New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-31

saker) we'll knows that it is utterly impOssi-
Bile for q contestant to conform to the letter
Of those two laws at the same time. because
they are directly III conflict with each other.
He knows full well that the days vi elections
by the people are past: thar we have only Il
dreamy remembrance OF them, like the
memories of our schooi-boy days. What
does an election mean now! Is it an cleo
ton when the people meet together on the
seventh dav of November and cast
their ballots for members OF the
General Assembly and other officers No:
something else is necessary in order to
complete the work An election means
that the people shall cast their votes on
the seventh of November. and that on
the fourteenth day Of December. five men
| shall meet in the city OF New Orleans. cast
| the vote Of the people OF Louisiana. and
proclaim the result. This law of 1866 WAS
| passed at a time when the result of each
| election was made known IA soon as the
| votes were counted; bit. since the adop-
! ton of this law of 1863, the time within
which notice should be given. dates from
| the fourteenth day of December, the day
| that the official PRONUNCIATION is made by
| the Governor. Lieutenant Governor Secre-
| tary Of State. and two other persons. The
| consequence ia that if any contestant g ives
| notice o: a contest within thirty days after
| the fourteenth Of December, he complies
| with the law: and the Committee on Flee
| tons So ruled Yesterday. III the case OF
| Mr.. Hunsaker. The committee also passed
| another resolution. giving the parties time
to produce their witnesses, and requiring
| each party to give notice to his OppO-
| nent Of the time when and the
place where he wculd take his testimony.
80 that no snap Judgment could be rendered:
| and the resolution now offered stil! further
contemplates that the committee shall take
down the evidence Of all witnesses that the
parte. shall bring before them. Now. if
| these parties wish 20 relieve tHe State Of
the expense of paying the mileage and per
! diem Of the witnesses they may cause to be
| summoned | am wiI!in. that they should
| do 80. and ! can not Sc" what objection can
| be urged against it: nor do | Sc" any good
| reason WHY the committee should not take
| down this evidence in writing. They can
ONLY Law the. facts before the Senate: they
are merely the examining court. while the
Senate decides upon the facts. | am in
favor of the resolution AS originally intro
dured but certainly object 10 .hc provlSO
| offered by the Senator from st. James.
! Mr. Barber then spoke in favor OF the
or; gina! resol,it:o The greater portion of
the shorthand notes of his speech Were ac-
cidcntaily destroyed. pr:vrntin. the re-
porter from giving even \ synor>:, OF his
! remarks.
The major .,art OF the noses o: NJ. Pinch
backs reply were also destroyed.
si.. Lewis: AN opp"scd 10 oo:1I the resp
| luton and :hc prOviSo. am not III favor
| of the resolution. because ii sets Il highsr
value upon the money of the people than 1t
| does upon their liberties. If this late clrc-
ton law Ia. enabled person. ~ cause
| tlcmscivc, - be declared elected con r1;try
to the wishes ri the people. i: is matter Of
more consc.,,;r:ice 10 them than the expense
| of !nr.sti.a.in. The facts. Taking tiii- view
! of the ease. contend that no man should
! d.. C"ni,al.ed - pay the expenses OF wit
ncsSrs brought her" ~ Prove whether the
choice of the people represents them on this
! AooG. OF whether IA ihp">toT has been
! .o;>tei upon them. | contend that it
| is tho g...:.. =. III of The people 20 choose
! for the,n>cive, who tnc.r representatives
shall be: ana !; a Ia representative has been
! imposed t.pHn them Oh this oOc. say that
the mere ,u.:.".' OF dollars and cents should
| not enter mo :lc question as ~ whether
! tn. facts o.: :i,r case >..pui he investigated.
I L. Is (, sa.r.l uac>,ol of The =; hit %! the
! pcVor - - rep. >.'nteu III i.:!> SENATE by
| person, y. t,"!. Own selection. taking
| tl!. view vi IA, case. ! Now move that hot!
the or .inal re>Y.,.:on and the l'io,-" Of
| tcrrti hy t..c Senate: ..on -. James. D. re-
iectri ami TIA. We consider the other vcSo-
I hutton. wl:sh authorizes ia" C"inInlt;"" on
! Elc, lions - send :,' persons and papers at
p! TIA" expense o. :.se SAFE.
