New Orleans Republican., 1872-11-19

sary.
SENATE.
For folding documents and material to-
the same, eight thousand dollars.
For labor, eight thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items, eight thousand
dollars; furniture and repairs, five hun
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 four hun
dred and sixty-three dollars and twenty
five cents, said sum to be carried for the
purpose to the contingent fund Of the
Senate.
JUDICIARY.
For defraying 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-keeping OF prisoners; and for the
| expenses which may be incurred in the
! enforcement of tie act, relative to the
right of citizens to vote, of February TWEEN
! ty-eighth, eighteen hundred. and seventy
| one, or any acts amendat0ry thereof or
| supplementary thereto, three million two
| hundred thousand dollars; of which sum
| two hundred thousand dollars shall be avail
| able for the expenses incurred during the
| present fiscal year, the said act being here
| by supplemented and amended so as TO fur
| ther provide as follows: THAT whenever, in
| any couuty.or parish, in any congressional
| district, there shall be ten citizens thereof
Of good standing who, prior to any tegistra-
| ton Of voters for an election for Represent
ative in Congress, or prior to any election
at which Representative in Congress is to
! be voted for, shall make known, in writing,
80 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 ecrutinized, it shall be tho
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
yenient 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
trlct 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
pLOCIlJb III GUILTY VI Jil1SL " lIO sIItslI
be of different political parties, and able to
read and write the English language, and
who shall be known and designated as su-
pervis0rs OF election; and the said court, |
when opened by the said judge as required |
herein, shall, therefrCm and thereafter and |
up to and including the day following the |
day of the election, be always open for the |
transaction Of business under tAls act; and |
the powers and jurisdiction hereby granted |
and conferred shall be exercised, as well in
vacation as term time; and 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 in
the court; provided, that no 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 act as
supervisor Of election who is not at the
time of his appointment a 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 this is
who is not qualified voter at
the time OF his appointment, in the county,
parish, district or precinct in which his du-
lies are to be performed. And section thir-
teen of the act OF which this is an amend
nent shall be construed to authorize and
'equire the circuit courts OF the United
States in said section mentioned to name
md appoint, as soon as may be after the
Jassage OF this act, the commissioners pro-
7ided for in said section in all cases in
Thich such appointments have not already
,een made III conformity herewith And
he third section Of the act to which this is
n amendment shall be taken and construed |
o authorize each Of the Judges of the cir
uit courts Of the United States to desig-
tate one or more of the Judges Of the dis
rict courts within his circuit to discharge
he duties arising under this act or the act
0 which this is an amendment. And the
words ''any person" in section four Of the
ct Of May thirty first, eighteen hundred
nd seventy, shah be held to include any |
ficer or other person having powers or t
utles OF an official character under this
CT or the act to which this is an amend a
lent; provided, that nothing Ill this sec 9
ON shall be SO construed as to authorize |
10 appointment OF any maTshals or dep r
ty marshals in addition to these hereto
IRE Authorized by law; and provided fur
Ter, that the supervisors herein provided I
II shall have no power or authority to
ake arrests or to perform other duties
IAN to be III the immediate presence OF the
Ulcers holding the election, and to witness <
/ their proceedings, including the count b
g OF the votes and the making Of return .
ereOf And 80 much Of said sum herein
as may be necessary for said !.
pplemental and amendatOry provisions is |!
5reby appropriated from and after the =
!esage of this act. IL
For the support and maintenance of CON y.
cts transferred from the District Of COluIn- Ii
a, ten thousand dollars. g
For the compensation of special counsel
d other legal services, and for incidental u
Penses in taking testimony, fees of wit 90
sses and OF commissioners in relation to p
llms before the mixed American and q
ltlsh claims commission, twenty-five thou ai
nd dollars.
For deflaying the expenses Of defending n
inns under the convention with Mexico OF oT
nth July, eighteen hundred and sixty Ar
.bt, to be expended under the direction of IN
, Attorney General, ten thousand dollars.
Tor payment of the necessary expenses co
urred in defending suits against the Sec az
airy OF the Treasury, or his agents, for NJ
seizure OF captured or abandoned prop m.
Y; and for the examination of witnesses 80,
claims against the United States pend
IN any department; and fOP the defense rn+
he United States in the Court OF Claims, d.
% expended under the direction Of the tb,
orney General, thirty thousand dol mn
J, no part OF which shall be paid to at fl
leEs or counselOrs at law tor pr0tes. 90,
Ial services, for appearing and assisting far
he triai Of causes in the Supreme, cir fs(
or district courts of the United States, I
}ourt OF Claims and that the Attorney to
ieral make report to Congress at the end the
be fiscal year Of the manner of the ex- for
diture Of this fund, and to yghon! and rrl
What purpose paid. an
or this sum, OrSO much thereof as IraS o+i
necessary, to be expended under the | Go
ctlon OF the Attorney General in the de- tea