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

assessments; providing for the collects,
State and parish taxes and the app0intl1 4
of tax collectors; limiting the power of 81
ton of all parishes and municipal
throughout the State; giving relief to
payers and appointing board to exam
outstanding claims, and repeating all II
in conflict Herewith. n
Also, favorably, by substitute, on HH
bill No. l65, being an act to impose lice,
tax upon each and every insurance Co
pany not incorporated under the laws
this State and taking risks on proper
located in the State, etc.
JAMES JEFFRIEs, Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Jeffries House bill u
27l was made the special order Of the b,
for Thursday next.
Mr.. Sibilski, from the Committee n
Charitable Institutions, submitted sepxlu
reports of the condition Of the Inss
Asylum, at Jackson, Louisiana: Deaf y
Dumb Asylum at Baton Rouge, the Biz
Asylum at Baton Rouge, and the Sts
University and Military Institute st d
same place, the reading of which was d
pensed with.
And they were ordered to be printed,
pamphlet form for the use Of the House.
Mr.. Young, on behalf of the Judicin
Committee, submitted the following repa
to wit:
COMMITTEE on JuplcrAR1j
New Orleans. February 9, 1876. II
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF hi
House of Representatives:
am directed by the judiciary Comu4
tee to submit the following report: f
| Favorably on the following bills:
| House bill No. 226. entitled an act to
peal act No. As of 1873, entitled an act a
| lative to contributions to be raised by tas
Citizens Bank OF Louisiana, etc.
House bill No. l8l, entitled an act If
| amend and re-enact section 1898 Of the Ri
| yised Statutes of the State.
House bill No. 2l9, entitled an act to n
| Quire the State Treasurer and the Auditsk
| of Public Accounts to make separate ca
count of the annual appropriations Of IL
General Assembly for the payment Of co..
stitutiOnal officers. etc.
House bill No. 22l, entitled an act to NJ
peal sections fifteen and sixteen Of an ~
10 incorporate the Arkansas and DELI
Railroad Company.
House bill No. 267, entitled an act to pr
vide for the payment eff parish taxes due \
delinquent taxpayers. etc.
House bill No. 265, entitled an act
change the name of Emilia w. j. BrauM
to that of Emilia w. J. Eeis.
House bill No. 227, entitled an act
change the name of Thomas Jeffersc
Mounce to that of Sylvester Egerton Rick
ardsOn.
Senate bill No &C. substitute for Senaa
bills Nos. 3, Is and 30, entitled an &C. d
amend and re-enact section 34IO of the Re
vised Statutes.
Favocably, with amendments, on the toll
lowing bills:
House bill No. 1914. entitled an &C. {,
create one additional justice of the peace
for the third and fourth wards of the parish
OF st: Landry. Amend by striking out Sec
ton four and REMEMBERING the remainder
of the sections.
By substitute for the following bills:
House bill No. SO, entitled an act to pro-
tect persons who can not write, exc.
Unfavorably on the following bills:
House bill No. HI, entitled an act TO
amend and re-enact article 1856 OF the Civil
Code.
Senate bill No. lOs, substitute for Hons.
bill No: 4S 10y majority of the committed.
entitled an act to regulate the conduct ard
manner Of holding elections.
JOHN YOUNG, Chairman.
The following is the majority repor. Of
the Judiciary Committee on Senate bill
No. lOS
The Judiciary Committee. to whom has
been referred Senate bill No. l0S, being a
substitute for House bill No as an &C: en-
titled an act to provide for the time, man
ner and place of holding elections in this
State, to provide for the appointment. Ut
of election in this State, ETC.,
beg leave to report un!avorably and ad-
versely upon said Senate bill No les, and
recommend that the same be not agreed 70;
and the committee further recommend that
this House insist upon said House oil
No. AZ.
The committee specially object. among
other reasons, to said Senate bill No. lOS
because it seeks to retain the provisions Of
me existing statute which organized tie
BOARD of returning officers. This feature Of
he election law, which gives to q returning
BOARD composed OF five men, judicial pow. 4
9r, from which there is no appeal. to deter
nine the results of an election. is peculiar X
20 Louisiana. No such legislation exists n
my other State in the Union. nor, in fac.
n any republican government in the civ
hzed world. The appointment of q ma
ority of the board is given by the Senate bill
% the executive, and it in effect cOnfers upon
he Governor of the State absolute control
'ver the returns in all elections. 1t places
a the hands Of any one who may occupyE
he executive chair the means to perpe,uate
himself and his party in power, in violation
u every expression of the voice of the peo-
lie at the ballot box. What is the use Of .
popular election If q returning board of five
nen are to be invested with the power to
lect to office, over, above and beyond the
.ote of the peoplea With such a law upon
he statute book liberty is extinct, and the
of republican government Is
.One.
The work of the Returning Board of 1872
Vas the Inauguration of an illegitmate gov
rnment IN Louisiana, kept in existence
My by military force, emanating from the
authorities at Washin gton. The work of
be Returning Board Of 1874 was the crea-
ion of Legislature which gave to the de-
Gated candidates majority in the House
t Representatives, by the exclusion of
hose who were really elected at the polls.
md when the Representatives cleo: at
empted to organize under the provisions of
be constitution of the State, they were dis
ersed by armed forces OF the United States,
ecause not organized under the authority
ntll the outraged public sentiment of
ne country cried out against tho
ldecent act, that the people were restored
part the representation gained in part at
10 ballot-b0x. And even this boon was
ouchsafed to an oppressed people through
10 award OF congressional committee.
ting in distant State, which made barter
nd compromise of the right of free suffrage.
1t has been commended that a Returning \
GARD is necessary to secure peaceable /
ections in this State.
On the contrary, we believe that full,
ee and peaceable election can be held /
lthout q Returning Board, and with the I
,ntlnued influence of q supervising board
i'll. BY the creation of widespread impress
on that the will OF the pc ople is to be +
'bltrarlly suppressed in the future as it has
9en IN the past, engender dissatisfaction,
eult1ng in hostile violence and turmoil.