New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-24

have, prior to that time, died, removed or
otherwise become disqualified as electors,
and also to publish Immediately, according
to law, for at least ten days, the names OF
such electors thus stricken of; and, pro-
vided further, that on the tenth day before
the election only the names of such per-
sOns as have died, removed or otherwise
become disqualified as electors since the
opening of said books, shall be stricken on;
a list of the names of whom shall be pup.
lished, as aforesaid, on the succeeding day.
Fifth amendment:
Insert the following as an addltionai
| section, to be known as section thirty
| seven:
SEC. 81. Any supervisor OF regiStra-
ton, or clerk of a supervisor, who snail re-
ceive any bride designed to influence nun
| in the discharge of his duties. or any per-
| son who shall offer to said supervisor or
| clerk any bride designed to influence either
| in the discharge of his duty, shall be, on
| conviction, imprisoned in the State Penlten-
| tiarv not less than one year nor more than
three years.
Sixth amendment:
Make section thirty-seven section thirty
eight.
The amendments were concurred III and
notice ordered sent to the House.
| MI. IiunShkcT ILONcu " GujotuA 'A' N~
twenty-third instant, at ~ NJ, wheel the
Senate refused, on a call of the yeas and
nays, by the following vote:
Yeas-Antoine, Bowman, Butler, Daigle,
Harris, Hunsaker, Ingraham. Noland.
Swords, Thompson, Todd, Twitchell' "ilt-
ney-l3.
Nays-Barher, Blackman,, Sampoeli'
Coupland, Gallup, Hcrwig, jerks, keiso,
Lewis, Lynch. McMillen, O'Hara, Plncn
back, Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas, VII
c0x-lS.
+ Mr.. McMillen moved to take up the sub
stitute to Senate bill No. 1913, to be entitled
an act to amend and r%e-enact sections
five, six, eleven. twelve, thirteen, four
teen, twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty
eight, Twenty-Five, t~hirty-fve, thirty-siS
thirtv-nine, forty-one, tifty-three, titty-nine,
sixty, sixty-nine, seventy, seventy-one, sew
%enty-three and eighty-two, and to repeal sec
tons twenty-three, twenty-seven, tifty-ore.
fftytwo, tfty-four, tifty-ive and fifty
seven of an act entitled A act to regu-
late the conduct and to maintain the
freedom and purity of elections: to pre-
scribe the mode of making, and designate
the officers who who shall make the returns
thereof; to prevent fraud, violence, intiInl-
dation, riot, fumult, bribery or corruption
at elections. or at any registration or re-
vision of registration: to limit the powers
and duties OF the Sheritfs of the parishes OF
Orleans and jefferson; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the Board and officers
of the Metropolitan Police in reference to
elections; to prescribe the mode OF entering
on the rolls of the Senate and House OF
Representatives the names of members; to
empower the Governor to preserve peace
and order, to enforce the laws; to limit
the powers and duties of the Mayors
of the cities of New Orleans and
JeffcAon with regard to elections: 10
prohibit district and parish judges from
issuing certain writs to commissioners OF
election: to make an appropriation for the
expenses Of the next revision OF the regis
tration and of the next election, and to
enforce article 1903 of the constitution ap
proved March lG. 1870.
Mr.. Harris. moved to adjourn until to-
morrow at i II.
On a call of the yeas and nays the Sen
ate refused to adjourn by the following vote;
Yeas-Antoine, Bowman, Daigle, Gallup,
Harris, H%unsaker, holland, Swords, Todd.
Twitchell. Whitney-ll.
Nays-Barber, Butler, Campbell. Coup
land, Herwig. Ingrahain, jerks. kelso.
Lewis, Lynch. McMillen, OHara. Pinch
back. Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas, Thomp-
son, WilcoX-l9.
The bill was then taken up.
The President announced that the pend
ing question on the bill was the adoption OF
the section offered by Mr.. Campbell, to
be section three of the bill.
Mr.. Campbell offered the following. to be
added to the original section offered by
him, to be section three of the bill:
1t shall be the duty of the judge of any
district court to which such papers ana
statements may be sent, upon their recep-
ton Immediately to repair to the parish IN
which such riot. tumult, etc, were charged
to have occurred. and to forthwith try and
determine the cause. 1t shall be the DUTY
of the district attorney, or 81 the district at
torney pro TEN. to present and prosecute all
such causes. If any judge, before whom
such cause shall come, may have been a
candidate at such election, he shall recuse
himself as provided by law in other cases.
Mr.. Hunsaker offered the following sub
stitute for the additional section, to be
known as section three, offered by Mr.
Campbell:
SEC. 3, Be it further enacted, etc.
That in such canvass and compilation the
returning officers shall observe the follow
ing order: They shall compile first the
statements from all polls or voting places al
which there shall have been a fair, free and
peaceable registration and election. when
ever, from any poll Or voting place. there
shall be received the statement of any
supervisor of registration, assistant super
visor of registration, or commissioner OF
election, in form as required By section -
of this act. on affidavit OF three or more
s~itizens, of any riot, tumult, acts OF VIC
lence, intimidation, armed disturbance
bribery or corrupt influences, which pre-
vented or tended to prevent a fair. Tree
and peaceable vote Of all qualified eiCc-
tors entitled 40 vote at such poll q
voting place. such returning officers shall
not canvass, count, or compile the statement
of votes from such poll or voting place unit
the statements from all ether polls or voting
places shall have been canvassed anC
compiled. The returning officers shall th"r
proceed to investigate the statements o
riot, tumult. acts of violence, intimidation
armed disturbance, bribery or co. rup'
influences at any such poll Or voting
place; and if from the evidence of suci
statement they shall be convinced tina
such riot. tuinult, acts of violence, III
timidation, armed disturbance, bribery OF
corrupt influences did not materially in
terfere with the purity and freedom o
the election at such poll or voting place
or did not prevent a sufficient numhe'
of qualified voters thcreat from registering
or voting to materially change the resul
of the election, then, and not otherwise
said returning officers shall canvass ant
compile the vote Of such poll or voting