New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-09
WHOLE NUMBER 1884.
BY TELE GRAPH,
CONGRESS.

Il CONGRESS.
WAs'isNGroH, January S-A certifcat
that confinement in a common Jail woul
; seriously affect 1rwins health Was referee
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
motion that pending the investigation,
by the committse Irwin remain ia custod,
the sergeant. alarms was lost by 36 to 100
The Committee on Private Bills reported
Mr. Butler introduced a bill for an elec
ton In Louisiana, which was referred to til,
Judiciary Committee. 1t provides that al
election be held on the fourth Tuesday il
May next, for Governor. Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary of State. Attorney General
Auditor OF Public Accounts, Superintendent,
OF Education and members OF the Legis
lature; that the President shall immediately
appoint three suitable persons to super;n
tend such election, that they shall i'm
mediately appoint two competent and
suitable citizens Of opposite politica
parties as State registrars, who shall
cause a new and complete registration to be
made OF all the legally qualified voters OF
the State. That the State registrars and
superintendents shall likewise appoint two
supervisors of registration in each parish.
! and the superintendent shall, in like manner,
appoint two commissioners of election for
each election precinct. Within ten days
after the day of election the State registrars
are to open the returns, in the presence of
the superlntendents, and to examine can.
vass and compile the same, and the superin-
tendents are thereon to make public
proclamation of the result of the election in
/, two newspapers of general circulation and
| Of opposite politics. The Legislature thus
! elected is to meet and organize on the Sec
! ond Monday after the prOmrlgati0n of the
result of the election; and on the first Mon
| day after such PRONUNCIATION, the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and other State Off
| GERS shall enter on the discharge of their
| respective offices, and the government thus
established is to be recognized by the United
States government as the legal government
OF Louisiana.
/ The United States Circuit Court of Louis
lana is to have exclusive jurisdiction of all
crimes and Ottenses made punishable by the
act
1t authorizes tho President to employ the
army and navy to maintain the public peace,
to sustain the officers under the act, and to
force the provisions Of the act, and any act
of the officer of the State of Louisiana. or
ton OF the act, is to be treated as absolutely
void. Adjourned.
At one O'Clock the Senate resumed the
consideration of unfinished business, being
tho resolution of Senator Thurman IN re-
gard to the Louisiana troubles
Mr.. Bayard said two years ago he intro.
6uced resolution calling upon the Presi-
0ent lor information In regard to the
conduct OF Major Lewis Merrill, of the
Ina. Then, as now, the Senator from New
YORK tConklingl offered an amendment
leaving 1t discretionary with the President
10 answer II. That resolution, with the
amendment. passed the Senate on the third
OF March. 1873, and to this day the Presi-
dent had treated it with contemptuous
slience~wlth the full knowledge of the
conduct of this major in South Carolina.
he had been sent to green fields and
pas; pasture new,--in louisiana. Never since the
time when the American colonies had sep
arated themselves from Great Britain had
the people Of this country been brought face
to face with greater questions than these of
to-day-questions needing the most careful
consideration. The issue was whether we
should have free government or a mill. |
tary dictatorship. The remarks of the Sem
atOrs from Indiana (MOrtOn), Vermont led.
munasl m ana limos Logan were calculated
10 obscure tne fuestlon, and, by partisan
asppems, 70 olveft the minds OF the people !
~ ~. ~ A""J'
afo) tnen spoke OF the circumstances |
q attendlns tne organization OF the louisiana
- iseslsiature' tne actlon OF the Returning |
board' ere. and SAID; In States OF three |
ana iour tlmes the population OF Louisiana,
election returns were tabulated and pro-
nulgated within week after the election.
IN great cities, with a population equal to
ina! OF Louisiana, they had been tabulated
ana promulgated within forty-eight hours
after the polls closed. But in
LOUISIANA the Returning Board was
occupied in canvassing the returns nearly
Two months, and IN every case of DISPUTE or
louot they decided IN favor OF the Kellogg
party: lie read from the constitution OF
LOUISIANA and argued that there was an
organization OF the House OF Representatives
" that State on Monday last by the Con
ervatlves; that there was quorum of the
iouse present and the organization was
lnder the constitution. lie asked the
'enate ana the American people If Presi-
Gfaat ran mao the Legal to
ere IN tne organization OF that Legislature.
no GeciaIed that THIS debate would close
no no lawyer would be able to produce
ny statute showing she warrant OF any
nch actlons
Mr.. Bayard then s,uoted from che soeecn |
elivered BY him III the Senate on the
of February, 1873, in which
Q argued that the dangers which were
lenac;ng the liberties Of the people of
ouisiana then were also fnenacing the
berties of the American people. Had the
oiicy OF 1he president been modified or
oderated slnca theDS NO, size II had
een uossedly sntenslnede There was not !
40 ease where the dlspleasure OF the Presi.
snt mad been slgnited by The cemoyaS OF
! ! .'.9sopVr onclSl! nOe q single 1nstancs OF !
ouhos Snerloan ha0 been sent IL New |