New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-17

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SENATE.
For folding documents and material TO
the same, eight thousand dollars
For labor, eight thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items, eight thousant
dollars; furniture and repairs, five hun
dred dollars; for fuel, oil, and cotton waste
for heating apparatus, one thousand dollar
| for the current fiscal year.
For the expenses of the Joint Select Com
Inittee on alleged outrages IN the Southern
States, the sum of one thousand four hun
bred and sixty-three dollars and twenty
five cents, said sum to be carried for thu
purpose to the contingent fund of tn
Senate.
JUDICIARY.
For defraying the expenses of the courts
of the United States, including the Distric
| Of Columbia; for Jurors and witnesses, anC
expenses of suits In which the United States
| are concerned, of prosecutions for offenseE
| committed against the United States; fol
| the safe-keeping of prisoners; and for 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 amendatory thereof OF
| supplementary thereto, three million two
| hundred thousand dollars; of which sum
| 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 county 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
alive IN Congress, or prior to any election
| at which Representative in Congress is to
be voted for, shall make known, in 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
tTlct 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, and able to
read and write the English language, and
who shall be known and designated as 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 for 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 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 |
to be appointed, except those
in cities or towns or twenty thou |
sand or more inhabitants. And no person
son shall be appointed under this act az |
of election who is not at the
time OF his appointment qualified voter
of the county, parish, election district, or
voting precinct for which he is appointed. |
And no person shall be appoiated 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-
ties are to be performed. And section thir- |
teen of the act of which this is an amend
ment shall be construed to 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 OF this act, the commissioners pro-
vided for III said section, in all cases in |
which such appointments have not already |
been made i'll conformity Herewith. And |
The third section Of the act to which this is
an amendment shall be taken and construed |
to authorize each of the Judges Of the cir
cult courts of the United States to desig-
nate one or more of the judges of the dis +
triCt courts within his circuit to discharge
Jhe duties arising under this act or the act !
to which this is an amendment. And the
words "any person. in section four of the
lct of May thirty-frst, eighteen hundred
IND seventy, shall be held to include auy
officer or other person having powers or
luties Of an official character under this
lCt or the act to which this is an amend
nent provided, that nothing in this sec
ion shall be so construed as to authorize
he appointment of any marshals or dep
lty marshals in addition to those hereto
ore authorized by law; and provided fur
her. that the supervisors herein provided
or shall have no power or authority to
Jake arrests or to perform other duties
han TO be IN the Immediate presence Of the
Ulcers holding the election, and to witness
Ii their proceedings, including the count
lg OF the votes and the making of a return
hereof And so much of said sum herein
as may be necessary for said
supplemental and amendatory provisions is
ereby appropriated from and after the
assage Of this act.
For the support and maintenance of con-
lets transferred from the District of Column
Ia, ten thousand dollars.
For the compensation of special counsel
Id other legal services, and for incidental
lpenses in taking testimony, fees of wit
esses and OF commissioners in relation to |
aims before the mixed American and
rltlsh claims commission, twenty-five thou d
nd dollars.
For detlaying the expenses of defending 5
AIMS under the convention with Mexico Of N
urth July, eighteen hundred and sixty Q
9ht, TO be expended under the direction of u
e Attorney General, ten thousand dollars. {
For payment Of the necessary expenses
cured in defending suits against the Sec c
tary or the Treasury, or his agents, for q
g seizure OF captured or abandoned prop u
ty; and for the examination Of Witnesses II
claims against the United States pend 81
g in any department; and for the defense
the United States in the Court of Claims. r
be expended under the direction of the u
torney General, thirty thousand dol u
49, no part of which shall be paid to at P
'neys or counselors at law for profess II
mai services, for appearing and assisting q
the trial Of causes in the Supreme, cir Il I
II or district courts Of the United States, IL
Court Of Claims; and that the Attorney /
neral make report to Congress at the end ~
the fiscal year of the manner of the ex- 4
Iditure OF this fund, and to whom and 10
what purpose paid. ci
Cor this sum, or so much thereof as NAV al
necessary, to be expended under the OF
ection Of the Attorney General in the de- So
ton and prosecution Of crimes against te
United States, fifty thousand dollars. on