, 1874-10-25
LOUISIANA,
s. Budget Of Political News
from That Much
Governed State.
Arrests at Shreveport Under the
Enforcement Acts.
Four Thousand Voters Disfranchised bv
a Decision OF the Attorney
General.

New ORLEANS, La, Oct. 24-The trooos STA
TONED in this city and At Jackson Barracks.
under command OF Col Floyd, Of Jones, 1ilI
be reviewed Tomorrow morning On Canal
street. Two companies OF the Thirteenth in-
1antry arrived Yesterday. Company G, Eieh-
teenth Infantry, goes to Gzeenrille, A1a., and
Company e. Second Infantry, to Mobile. 4
| daily parade OF the troops hiss been ordered. the
only object being the exercise Of the men both
for sanitary purposes and to meet tha REQUIRE
ments OF the service.
It Is understood that the metropolitan poEcs
arc about to strike for three months pay now
due them
NATURALIZATION FRAupB-
The following Was unanimously adopted bv
the Democratic and Conservative State Central
Committee
WHERE'S, Several Thousand Of our foreigo-boru
citizens were nnturazed in the Second District Court
upon the advice Of tho best legal talent In he STAT.
said advice being based UPON previous decisions upon
The said question, and aquesctd In for many Years
and
WHEREAS, Said naturslized citizens hare been
rssi:tered & wi;hou: opposition being nade to their
Fight 10 register, and hare thereby become qualified
electors under tho Constitution and aws Of the United
| States and Of the State; and
WHEREAS It ID contemplated by the Republican
leaders, Kellogg: Packard, Beckwith, and others, to
deprive our foreisuboru citizens, ths nnsurazed Of
tue tight e vote by advising the Assistant Supervisor
to arbitrarily strike ont from the list OF registered
voters the nanes Of eaid foreign-bo7n citizens
thereby fnvestng said Supervisor with the ex:rn-
ordins power Of wrestling from said citizens the right
OF citizenship secured By the Judgment OF courf of
colnpeten: Jurisdiction, and recognized in their
fullest extent By said Supervisors by their Official act
OF registering said cittzers and
WHEnEAs. this conspiracy between the Governor
and Federal officials is intended to By fraud tho
attempting to secure IN tho country parishes, By u-
In1dntlns white voters through prostitution Of the
Federal judiciary: and degradation Of tne United
States army to local police purposes;
Be- it Reso{o<d, That dcnounce IN unmeasrre.,
terms this movement to deprive said foreign.
citizens Of their night OF citizenship and lie her,
ssten interference Of Federal officials In tho affairs OF
our State, intended to invite conflicts and disorier
and denounce the weakness and disposition of tho
Executive IN submitting to tho dictation Of said Fed
R<so:u<d, That earnestl. appeal to every regis
tered citizen thus naturazed to present himself At tha
R<soip<A. That If this outrage be coneummated No
hold up to popular e1ocratson tho individual authors
President Executive Committee
{oMctal.) E. G. DILL, Chief Secretary.
ARRESTS ar sHnEvKr0Rr.
SHREVEPORT. La, Oct 26.-Tho following
gentlemen we're arrested this morning hy ths
United States Iaranal charged with violating
the Enforcement net: George L. Pike, banker;
E. Jacobs. OF the firm OF F. l. r. Jacobs, the
wealthiest firm in the city; John G. Horan, OF
u (. H.
Boisseau i Ford; r. H. Lindsay, OF Steers i
Lindsay; and J. G. McWiiams.
Other arrests are threatened. Tho warrant,
were served by O'Eoal, Radical candidate for
Sheriff in Bassier Parish, and we're based upon
an affidavit of Gen. Lewis Merrill o. s. a.. CON-
mandiag the DIVISION No resistance wss offered.
and no Que attempted to escape Tha e1azoina-
tion is sst for Monday morning.
MIXED POLITICAL MEETING.
