The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-05
Proposed New Election Law in
Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS, February lin the
House, Mr.. Kidd offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which we're
adopted: n
WHEREAS, The House of Represents;
tives Of the Stale of Louisiana, actusled
by sincere desire to have all future cleo
tions IN this State conducted peaceably
and with the Utmost fairness to all par
ties. have passed at the present session
an election bill which in its main and es-
sential features can be, objected to
by no one desiring the maiataiDance or
the purity of the ballot box or having the
peace of the State at heart, and
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State
have passed substitute for the bill con
tanning the most odious features OF
most odious returning board and pro-
visions anti-rephbhcan in their character
and which tend to destroy the express
ed will Of the people at
the ballot box; provisions which
are insulting to the common sense OF
every intelligent citizen of louisiana,
and which in every free and independent
State of this Union would not be toler
sted for one moment, and which, If
adopted here, would inevitably produce
civil strife, disrupt society and destroy
the remnant OF our prosperity; and
WHEREAS, The State of Louisiana ha
bsen pilloried in shame and disgrace by
the scandalous and outrageous
conduct Of the present Returning Board
whose powers are not so grea,
as those with which this Senate suosti-
tute invests its Returning Board and
WHEREAS, This House is unalterably
and upon principle, opposed to the adop-
ton Of any law providing for Return
ing Board of any description whatever
though this House, under Its provisions
should be entitled to select all OF 1t
members, and
WHEREAS, Under compact estsb-
lished by the Wheeler adjustment, the
Executive of the State and members Of
the General Assembly commit them.
selves to government policy to be
marked by reform and reformatory meas
ures, of which this Senate substitute is not
one; therefore
Resotved, That it is with exceeding re-
gret that this House has knowledge OF
the passage by the Senate of this substi-
tute bill, and sincerely trusts that 1t
NAV reconsider its determination to send
the said bill to this House for its con-
currence, and that it is the sense
of this House that persistence on the
part Of any department or branch OF this
Government to adopt this substitute bill
or any bill providing for a returning
board, will be a violation of the spirit
and true interest of the Wheeler adjust.
rnent, and this House will consequently
b, sbsolved from all Obligations there
under, and in the future should conduct
its proceedings accordinglT; that it is the
sincere and ardent wish of the members
of this House to see the next and all fu.
ture elections in this State con.
Quoted fairly, peaceaby and with
perfect consideration for the rights
and opinions OF all men, at all times
and are willing TO sincerely guarantee
their assistance to carry out this desire,
but that they can never yield their as
sent to an election law which would
again invite arbitrator from other
States; which again would produce the
ridiculous aspect of settlement OF
Louisiana election in the city OF
New York, and which again would
cheat the will of the people, as expressed
at the ballot box, and would inevitably
lead to civil commotion, strife and even
bloodshsd and crush out the last remain
ing hope for coming prosperity to our
most unfortunate and Impoverished
State