New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-20


the supervision of said boards; provided the
expense thereof, for engineers and experts,
shall not exceed $500, to be paid out OF the
contingent fund of the Senate.
Mr.. Wilcox moved to amend by adding:
THAT said committee be further instructed
to investigate the action and report, if any
was made, of the Senate committee author
lied at the last regular session to investl-
gate the affairs and transactions Of said
Board of Public Works.
Mr.. Raglan moved to refer to the Commit
tee on Lands and Levees.
Which motion Mr.. Wilcox moved to lay
on the table.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to table the whole
subject matter, which the Senate refused,
on a call of the yeas and nays, by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Campbell Gal
lup, Harris, Hunsaker, Lynch, McMillen.
Pinchback, Raglan, Swords, Todd, Twitchell
-I3.
Nays-Antoine, Blackman, Bowman,
Coupland, Daigle, Herwig, 1ngraham,
O'Hara, Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas,
Thompson, Whitney, Wilcox-l5.
Pending discussion of the resolution, the
order of the day was called.
Mr. Wilcox moved that the order of the
day be postponed for five minutes, which
the Senate refused, on call of the yeas
and nays, by the following vote:
Yeas-Blackman, Bowman, Butler, Coup
land, Daigle. Herwig, Ingraham, Smith,
Nays-Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Camp
bell Gallup. Harris, Hunsaker, kelso,
Lynch. McMillen, holland, O'Hara. Pinch
back Raglan, Ray, Swords, Sypher, Thomas,
Todd, Twitchell, Whitney-2l.
BILLS ACTED ON OUT OF THEIR REGULAR
ORDER.
Mr.. Thompson moved to take up Senate
bill No. 267, which was adopted on divi-
sion by the following vote: Yeas Is; nays g.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson, the bill was
made the special order of the day tor Mon
day next at 7:30 P. NJ.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Daigle called
up Senate bill No. 325 to be entitled an act
for the relief of Alexander Lazano, Solo
man W. Andrus, Benjamin f. White, John
II. Overton, Joachim Joubert, Henry L.
Garland, Gabriel Lyons, Egbert o. Hays,
Jacob Lyons, Abraham Hartman, William
p. Hartman. and Therence Isansonne, of ST.
Landry parish, which was considered en-
crossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four-ffths Affirmative vote.
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
ORDER OF THE DAY-USFISIsHED BUSINESS.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 273, to be
entitled an act to amend and re-enact sec
tions five, six, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen. twenty-one, twenty-five twenty
eight, twenty nine, thirty-fve, thirty six
thirty nine, forty-one, fifty three, fifty nine,
sixty, sixty-nine, seventy, seventy-one, sew
entv-three, eighty-two, and to repeal sec
tions twenty-three, twenty-seyen, tifty-ore,
fifty-two, ffty-four, fifty-fve and fifty
seven of an act entitled IAN 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, intimi-
dation. riot, tumult, bribery or corruption
at elections, or at any registration or re-
vision of registration; to limit the powers
and duties of the Sheritis of the parishes of
| Orleans and jefferson; to prescribe the
| mowers and duties of the Board and officers
of the metropolitan Police in reference to
elections: to prescribe the mode of enterin g
! 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, and to de-
clare martial law during registration and
elections: to limit the powers and duties OF
the the Mayors of the cities of New Orleans
and jefferson with regard to elections tc
prohibit district and parish judges from
| issuing certain writs to commissioners o.
election; to mae an appropriation for the
| EXPENSES of the next revision of the regis
tration and of the next election, and t
enforce article 1903 of the constitution APP
proved March Is, 1870
Mr.. Campbell offered the following substi
tute for section three Of the bill:
SECTION 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
|
which there shall have been fair, free ant
peaceablc registration and election. When
ever. from any poll or voting place, there
| shall be received the statement of any su
pervlSOr Of registration or commissioner o
election in form as required by section
of this act OF any riot, tumult, acts of VIC
lence. intimidation, or armed disturbance
which prevented or tended to prevent fai
and free and peaceable vote of all qualified
TO OF =,
voting places, such returning officers shall
not canvass. count, or compile the statenen
of votes from such poll or voting place unit
the statement from all other polls or vOtin!
places shall have been canvassed ant
compiled. The returning officers shall thel
proceed to investigate the statements o
riot, tumult, acts OF violence, intimidation
! or armed disturbance at any such poll o
voting place; and if from the evidence o
such statement they shall be convinced
that such riot, tumult, acts Of violence. in
tilnidaton or armed disturbance did no
materially interfere with the purity an
freedom of the election at snch poll o
voting place, or did not prevent a sutficien
number of qualified voters thereat fror
registering or voting to materially chang
the result of the election, then and no
, otherwise, said returning officers shall car
! vass and compile the vote, such poll o
voting, with the previously canvassed an
compiled; but if said returning officer
shall not be fully satisfied Thereof
it shall then be their duty
forthwith send all the papers, Statement,
and atiidavits to the - District Cour
} which court shall summarily try and exam
inc the question, and send for witnesses, a
/ in any other causes; and all such cause
l shall have preference over all other cause
on the docket of said court. If on such trif
the court shall find that the riot, tumul
acts of violence or armed disturbanc
charged did occur. and that such numbe