New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-25

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or armed disturbance at any such poll OF
voting place; and if, from the evidence OF
such statement, they shall be convinced
| that such riot tnmult, acts OF violence, IN
timidation, armed disturbance, bribery OF
corrupt influences did not materially
interfere with the purity and freedom
of the election at such poll or voting
number Of qualified voters thereat from
registering or voting to materially change
; the result of the election, then, and moi
!. otherwise, said returning officers shall can
vass and compile the vote of such poll OF
voting place with those previously can
vassed and compiled; but if said re
turning officers shall not be fully sat
examine further testimony in regard
thereto, and to this end they shall have
power to send for persons and papers
II, after such examination. the said return
ing officers shall be convinced that said
riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation
armed disturbance, bribery or corrupt IN
fuences did not materially interfere with
the purity and freedom OF the election al
such poll or voting place, or did prevent a
sufficient number of the qualified electors
thereat from registering and voting to ma
terially change the result of the election
then the said returning officers shall not
canvass or compile the statement of the
votes of such poll or voting place, but shall
exclude it them from their returns.
Mr. Biackman moved to strike out section
two from the bill as adopted.
Mr. Campbell raised the point of order
that the Senate having laid upon the table
q motion to reconsider section two of the
BILL the motion now to strike out the section
was not in order.
The President held the point not well
taken upon the grounds stated, the bill not
having been adopted as whole but held
the motion out Of order on the ground that
the adoption of the section of Mr.. Hunsaker
as section three was the pending question
before the Senate, and must be disposed of.
On a call of the yeas and nays the SEN
ate refused, by the following vote, to adopt
the section:
Yeas-Barber. Butler, Campbell, Gallup,
Harris, Kelso holland, Pinchback, Swords,
| TOdd-l0.
Nays-Anderson, Antoine. Blackman,
| Bowman, COPELAND, Daigle, Herwig, lngra-
ham, jerks, Lewis, Lynch, McMillen,
O'IIara, Raw. Smith. Thomas, Thompson,
| Twitchell, Wilcox-l9.
Mr.. Ingrakam moved to reconsider the
vote just taken.
Mr.. Blackman moved to lay the motion
reconsider on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was re-
fused by the following vote:
Yeas-Antoine, Blackman. Bowman,
COPELAND, Daigle, Herwig, Lewis, Lynch,
McMilen, Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas,
Thompson, Wilcox-l5.
Nays-Anderson. Barber, Butler, Camp
bell. Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, Ingraham,
jerks. kelso. holland, O'Hua, Pinchback,
Swords, Todd, Twitchell-l6..
The question then required on the mo-
ton to reconsider.
On a call of the yeas and nays, the motion
to reconsider was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Andcrson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell. Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, Ingraham.
jerks. kelso, holland, O'Hara, Pinchback,
Swords, Todd, Twitchell-l6.
Nays-Antoine, Backman, Bowman.
COPELAND, Daigle, Herwig, Lewis, Lynch,
McMillen, Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas,
Thomas, Thompson, Wilcox-l5.
The question then required on the motion
to adopt the section offered as section three
of the bill by Mr. Hunsaker.
On a call of the yeas and nays the section
was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Barber Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, Ingraham,
jerks. Kelso, O'Iiara, Pinchback, Swords.
Todd. Twitchcll, Whitney-l6
Nays-Antoiue, Blackman, COPELAND,
Daiele, Herwig. Lewis, Lynch, McMillcn,
Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson,
| WilCVX-li
Mr. Ray offered the following as an addi-
tiopal section to be the section next to the
last section of the bill. which was adopted
SEC -. Be it further enacted, etc, That
at any general election where there is to be
elected any ward, municipal or other
district official, which does not embrace the
entire parish, separate boxes shall be kept
at the polls or voting places within such
ward, municipality or district, in which
| shall be deposited the votes cast for such
ward, municipal or other district officers;
and a separate list shall be kept of the per
sons voting for such, and the commissioners
of elections shall make the returns thereof
for all officers so voted for, who required to
be commissioned by the Governor, as other
returns are required by this act to be made
and for such officers as do not require com
missions from the Governor, to the clerk OF
the district court, who shall notify the par
ties elected of their election and if there be
a tie, to order new election.
MIR. Campbell in hachair.]
Mr.. Harris moved to reconsider the sec
ton just adopted.
Adopted
The section was then rejected.
Mr. McMillen offered the following, to bt
added after the word rejection" in line
eleven of section eighteen:
Provided, that no person sha II be allowed
to vote for ward or municipal officers. ex
cept in the ward or municipality III which
he resides.
Adopted.
The section was then adopted a:
amended.
Section nineteen was then read an'
adopted it having been passed over vhel
other sections OF the bill were adopted.
Section forty-two lprinted bilD was then
read and adopted.
Mr. Hunsaker moved to strike out TIL
words assistant supervisors of resistra
ton" wherever they occur in the bill.
Adopted.
Messrs. Bowman and holland came int
the Senate and desired unanimous consen
to have their votes recorded upon the adop
ton of the section offered by Mr.. Hunsake
as section three of the bill.
Consent was granted.
) Mr.. Bowman voted nay.
Mr. holland voted yea.
Section fifty-four having been passed owe
in the consideration Of the other sections