! Mr.. Pinc.,!ac,: That res ,i,it.on VAS be-
| fore The >.uatt. ,.,c ".hr: day. ans: il was
defeated bca.-,. il was thought Z would
entail 30 !a':" IN expense on :tie STATE 70
! hiin. ii: he witnesses :h,t III" parties
! m!.il. ,i"-:.c - ,u:nlEru o":occ the com
m::..r Now. when present u resolution
i.ec from tai. objection .h.e feature. can
! 40; So, how .,nr Oi,icr; ion can h. made to
il. unl' j: = intended no. - give these
contestants, a IA. chance.
NJ. Barber: do not VIZ, - b. Under
stool a, opposing he passage ~ :n!- r">o-
luton. on the contrary. favored the
ADOPTION az - resolution: That was intro
.lUcch Ne Other day. and .av": :le ad"p-
ton o. this onr. l am even IN tavo: %. an
enormous, expense bcin. eutai.cd Oh the
/ State. in u.d,'. .i!a. ,r,:ic. and ri9it may
! prcyai, ov.. vii..i.n. ana wrong. The gen
tcman from the second District says that
Il. i, no .sooa-ible 10 me 70" The vp1e that
! he si.al, CIV" Ul his question: but say tC
Ai.n 3Id - every other Senator that yo
are responsible" :" a higher powcr-tLat OF
the propi.'-.". rcI: action on question OF
thi, character. | say again that j. it is
, necessary. IN order that this Investigation
| NAV be ;tiI.v conducted. that the Statt
shall bear The expense. AN n favor OF il
and shat. 50 VOC.
Tho ordcrro: ne .iny WI, '.lcn called for
! and i'oSt'tGilH. .n.i.i MINUTES.
Nj Baihr:. ye.uniing: am glad ~ sec
that Sena'o!> :alic ~ mach interest n this
matter hera;i-r consider i, very i'm
po.:ant one. DO not believe that when
lis mate ! placed fairly he.or" them
! even The Senators w.ip are personally III
tc;cstri IN t..i- resolution viii vote against
it, IN concession, VII ole, an amend
lncnt - tn. resolution. providin, that tia
! EXPENSES -. .ir witnesses n a. contested
| election cas-. shall j" incurred ~ the Com
NIT &c 81, Elections :'i,s e,nr IA any o;hci
expenses
MI iia..;- moved :, Indefinitely ,'o,;con.
:hr .ai,.'0A natter.
| The Sri,-a refused :" poSt,Nn.,
The p,j.So ..,"i,.d by senate. iIi.n>aarr
on mot IN OF NJ. pincliback. was ;Icu
| tabled.
NJ /: n...srr ;i.cn move; :" a." Ia :.>o
luton "n ne :a;al". lost.
Nj Hans sad iAat he had no "',;rc. ION
| 20 III" j,;.>-lr" of any resolution :cuuliln .
the Committee. 81, elections 20 take down
.ha test mon .: al! witnesses that might
Ne i!o;: III h"t":. them but he thong At j!
va. II, ,!-t a:. ,.i:a.: .or the senate - com
| .,ci sitting members whose seats we've Goa
tested ami VII, believed :hcv had been
fairy r.n.;r.i. :" gay III" cXpen-" %: hlin.
IN. w.t;i"--..- .,tiui, The committee 10 test
is N 'l".r ....n:. lie would sup,,o:'. tn
,es",::..oa j. :hr Senator from Orleans
wo,i .,". IT, ) 81 a, 10 pE"vid. :i.at tho
STATE >,,' - .,'y ~. sIc,, expenses.
NJ. i'.a".:i.,.. remarked tiat hr la" II"
seed ;'.'' every senator who was interested
III :l,- -,i;'.,: nai voted a,t.n>: i.
Nv. E,,.i.:n,l -..i tia: he understood
~. .c-'.i. ;..np - mean TIA: any interested
parry '0'..i n..:'. r,!- witnesses before the
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