinances, to consist of five members. 13. A Committee on Enrollment, to consist of five members. 14. A Committee on Printing, to consist of three members. 15. A Committee on Finance, to consist of three members. W. STAUFFER, Chairman. Mr. Montamat moved to print 300 copies for the use of the Convention, and that the report be made the order of the day for the 12th inst., at 2 o'clock. PRESIDENT-Are you ready for the question? It is that the report of the committee be printed and be made the order of the day at 2 o'clock to-morrow, and that 300 copies of the report be printed. The question was put and decided in the the blanks. Your motion will come in afteraffirmative. wards. MR. WILSON-The resignation of Mr. Roselius causes the Committee on Investigation to lack one member, and I therefore move that one be appointed to take his place. The motion being seconded and carried, the president appointed Mr. Shaw to supply the deficiency. MR. THOMAS-These (Judge Howell's) resolutions are in substance embodied in the report of the committee just read. There are, perhaps, one or two more standing committees needed than I mentioned in that report, and I move that the resolution be laid upon the table. The motion was seconded. PRESIDENT—The motion is to lay upon the table the action of the committee upon the resolution introduced yesterday, and made the order of to-day. MR. BROTT-I move to amend by adding 'subject to call." Amendment accepted. The decision of the Convention apparently was that the report of the committee should not be laid on the table. MR. HARNAN-I move an amendment to the 10th article of Judge Howell's resolution in regard to the subject of education, that one member be appointed from each Represntative District and each of the parishes. Since it is a subject that interests us all, it is right that it should be composed of such a number. The amendment was seconded, and it was moved to lay it on the table. MR. SHAW-I move that the resolution of Judge Howell be taken up section by section, and be in that manner considered. The motion was seconded, and decided in the affirmative. MR. STAUFFER-Mr. Abell has offered a substitute, and I think that a substitute is always in order. If the chair decides that it is not, I shall appeal from that decision. PRESIDENT-Order, gentlemen, order. The question before the Convention is in regard to filling the blanks. MR. STAUFFER-I appeal from the decision of the chair; I wish to hear the substitute read. A division was called for, and a rising MR. ABELL-Any action that may be tavote taken, resulting in a vote of 47 nays token in this matter will be proper. 29 yeas, and the motion was declared lost. MR. MANN-I move that the resolutions of Judge Howell be adopted, and that the chair proceed to appoint the committees. JUDGE HOWELL-If the gentleman will withdraw his motion for a moment I will suggest the following number of members to fill the blanks. MR. MANN-I do so. MR. ABELL-I move as a substitute-PRESIDENT—There is a motion before the House. JUDGE HOWELL--My motion is that the following numbers be inserted in the blanks: 5 in the first, 3 in the second, 3 in the third, 13 h the fourth, 7 in the fifth, 11 in the sixth, 5 in the seventh, 13 in the eighth, 3 in the ninth, 9 in the tenth, 15 in the eleventh, 5 in the twelfth and 5 in the thirteenth. Judge Howell's motion was seconded. MR. ABELI-I offer as a substitute-PRESIDENT--The motion is upon filling up PRESIDENT-We must dispose of one question at a time, and I have already stated what the question for consideration now is. MR. STAUFFER-It seems there is a little misunderstanding. PRESIDENT—There is no misunderstanding whatever. I know what I am about. MR. STAUFFER-I appeal. I don't think that the Chair has a right to decide the question when an appeal is called for. The gentleman ( Mr. Abell) was called to order when, in my opinion, he was in order. I appeal from the decision of the chair, and I desire to know whether his motion was in order or not. I do not believe that any member of this Convention should be compelled to sit down when he offers a motion that is in order. I appeal from the chair, and leave it to the Convention to decide in the matter. MR. HENDERSON-I move that the substitute be laid on the table. [Cries of "there is already a question be- | act business without adopting some code by fore the House."] PRESIDENT—The question is upon the appeal from the decision of the chair, as to when a resolution to fill the blanks has been offered, and a substitute therefore presented, the motion to offer the substitute is in order or not. The ayes and nays were called, and the chair was sustained by the following vote : YEAS-Messrs. Austin, Barrett, Bell, Bromley, Buckley, Burke, Cazabat, Cook T., Crozat, Duane, Dupaty, Fish, Flagg, Flood, Foley, Fosdick, Fuller, Gastinel, Geier, Gorlinski, Gruneberg, Gaidry, Healy, Harnan, Hart, Henderson, Hills, Hire, Howell, Howes, Kavanagh, Knobloch, Kugler, Mann, Mendiverri, Millspaugh, Montamat, Montague, Murphy