New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-15
THE STATE HOUSE.

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were eye-witnesses to the proceedings OF the
Legislature.
! A number of colored members of the
Mississippi Legislature were invited, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Bentley, Of st. Mary, to take
seats on the Speakers platform in the
House of Representatives. Speaker Brews-
ter called Mr.. Davidson to the chair, and
extended to the legislators from sister
State hearty welcome.
| There was a quorum present In both
| houses yesterday at roll call, and the
hilarities of the previous day and night
seemed to have sharpened the appettes of
| members for business.
| In the Senate, among other business, the
| election and appropriation bills were under
| discussion. The appropriation bill is the
| one introduced by Mr.. Davidson in the
| House few days ago. 1t passed that
body, and was sent to the Senate for cen
| currence. 1t passed the Senate yesterday.
We failed to learn whether it was con-
CURED in without amendment. The elec-
| ton bill was taken up, and was under con-
sideration, when. on motion, the Senate
went into executive session.
The time OF the House was all day occu-
pied in considering the Senate registration
bill No ga a substitute for House bill No.
364. Immediately after the adoption of the
journal, Mr.. Carr moved that the bill be
taken up, and considered section by sec
ton, and the motion prevailed. 1t was de
cided the House had adopted the first sec
tion upon previous day without amend
ment, SO the second section was read. Mr..
Harry Lott moved to amend this section
printed bill, the words ''police jurors" He
| did not want the Governors influence III
this bill. Mr. Garstkamp thought lie saw
disposition to hamper the bill with amend
ments. He thought the amendment Of Mr..
Lott far less material than the prompt
passage of the bill. He would
therefore. move to lay the amendment on
the table. This motion was defeated, and
section two passed as amended by Mr.. Lott.
The third and fourth sections were read
and adopted without amendment. The
fifth section was then read, and Mr.. Thomp-
son offered an amendment making it the
duty of police jurors in the parishes to ap-
point supervisors instead of the Governor
Mr. Thompson said the Governor had
great deal too much to do, and had asked
to be relieved of this duty. 1t was, there
fore. right to lodge this power somewhere
else. Mr.. Harper, of st. Charles, took the
liberty of thinking differently about the
INT nf Ea in
common with the supporters of Governor
Warmoth, had been accused of blindlv fol-
lowing his dictat,on. Now he, for one,
would not, nor never had followed the die
taton of the Governor, and did not propose
to do it now; nor did he (Mr. Harper pro
pose to follow the dictation of 1.-The Com
mittee of Fifty-one These men pretended
to represent the people of Louisiana but
they did not. They only represented them
selves. Mr.. Harper said he was il favor of
leaving the appointment of supervisors
with the Governor, who had always tXep(
cised the appointing power with great
Judgment. Mr.. Barrett was also OPP
posed to NJ. Thompson's amendment;
and hoped the power would remain With
the Governor and the Senate. DR.. Worcan
was in favor of the amendment. lie de-
sired to have the appointing power scat
tered among men residing all over the
State, men who are residents Of the par
shes in which they live, and are responsible
to the people for their actions. DR.. Worrail
said he was opposed to the ''one-nan
power" After considerable discussion on
the amendment, it was finally tabled, and
section five passed without any change.
Sections six, seven, eight and nine
were then adopted without alteration.
Section ten was amended so as to make
the compensation of registrars six dollars a
day instead of seven. 1t was further
amended, on motion of Mr.. J. b. Lott. so as
to allow each supervisor one clerk, who is
to be paid five dollars a day during the
time so employed. Section ten passed, thus
amended. Sections eleven, twelve. thirteen
and fourteen were read and adopted with
out change. Section fifteen was read and,
on motion of Mr.. Moncure, the following
amendment was added as a closing clause:
"Provided that within ten days after the
opened as hereinafter provided for it shall
be the duty Of each supervisor of registra-
ton to strike from the list of voters the
names of all persons who have, prior to
that time, died, removed or otherwise be-
come 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 provided
election only the names Of such persons as
have died. removed or otherwise become
disqualified as electors since the opening of
said books shall be stricken Off a list of the
names of whom shall be published as afore-
said on the succeeding day"
The remaining sect ions Of the bill were
read and adopted without amendment.
The following additional sect ion offered
by Dr. Worrall was adopted:
''Be it enacted ETC., That any supervisor
of registration, or clerk of a supervisor,
who shall receive any bribe designed to in
fuence him in the discharge of his duties;
or any person who shall offer to said
supervisor or clerk any bribe designed to
influence either in the discharge OF their
duties, shall be, on conviction, imprisoned
in the State Penitentiary not less than one
year nor more than three"
The bill as amended passed its final read
ing in the House, and goes back to the
Senate for further legislation.
Mr.. Davidson asked and received per-
amt trrIT