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

matters are concerned. i DID not claim
Yesterday that had a right above and be-
yOnd that Of the Senator from Jefferson to
introduce, for the consideration of this body,
local matters referring to the parish OF Jetier-
son alone; but insisted that at least had Il
right to hear the bill read and to know what
it was. because, as a Senator OF the State,
was responsible for. the vote ] should give.
| recognize it as a matter OF courtesy that
any Senator is entitled to introduce matters
OF local Importance to his constituents be-
yond and above me, and it is the violation
of thi, customary courtesy that complain
of in the Senator from Ouachita. l do not
deny his right to present this petition. but
say it is strange and uMoccouRtable. and l
hope the Senate viii not approve "t his
course by considering tho bill lie has intro
duced
The Senate rejected the bill.
After the result was announced
Mr.. Plnchbacll rose to explain his vote.
He said he considered that bills OF purely
local importance should be presented by
some Senator representing the district i'll
tereStcd in the mca but. at the same
time he thought case might arise where
the PEG, lie OF certain section Of the State
could not have their petition presented to
the General Assembly simply because the
Senator or Senators from tina. district were
opposed 20 the measure it advocated
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
Mr.. Pinchback havin. called up the fol-
lowing resolution:
"Rcsoleed. That the Committee on Elcc-
tions be and are hereby authorized and re
CURED to send for persons and papers III all
contested election cases ;hat may come be
fore them. upon the request of either the
contestant or the COntcSt,'c. or t!iei' attOr
neys; provided the contestants or tn. CON
testees, as the case may be, shall pay for
the attendance and mileage OF III! witnesses
that they may request the Conn!,.tec TO
summons in their behalf
Said: am told by several u "A, contest
ants that it WAS impos,ibi. 10. them TO get
such evidence as they rcHu.le without this
auth GRITTY and that they are willing 10 pay
ont OF their own pocket, All the expenses
incurred il bringing the witnesses here
Under this resolution, i. either ot The par
ties wants certain witness hers, they can
send for him and get him. Believing that
there will bc no objection 10 the resolution.
ask its adoption.
Mr.. IIunsaher offered Tie ;,.oNin, pro
y,o.
Provided, That i. thu Commit'c. on
Elections find that am contestant has ne.
iected to give notice OF his intention within
thirty days after the election. they shall!
disregard said contest. ana consider the
same closed
M lIunSaker :.len read an article from
the revised statutes i'll support of his amend
mcnt. He contended that the law required
that the party desiring 10 contest the seat
of any Senator or Representative should
give notice to The adverse party. within
thirty days after III, election, of h, lItcn
ton 10 do so. stating the grounds upon
which he based his contest. Ho claimed
that the Senate sat IN this mater a. Il court
OF iudicat,ue, aud that the law should
govern It the sam" u, i. would govern any
judicial .our: IN an ordinary SKI. -: law
These parties had si",.. upon thc;: lights.
and were therefore p:ccluic1 from contest:
Ing the seat of any Senator.
MI. Futcl remarked ;'.a. tn ;.,.' re-
:cIrcd to Ivy Che Senate. :yo.n =. James
had hecn enacted 1t t:Ea wien the
result OF Su'n election was r.ont!! ga
ted 'mmed!ate!. ate. taa counting of
the votes, or on The dlE a:-.'g "a CLOG
ton. The last election t,". "a sad. 70
duired that att. t,e election W., held
| and the vote. were counted. ;h"v
should be sent TO :'.c returning. o.iir"i.. who
have thirty days TO compile ..i'!n ,.i de
tcrininr who are elected. l: was mo- ..uo"I II.
therefore, who VIA elected :in..! !.lc.s ic-
tuning officers mad" c,,nr..,- on %: :.Ic
vote and promu gated the 'r-o.:. tn" pro
inulg ION OF the returns ot t.,' .a.t ".., :i0n
was made on he Fifteenth D,'c:,nD :. more
! Il - ..
sequence OF! .i,at. il was III, o., n:,u that
| that section %. til. INV WI. v,o,ty .Gnp,,l
I, tive a, no law could require do perform
! auce OF an iGros. ibi':'y -: a,y peso; lie
therefore Ic2. tied that The an ru.'.rc.;' n
| the SenI.o: from s., .',.lr, Ia, ht,n %
! ier"d.
M Sy,,,,,r desired tie S.n,.a.' from
| Oaaciita 10 uiv,. hi. l....i on:n;,n ~ ~
whether .iln TIM. w.tl,iu wlic! III. 40. ca ~.
| contest shout, b" owen should commence,
| rom the day OF Tie e. .c.:on, =" :.o.n ~.
! d,y that the ,csnt was u!,uu.u,-ei
lir. PinchbacI, remarked Ia .. .'.~a.
| the law Oh tbs ,,,fac. We, ronc..,nri lie
| could not see how !. w,- r,>,bI. 10: the
! con tcstauts % eve not:.a OF The contest
| un.iI they knew wlIn'.lr. %, no they were
| elected. He though: that the U'lros..ion
| to this bill, coming from tn. ujiiitc. II dd,
was, to say the least, u ii..fe SUSPICIOUS.
| Yesterday the Senator from 81 James wa,
| in favor oi bvingin. al! the w.tncSsr. here
| that were asked iog, L i could oc done
| without cntailing sl.c.l heovy- expense on
the State; and to-day. when ihc matter is
! brought up in such a shape that no Iea-
! sOnablc OppOsit ;on could be made to H. the
| same Senator had found some objection 70
1t based on a legal pliDb.c. Re did not con
| slider that this was fair play. ana he hoped
! the amendment would not prevail.
Mr.. Huu' ahcr: | opposed tlle rcso!utio
the other day because | considered Tat the
amendment u.ich had been offered would
prevent a far investigation o: TIN, question
| believe tl,t this rcsoi,:tion imposes con
dit;o,,s noj il. accordance with justice and
| equity, |; . contestant conc. here to con
| test the ,ryt Of any Senator on :l;s floor. he
| to him in o,4i.. that he NAV bring his Wi.
= a., a. I,