The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-04-14
The Brazilian Government.

! Tiiuca. Brazil (January 2S), Correspondence
! of the New York Express.
| | propose to give you, from all authen-
tic source, some information in regard to
the Government Of Brazil, how it is or
ganiZpd and the machinery necessary to
carry it on. The first is the Emperor,
Don Pedro H., who was Emperor when
six years of age, by the abdication of his
| father, and at fifteen was declared by the
Legislature of age, and crowned Emper
For in 1922 His powers and du'ies.are
Executive. Each province has Presid
ent and local Legislature. The Presid-
ents of the provinces are appointed by
the Emperor, and the Legislatures elect
ed by the people. The Legislatures pre-
scribe the duties of the Presidents There
is General Assembly, consisting of a
Senate and House of Deputies. The
members of both Chambers are chosen by
provincial electors, who are themselves to
be elected by universal suffrage.
The Senators hold their offices for life,
are to be forty seven years old, and in ac-
tual possession of an income amounting
to $400 per annnm. In numbers they
are half the number Of Deputies, and
their pay is double that of Deputies The
Senators are nominated in triple lists by
the provincial electors, from which three
candidates the Emperor selects one. The
Deputies hold their office for four years.
The powers vested exclusively in the
Emperor are, the nomination of Senators
as above described, the ccnvocation OF
the General Assembly when he may think
necessary, the sanction of their DEGREES OF
resolutions, the nomination of Ministers
of State, the suspension of magistrates
the.change of penalties imposed on Grim
nnals, and the concession of amnesties
His title is g Constitutional Emperor and
/ Defender of Brazil" The salary of the
Emperor is $4,000 per annum, and ali
income from large estates. He occupies
i the Government Palace at Christovao
The Empress Donna Theresa Christians
receives $4,000 per annum. Imperial
Princess Donna Isabella, wife of Comtt
Id'Eu, the Commanding General of the
army in Paraguay, $4,000 per annum
\ The number of Deputies is eighty-Sen-
ators forty There are Justices of the
Peace-Common Pleas Judges who act
as Circuit Judges Judges IF Probate
Judges of the Supreme Court-District
Supreme Judges in all the provinces
and there is Supreme Tribunal, which
corresponds with our Supreme Court OF
the United States. There are also Cab.
met Ministers, or heads of departments
lappointed by the Emperor, very much
like the English Ministry, who hold
their places as long as they agree with
the legislative and executive power. In
case Of manifest disagreement they resign
and the Emperor orders certain persons
to form new Cabinet, or parts of Cab
i met, as the case may be. The Judges
Ihold their offices during good behavior.
1 The Courts of Brazil are well conducted.
and the Bar contains many talented and
able men. Thatcher, in his " Brazil and
the Brazilians," says of the Courts: Il
hazard nothing in sayingt that in no coun
TRY Of South America is there greater
personal security and fairer dispensat., /,
/ of Justice than in Brazil. Each wear tile
various codes are being better digested
and the number Of men in the leaai, nr !
tession has placed it, in point of mental
ability, in the first rank of the learned
vocations" The revenue of the Govern
ment is derived from export and import
duties, stamp duties and licenses of all
kinds The war carried on against Lo-
pei has increased materially the public
debt, and made 1t necessary to increase
largely the import duties for revenue.
The Emperor, notwithstanding his large
salary, is poor He is very benevolent.
and contributes bountifully to every
charitable object; and so does the En-
press. Their entire incomes are annually
disposed Of In the summer here-Jan-
uary, February and March-he formerly
resided at Petropolis, where he has q
palace, place much cooler and healthier
than Rio de Janeiro.
i The CleaVelaDd Herald thinks the mar
rage service should be changed to read
who dares take this woman? and the