The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-06
WASHINGTON.
Carpenters Il louisiana Bill.

WASHINGTON Feb. 5.-Mr. Carpenters bill
to restore the rights of Louisiana commences
with long preamble declaring there is no
Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of
State, Attorney General, Auditor of Public
Accounts, Superintendent of Education. or
Legislature elected by legal voters of the State
according to the constitution and laws thereof:
that there is no provision in said constitution
and laws for election of said State officers be-
fore the next regular election in November
1876, that said offices are now filled defacto by
persons claiming to hold them under pretended
fraudulent and void caDvasses of votes given
at last general election; that The pretended leg
lSlature was organized in pursuance of illegal
orders issued by Judge of the United States
Circuit Court, that the Presidents procama-
ton recognizing said persons as legal officers of
said State was issued npOn representations of
said persons who it now appears are not legal
officers that the people of Louisiana are in
danger of being oppressed and involved in a
vexatious litigation and that the public peace
OF Louisiana is now preserved and can only he
preserved curing the existing state of things at
the expense of the United States aud by retain
ing part OF the army in said State.
Therefore, the bill provides holding an cleo
ton in Louisiana on the 4th Tuesday of next
May, for the above named State officers and
for such members of legislature as ought to
have been chosen Nov. 4th, 1872, The Presi-
dent of the United States is required to APP
poin some person or designate some officer of
the army not below the rank of Major General
to act as Su erintendeIt of said election, This
Superintendent is 10 appoint two citizens of
Louisiana of opposite political parties to be
State registrars. The registration is to he
commenced within twenty days after the
enactment of this bill and to be completed ten
days prior to the date of the election, These
registrars are required to appoint two super
visors of registration of opposite political par
ties in each parish except Jefferson and New
Orleans for the former of which there are to be
four supervisors and for the latter two IN each
ward. The bill proceeds at great length to pre-
scribe the details of registration and election,
these provisions being substantially the same
as those contained in Mr.. Carpenters bill last
year. In case the President appoints a
civilian as superint ndent of election, the lat
ter is to receive $4,000 for his services, and if
any army officer shall be appointed superinten-
dent aud shall W fully fail to perform the { u
ties prescribed by this bill, he shall be punish
ed by fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprson-
ment at hard labor not exceeding one year.
The bill also provides that it shall be lawful
for the President of the United States to en-
poy such part Of the land and naval forces of
the United States as shall be necessary to aid
in the execution Of judicial iprocess to cary
out and enforce It's provisions and to maintain
the public peace and to sustain the officers APP
pointed under this act in the discharge of their
duties, and any act done by any person claim
ing to be an officer of Louisiana or any process
issued by any State court officer to enjOin or
interfere with the execution of this act is to be
treated as absolutely void.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:~Currency, $4, 719 ,535; special deposit OF
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, $46 4S5.000; coin, SS4 1872 800, Including
coin certificates S45,5 800; outstanding legal
tenders, 1891. 4S4.732.
Court of Alien Claims
The bill of Judge Lawrence recently intro
nlaI of
panes. corporations or individuals srisng out
of acts committed against their persons or
property during a period of recognized war to
continue only when business requires, upon the
call of the President. This bill meets the sug-
gestion of the Presidents message that q court
of alien claims should be established
Various Matters.
The Attorney General decides that the act of
1871 providing that money paid into courts
shall be deposited with the Assistant Treasurer
of the United States, does not apply to moneys
in bankrupt cases.
The customs receipts for the week ending
JAN 31st, were as follows: Boston, 1914 ,544 ;
New York, 81, 44O, 343; Philadelphia, $1S5, 1874.
The revenue receipts to-day were S481, 427
The House Military Committee will proceed
tomorrow to perfect the bill looking to the re-
ductIon of the army. 1t is claimed by the
members of the Committee that the army can
be reduced materially without impairing the
interests of the government.
A deranged man named Sypher of Cncin-
natl was fined $50 for trying to make tour
through the rooms of the White House on
horseback