New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-14
LOUISIANA.
iR-s Cren Session of the COmmittee--Go
crn0r Nnrmotil Makes a Statement
.@ecretarie. OC Sta:e-tieneraI Ncmii-
len Snys @nYuP hprcs

tte nature q: sworn ties slimouy concerning |
the appointment and removal .: the yaticus
gentlemen who have figured a. Secretaries
OF State in Louisiana during the pas. year. !
the Illegal PRONUNCIATION by him %: IA law III
relation to the Crescent C.'y wateTworks. |
This law was passed ias, before the adjourn
ment OF the Legislature. The Governor
kept the bill in his safe, aud notified Bovee
in writing thai he would not approve 1t. ;
E"vce procured copy Of 'ha b;l' as en-
| crossed by tna House. out ai-siuiIlar III
| many respect. from that officially sent to
! the Governor. and promu'g gated 1t in de-
| fance OF %aVmoths prohibition. These
! facts were certified to- the Legislature When
it next assembled. and the Legislature post
| pound action uran Il I'll! the mex. session.
| Bovee then brought sui. 'or his office,
and the court without touching the Pues-
! tion OF the Governors puwer of removal,
decided that Boyee was entitled 10 the office
on the ground that The suspension could be
! made only until the Legislature had an op-
pOrtunity to act. winch opportunity mad
| been neglected.
Mr. Ray claimed thar the decision also
! oyerTued Na1mO:h ) claim 10 the power OF
| removal,
| Warmoth then went over the removal
| OF Heron on tho ground OF Getaicatlon,
! a. herenhef0rc shown, and cited the con
! stitutiouaI and statute laws to estaDll h the
! LEGALITY of his removal, and the fac, that
his term of office ended at the expiration OF
! the session of the Legislature ending No
! y4uber /, 1877. and that he was out
| of office as soon as his succes-
sor was appointed. His name
| does not appear on any returns OF the
| Lvnch board, but that OF BoYee does;
Bovee was not in office until the sixth OF
December, when he took possession uhueF
| the prolection oi I"o me- 80 ',pP atUp9'
| and not by virtue OF the utclsioh VI cu"lts;
besides. the returns % ln7 ~ l'n o"",u
! were signed pS hlinstlt' 70 sh1N tuet nc
| was a canuldateior anu eleetT" 10 o'noo d.
that election. and that therefore ne
acted on the boarh III ucGdhco vi
| the law dlSquaiIV!nS hl'h run ~, ho
| acting uhder such ttlc,'ui0 'Hnco'' =, w u'i i
| BoVee was hnaIiy lhuucted lhIo "ilc' oS
the action OF the CouIt' y vas II, o"''T Ta'I "
| the expiration OF h5ftoh 'tlni, S.h Soch
haf'1h WIS app 80 20 ., t ~
HoFtlnner 10, anu pu''ll''t' "I i '". \ CIV" H.
| ii member OF the returning oo|f" on 'hc
fourteenth; ne was rTGogl,ztu D! ASS'stdn' 1|iii
| Secretary OF STATE W oo4 "aii' tn0 noohS.
| etc, o! once were t"'ne" oNtt :" IN. nm q. t
'nce. and ne continued from tn'' % :,I, ai"io ~
exercise the lunctloh oi Sh" "Illce Nt1u9"t ,It
| !"rce or fioIence; untl' ne wa" A.. 49,.
| thert1ron ana h'N'" 'he'uue" u! '"'
troops on the sixth Oh January. ,,,
In response 20 d IHeEtl"'' ny 'li' I'm
bull, Narmotn gave a uetaiIe! aGco'n' i'II ~, ot
Ihe Vi t''Ii " Ir ti+1 tl IncL FOOL,
10 tlo ,'iiie VIZ ~; i+aI oni,,a;ded in
the!t ucp'i i'"!o ,t 10 ,.o',,or,tsn yVbar.
