New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-08

SENATE
For folding documents ana mafar:a! for
| the same, eight thousand dollars.
For labor, eight thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items, eight thousand
| dollars; furniture and repairs. five hum
| dred dollars; for fuel. oil, and cotton waste,
| for heating apparatus, one thousand collars
Tor the current fiscal year.
For the expenses Of the Joint Select Com
mittee on alleged Outrage5 in the Southern
! States, the sum Of one thousand four hun
! bred and sixtv-three dollars and twenty
| five cents, said sum TO be carried for the
purpose to the contingent fund OF the
Senate
JUDICIARY
For defrayiDg the expenses Of the courts
of the United States, including the District
of Columbia; for jurors and witnesses, and
expenses of suits in which the United States
are concerned, Of prosecutions for Ottenses
committed against the United States; for
the safe-heeping of prisoners; and Tor the
expenses which may be incurred in the
enforcement Of the act relative to the
right of citizens to vote, OF February TWEEN
ty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, or any acts amendatOTy thereof or
supplementary thereto, three million two
hundred thousand dollars; of which sum
two hundred thousand dollars shall bGavaL-
able for the expenses incurred during the
present fiscal year, the said act being here
by supplemented and amended so as to fur
Their provide as follows: That whenever in
| any county or parish i'll any congressional
| district there shall be ten citizens thereof
| of good standing who, prior to any leglstra-
| ton of voters for an election for Represent
| atye III Congress, or prior to any election
at which Representative in Congress IS to
| be voted for, shall make known, III writing,
| to the Judge of the circuit court OF the
United States for the district wherein such
| county or parish is situate, their desire to
| have said registration or election both
| guarded and scrutiniZed, it shall be the
! duty Of the said Judge Of the circuit court
within not less than ten days prior to said
| registration or election, as the case may be,
| to open the said court at the most con-
| venient point in said district; and the SAID
court, when so opened by said judge, shall
| proceed to appoint and commission, from
| day to day, and from time to time, and I'M
der the hand of the said judge and under
| the seal of said court for such election dis
| trict or voting precinct in said congress
siOnal district, as shall in the manner herein
! prescribed. have been applied tor and 90
! revoke. change or renew said appoint
! ment from time to time. two citizens. resi-
| dents OF said election district or voting
precinct in said county or parish, who shall
| be of different political parties, and able 60
! read and write Hhe English language, and
who shall be known and designated as SUI
pervisors OF election: and the said court,
| when Opened bv Che said Judge as required
| herein. shall. th&retr0m and thereafter amt
up 90 and including che day following the
day OF the election, be always open foE the
transaction OF business under this act; and
the powers ana Jurisdiction hereby granted
and conferred shall be exercised as well in
time. and a iUGr sIttJDD
at chambers, shall have che same powers
and jurisdiction, including the power of
keeping order and OF Furnishing any con
tempt Of his authority as when sitting in
the court: provided, that no compensation
shall be allowed 60 the supervisors herein
authorized TO be appointed, except those
appointed in cities or towns or twenty theU
sand OF more inhabitants. And no person
son shall be appointed under This act as
supervisor OF election who lie not at the
eime OF his appointment qualified voter
OF the county, parish election district, or
voting precinct Cor which he is appointed.
And no person shall be appoi Sed deputy
marshal under She acS Of which this is
amendatOry, who is not a qualified voter at
the time OF his appointment, in the county,
parish, district or precinct iH which his Gu-
ties are TO be performed. And section thlr.
teen of the act OF which this is an amend
ment shall be construed t. authorize and
require the circuit courts OF the United
States in said section mentioned to name
and appoint, as soon as may be after the
passage Ot this act. the commissioners proc
vided tOy in said seCtiOno in all cases in
which such appointments have not already
been made in conformity herewith And
the third section of the act to which this is
an amendment shaN be taken and construed
to authorize each of the Judges of the Cir
cult courts OF the United States TO desigo
nate one or more of the Judges of the disc
trict couyrs within his circuit 30 discharge
the duties arising Wnder Hhis act or the act
TO which this Is an amendment. And the
words ''any person" IN section four of the
act of May thirty first. eighteen hundred
and seventy. shall be held TO include any
officer or other person having powers or
duties of an official character under this
act or the ace to which this is an amend
ment: provided, that nothing in this Sec
ton shall be so construed as to authorize
the appointment ct any marshal5 or dep.
uty marshals in addition to those hereto
fore authorized by lawc and. provided fur
ther that the supervisors herein provided
for shall have no power or authority TO
make arrests or TO perform other duties
than TO be in the immediate presence Of the
officers holding the election, and to witness
all their proceedings, including the cOUnto
ing of the votes and the making Of a return
oTnronrio+ad 90 Io I,o"sso,1-
sInnIdmentaI and annndator nroyjsinrS il
LerfhT onN~onriat%d from "a Il, afta1 $ho
nassaSc If tthis al 'A''' ''' 'D0
For The snnDort Sn3 y,a;nraranca or CON
virts +ransfarrad frdn tho DiStTic, Of C.II,n.
bia, Ten thousand doijars 80 : 49, = >'' '''''
For the coInnen4arion ~ sneciaG couosn'
and other LEGAL services. and for incidental
expenses in taking testimony. fees of Wit
nesses and Of commissioners in relation 10
claims before tie mixed American and
British claims con}Ihission twen+y--tiv1a thoI.-