E., Murphy M. W., Newell, Normand, O'Conner, Payne, Poynot. Purcell J., Schroeder, Schnurr, Shaw, Smith, Spellicy, Stocker, Stumpf, Stiner, Sullivan, Terry, Thorpe, Waters, Wenck, Wilson-60. NAYS-Messrs. Abell, Ariail, Bailey, Baum, Beauvais, Bonzano, Brott, Campbell, Cook J. K., Davies, Dufresne, Goldman, Maas, Maurer, Morris, Ong, Purcell S., Stauffer, Thomas--18. PRESIDENT—We will now proceed to consider the resolution section by section. A motion was then made to elect an assistant secretary. PRESIDENT—The motion is not in order, as there is already a resolution before the House to fill up certain blanks. The president being asked whether there was a quorum present, directed the roll to be called, and the following answered: which we may be governed. I think it is improper for us to proceed any further, until we have adopted such a code, and Inow move that we adjourn till to-morrow; at 2 o'clock. PRESIDENT-The vote will now be taken on the question of adjournment. A viva voce vote being taken, the president stated he was unable to decide, and took a rising vote, and it was decided to adjourn until to-morrow, at 2 P. M., by a vote of yeas 43, nays 32. TUESDAY, April 12th, 1864. The House was called to order at 22 o'clock, and the secretary proceeded to call the roll, when, after some delay, 76 members responded to their names. The secretary then read the minutes of the preceding day. MR. HENDERSON-I move that the calling of the names of the members present yesterday be dispensed with. The question was put and carried. MR. BROTT-I move that the secretary dispense with the reading of the report of the committee. PRESIDENT-Gentlemen, you have heard the minutes of yesterday read--is there any objection to their adoption? No objection being made, the minutes were adopted. PRESIDENT-The report of the Committee on Rules and Regulations was made the order for to-day at 2 o'clock, and accordingly that matter now comes up. MR. MONTAMAT-I move that the report of the Committee on Rules and Regulations be taken up section by section. Messrs. Abell, Austin, Barrett, Beauvais, Bell, Bofill, Bonzano, Bromley, Brott, Buckley, Burke, Campbell, Cazabat, Cook T., Crozat, Davies, Duane, Dupaty, Durell, Dufresne, Edwards, Fish, Flagg, Flood, Foley, Fosdick, Fuller, Gastinel, Geier, Goldman, The motion was seconded and carried. Gorlinski, Gruneberg, Gaidry, Healy, HarThe secretary then proceeded to read nan, Hart, Heard, Henderson, Hills, Hire, the report of the committee, section by Howell, Howes, Kavanagh, Knobloch, Kug MR. HILLS-I move to amend the title so ler, Maas, Mann, Maurer, Mendiverri, Mills-section, including the title. paugh, Montague, Morris, Murphy, E., Murphy M. W., Newell, Normand, O'Conner, that it read, "Rules and Regulations of Ong, Payne J., Purcell J., Purcell S., the Convention for the revision and amendSchroeder, Schnurr, Seymour, Shaw, Smith, Stauffer, Stiner, Stocker. Stump, Sullivan, ment of the Constitution of Louisiana," Terry, Thomas, Thorpe. Waters. Wells, that being the official title adopted by Gen. Wenck, Wilson-76. Banks, and recorded in the minutes of the first day's proceedings. A quorum was found to be present. MR. THOMAS-Mr. President, I conceive that it is impossible for this body to trans The motion was carried. The report of the committee being taken 1 * up section by section, was adopted as read, with the exceptions hereinafter stated, interruptions, comments, &c. It was moved that the first section be adopted. MR. MANN--Before proceeding to vote, I would like to know what is a section? I believe that this document before me is so divided that the word "section" nowhere appears in it. I am in favor of adopting the whole report as it stands, but I nevertheless wish to know what is a section. This was duly explained by the pres ident. MR. FOLEY-I move the word "ballot" be stricken out in the 5th line of section 7, and the word "vote" substituted. The motion was seconded, and on being put was decided in the affirmative, and the amended section was then adopted. Section 8 was then read. MR. HILLS-I move to strike out the words "joint resolution." MR. GOLDMAN-I move as another amendment, that notice shall be given to the chair previous to the reading of such resolution. Mr. Foley moved that the amendment be laid on the table, which was seconded and carried. The resolution as amended was then adopted. Section 22 was taken up. MR. THORPE-I move to amend by striking out the words "but to adjourn" in the second line. MR. MONTAMAT-I move to lay the amendment on the table. The motion being seconded, the amendment was tabled and the section adopted. Section 24 was taken up. MR. MONTAMAT-I move to strike out the words "when the same will admit of it." MR. THOMAS-I move to lay it on the table. The