Mr. Dawson moved a recommitment of the bill for amendment.
Mr. Alston was against a general recommitment of the bill, but friendly to a recommitment for the purpose of limiting its duration.
Messrs. Nicholson, Smilie, Early, and S. N. Mitchill, opposed the recommitment.
Mr. Bedinger advocated the recommitment.
The motion to recommit was then negatived—ayes 39, noes 43.
Mr. Alston said, if there was no objection, he would move the insertion of a clause to limit the period of the bill, on account principally of the great powers conferred on the Executive.
This motion being objected to, by Mr. Lyon, was declared out of order.
The question was then put on the passage of the bill.
Messrs. Lyon, Sloan, Jackson, and Bedinger opposed, and Mr. Smilie supported its passage.
Mr. Varnum moved to recommit, for amendment, that part of the bill that vests equity powers in the courts of Louisiana.