Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-13
THE REPORT.

The following is the report of the Commission
ers:
The report opens by giving the resolution under
pointed.
In accordance with the resolution, the Commits
sioners proceeded to the island of San Domingo.
They traversed the Dominican Republic from end
to end in several directions either by their agents
or in person. one commissioner crossing it from
spent several weeks at the capital in daily confer
ence with the President and chief officers of the
government, in examining the official records,
and as at all other places, in constant intercourse
with the people, and taking the testimony of wit
nesses. They visited the vicinity of the western
border Of the country, where it reported there
were sturbances, and remained week at the
capital of the neighboring Republic of Hayti,
where some supplementary Investigations were
made as to the political state and condition, and
form Of government.
THE GOVERNMENT.
The present government of the Dominican Re-
public is, in theory, constitutional republic,
divided into three branches-the Executive, Leg.
islative and Judicial The first consists of Pres
ident and Vfce-President elected by an electoral
tsge '1e n @ Na e sm a WITH
President and Vice President ineligible to the
Presidency during the following term.
sisting of the Ministers of Public Instruction, In
terror, Police and Agriculture; Public Works
Commerce, Com War, A. and @ Marine On one Of these
elgn Relations devOlve, at the will of the Presi-
dent. The legislative branch oftthe government
consists of Senate-Se8ddO COnsult0-elected by
primary assemblies, and has two members for the
city of San Domingo, two for Santiago, and one
for each of the other provinces and distrcts-nine
members in all. These hold Office six years. ant
may be reelected. Each province and district has
aGovernOr, and each parish and military post
COmmandant, nominated by the Executive, and re
spOnsble to him. The towns are governed BY
Aguntani0tos, or Councils, elected by the primary
assembly for three years. The Judiciary consists
Of Supreme Court, whose seat is at the Capital
with President, four Ministers, and one Attorney
General, who are chosen by the Senate from nom
nations made by the electoral college, and who
hold Office five years. In every province and dis
trct there is court of first instance, sitting in the
respective capitals, consisting of Judge, Prose
cutor, and Attorney General, all nominated by the
Executive, and holding Office five years. 1t was
found that this court had in many parts of the re-
public, fallen into disuse. Finally each town and
parish, or commune, had an alcadO, appointed by
the Executive, and holding Office at his pleasure
and corresponding to our Justice of the peace. Ii
this latter case, practice is certainly far Better thar
theory. In all parts of the republic it was founC
that the alcados held Office virtually during goo6
behavior, and not one was found whose character
did not inspire respect
CONDITION THE COUNTRY.
The Commissioners found the government or
ganized and in complete operation in all its de
partments, exercising every function of egitimat,
government, with Gen. Buanevento Baez as Chic
Magistrate in full and peaceable possession of al
parts Of the republic except on the Haytien Dor
der, which is disturbed by insurrecionary leaders
aided by the Haytiens and political intriguers
These are melted to be extraordinarily active q
this time BY the fear Of annexation to the Unitet