New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-01

Wits that eight OF these aftiants were not en- |
| titled to votein the Fourth Representative |
| District, while nine others fail 70 show what |
ticket they would have voted had they |
voted, thus showing that seventeen of the |
1 atlantis fail to show that these votes would |
have been polled for Heidenhain and Hall |
leaving only ten atfidavits which would |
show that they would or could have voted |
for the contestants. One affidavit of H. j. |
Campbell shows that he believes from forty |
| to sixty persons were Illegally deprived of |
the right Of franchise; but aside from the |
fact that afiant fails 10 show that he knew |
each of these voters, and that they were |
refused the right of voting, this testimony
must be taken with proper grains Of allow
ance, inasmuch as afhant was himself cam |
didate, and as such biased and prejudiced
4 In his own favor, and the same affidavit was
used in his own behalf. A 19s VIZ 4
2. The incumbents have shown that more
fraud was perpetrated by the contestants
than they Themselves charge was used In
favor Of the incumhents., 1t was distinctly
proved by the affidsyits of two persons,
Davis and Spalding, that Heidenhain en-
| deavored to obtain a hundred blank certif-
Gates of registration, to which he said he
would forge the signatures of the registrars,
and use them at the election; that he
furthermore showed sonre fifteen registra-
tion certificates belonging to dead men and
absentees, which he would use for himself
In the election. 1t is furthermore proven
that Heidenhain hired a party to go to one
of the polls In the Fourth Representative
| District, and as he got the Democratic bal
lots from the box that he should erase the
names Of zacharie and Stringer; that the
party afterward went to another poll in the
same district, and found Heidenhain him.
self engaged in striking out the names of
| Zacharie and Stringer as they were taken
: from the box; that, he saw Heiden hahn
strike these names from the ballots in the
same way; that Heidenhain took him aside
T nm az huA m a h0 ar a Savanna
House, when Davis replied that he had
struck off the names of his opponents from
some thirty ballots, and that Heidenhain
was all right, when Heidenhain said that
he would reward him, Davis, with place
in the customhouse, as he had promised
! that 'he would remember him." thus
showing frauds to larger amount than
what the contestants even claim against the
incumDents. aJl-cs1 ca -re-
"a The undersigned. therefore, claims that
!. instead of showing that fraud prevailed to
;, such an extent that Heidenhafn and Hall
procured q majority of legal votes, it has
been established by the proof that
1 Messrs. Zacharie and Stringer were
elected by larger majority than
. their majority as reported in the re-
4 turn of the elections, and that the parties
contesting were Immediately and directly
parties to the fraud perpetrated in their
y own favor; wherefore, the undersigned
ri asks that Messrs. Stringer and Zacharie be
Il IBlNeQ LlelT SeaLS TO WHICH LHey dTe uuiy
elected, and that this House shall not Con
: suit partisan feelings to warp their judg-
0 ment in giving fair and impartial justice
| IL this case.
II An of which is respectfully submitted.
80. B. PRATT.
On motion Of Mr.. McVean, of Caddo, the
consideration of the report of the Commit
y tee on Elections and Qualifications was post
i Iponed until morrow at two o'clock P, NJ.
Mr.. Harper, chairman of the Committee
s on Judiciary, submitted the following re-
y ports, which were received and accepted:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Room. !
iH-e Jay b. 1885, 5
+ To the Honorable Speaker and House of Repre-
|, GENTLEMRN-Your Committee on Jadi-
e ciary having considered House bill No. 25,
herewith returned, IAN act providing a
s. remedy against usurpation, intruding into,
p or the unlawful holding and exercising q
public office in this State, report faVorably
And having also considered House bill
l. No. 46 herewith returned, "Joint resolu
ls tion directing the appointment of commit
II tee TO inquire into the best plan for support
3, ing paupers,n report unfavorably, on the
J. ground that the constitution delegates the
n power to the parishes. -
Q Chairman Committee on Judiciary.
8 JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Room,
4 ass 1870 July 30. 1853
,e To the Honorable Speaker of the House of Rep
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Judi
81 ciary recommend the passage of an act en-
2 titled an act for the relief of Margaret @
le Murphy. -
e E E4 HARPER s-5
l. 1 B. G. WREN,
AS+1 w. L. MoMILLEN,
l. @. B. PRATT. rs 81
The bill, under q suspension of the rules
;, passed its first and second readings ant
! was ordered to be engrossed. ~.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RooM,
ses f11. f5lqfI ~ July 20, ls6s.
To the Honorable Speaker and House Of Repre-
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Judi
ciary having considered Senate bill No. 43
herewith returned, IAN act to amend anC
"a re.enact the first section Of an act RELATIVE
" TO bonds of State and parish officers" ap
, proved March 10, 1856, beg leave to repor
: '4'p'aSs % haiaP. HARPER, ae +ro
a sa4sg ? Chairman Judiciary Committee;
s. st ~ IT. Il w. i. MGMILLEN,
A. L. LEE.
a. The report was received, and the bill
4 placed on its third reading and final pas
sage EA2 5sla ps',}} iaa-5-
i Mr.. MoAfillen, Of Carroll, moved to strik,
3 out in the fifty-seventh line of the first sec
II tion the words "a Finance Committee of th
,e FCommon Council of New Orleans" and in
q sert 'sRecorderof Mortgages of the parist
= of Orleans.n s1i.8i s11 ft.slss .s5l91.i 81
e L MFR. Reese, of LafourChe, moved to lay the
=, amendment on the table. zoa eaem 81 '3a
y The amendment was adopted. En-
Il - = /. = - 81