motion was seconded, and on a division being called for, Mr. Thomas's motion The amendment was put and carried, and was carried. Yeas 44, nays 9. the section as amended was adopted. Section 10 was read. MR. BELL-I move that the section be amended by striking out the words "Mr. President," and substituting "Mr. President and members of the Convention." It was moved and carried that the amendment be laid on the table. The section was then adopted as read. MR. FOLEY-I move that the words "one hour" be stricken out, and the words "half an hour" substituted. The motion was seconded, but on a viva voce vote being taken it was apparently lost. A division was called for, and it was decided in the affirmative. Yeas 41, nays 34. The section as amended was then adopted. The 19th section was read. MR. HILLS-I move that it be amended by striking out the word "should" in the first line, and substituting the word "shall." The motion was seconded and carried. MR. MONTAMAT-I move another amendment to section 19-that the word "motion" be stricken out, and "resolution" inserted. Seconded and carried. The section, as amended, was adopted. MR. CAZABAT-I move as an amendment the word "resolution" be inserted before "motion." MR. GOLDMAN-I move to lay it on the table. The motion was seconded and carried. The motion, as amended, was put and carried. Section 26 was then read. MR. GOLDMAN-I move to amend by striking out the third line. MR. GORLINSKI-I move to amend by striking out "the same day or." MR. FOLEY-I move the last motion be laid on the table. The motion to lay the amendment on the table was seconded and carried. MR. GOLDMAN-The next is my amendment. I move that the words "provided it be made on the same day, or the next sitting day before the order is taken up," be stricken out. MR. THOMAS-I move to lay that amendment on the table. Seconded and carried. A motion was made to strike out the word "standing," upon which Mr. Thomas remarked that the word occurred twice, and was informed that it was the second one. MR. STAUFFER-I move to lay it on the table. The motion was put and lost. The amendment was adopted, and af A motion to lay the amendment on the terwards the whole section as amended. table was lost. The vote being taken on the amendment it was adopted. MR. SHAW-I move to further amend the section by substituting "or" for "and" in the second line. was adopted. Section 38 was read. MR. STOCKER-I move to strike out the The motion was seconded and carried. The amendment was seconded and car-byried, and the section, as amended, was adopted. Section 30 was then read. MR. BROTT-The gentleman is out of order. out. Section 40 was read, MR. GOLDMAN-I wish to amend by striking out "them" and inserting "their offices." A motion was made to lay the amendment on the table, and was seconded and carried. MR. CAZABATI moved to amend by striking out "them" and inserting "their of MR. BROTT-Before that vote is taken I would state that I conceive it very difficult to proceed to our business at the time sug-fices." gested in the report, since we do not meet until 12 o'clock. PRESIDENT—We shall come to that motion in proper time. The motion now is to lay upon the table the amendment. The motion was put and decided in the negative. MR. GOLDMAN--That was my amendment. The amendment was put and carried, and the section as amended was adopted. Section 44 was read and taken up. MR. WILSON-I move to amend by substituting *president" for "secretary" and PRESIDENT—The question of the amend-striking out "make a report thereof to" and inserting "shall inform the Convention without delay." ment now comes up. MR. SHAW-The rules, so far as we have adopted them, fix upon no hour for the assembling of this Convention. They assume that we shall have finished our preliminary business at 12 o'clock. MR. HILLS-I move as an amendment to the amendment to strike out "12 o'clock" and substitute "-- -- o'clock," and the Convention can fix upon such a time as it chooses. The amendmeut was seconded and accepted by Mr. Montamat. MR. WILSON-I move as a further amendment to strike out "which shall always be taken up at 12 o'clock M." The amendment was seconded and accepted, and the section was adopted as amended. Section 31 was taken up. MR. WILSON-I move to strike out "No motion or any other business shall have the preference in the order of the day." A motion was made to lay the amendment on the table, which being lost, the amendment was adopted. The section as amended was then adopted. MR. CAZABAT-I move to strike out "by 10 o'clock." MR. STAUFFER-I move to lay the motion on the table. The motion was laid on the table, and the section adopted as read. Section 48 was then read. MR. MONTAMAT-I move to strike out "joint." Motion seconded. MR. HILLS-I move to amend further by striking out the word "bills" preceding "joint." The amendment was accepted. PRESIDENT-One motion at a time, gentle |