Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-06
LOUISIANA.
Synopsis of senator Carpenters Bin
10 Restore the Rights Of the State
of Louisiana, before the
Senate Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, February 5.-Mr. Car
penter's bill to restore the rights OF the State
Of Louisiana declares that there is no COVER
nor, heutenantgOvernor, secretary of state,
attoIney-generai, auditor of public accounts
superintendent of education, nor legislature,
elected by the legal voters OF the State, accord
ing TO the constitution and laws. There is no
provision in the constitution and laws for the
election of state officers before November,
1876; that these offices are now nlled de Jdcto by
persons claiming to hold them under q
pretended fraudulent and void canvass of the
votes given at the last general election; that
a pretended legislature has been organized in
pursuance of Illegal orders issued by the cir
cult court; that the Presidents proclamation
recognizing these persons as legal efhcerB OF
tions of these persons, who, 1t now appears,
are not legal officers; tnaI people are In dan
Ger of being oppressed and involved In vexa-
tious litigation by the ,s actS oL & the pretend
preserved, and can only be preserved
during the existing state OF things, at the ex-
Tense OF the United states, and by retaining
hart Of the army IN the State. The bill provides
foT the holding of the election in Louisiana
on the fourth Tuesday in May, 1874, Tor state
officers and such members OF the Legislature
90 ouoht 10 have been chosen Novem Der 4,
IS72 THE President OF the United states is re-
ouired TO appoint some person, or designate
some officer Of the army not below Lhe rank
- noaJor-general 10 super intend said cleo
tion. The superintendent Is 70 appoint
tvo citizens of Louisiana OF opposite
political parties 10 be state registrars. Inc
ksoe,isfraffon ia to be commenced within
tSTenty days after the enactment Of this pill,
and to be completed ten days previous 70 date
oI election. These registrars are required 10
appoint supervisors of registration OF opposl-
non political parties in each parish except
Jefferson and Orleans, for the former OF
winch there are to be Jour supervisors, ana
for the latter twelve in each ward. The
bill proceeds at great length 70 pre-
scribe the details of registration ana etectl9h.
These provisions being BuhStantlaiiy tpe
same as those contained in Mr.. Carpenter
bill OF last year. In case the PRESIDENT ap-
points civilian to be Supel1ntendent OF tne
election, the latter is TO receive Ave thousand
dollars for his services, and If an army oIncei
shall be appointed superintendent, ana snali
willfully fail to perform the duties presc lDeu
by this bill, he shall be finfd not exceeding
one thousand dollars, or imprisonment 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 exec ution OF judicial process To carry out
aud enforce It's provisions, aud TO Inaintain
the public peace aud sustain officers an
pointed under this act in the discharQe Of
their duties, aud any act done by anv I,erson
claiming to be an officer of the Stata az
TonigIafia or any process iIsued BY any State
court officer TO eDjoin or interfere with the
Execution of this act, is 10 be treated as abso-
lufely void.