The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-31
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"WEDNESDAY, Jan. 80. $50.


SENArE.-Persuaut to adjournment,
the Senate met, 20 members answered
to their names.
Mr.. Davis, was allowed 800 for
his services, as clerk of Committee on
contested elections.
A joint resolution Of the House was
concurred in, instructing the State
Printer to have the official proceed
ings Of the Legislature, published at
the capi2aI, and naming the ''Demo-
cratic Advocate"
A bill from the House authorizing
Washington Barrow, citizen of Ten
nessee, to act as tutor for his minor
grand child, John S. Barrow-passed.
The Hon. Ryan, on previous notice,
introduced bill allowing contestants
in elections to appeal to the Supreme
Court, where the amount involved
does not exceed $500.
Notices of several bills to be intro
duced at some future time was given.
The Senate adjourned until to-mor
row at 10 o'clock.
HoUsE-House met pursuant TO adjourn
ment.-7j members answered to their
names.
The committee OH the Insane Asylum
at jackson, made report: which was re-
ceived and ordered to be printed, 1000
copies, in English and 500 in French.
! The report of the commit.e on contested
elections being the order OF the day. Mr..
Lawrason moved that Messrs. Lumsden
and Devall be allowed thirty days to OBJ
tain testimony. In defence Of his position
as a representative Of the people and men,
Der of the American party, Mr.. Lawras-
son made an eloquent speech-he read the
correspondence between the representa-
tives Of the two parties in New Orleans
prior to the election, to show that the
American, was quite as anxious as the
Democratic party to preserve peace and
good order at the poles, and to secure to
every man entitled to do so-the exercise
Of his elective franchise. He referred to
the partial and unjust course OF the Demo-
cratic Central Committee Ia self constitu-
ted Supreme Court in selecting gentlemen
pretermitted to ask opinions in reference to
the legality Of courts in the city to natural.
ize foreigners-when the question OF thei1
right to do do SO, was, and still is, deba-
teable and unsettled question--said that
out of the number thus selected but one
Judge Nash Ogden) thought proper to ask
and answer questions not propounded b,
the self constituted tribunal, and his opin.
ion is we'll known.
Mr.. Lawrason, said that the act of lS1 4
was clearly abrogated and annulled by thu
act of 1852 and the Constitution unde
which the State is now governed. Mr.. l.
showed conclusively that the position ia
ken by the democratic party, that any mai
has right to vote, who will subscribe t.
the oath prescribed, without question from
the Judges; is dangerous and fallacious
since the constitution defines the qualifica
tions for a voter in this State, excluding
Seamen, soldiers criminals and paupers.-
Mr.. Lawrason maintained that the Demo
cratic party in New Orleans, sought tn
difficulties complained Of at the polls-the,
courted i for political capital. He salt
that Mr.. Gordan. one of the parties contes
ting, had told him on board a boat going t
New Orleans, before any action was ha
here, in referenc. to the matter, that hi
case had been decided-decided in caucus
yes-the very men who blate loudest, an
are most Mortified at a secret political socl
ETY., meet in some obscure corner and be
cause they have the strength which mum
bers give-perpetrate these wrongs upon us
He thanked God that there were some gen
tlemen on that floor, who had the mora
courage to refuse to obey the dictates o
these secret conclaves and were ready t.
meet the facts in open day light and judg
of them lmpartially. He said he wonld b
the last man in that house, to contend 70
the American party, if it is 70 be sustained
by acts of violence and outrage.
We do not pretend to give more than al
outline OF what Mr.. Lawrason said. Hi
speech was eloquent logical and conclusive
, the official Journap' will mo doubt Civ
it to us in full, as we noticed the pen Of tn
Reporter very busily engaged whilst tn
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