The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-10
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
THE oDJECr1oNABLR AMENDMENT.


to amend and re'enaCt section two ol al
act entitled an act TO amend an act en-.
titled an act 10 extend the limits OF tht
Parish Of New Orleans, etc, approved
March 10th, 1868, to prescribe addriona
regulations for tho government Of thC
corporation OF the city Of New Orleans
approved March 18Th, 1871, to fix tht
time for the election of the Mayor anC
Administrators of the city OF New
Orleans, and to authorize the govern
ment to fill vacancies in said offices, Ii
certain cases.
SRCTIoN /. Be It enacted by the Senate
and House OF Representatives oil the State
Of Louisiana in general assembly con.
vened, That section 2 Of act No OS o.
1871, approved March 13, 1871, entitled
an act 10 amend an act entitled an act &c
extend the limits Of the parish OF Orleans
etc, approved March 10, 1870, and to pre-.
scribe additional regulations for the gov
ernment OF tho corporation of the city ol
New Orleans, be, and tho same is, amend
cd and reenRCtcd, go as 10 read as follows
That section Of act No. z of 1870, ap-
proved March 1G, 1870, and entitled an
act to extend the limits Of the parish ot
Orleans, etc, be, and the same is, hereby
amended and re.enscted, so rs 10 read as
follows: The election OF the Mayor and The
several administrators shall be held every
four years, and at the same time that the
election ia held for the Governor oI the
State, and they shall be chosen at large
by the qualified voters Of the city of New
Orleans All vacancies occurring by resig.
nation, death, expiration Of time, disabi.
lily, or otherwise, at any other time than
the general election, shall be filed by the
appointment Of the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent OF the Sen.
ate, when in session, or submitted for
such advice and consent at its next ses
sion; provided, that the vacancies may
be temporarily filled, until the action Of
the Governor, by the Administrator of
Finance acting as Mayor pro temp0re,
and tue Mayor may assign any Adminis-
traitor to another department dd interim;
and the same course shall be observed in
case Of temporary absence or sickness.
All officers herein provided for shall
hold their offices until their successors
are duly elected or appointed and qusli-
fed.
SEC . Be it further enacted, etc,
that nothing in this act shall be
construed to extend the term OF the
present incumbents OF the offices Of Mayor
and administrators OF the city Of New Or.
leans beyond the time for which they
were elected. Upon the expiration of the
said term for which they were elected, the
Governor shall appoint their SUCCESSORS
until the general election oi1S7G, as herein.
before provided for.
SRC. 8 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
this oct arc repealed, 80 far as they con-
ilict, and this act shall take effect from
and alter its passage.
BURKE AND PACKARD.
Messrs. Burke and Packard have re-
signed their positions as members Of the
Advisory Board. The vacancies will be
filled by the respective State Central
Committees. Burke resigned because he
is candidate on the parish ticket; Pack.
ard resigned because his duties as Chair.
man Of the State Central Republican
Committee require all the attention and
time his official calling will permit him
10 bestow.
TIE PIcAYUEE REPLIES TO GOVERNOR
| KELLOGG.
New ORLEANS, October 9.-The Plea.
ylTaeS reply to Gov. KelloggG letter to
them, embodying extracts from bic ad.
dresses to the people Of the United States
criticisiug the financial administration Of
Gov. Kellogg, says: ave propose now to
pass to other claims which he sets up to
the gratitude OF the people and reputation
of faithful, wise, and honest public Of
tcial," We quote from his recent address
10 the people OF the United States, the
Democratic legislation Of 1865, 1906 and
1867, composed exclusively OF white men.
Mr.. McEuery and others Of my present
opponents being influential members,
made appropriations OF $l7, 1905 while
the total taxes collected during tho same
period were SO $40 900, leaving an excess
Of the appropriation over the revenue of
$13, ,750,654. esq s-sI..,I,
Mark the words THE Democratic Leg.
islature Of 1865 Let US see by reference
to the acts OF the Legislature OF 1865 who
these Democrats were. The signatures
attached 10 all tho acts Of that year were
j. Wells, Governor; Simean Belden.
Speaker Of the House; Louis Gatinel,
President Of the Senate; s. Wrotnoski,
Secretary Of State. II there were then,
or has been since, four moro intense Rad.
icals in this State than these names repre-.
sent, VIC should be pleased 10 have them