FRASK11 IN. La, Oct. 2i.-A large and entbusi-
44ti 1f tf,a. srhj
people Of the Parish OF st. Afary.
called in accordance with the resolutions
adopted by tho White League Nominating Con-
vention On Saturday last, vas held to-day. i
compromise similar to that recently made in the
Parish OF Tarre5onne was effected. The meet
nS throughout WAS orderly. and the speeches DO
ivered by boil. white and colorod men we're we'll
:eceived. The following compromise ticket in
opposition to the straightont Republicans
@ icket Tas .u.. adopted ted With great enthu4i-
). Clarke (white). for tho Houso OF Rep
J. ". Lyman (white). Parish
Judge Timothy Davis (colorcd). Sheriff. The
vhtes have three and the blacks two candidates.
FOR the Police Jury. the ward Constables and
he Justices Of the Peace are equally divided
OTHER ARRESTS.
NEW ORLEANS Oct. 24.-PaIties from st. Mar.
ms report the arrest at Breau1 Bridge by tha
inited States Marshal Of Eng. Du1:o and 4.
IebeEt~ They, with those previously arrested
o have preliminary examination next noodsy.
t is unknown upon what charge they were A.
ested.
The Police Jury met Yesterday. and refused te
axe action towards holding an election. The
Fh1tes are supposed to be ahead Ut tho close OF
egiatration.
He ATroRHEY-dEyEnALs 8 OPINION on THK 01oW-
TRATloN QUESTION.
Attorney General Field has given his opinion
ld1essed to the State Registrar Of Vota1a, from
hich the following extracts are made:
SIR: Your communication Of tho 10th tns& hss
zen received and tie question you PROFOUND to mo-
hether the second and Tirst District Courts Il Tho
ongress Of the 18th OF April, 1862 to grant n.tur.H
ton certificates to anens and thereby confer upon;
'4s 4th right OF .s.n so,tx hcs ID
aeet,ons f.iri, and legally determined. The dfth
o., provides that ererJ Court Of Record tn anJ
dsyid1,a1 STATE h.ving common 1.w jnzisdicttoo
d se.l .ndtclerk Prothonotary ahall b con.iderea
ery alien who may have been naturallzed IN my
Gu Court snail enjoy after she passage Il
If ~ bo % bsd ''s been % nstu1.lised liz ptlanesas IN
strict Circuit Court Of the United statea n.tn-
n that s thts !. tho only provt.ion Of law which de-
tbea with power BY tho act Of Congress 70 natural
aliens The inquiry, then, suggests sselt docs the
the section above cited. II it does not possess
-ond District Ia Court OF limited Jurisdiction
maintain without the fear Of succeafuI contr1dio-
a that tho Second District Court haa not now, nor
1t had since 1864, any other power jurisdiction
opt that which strictly belongs to Probate Court
II it be contended that court limited In tts jurs
ton, and confined entirely to probate matters, with
power to decide upon controversies between ht-
,ts generally. could - claxsed court exercising
nmon Inv powers.
Hero follows An array OF authorities, showing
It court to naturalize aliens must have
Jurisdiction. and recent decisions
the Supreme Court Of Louisiana arc cited, one
which says the Second District Court has only
,bate jurisdiction. The other says the Second
It1ice Court has only probate jurisdiction
| has not jurisdiction to try suit a3ainat
Is WHO had been put in possession Of proper-
II su ccessioD.J
he Attorney General then says: This
1rt derives ali Of its jurisdiction and its pro-
dings are strictly dependent upon statutory
g."
I conclusion, he says:
[ter rery careful and patient examination Of the
stion, you have submitted to me for my Official
ion, and If I know myself, with deter
stua 70 divegt mind OF all political
fences In coming to conclusion,
trained 70 say that do not believe that under
third section OF the act Of Congress, approved I4th
il, 1862, the Second District Court Of this parish
Eha jurisdiction to grant naturalization to aliens.
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