New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-04

bill No l35, an act rolatlv0 20 the TRANSFER
of stock and to amend section 3l3 of the
House bill No. l62, an act for the relief of
the Seventh Street Orphan Asylum Of
New Orleans.
Respectfully. etc,
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
The hour of l P. NJ. having arrived, the
President of the Senate called for the
special order Of the day.
Senator Wharton made the point of order
that the special order Of the day was set
for after the morning hour which was not
yet completed.
The President ruled the point was not
we'll taken.
On motion of Senator Robertson the
special order of the day was postponed for
five minutes.
Senator Robertson asked and obtained
unanimous consent to take House bill
No. II, entitled an act to repeal an act
entitled AN act relative to public print
ing" approved July "a, 1868; and to repeal
an act entitled IAN act relative to judicial
and legal advertisements" No. "a OF the
acts of 1870; and to repeal sections 1886.
1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891. 2992, 1898, 1894,
1905, 1896, 2997, 1898, 1899 and 5000 Of the
Revised Statutes of the State of Louisiana,
and to regulate and define the rate and
prices of the public printing, and to pre-
scribe the manner in which the same shall
be done on it's second reading and moved its
reference to the Committee on Printing.
Adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The subject matter pending was the mo-
ton of Sen ator Breaux to postpone the fur
Their confederation of Senate bill No. -, en-
titled an act to create special district in
parishes Of Pointe Coupee and Ibervile,
until Friday February S, at P. NJ.
Senator Stamps moved as q substitute for
the pending motion that the bill be recon-
mitted and ordered printed.
On the call of Senator Robertson the Sen
ate went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, on
the call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Anderson, Black
burn, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Cage,
Chadbourn, Detiege, Dumont. George,
Goode. Greene, Harper, keso, Kelly, Lam
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton,
YOung-26.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Burch, Eus-
tbs. Gla Grover, Herwig, Masicot, Pollard,
White, Whitney-l0
Two O'Clock having arrived, Senator
Twitche Il called for the special order of the
day for today at two o'clock, being
Senate bill No. l0s, substitute for House
bill No. AZ, entitled an act TO regulate the
conduct and manner Of holding elections
and to maintain the freedom and purity
thereof; the manner and mode OF holding
elections and determining the result thereof;
to prevent fraud, violence, intimidation,
riot, tumult or bribery at and before cleo |
tons; to correct fraudulent registration, and |
to prevent corruption at elections or al any
re gstr alton or revision of the registration |
Of voters; to define the duties of Ger |
tain State, parish and other officers with |
re- gard to elections; to establish and define |
the powers and duties of officers charged |
With the duty of conducting elections and
the result. thereof; to provide
officers for all elections and pre-
'cribing their powers and duties: to define
the duties Of officers charged with the duty
# mai ntaining peace and quiet, and sup
violence, fraud and intimidation on
md before the day Of any election, and dur
ny the registration or revision OF the regis
ration OF voters, and the counting, can
vass and return of votes cast at elections;
@ prescri be the manner in which the votes i
cast at elections shall be canvassed. ascer-
aimed and returned, and the result thereof |
and made known, and evidence |
If the result Their eof prese rived; to pre-
scribe the mode of entering on the rolls OF |
he Senate and House of Representatives |
he names of the members elected to serve |
herein; and to provide the mode |
# organic alton of the Senate and |
House of Representatives; to provide
he punish ment tor fraudulent voting and |
,ther crimes relating TO elections, and the |
of the public peace during any |
'egstra tion, revision Of registration or cleo
ion, for criminal or fraudulent acts, or
criminal neglect of officers charged in any |
manner with the conduct Of elections, or |
he count and return OF the result thereof,
II with the preservation OF public order and
,eace during registration, revision of regis
ration, or on the day OF election, and the |
eturn Of the votes cast at elections; to de-
inc, declare and provide tor the punish
nent of crimes relating to- or affecting cleo
ions, and the registration or revision of the
egistration of voters; to repeal all acts and
avs of the State in conflict with or incon-
istent with the provisions of this act, and
O enforce article l03 Of the constitution OF
his State.
Senator Twitchell called for the reading
# the bill in detail.
Senator Blackburn moved that the fur
her reading of the bill be dispensed with.
Senator Blackburn called for the yeas
md nays with the following result:
Yeas = Blackburn, Dumont, Goode,
Greene, Harper Kelly, Robertson, Whar-
On-S.
NAYS Alexander, Allan, Anderson,
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Cage, Chad
,ourr, George, Herwig, Kelso. Landry.
i ascot, Ogden. Steven, Sypher. Twitchell,
Weber, White, YouDg-2O
Absent-Burch, Detieg", Eustie, Ola,
Grover, Pollard, Stamps, Whitney-8.
And the Senate refused to discontinue
he reading of the bill.
MESSAGE FROM The HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House was an
lounced, with the following message:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, | |
AZ, Or. February 8, 1876. J