The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-04
POLITICAL TALK.
There was

| CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT
in political circles last evening, occasioned
by the passage by the Senate OF Twitchelrs
election bill.
The bill was reported by the Committee on
Registration and Election as a substitute to
the House bill, and, as above stated, was
passed
The bill differs from the old Election bill,
under which the last election was held, in
only that it provides another method for the
appointment Of commissioners of election,
and another method for the manner of form
irg the Returning Board.
| The police juries Of the parishes and the
City Council of New Orleans are empowered
to elect the commissioners of election.
The following sections govern the lorna.
ton of
THE RETURNING BOARD
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, etc., That
five persons, citizens of the State of Louisi-
ana and of the United States, to be named
and selected as hereinafter provided, shall be
returning officers for all elections in this
State, majority of whom shall constitute q
quorum and have power to make the returns
OF the votes and result of all elections in this
State.
The Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall designate and APP
point three of Said returning officers, whose
appointment shall be confirmed by the Senate
betore entering upon their duties
1t shall be the duty of the Senate, before
the end OF the present session of the General
Assembly, to further by vote designate three
other tit persons qualified to act as returning
officers, who shall be known as alternative
returning officers, and in the event of the
sickness, death or resignation, disability or
absence from the State OF any of the three re-
turning officers SO appointed and confirmed
by the Senate as aforesaid, it shall be the
duty of the Governor to name and designate
one of the three alternatives SO designated
by the Senate to fill such vacancy so occa-
stoned by the sickness. DEATH res gnation, or
absence of any one of the said three appoint
ed and confirmed returning officers afore-
said
The House of Representatives at the present
session OF the Genera! Assembly shall, by
vote of the House, name and designate two
persons, citizsns of the State and of the
United States, being qualified electors to be
returning officers, and shall notify the Gov
ernor of such designation and selection, and
the Governor, wien SO notified of such selec-
ton, shall at once appoint and commission
the two persons SO designated by the House of
to be returning officers,
which said two persons. together with the
said three persons appointed by the Governor
by and with toe advice of the Senate, shall be
and constitute the returning officers of the
State for all elections.
It shall be and hereby il made the duty of
the House Of Representatives, at and during
The present session Of the General Assembly,
to also by vote name and designate two other
fit and suitable persons, qualified to act as re-
turning officers, and report to the Governor the
fact OF such selection, together with the names
and address Of said persons SO selected. Said
persons SO designa ed and selected shall be
known as alternative returning tfcers, aud III
the event OF the sickness, disability, death, re-
signation or absence from the State of the
said two returning officers originally desig-
mated by the FL use Of Representatives, or
either Of them, the Governor shall fill such
vacancy or Vacancies by appointing one or
b, h OF said persons SO designated 10 alter
natives, according to the number OF vacan-
cles.
A majority of such returning officers shall
quorum for the transaction of any
business.
The powers of the board under the bill are
virtually the same as those Possessed by the
old Returning Board.
Tne vote on the passage of the bill was
PARTY VOTE,
with the Conservatives ID opposition to its
Passage.
The Secretary of the Senate received his ia.