New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-12
MORE REFORM.

A bill was introduced in the Senat
Wednesday by Senator Wharton, intended
to meet the recommendations of Governo
Kellogg, made in his inaugural address
delivered before the General Assembly, a
| its session Of 1873, and repeated in hi
last annual message, in regard to tn
public patronage now vested in the Gov
ernor by law. In regard to this matter
the Governor in his inaugural, delivered
on the thirteenth of January, 1873, say
the executive is invested with larg'
amount of patronage which, in his judg
ment, is too large. He suggests that i
would be better for the executive, ano
better for the State, if large proportion
Of this patronage was RENTED back to the
people, to whom it properly belongs
And, again, in his last annual message
he says, upon the subject of the with
drawal of large portion of this patron
age from executive control, the experience
of the past two years has strengthened the
opinion expressed by him in his inau'
gural in regard to the subject.
The bill introduced by Senator Whar-
ton is intended to remedy the evils of too
much patronage in the hands Of the exec
utive, and is to be entitled an act pre-
scribing the mode of appointment to, and
determining the mode Of filling vacancies
in, and providing for the suspension and
removal from offices created by law or
established by the constitution of this
State, except in such cases as in the said
constitution are otherwise provided for;
fixing the term at which all offices created
by law shall expire; prescribing and de-
fning the duty Of the Governor, Secretary
of State and secretary of the Senate in
relation thereto, and providing for NOM
ination and election by the Senate in GER
tain cases.
The bill declares that the term for
which any person shall have been elected
or appointed to an Office Of trust, profit
or emolument created by any law of the
State, which Office would. under the pro-
visions of the law creating it, expire
during the recess or session of the Senate
in any year, shall expire on the fourth
Monday Of February in said year, and
makes it the duty Of the Governor in that
event tosend to the Senate for approval and
confirmation the names Of all persons ap-
pointed by him during the recess of the
Senate to any Office of trust, profit or
emolument established by law. 1t is fur
ther made the duty Of the Governor in
like manner to send to the Senate on the
first day Of its session, for approval and
confirmation, the names Of all persons APP
pointed by him during the recess of the
Senate to fill vacancies occurring in any
Office Of trust, profit or emolument estab-
lished by the constitution of the State
where the manner filling such vacancies
is not otherwise provided for in the con-
stitution or by Law, and further providing
that nothing in the bill shall be
construed as applying to offices estab-
lished by the constitution, the manner
of filling which vacancies is otherwise
provided for in the constitution The
bill also makes it the duty of the
Secretary of State on the fourth Monday
of February in each and every year to
furnish the President of the Senate, for
the use Of the Senate, under the seal of
State, a statement Of all Offices falling
vacant under the provisions Of the bill,
Oh that day; which statement is to set
forth the nature of each Office, the name
Of the person last appointed thereto, and
the date Of said appointment. 1t is fur
Their provided that, on the fourth Tuesday
Of February Of each year, and thereafter |
rom day to day until all vacancies are
illed the Senate shall proceed in execu-
i've session to fill by nomination and |
election, under such rules as may be pre-
'cribed, all vacancies then existing in any
office of trust, profit or emolument Gre
tied by law, or established by |
he constitution, where the manner
# filing such vacancies is not otherwise
provided by the constitution, and to fill
which no appointment by the Governor
hall then be before the Senate for ap-
,roval or rejection. Where the name of
ny person appointed by the Governor
hall on or after the fourth Tuesday in
february in any year be rejected by the
senate, it becomes the duty Of that body
o fill said Office by nomination and cleo
ion; and it is further made the duty of
he Governor, upon being properly mott
led by the Secretary of the Senate of the
omination and election as above, of any
erson to an Office to issue a commission
q the name Of said person, authorizing
i'm to perform the duties and enjoy the
enefts Of the same. In case the Gov
rno1, from any cause, fails to dc this it is
,ade the duty of the Secretary Of State
} do it.
The bill, under suspension of the
ules, was read twice and referred to the
judiciary Committee.
TAKMANY TRIUMPHs.
The idea of making the troubles Of