New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-09

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nIace in bis parish, and in Orleans and JET.
larson in the ward in which he resides.
Section thirty seven provides for . Re-
+rrnino Board composed Of five per.
sons-three elected by the Senate and
! two by the House, with s!ternates
uo affections to this. 1t is better that i've
\ 1;s;ntsrested. sworn officers, not candidates
III co. Office. should compile and make returns
~ - che votes, than clerks of courts, a. di-
1 n rac.ed by the House election bill. If free
Z and fair election is held, no person need fear
Of false or dishonest return, and it would
\ sasm that an opposition to this section
;. wou!d indicate that the opponents do not
desire fair election, but . repetition of the
III scenes enacted during the elections in the
mast. We have precedents of other States
~ ia the Union where returning boards of .
~ similar character are in operation, and
~ move safeguard for the protection of the
u Will of the people at the ballot-box, and
y \ mast history proves that the Returning
= board was iustitable and proper, when
n / used in the spirit of decency.
81 Section forty contains safeguards for
y II the protection of voters. While We would
|. / favor some changes in its details, the
material object is good, and should COM
| uand the support of every man, who
4 L desires fair, honest and peaceable cleo
| ton The history of past elections in Lou.
l sana leaves evidence that safeguards of
II stringent character are necessary 10 DrO-
/ 4 tect the lives of the Republican voters from
l evil minded men, who affiliate with the
/, l Democratic party on political questions.
JAMES S. MATTHEWS,
II A. B. LEVISEE.
Mr.. Hahn also offered the following
' minority report:
The undersigned, a member of the Judi.
. \ cary Committee, does not believe that
! \ ether the House or Senate bill relative to
\ . elections is as good as it might be made if
/ party feeling could be discarded in the con.
! . sheraton OF the important questions in
. yolved in this matter. He is not opposed to
the existence by law of q returning board,
. provided the creation of such board be &C.
y 4 cordlng to principles of justice and the de-
. | sires Of the people of the State, and does
I | not depend on the selection of party man.
I ayers or men already invested with too
: much political power and patronage The
/. Returning Board, as now popularity called,
I ia no new idea; it existed before the war.
Bv reference to the act relative to elections,
approved by Governor Hebert on the fif
, teenth of March. 1855 page Alb. section
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
| aad K. C. Wicklife was President Of the
\ Senate, it will be seen that Q returning
board, consisting of the Governor. Secre
. ta.y Of State and Judge of district court,
was created to canvass and declare the re-
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Congress. The undersigned is not op.
!. posed to Q returning board, but he
: thinks it would be we'll to reject both bills,
40 that a conference committee may be ap-
nointed of members of both houses. and
!. Composed of members of all political
parties. and hopes such committee may
i. agree on bill to secure to the people the
= guarantee Of a free and fair election.
MICHAEL HAHN.
|. u-;.b ,.no,+s -oro .nroad nDon tho
minutes
Mr.. Wilt, on behalf of the Committee on
: CITY Affairs. reported favorably on House
bill No. loo, entitled an act to amend and
= reeuact sections eleven and twelve of act
/ No. IS of 1872. approved April 26, 1872.
Also, on House bill No. 207, an act to re-
, neal actions fourteen and fifteen of An act
entitled an act to enforce the payment by
la the citv of New Orleans and tie several
cites and parishes OF the Metropolitan Pc
( Ice District Of the superintendent made
b unou them by the Board of Metropolitan
Police: to empower the said board in Ger
. Z tain cases to negotiate loan, to pledge the
; taxes derived for public purposes as &C.
: n cur;tv, and to collect the said taxes in Ger
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violation of this act: prescribing additional
duties for the treasurer of the board ap
4 pcopria.ing $l35,O)O to compensate the
I members of the police force for services
/ rendered to the State and expenses IN
\ Cured therefor by the board; and relating
1 to the salaries of certain officers; and t6
l reimburse the State for said appropriation
aad to direct the manner of payment Of
salaries OF certain officers, aud employment
| Of the police when on detail duty, and te
| change the fiscal agency.
Il BILLS INTRODUCED ACCORDING TO NOTICE
AND REFERRED.
TIE hereinafter named members, in &C
cordance with previous notice given, ane
with a suspension of the rules given, re
spect;vely asked and obtained leave to IN
troduce the following entitled bills, which
underwent their first and second readings
BIZ their titles, and they were severaily
referred "a indicated below, to wit:
Mr. Baker:
An &C. to authorize the Dorcheat and Rec
River Plankrsad Company to bridge certain
streams, use certain timbers and issue bond
and collect certein tolls.
Which bill was ordered to be referred II
the Committee on Internal Improvements
Mr.. Bower:
An act to authorize and empower tn
Council of the city of New Orleans to III
the compensation and fees of the services o
every officer OF the city, or of the State
whose services are by law to be paid b.
the CITY of New Orleans.
Which bill was ordered to be referred t
the Committee on Retrenchment and Re
form.
MI. Hal:
An act to incorporate the Security Saving
Bank.
Mr.. Edwards. of Tangipahoa
An act to incorporate the town Of Amt
City, in the parish Of Tangipahoa; to 81
empt the inhabitants of said town from tn
payment of parish tax and parish Licenses
to make said corporation liable TOR its pr
rata of the debts now due by said parish
and tor its pro rata of the certain debts ths
NAV here after be contracted or incurred q
said parish for building courthouse an
iail or for either to make SAID town Aao
for certain criminal expenses; to make Sal
town or corporation liable for the pay
per diem of iuries drawn from its corpora