every 'espTot wy ~ bI,, saI NJ ,nntinr fnr
'on' ,,lli l'i.>- 7,,,,"trAat and Uawk
the -,t tiereon tal,an s
Iii" VIZ ~ 'L,' 4'' '''>
s'"te" ny hS Sn'"' =,
| Narmoth put IN evidence SIX OF eiSn1
atlidavtis substituting 'heSe Iar'S. t"Acn
| from the roc0r'!s Oi ihc supreme No"f'' anu
| which appear IN the fftH!"rht" message ot
Louisiana affairs. AFTER 'he o.Ea','%a'tbn ]i ti
OF a board the returns We're oPeilC" anu tI'
| Assistant Secretary oi 3.',.c Vas "a, w.! ~
employ clerks ana complete the 'a""'''I"h
a soon as possible III" returns l"r mem,
Der. OF the Legislature Were Ff"lnio'S",c" .'
hY the DE Feile' poatu' an "i'ui i,i"'o
turns the Governor ISSUED ms pi"c'ahdiioh
declaring the result. ne HH%'G ""S thci
enl1lHed by judges Dlnole an" ""'e''' anu
mace II" ", ~ ~l"l ~ltno' t.'3 '.t%' t,,osc
ne ~, '.r"t +,,'li ~. ..+ten,;I,n 70 thc
-: Nm. ',n Cnnr, Tha. r,,,r. VA. ,..
I-I- -'!,I ~ t, t ~ ~. ! n,,;.,a.,r. in
,%C ,%oi'7'.eH ~ "n q; ,f,,, ,Lt. Gnyrrnnr
i9'V, hi'' PlVt W. | I,';.a ,,,i o,n,o,,,
HI!hL'' ~ an" ',;t. " ;,,C,o o,,d cInr,, "a
vi 'l' Pr o',,,I7 H.. fIIaI NV ,
'oi>I 'oi>t T''ttI IIo4;,,r ,4G ni}Ji. vas gnrointel
S,'r'','i SrI.'"' b;s tn,,r cy,,;rsI When his suc.
rr. s,r was elected. November /.
,,,,,. .,.o,;o,, yoi,,, conceded oven
~ n;IHJo NVarnoth i..ued his commission.
"a ~ h., +'oL and LpIL oo.s.s-ion of the
Inro, III III. keI,ngG Legislature abol.
| oI"o,' ,t dn,;r,7 TrI;rh tine I,e was
l',,;,',, .7!," os ;''ian hy ,hc %nnrerpc Court
% H., f,r .or,e,nnt in not issu.
, =" ',II. u, ,h. R,,,ea case bv reyrrs.
',"5. H. iHa;sin,, IN tL.,rit rrfI.r fl 20 rlec.
.H- i ;o nthar instance. He WIS
,.',,,,r;|'d a. ;m6ga Inv tEc KnIlo..g icgis.
i,r'',, ,,'d ivttr act ahoii,bjoe his court
40 ,'',.I,r ,,,.,,,s Of .rat.inr rid nc him.
d" ,T'''tI. "L n,ain cit..I laoy to su.t.in hi-
oc,. and said that the KrIIoc, Leg .ldture
af.nl;.hna tLe Seventh and E.uhth District
Courts 10 get rid OF Judges who had just
b..n elected by l2.00O majority. and that
! Pinchhaek opposed the act.
. McMilen remarked that this act had Just
been pronounced unconstitutional bY /. dl.
, .rict cnur. of Louisiana.
/ ; ,v,r,,o.h citnd q clause aor the Louisiana
.o,,,.i.,'tin,, Which nr,yidrs that no pe.4or
1nId;n,. otf:c. undpr the United States shal
ne .,ioIhIe tha office Of Governor of Louisi
An, and said that Kellogg was Unite,
States senator. Antoine was collector o
customs. Clinton was auditor OF the sun
Treasury oi the United State-; ana ,n"
nine members of the Kellogg Legislature
held various federal offices.
In answer 10 question by McMl'"n. n
testified that the returns produced by South
mayd and Mitchell were official return
: nncne. bv him before the De Ferret board
f Thr Governor was then cross rxam!ne'
II nv Mr.. Rav. B3vee laid a false statemen
o cf the facts relating to the Creacen
II City Waterwork. before tire Attorney H"n
cral, and upon them procured an 4 "P'hi"
: sustaining The. pronunciation. .Poh WE w