New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-07

law on the statute Dook 1nqu1rlnB into MS |
about the bin: 1t simply inquiries into the |
eligibility Of officers with view to prevent |
a violation of the constitution. 1891
Mr.. Bacon argued that the bill was un-
constitutional. SEQ tt
Mr.. Blackman: There Is but one way
| which the eligibility of an officer could be
| ascertained at any time, and that is through
the courts of justice. Now, MIR.
President, 1 believing this section
| of the bill to be unconstitutional, and
although 1t may be passed by unanimous
vote of the Senate and House.
Mr.. Blackman moved to lay Mr.. Rays
motion on the table. -.
Mr.. Smith called for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays we're ordered, result
ing: e.a.u. 4. .e
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Black
man, Braughn, Day, Egan, Foute, Futch,
.. L. Jewell, F. L. Jewell, Ogden, Todd,
| Nays Campbell, Coupland, FRANCOIS,
jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Monetto,
O'Hara, Packard, Pollard, Ray Smith,
| Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, and Wittgen-
| etein--I7. Fs- 'Tr
The motion to lay on the table was lost.
Mr.. Campbell moved to strike out all of
the section after the word "do" in line
seventeen to the word "andS in line nine
teen and insert "the Governor shall declare
such persons ineligible to Office and their
offices yacant,n H-r.r g1a@
The amendment of Mr.. Campbell YVES
adopted by rising vote of l6 yeas to II
nays. 'A" ~. -.s,~ r.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell. the words
sthe samen in line twenty were stricken
out from the section as amended, f
y On motion of Mr.. Raw, the seventh section
was adopted. A ltH y4l Da1sIa
Section eight was read. .laCl (
Mr.. Campbell moved to amerd the sec
tion by inserting after the word "oftice.n in
: line seventeen. the following words, s.and
! his right to hoid his Office be contested. he
, shah file bond in the court in which the
suit Of. contest NAV be instituted. with good
and sufficient securities. conditioned that
in. case the decision of the 'court shall be
AGAINST him he shall nav to the persons
foupd TO he entitled to said office duriup
! the whole time he shall have held tht
! samen 81. ~. r. ..-...- {
! Mr., Campbell,s amendment was adopted
I On motion OF Mr.-RAV section eight was
} adopted as amended.
+ Section nine was read.
= Mr.. o,Hara moved to substitute the word
e ''six yearsn for the words sstwelye months,
e in line twenty-eight. Ire r.-
/ MIR, Foute moved to amend by substitut
ing "ten years' instead of ssix' years.n
Mr avis r,oved n Law al, the an,ed
i' Ao",' - W AtJ 80 '--S
menus on tne taOie' l a..' a-.st.
Mr.. o,Hara moved to substitute the wor,
Thousand" for hundred" IN tne twenty
ninth line, &nd the word five" for the wor
lone" }" In line thirty. q. Is
!, On motion of Mr.. Lewis the amendment
- os aFr o,tIoro ,,,sra 1oi5 an an. tsh1a
( " - -. a.
ss Mr. braughh moved 70 strlke ous an OIL III
,e section after the words "shall be" in lin
- TWENTY-FIVE and insert changed and quar-
10 80 - a., ao,,.. .oa+to,.,,l1 T., A.
seteu anu Sne asnes sOas'0iou W u
Of winds" tF.t ~ 2
i Mr.. OHara moved TO amend by strikin
i ont all after the word "hangedn of M
'0 puorohD,s o,,,ardr,on+
1 D,ausn" ,, as anos. 4e Nv ..o .oh,. h..
is Al' tsay mo'eN W 10y Va 'A' '''Dl' '''
is lCn ,a,5 o .bo az,
rS Rnoon morsd Tte' amend e bv , sSSD ai
le 60 t,,,. ,,,,, 49,, aer,at ~ h,,r,d,.e
le ,Se "nu sas..e We. si;ts its a.. 49,
le ~. D.. s,,as -. - Io', .,,o o,o,,5r,o0+ .
10 mt' nay noFs1 " iSS 'lo ans ~ =
tne 'aoio' anu o@aleo Aoi INC y9@e "t-A nay
The yeas ana nays were ordered;
u . Yeas: beares; Oampeeh' CouPland, FRA
I'd eois, jerks, kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Monett
ba WHara, paekard, ,. pollard' Ray ,s.aa. sinlIl
ne Todd, Wilcox, Williams, and Wittger
ed stein-1s. ,.st.,. 5sa5..-
en- Nays Anderson, Bacon, biacKmaI
Il Braughn, pay Egan Fonte, % FuTSn, Th =.
- WHITE ana wnitney-H.,
& roUse e mT 81 d;rest Yote on tS
" bill. on yesterday i spoke in regard TO i
~ and now again ask let this cup pass fro
n. u.s.. 10 not compel out, people @ 70 parss4 aIsa
i. n he In fotTre I its po,soned chaiice NAV come @
al the lips of those who now offer it. That
= all I6ave to say. do not desire any fl
10 ther by factious opposition to prevent IL
passage of the bill, and thusadelay otht
". business, il il is determined by the majorit
-. to pass it. ihhI ss9aa .saiI ast #E o.
II The amendments were laid ON the tabl
On motion 'of Mr.. Raw section nine W,
ne aaopted. iFe1, y1a -7'ag a5l .II &
ne Mr.. Raw moved 10 adopt the bill as
r whola4 'ss 7sl9i. y f.l51 "il -
9 ,o,l oaliod e. co. Z an !. yoos ,oo. a., . :
- - Se"efA o''A4sN avs sNe s''Si -
~ nays. Fo1f4t a N-5} ll'-i LtlstA.s. g.
20 The yeas9and nays were ordered, ,lresul
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