New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-11

suit thereof; to prevent fraud, vio-
lence, intimidation. riot, tuMult or bri.
berry at and before elections; to correct
fraudulent registration, and to prevent cor
ruption ct elections, or at any registration
or revision of the registration of voters; to
define the duties OF certain State, parieh
and other officers with regard to cleo
tions: to establish and define the powers
and duties of officers charged with the
duty of conducting elections and determ;n-
ing the result thereof; to provide returning
officers TOR all elections and prescribing
their powers and duties; to define the duties
OF officers charged with the duty Of main
tanning peace and quiet, and euppressing
violence, fraud and intimidation on and
before the day Of any election. and during
the registration or revision of the registra-
ton OF voters. and the counting, canvass
and return Of votes cast at elections; to pre-
scribe the manner in which the votes cast
at elections shall be canvaesed, ascertained
and returned, and the result thereof ascer-
tanned and made known, and evidence of
the result thereof preserved: to prescribe
the mode of entering on the rolls Of tho
Senate anG House of Representatives the
names Of the members elected to serve
therein; and to provide the mode Of organi-
zation of the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentativee; to provide the punishment
lating to elections. and the disturbance
Of the public peace during any registration,
revlsloI OF registration or election, tor
criminal or fraudulent acts, or criminal
neglect Of officers charged in any manner
with the conduct of elections, or the count
and return OF the result thereof, or with
preservation OF public order and peace dur
ing registration, revision OF registration, or
on the day OF election, and the return OF
he define a.
clare and provide for the punishment Of
crimes relating to or affecting elections,
and the registration or revision OF the
registration of voters; to repeal all acts and
laws of The State in conflict with or incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act. and
70 enforce article one hundred and three OF
the constitution Of this State; the Senate
that the President OF the Senate appoint a
committee of five on the part of the Senate
TO meet like committee on the part OF the
House of Representatives.
Senator Stamps made the poiLt Of order
that the request for conference committee
must come from the House
The President ruled the point not well
taken, on the ground that the request tor
conference must come from the house IN
possession of the papers.
Main question ordered on motion OF Sen
ator Twitcheu.
Senator Stamps demanded tie yeas and
navs CD the motion to adopt the motion
offered by Senator Goode, resulting as fol
lows:
Yeas-Alexander, Allan, Blunt, Breaux,
Brewster, Burcn, Cage, Chadbourn, Du-
mont. George, Goode, Ga, Greene. Grover,
Harper, KeIso, Kelly, Landry, Ogden. Rob
ertson, Steven, Sypher, Twitchell. Weber,
Wharton. White. Whitney. Young-s.
Nays-Pollard, Stamps.
Absent-Anderson, Blackburn, Detiege,
Eustie, Herwig, Masicot-6
And the motion was adopted.
The President Of the Senate announced
the following as the committee of coufer-
ence Oh the part of the Senate: Senators
Twitchell, Goode, Sypher, Grover and
Mascot.
On motion Of Senator Whitney the Senate
was declared adjourned until tomorrow al
twelve O'Clock NJ.
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary OF the Senate.