The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-06-28

the list of causes for discussion and judgment
this term. But the answer was that it would
take up too much timo just now and that it
must stand over till November.
When abiding above to the controversy
between Father O'Keeffe and the National
Board, forgot to notice a matter which Mr..
A. NJ. Sullivan has unearthed this week by a
question in the House of Commons. The Nation
al Board consists of one paid commissioner and
twenty mmissioners-ten Catholics and ten
Ppotestants-unpaid AS we have seen, thus
constituted, it has not been of much service to
the anti-Catholic faction and, accordingly
an attempt is being made by that faction to
substitute for it a paid Board of two or three
persons who shall be the merest creatures in
the hands of the government of the day. Judge
Lawson appears to be the ring eader of this
movement, and the way he set about his OBJ
ject was to suggest that DR.. Newell, Protest
ant official of the Board, should be appointed
o second paid commissioner. DR.. Newell, it
further appears. has greatly assisted Lawson
and his party all through the O'Keeffe contro-
versy. AS to the need for a second paid COM
missioner there is absolutely none, and the
appointment of DR.. Newell is suggested for
either or both of the following reasons: His
appointment might lead eventually to the
abolition of the unpaid Board, and the present
paid commissioner is Catholic. Of the forty
years or whereabouts during which the national
system has been in existence this post was
held for thirty years by Presbyterian first
and then by Protestant. During all those
thirty six years the appointment of q second
paid commissioner was never once thought of !;
but no sooner is Catholic appointed than at
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| testant colleague!
| The trial of the Drogheda Election Petition
| is over and DR.. O'Leary, the sitting member,
retains his seat. Judge Barry decided in his
favor all the questions involved except q
question of law, which he sent for determine
tion to the Court of Common Pleas, according
| to the statute. Last week this court gave
Judgment on this question of law, but the
members of it being equally divided in opin-
ion and the junior member not observing the
custom of withdrawing his ruling in such q
case, the final decision rested with Judge
Barry, who declared for DR.. O'Leary but re-
fused to order the petitioner to pay him his
costs. There was great rejoicing in Drogheda
at the result; the people Gurned out en- masse
with bands and banners, cheering for Home
Rule, and the town was ablaze with huge bon
fires. But there is more to be said about the
various judgments. In the Common Pleas the
two judges for unseating the popular member
were-Keogh and Lawson! Together again
One would think that once in while thts pre-
cious pair would do something to show tina
they are not quite SO black as they are painted
that they would occasionally stray into thu
paths of justice and honesty. But no; the.
are determ ned to be always viciously and ma
liguantly in the wrong. And not only wal
Keogh in the wrong this time, but he went OF
to attack Judge Barry. Judge Barry, however
paid him back tenfold: In giving his fina
decision on Monday last, this judge, who il
really an able and just man, went at Keogl
again and again with great vehemence ane
administered to him a very severe castigation
Nobody is very sorry, you may be sure, that h
adopted this course, and some are delighted t.
see the members of the Bench quarreling will
and abusing one another. j. C.
Contributions for the Relief of Thos Herman ans
Wife, of Longford, ireland.