Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-06
WASHINGTON.
Carpenters Bill for a New EIec-
ton i'm Louisiana.
A Return to Military Reconstruct
tiOn.
The Leading Provisions of the RiII

The Leading Provisions OF the Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Nr. Carpenters
bill to restore the rights of the State Of
Louisiana declares that there is no Gov
ernor, lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
State, Attorney General, Auditor of Public
Accounts, Superintendent of Education, or
Legislature elected by the legal voters of
the State, according to the Constitution and
laws; there is no provision in the Constitu-
tion and laws for the election of a State
officer before November, 1876; that the Off
ces are now filled defacto by persons claim
ing to hold them under pretended, fraud
ulent and void canvass Of the votes given at
the last general election; that a pretended
Legislature has been organized in pursu-
ance of illegal orders issued by a Circuit
Court; that the Presidents proclamation
recognizing these persons as legal officers of
the State was issued upon the representa-
tiOnS of these persons, who, now it appears,
are not the legal officers; that the people
are in danger Of being oppressed and in
vOlyed in vexatioUs litigation by the acts of
the pretended Legislature, and the peace is
DOW preserved and can only be preserved
during the existing state of things at the
expense of the United States and by retain
ing part Of the army in the State.
The bill provides for holding an election
in Louisiana on the 4th Tuesday of May,
1874. for State officers and such members of
the Legislature as ought to have been che
sen Nov. i, 1872. J he President of the
United States is required to appoint some
person or designate some officer of the
army not below the rank of Major General
to superintend the said election. The Su-
perintendent is to appoint two citizens of
Louisiana Of the opposite political parties
to be State Registers. The registration is
to be commenced within twenty days after
the enactment of this bill, and to be COM
pleted ten days previous 10 the date of the
election. The Registers are required to
appoint two Supervisors of Registration of
the opposite political parties in each parish,
except Jefferson and Orleans, for the for
mer of which there are to be two Super
visors and for the latter twelve in each
ward.
The bill proceeds at great length to pre-
scribe the details of registration and the
election, those provisions being subStanti-
ally the same as those contained in Mr..
Carpenters bill Of last year. In case the
President appoints a civilian TO be superin-
tendent of the election, the latter is to re-
ceive 5000 for his services, and if an army
officer shall be appointed superintendent,
and shall wilfully fail to perform the duties
prescribed by this bill, he shall be fined
not exceeding 81 900, or imprisoned at hard
labor not exceeding one year. The bill
also provides that it shall be lawful for the
President Of the United States to employ
such part of the land and naval forces of
the United States as shall be necessary to
aid in the execution of judicial process to
carry ont and enforce its provisions and to
maintain the public peace and sustain the
officers appointed under this act in the dis
charge Of their duties; and any act done by
any person claiming to he an officer of the
State of Louisiana. or any process issued
by any State Court officer to eniOin and in
teIfere with the execution of this act, is to
he treated as absolutely void.
FIEurative.
The outstanding legal tenders are $751;
+S4,I2I. The custom receipts for the
week ending Jan. 81, were: Boston. 324.-
554: New York, 2,44G,34}; Philadelphia,
lS5, ,734.
Express Charges.
The House Committee On Appropriations
to day heard Col. Sanford and Mr.. Shoe
maker and others of the Adams Express
Company on the subject Of the contract
with that company by the general govern
ment. The company last year carried 81.
100000 Of actual money fia, he government
and over 00,O00.0O0 of complete bonds.
unfinished bonds, notes, fractional cur
rency, etc, the company receiving for the
service S2G0.O00.
Henry Sanford, general manager of
Adams Express Company explained to the
committee the general features and work
ing Of the contract, showing that in view
Of larger sums transported for the govern
ment, the character Of the service and res
possibility assumed, the rates are very
low.
The House Military Committee will in
trOduce a bill recommending a reduction
Cfthe army.
Investigation of charges against Judge
Busted commenced to-day.
Caleb "COurting' Mrs. Gaines.
Caleb Cushing has fled bill against
Ms. Myra Clark Gaines, praying for a
sta cement of account that she may be de-
creed TO Fay such sums as may be due.
A Big Job.
The commissioner appointed to examine
and report upon routes and surveys by
which it is proposed to construct a ship
canal between the Atlantic and Pacific,
met to-day. The commissioner, accom-
panied by engineers, will pass over routes
already surveyed and report upon the feasi-
biIity of the work proposed. This and ad-
ditiOnal survey will occupy about two
months.