New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-09


lars, or SO much thereof as may be neces
sary.
SENATE
For folding documents and mateg:a! !ol
the same, eight thousand dollars.
For labor. eight thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items, eight thousand
dollars: furniture and repairs, five nun
dred dollars; for fuel, oil, and cotton waste
for heating apparatus, one thousand dollars
for the current fiscal year.
For the expenses of the Joint Select Com
mittee on alleged Outrages in the Southern
States, the SUM Of one thousand tour nun
dred and sixry-three dollars and twenty
five cents said sum TO be carried ioF Inc
purpose to the contingent fund 0! the
JUDICIARY.
For defravfpg 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 otenses
committed against the United States: for
the safe-keeping Of prisoners; and for the
expenses which may be incurred II 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 amcndatOry thereof or
supplementary thereto, three million two
! hundred thousand dollars; of which sum
! two hundred thousand dollars shall beayaii-
| able for the expenses incurred during the
| present fiscal year, the said act being here
! by supplemented and amended 50 as to fur
| Their provide as follows: THAT whenever. IN
! any county or parish, in any congressional
| district, there shall be ten citizens thereof
| Of good standing who prior to any Iegistra-
| ton Of voters for an election for represent
alive in Congress, or prior to any election
| at which a Representative i'll Congress is to
| be voted for, shall make known, in wiring,
| 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 circpit 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 IN
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 for, and to
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, ami a5I6 to
read and write the English language, and
! who shall be known and designated az SUI
| peryisOrs OF election; and the said court,
when opened by the said judge as required
herein, shall, therefrom and thereafter and
up to and including. the day following the
day Of the election, be always open Tor the
transaction of business under this act: and
the powers and jurisdiction hereby granted
and conferred shall be exercised as well in
vacation as term time: and a Judge, sitting
at chambers, shall have the same powers
and jurisdiction, including the power OF
keeping order and Of Furnishing any con
tempt of his authority, as when sitting III
the court provided, that nc compensation
shall be allowed to the supervisors herein
authorized to be appointed, except those
appointed in cities or towns or twenty thoU
sand or more inhabitants. And no person
son shall be appointed under this &C: as
supervisor of election who IS net 40 the
time Of his appointment q qualified voter
of the county. parish, election district, or
voting precinct TOR which he Is appointed.
And no person shall be appoi Ted deputy
marshal under the act of which SiIiH il
amendatOry, who is not d qualified voter az
the time OF his appointment, in the comfy.
parish. district or precinct liz which his du-
ties are to be performed And section thir.
teen of the act Of which this is an amend
rnent shall be construed to authorize and
require tie circuit courts OF HAe United
States in said section mentioned 20 name
and appoint, as soon as may be ate! the
passage of this act. the commissioners proc
yided for il said section, in all cases IN
which such appointments have not already
been made il conformity Herewith. And
the third section Of the act 20 which this IS
an amendment shall be taken and construed
to authorize each of The judges 81 IL. cir
cult courts Of the United States - dasig'
nate one or more OF the judges Ot the dis.
tIict courts within his circuit % discharge
the duties arising under this act or til" act
to which this is an amendment. And the
words ''any person in section tour Ok the
act Of Nav thirty-first. eighteen hundred
and seventy, shall he held 10 include any
officer or other person having powers or
duties of an official character under this
act or the acy to which this j. an amend
ment; provided, tEdt nothing in Ghis sec
ton shall be SO construed as 30 authorize
the appointment OF any marshals or dep
uty marshals in addition to thos. hereto.
fore authorized by law: and provided fur
Their, that the supervisors herein provided
tor shall nave 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 90 witness
all their proceedings. including the count.
ing of the votes and the making Of a return
thereof. And so much OF said sam herein
appropriated as may be necessary for said
supplemental and amendatory provisions is
hereby appropriated from and after TIE
passage of this act.
For the support and maintenance Of con
victs transferred from the District OF Column
bia, ten thousand dollars.
For the compensation of special counsel
and other legal services, and for incidental
expenses in taking testimony, fees Of wit
nesses and OF commissioners in relation to
claims before the mixed American and
British claims commission, twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
For dcflaying the expenses Of defending
claims under the convention with Mexico Of
fourth July, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight to be expended under the direction Of
the Attorney General, ten thousand dollars.
For payment OF the necessary expenses
incurred IN defending suits against the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, or his agents, tOr
the seizure of captured or abandoned prop
Crty; and for the examination OF witnesses
in claims against the United States pend
ing in any department; and for the defense
of the United States III the Court Of Claims,
to be expended under the direction OF tile
Attorney General, thirty thousand dol
lars, no part OF which shall be paid to at
torneys or counselOrs at law for profes
sionaI services, for appearing and assisting
in the trial OF causes in the Supreme, cir
cult or district courts of the United States,
or Court Of Claims; and that the Attorney
General make report to Congress a the end
of the fiscal year OF the manner OF the eX-
pcnditure Of this fund, and to whom and /
for what purpose paid.
For this sum, or so much thereof as may
he snnnAssar.- u he eNnenlnE under tMc