The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-05
great as those with which this Senate
substitute invests its proposed Returning

upou pIAuclpio Opposoo W eHo huOpIOn OF
any law providing for a Returning Board Of
any description whatever, even though this
H ,use, under. its provisions, should be enti-
tied to select all Of its members; aud
Whereas, under tine compact established
by the Wheeler adjustment, the Executive OF
the State and the members Of the General
Assembly committed themselves to a govern
mental policy to be marked by reform and
retormatory measures, Of which this Senate
substitute is not one; therefore,
RESOLVED, That it is with exceeding regret
that this House has knowledge OF the passage
by the Senate of this substitute bill, and sim
cerely trusts that it may reconsider its deter
mination TO send said bill to this House for its
concurrence; and that it is the sense of this
House that p resistance on the part OF
any department or branch of this government
to adopt this substitute bill, or any bill pro-
viding for o Returning Board, will be VIOLA
tive OF the spirit and true intent OF the
Wheeler adjustment, and this House will con-
sequently be absolved from all obligations
Hereunder, and in the future should con
duct its proceedings accordingly.
That 1t IS the sincere and ardent wish of
the members of this House to see the ne xt
and all future elections in this State con-
Quoted fairly, peaceaby and with perfect con-
slderation for the rights and opinions of all
men; and at all times are willing to sincerely
guarantee their assistance to carry out this
desire, bat that they Can never yield their as
sent to an election law which would again in
vite arbitrator from other States, which again
would produce the ridiculous aspect of set
Element 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 COM
motion, strife and even bloodshed, and crush
out the last remaining hope for coming
prosperity to our most unfortunate and im-
poverished State.
The resolution, it will be observed, in de.
cided and unmistakable terms sets forth that
if the Senate refused to reconsider their
action and sent the Election bill to the
House, the House would consider that the
provisions of
THE WHEELER COMPROMISE
had been violated, and would act accord
ingly.
The Senate was promptly notified of the
passage OF the resolution, and in less than
two minutes by the clock Secretary of the
Senate Bechtel appeared and submitted q
message, asking concurrence in Senate bill
Ne. -, relative to registration and election.
Senate bill No. - was not presented with
the message because the enrolling clerks OF
the Senate had not had time to copy. The
object OF the Republicans of the Legislature
was, however, attained. They desired to
show that they could not be removed from
the policy they had mapped out, and they
convinced the Conservatives Of that fact
As the result OF this proceeding trouble is
predicted and anticipated, aud the Republican
party is held responsible.
1t is stated and believed that.the Senate was
governed and controlled by dispatches from
Washington, and that tho policy of the parry
here has been laid by the party OF Washing
ton.
The report of the
HAWKINS COMMITTEE
was also discussed, and the general opinion
was that it would be adopted, and that the
resolution to address Judge Hawkins out OF
Office would pass both the House and the
Senate.
The general opinion so far as the House is
it appears, was well founded, for
the House not only adopted the report, bat
by vote Of 70 to s adopted the following
resolution:
An address of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives to the Governor of the State, tor
the removal Of Judge Jacob Hawkins, Judge
of the Superior District Court for the parish
of Orleans.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
Of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, two-thirds of all
the members elected to each house concur
ring, That said houses, acting under and IN
pursuance of authority vested In them by
article 81 of the Constitution, do hereby ad-
dress the Governor and direct the removal of
Jacob Hawkins, Judge Of the Superior Dis
triot Court for the parish of Orleans, and de-
clare as reasonable causes for their action and
for said removal. that jacob Hawkins, Judge
of the Superior District Court of the parish
of Orleans, is incompetent to discharge the
duties of said office, and that the said Judge
has arbitrarily exercised the powers of said
court without regard to law.
Sec 2. Be it further enacted, That this
Joint resolution shall take effect and be IN
force from aud after its passage.
THE VOTE
on the passage of the resolution was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Estillet.e. Speaker; Aldiage, Booth,
Ryrne, Burkhar', Bayley, Blaffer, Bower,
Butler, Baker, Bsasley, Billieu, Brice, Car
Blanc, Durr, Davidson, Devices, Dickinson,
Edwards, Oliver; Edwards, r.
p /; Elliott, Guichard, Gilmore, Hall, Honore.
H almond, Jeffries, Jourdain; johnson, La
tourche; Jones, Lincoln; Jones, Point Cou-
pee; Koontz, Kummel, Kelley, Reyes, Kidd,
Lane, Luckett. Lowell, L'fargue, Maginnis,
Meredith, Mitchell; Matthews, franklin !;
Murrell; Mathews. Tensas; Mcclellan, Mcgee,
Nunez Pascal, Pipes, Roman, Richardson,
Raby, Smith, Self, Sarain, Souer, Seaman,
Sibilski, Schenck, Stafford, Stewart. Schiller,
Thomas, VOORHEES,, Walker, Witt, Wilson,
Walters, Wells, Webb, Young-79.
Nays -Demas, Gracien, Hill, of Ascension,
Hahn, Hill of Ouachita, Heating, R,y and
Woods Of Ouachita--8.
Blank-Johnson of Caddo-1.
There is some question as to whether or not
the resolution has finally passed, although the
Speaker announced that it had.
1t is commended on the one hand that it is a
Joint resolution and must pass three readings,
and that it only went through two, and it is
commended on the other hand that it is reso.
luton of address, and simple adoption is
all that is necessary. AS regards the action OF
THE SENATE,
those best posted declare tina. the resoluti' IN
will not pass They assert that influences
have been brought to bear on the Senator's
suffi cientIy 30 ept TO overcome the directions