New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05
THE STATE HOUSE.
Sen ate.

question OL privilege. no NhEueO VAN
Secretary newspaper and asked that the
speech of Mr.. White on the election bill be
read. lie made further explanation OF
his vote on that question and referred 10
the st entiments uttered by Mr.. White, espe-
cially when that gentleman tod the oo!oTed
Senators to beware how they voted for the
election law. Why should colored men be-
ware Because they chose t, vote IA their
reason dict itedl When last Thursday lie
heard me mbers speak of war he had scarce
power to retain his seat. He was toli that
if he voted for the election law he vas un-
worthy OF the great right of suffrage. He
might retort on the Senator and tell him
that for such utterauces he is unworthy OF
representing his constituents. The lessen
taught tho other side CT the Lcuse last
Thursday should be remembered by tae;Ti
and hereafter prevent acy attempts to IN
timidatc Us. Their experience On tat coca
sion should be marked.
Mr.. NL.to stated That TIE re 1spapc- r.
ports did no. give his words; he denies
having sail that Il the law was adopted
the lives CT 1O,G0) colored people would ba
sacrihed.
Mr. Burch remarked that more shan ore
newspaper nsd used nearly TIE eame
language for Mr. White.
MIR Brewster declared that NJ. white cit
not Use the words attributed 30 him by the
reporters.
A memorial from public school teachers,
asking tbs Legislature {, devise sonlo
means for their relief, Was ordered 70 De
printed in tie j1uraal
The subj ct of repealing the law creating z
the offices of district attorney pro TEN. end
parish attorney in the several parishee, and
to abolish th. same, wss odvOcated by Mr..
Wharton and opposed by Mr.. George. Iir.
Wharton said that in the parish OF her
Vile that Office cost $500, and Mr.. George
stated that in many districts both district
attorney and the pro tempore officers had
more than they could attend to at times.
Mr.. Blackburn thought that that officer
WAS really saving in many parishes, as
when there is district attorney PFC tam.
lawyers need not be secured and paid large
sums of money for their legal services.
Mr Goode thought the present system a
fair one, and one less expensive than the
old style. or any that has been proposed.
Mr.. Blunt spoke On the question. and
wished it to be pos .poued indefinitely. and
Mr.. Young asked that i. be laid over until
next Wednesday.
Mr. Wharton advocated repeal because
nearly every parish felt it necessary 70
economic wherever they can.
Made special order for next Wednesday.
Nr. Young made a few practical rel.arke
on Senate bill No. 7. a bill to exempt from
seizure ungathered crops. He wished to
see the poor farmers and planters protected
from the clutches of sheriffs.
Mr.. White explained tha. be favored 3
law Of the kind, but this bill dceE not cover
the desired ground; i. lacks force where il
should be stronger, which was the reason
WHY the speaker wished to have the bill
committed to the Judiciary Committee,
where it ehould have been IN the first place.
Whils crops are growing they are inraov-
able property, and belong to the so'i. AID
this bill will certainly thwart the OBJECT
aimed at, therefore he opposed its beng en-
crossed. The bill was referred TO the Juai-
ciary Committee, and that body is to cepor.
next Wedu asday.
The Senate wens into executive session
When the doors were opened Mr.. Chad
bourn called for House bill M. IL, an act
to incorporate st. Patrick's S.viugs Bank,
toput it on second reading.
Pending the question the Senate ad-
journed.
The time of the lower branch Was almost
equally divided between resolution on
the election law, introduced By Mr.. Kidd
and the report on TIE conduct OF Judge
Hawkins.
The latter was the regular order Of Inc
day, after roll cal, but was postponed, On
motion, TO one O'clock.
MIR. Kidd tnen introduced BIS reeolUt,or,
which got before tho House CT q Suspension
OF the rules.
Il calls attention 10 tia massage Of tho
election law by the Senate; consider. it a
violation of the Wheeler adjustment: de-
nouncss the Returning Board, ard urges
the members of the Senate to reconsider
their action.
Mr.. Murrell, after 4. reading, said he
would perhaps vote for the resolution il he
were thoroughly informed of it's contents.
lie had not read il, but in the matter of tho
senate's action tho House had had no Off
cial notice. He had been opposed tn the
Wheeler compromise end had been and was
opposed to the Returning Board. He
would vote to aboliuh all Returning Boards.
He believed if they existed, ard II the elec
ton law as repo, ted to him passed., 1t would
be excee dinghy uncomfortable tor any Re
publican to rest quiet in his home. tic was
born in Louieian4, had no other home, and
wished to live happy here, to bold Office
occasion ally, but he knew 1t could not be
unless there was q modification OF the etat.
ute book. He knew the people were Ill
determined to get rid Of the Returning
Board, but this resolution wac no. the way
to get ct it. He had supposed the bill was
to pave the way for a compromise commit
tee TO arrange bill that would suit all
He asked that the resolution lie over.
Mr.. Kidd-Haye you read the proceed
ings?
and am clad to see it recog sizl q ny the
gentleman as authority, but cont Know
that that is tho way the House is onciaily
notified of the action OF the Senate.
Mr. Demas said be could ROT agree thae
the r. R.turning Board should ne swept out OF
existence. 1t we are to taEe tho p,oee~.u
ings of the Senate as rstt rreo % AZ 'nn AN
PUBLICAN. We must take the Ies' "a sWU W.
ports. He read there that nenae ei ~,
had said in the debate on the elec'i'n "a Nv
that if the bill passed lO,OoO voters o. tio
hal klIfGht 6u.