New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-28
WHOLE NUMBEI ~ 1

Mas before tho COMMITTEES on Elections
tsis moFhin8 until near the hour Of meeting,
and nearly an the witnesses for the platnF
tln nave 70 pc exsnined before can intro
eaae any testimsny at all Even the Wit
home, 80 that | have no Opportunity 70
eross-examine. Now, am willing Mr.
Reagan should have every chance n the
world. All I want is an opportunitT to ia
troduce my testimony, and It does seem 10
the privilege ask in that resolution. s
Mr. Potniexter: Suppose Mr.. Day goes
to Baton Rouge to take evidence. Mr..
Reagan would be forced to stay here, and
will have no opportunity Of cfoss-examin-
| ing the witnesses Of hr. Day whereas Mr..
Day has had chance to cross-exemine to-
Mr.. Bacon: Mr.. President, 40 not see
that there is ary dificulty about the matter.
! II is as fair for one side as the other. The
sitting member will have to employ c0un-
sci in his absence, and the contestant may
employ an attorney at Baton Rouge. fg
Mr.. O'Hara. Ar. Presidents I wish to offer
| an amendment to the resolution-that three
members of the Committee on Elections
| accompany Mr.. Day to Baton Rouge for the
| purpose OF taking testimony. TE rlseg.,a
Mr. Bacon: Mr.. President, the lay pro-
yides for the taking Of testimony outside Of
the committee: but the law also presumes
it will be taken before the meeting of the
Legislature. (Mr. Bacon quoted the
eleventh section of the act OF 1914. with
| reference to election cases. The resolu-
tton seems perfectly fair. Mr.. 0'HaFas pro-
position that three members of the commit
tee accompany MIR. Day, should have no
| objection to, If the Senate had not already
negatived similar one. flissas
Mr.. Poindexter renewed his motion TO
table, but withdrew it for Mr.. Bay. 1F
Mr.. Ray; Mr.. President, in cases Of this
kind want to see both parties have fun
Justice. do not wish to see any restrictions
| thrown around this case that will preyent
parties from taking all their evidence. i
would rather err upon that. side thAn upon
| the other II s,l+
Now, If three members of the committee
accompany Mr.. Day TO Baton Rouge cer-
tainly there can be nothing unfair or illegal
about it. rFtF
We know that it is exceedingly inconye-
nient for witnesses to come here and loose
their time and get no adequate pay. Ihope
the Senator will waive any objection to this
resolution since the amendment Of Senator
O'Hara has been offered. Even without IL
| / should be Ia favor of it, but certainly Il is
| perfectly fair with that amendment 4 do
not see that it will operate in favor Of OF
MI. Poinde xter: Mr.. President, / csn'tex-
actly see what the Senator (Mr. Reyl is
driving at Wea must decide 70 act some
| way or another. ~ -rtg
Mr.. Poindexter further opposed the reso-
luton. U-h- vltN
Mr.. o'Hara called for the reading of the
resolution as amended. and said
Mr.. President. The original resolution [
did consider unfair from the fact that Mr..
| Reagan, at Baton Rouge, would be surround
| ed by his political opPosera, and lit is a fair
presumption that he would not get the
same Justice that he would here Before
the Jury that now tries this case both par
ties are equal and represented by their
friends. If MIR. Reagan should go to Baton
Rouge by himself he would be tried simply
by his political enemies or opponents, but II
{ he comes here, as the resolution intends as
! | amended, he will then have those in favor
: of him to see that justice is done. ~
Now, in regard to his hiring lawyer; he
t may do that If he chooses, but see no ne
/ | cessity for it, nor can L see what necessity
] there is for Senator Days hiring lawyer.
: The evidence taken there will be before q
Justice of the Peace. or, as MI. Day pro-
| poses, inlanY way Mr. Reagan may propose.
Then the decision will be made here on that
testimony, where the CommftteeWill con-
slider aud weigh it. Bothparties will have
: clear Justice done them on the adoption of
this resolution as amended.
e Mr.. Braughn. Mr.. President, 1 rise for in
: formation. l would like to inquire what
the expense of this committee would be. 1t
7 | is apparently expected to be paid BY the
State, and would like to know how much
. it will cost. Iopposed the same resolution
the other day on the same ground that il
I would prove too expensive, and that Il
| Mr.. -" -.r 81. -rlr :. 49,.
!, Mr.. Lewis: Mr.. President. l oppose The
n resolution. There is q Committee on Elec-
7 tions appointed by your Honor, whose busi
= ness it is to investigate all election contest
/ that come before them. and if that tesGi
n mony must be taken at Baton Rouge, ] SO,
: in Justice to all parties, let the entire com
I \ mittee go there. Mr.. OHara may conside
himself very competent man TO meet 81
= points of law, but he must excuse me 70
N expressing the doubt that both parties VII
: / get Justice if only q part Of the comnitte
9 | 20 to Baton Rouge. They will b
le surrounded by influences that do nc
"a ! surround them hero. hare 6ai
4 experience in that matter in tn
" country parishes. I have knownfhe mos
infamous decisions to be rendered By Jus
tees Of the Peace that ever blotted the chal
|. aeter Of the human family, and am no
| willing to throw this thing without the pal
OF the Committee on Elections and of tn
# Senate, to give it to biased and prejudice
}, Justices Of the Peace, and to be conducte
le by only portion of the committee. II tn
le is to be done, let the whole committee q
r but if that is toe expensive, and Nj. Reagan
+ a poor penniiess man, can come here
b prosecute his case, surely Mr.. Day, wh
> represents the wealth of all that eountr,
IS can manage to get his witnesses here. reE
Oh Imove to lay the whole subject on Z
table. 3igiE g s.as sesoE tre s-sie
y Laid IN the table