New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-12
VIM (which is substituted for House bill

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PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
| Caief Clerk
The question recurring upon Senate bill
No. lO7, on motion of Senator Harper the
first section was adopted.
Senator Harper moved that the second
section be adopted.
Senator Whitney offered the following
amendment at the end OF the second Sec
| ton
Provided, the bonds Of any parish shall
not be delivered to the railroad company
| until the road shall have been completed
through tls parish making the subscrip-
| ton
Senator Alexander offered the following
substitute for the amendment
That no parish shall pay over to the Pa
cic Railroad Company either money or
bonds until after section Of four miles
shall oe completed in its territory. and SO
on pro rata on each section OF four miles
completed from the total amount sub
sc,ibed by each parish.
Senator Whitney accepted the substitute.
The second section, a. amended, was
adopted.
Pending the reading Of the third section,
the special order Of the day, tor P. NJ,
was called, being Senate bill No. lOS, re
turned from the House, with amendments,
entitled Senate bill No. lOs being a sub
stitute for House bill No. 43, 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 deter
mining the result thereof; to prevent fraud,
violence, intimidation, riot, tumult or
fraudulent registration, and to prevent
corruption at elections, or at any regis
tratio1 or revision of the registration Of
voters; to define the duties of certain
S5ats, parish and other officers with regard
20 elections; to establish and define the
powers and duties Of officers charged with
the duty Of conducting elections and
determining the result thereof; to provide
returning officers ior all elections and pre-
scr.bing their powers and duties; to define
the duties OF officers charged with the duty
0, maintaining peace and quiet. and sup
pressing violence, fraud and intimidation
On and before the day Of any election, and |
during the reg: etration or revision of the |
registration OF voters. and the counting,
canvass and return Of votes cast al cleo |
TONS to prescribe the manner il which the |
votes cast at elections shall be canvassed, |
ascer-ained and returned. and the result |
thereof ascer.ained and made known, and |
evidence o. the result thereof preserved; to |
prescribe the mode Of entering on the rolls
Of tbs Senate and House OF Representatives
the names Of the members elected to serve |
therein; and to provide the mode of or.
ganization Of the Senate aad House of |
nent tor fraudulent voting aai other crimes
relating to elections. ana the disturbance of
he public peace during any registration.
revision Of registration or election, for Grim
nal or fraudulent acts. or criminal neglect
If officers charged in any manner with the
conduct of elections, or the count ond re-
urn of the result thereof, or with the pres
,rvation of public order ana peace during
egistration, revision CT registration, or on
he day of election, and the return of votes
'ast at elections; 70 define, declare and
provide for the punishment. of crimes relat-
ng to, or affecting elections. and the regis
ration or revision of the registration of
-oters: to repeal all acts and laws OF the
state in conflict with or Inconsistent: with
he provisions of this act. and to enforce
rt,cle one hundred and three of the consti-
ution of this State.
Senator Brewster moved to postpone the
pecial order for thirty minutes.
The Senate refused to postpone the
pedal order of the day
Senator Burch moveG that the Senate
isagree to the amen1nent OF the House to
anate bill No. IoS substitute to House bill |
70. 43.
Senator Goode made tne point of order
nat the proper motion Is tor the Senate to
lsist on its substitute.
Tae President rued tie point no. we'll
AIKEN.
The yeas and nays were called on the mo-
on to disagree, with the following result;
Yeas-Allain, Anderson, Blunt, Brea1x,
rewstsr. Burch, Cage, Chad oourn. Du-
lOnt, G.a, Greene. Harper. Harglx. ALSO.
aadry. Masic"T, Pollard, Stamps, Spvher.
witcheil. Wcoer, Wharton. Whitney,
oung-24. ,
Nays-Alexa~ der. George. Goode. Kell7,
gden, kOOert- u, Steven, Whites.
Absent-Blac burn, Detiege, Eust.s, Gro
9r-4.
Senator Goo-e made the follow mo-
On: g
That in visv V the disagreement between
le Senate ant House OF Representatives
pom Senate bill No l03, substitute for
ouse bill No. -. an act to regulate the
,nduce aad manner OF holding elections
I'd to main.ail the freedom and purity =
lereof; the manner and mode of hold E
g elections sad determining the re
lit thereof; to prevent fraud, vio-
nee, intimidati lion, riot, tumuit or bri- '
Try at and before elections; to correct .
registration, and to prevent cor 8
.ption at elections, or at any registration
revision of tie registration Of voters to
zine the duties OF certain State. parish G
Id other of1ir s.s with regard to cleo S
)ns; to establish and define the powers F
I'd duties OF officers charged with the r
1ty of conducting elections and decermin- 8
z the result thereof; to provide returning
hcers for all elections and prescribing g
cir powers and duties; to define the duties
officers charged with the duty of main q
lining peace ard quiet and suppressing
olence. fraud and intimidation ON and "
fore tae cay of any election, and during :,
Q registration or revision of the regstra-
IN OF voters. and the counting canvass
I'd return Of votes cast at elections; to pre-.
ribe the manner in which the votes cast 2
elections shall be canvassed. ascertained !