New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05

Respectfully. etc,
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
The ho1r Of 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 net
yet completed.
The President ruled the point was not
well taken.
On motion Of Senator Robertson the
special order Of the day was postponed for
i've minutes.
Senator Robertson asked and obtained
unanimous consent to take House bill
No. II, entitled an act to repeal an act
entitled IAN act relative to public print
ing" approved Jaiy q, 1868; ard to repeal
an &C. entitled ian act relative to judicial
and legal advertisements No. - OF the
acts Of 1870; and to repeal sections 1856,
laS1, 1885, e9S9, 2990 1891, e992. 1898, 1891,
cga5 1896, 2aa7, 2oas, 1899 and 5000 Of TIE
Revised S Statutes Of tha State Of Louisiana,
AID &c regulate ana define the rate and
prices of the public printing, and TO pre-
scribe the manner il which the same shall
be done Gu its eccond reading and moved its
reference to the Committee OH Printing.
Adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The subject matter pending was tAe mo
ton Of ser ato- HreauE 10 postpone TIE fur
Their consideration Of Senate tiii No. II, el,
ttIad an act to create special district IN
parishes Of PGinto Coupee and IbeCvil!e,
until Friday, February S, at z. NJ.
Senator Stamps moved as substitute for
tle pending notion that the bill be recon-
mitted and ordered printed.
On the call Of Senator Robertson the Sen
ats went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised. on
the call of tie roli toe following Senators
answered to their rames:
Present-hlessrs. Allan. Anderson, Black
burn, Blunt, Breau1, Brewster, Cage,
CLadbou Detege. Dumont. George,
Goode Greene Harper. Kelso, Kelly, Lam
dry, Ogden, Robertson, Stamps. Steven,
Sypher, Twitcheii, Weber, Wharton,
loung-26.
Ahsent-Nessrs Alexander, Burch, Eus-
tia, Ola. Grover, Herwig, Masicot, Pollard,
White, WLiiney-10.
Two O'clock having arrived. Senator
Twitcheli lied Tor the special order of the
day for to- day at two O'clock, being
Senate bill 20. les. substitute Tor House
l, ent ,t1.a tha
conduct and manner of holding elections
aud 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 CT bribery at and before elec
tons; TO correc. fraudulent registration, apd
to prevent corruption at elections or at any
registration or revision Of the registration
of voters; 70 define TIE duties Of GER
tain State. parish ard other officers with
re gard to elections; to establish and defue
the powers and duties Of officers charged
with the duty Of conducting elections and
determining the result thereof; to provide
returning officers fer al elections and pre-
the duties CT officers charged with the duty
of mai ntaining peace and quiet, and sup
pressing violence, fraud and intimidation OF
and before the day of any election, and dur
ing the registration or revision of the regis
tration o. voters. and the counting, can
vass and return of votes cast at elections;
to prescri be the manner in which the votes
cast at elections shall be canvassed. ascer-
tanned and returned, and the resul5 thereof
ascertained and made known, and evidence
Of the result thereof preserved; to pre-
scribe tie NODE OF entering on the rolls OF
the Senate and House of Representatives
the names CT the members elected TO serye
therein; and to provide tie mode
Of organization Ct the Senate and
House of Representatives; to provide
the punishment tor fraudulent voting and
other crimes relating TO elections, and the
OF the public peace during any
registration, revision Of registration or elec-
tior, fer 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,
,r with the preservation OF public order and
peace during registration, revision of regis
ration, or on the day OF election, and the
'eturr of the votes cast at elections; to de-
inc, declare and provide for the punish
neut of crimes relating to, or affecting cleo
ions, and the registration or revision CT the
re 70, oil "a ovid
Of the State il conflict with or incon-
is tent with the provisions of this set, and |
Q enforce article lob Of the constitution of |
his State.
Senator Tuitohell called for the reading
# TIE bill ia detail.
Senator Blackb burn moved that the fur
her reading of the bin 10 dispensed with.
senator Blackburn called for the yeas
nd nays with the following result:
Yeas Blackburn, Damont, Goode, |
ireene, Harper Kelly, Robertson, Whar
ou-S.
Nays ~ Alexander, Allan, Anderson,
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Cage, CHAD.
'ourn, George, Herw;g, keIso, Landry.
Iasicot, Ogden. Steven, Sypher, Twitchell,
Weber, White, Yonng-2o.
Absent-Burch, Datiega. Eustie. Ola,
1royer, Pollard, Stamps, Whitney-S.
And the Senate refused to discontinue
he reading Of the BILL
MESSAGE FROM The HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of tho House was an
ounoed, with the following message:
EoCsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, |
Few Orleans, February 3, 1876. |
Q tie Honorable President and Members OF the |
senate:
l am directed by the House of Repre-
artatiyea to ask Tia cnncurreuCa OF YoiIr |