New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-11


officers, etc.
House hill No EGO. entitled an act to re.
peal act No. 81, approved March &C, 1874,
and to restore the original charter OF the
town of Bayou Sara.
House bill No. 800 entitled an act 10
abolish tine tees OF the Auditor Of Public
Accounts.
House bill No ESQ, entitled an act relative
to the Office Of master and wsrdens of the
port of New Ocleane, TO repe al section 22l7
of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana.
House bill No. go, entitled concurrent
resolution addressing and removing from
Office Levi Banks, recorder of the parish of
VIM which is substituted for House bill
No. o.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
The question recurring upon Senate bill
No lO7. on motion of Senator Harper the
first section was adopted.
Senator Harper moved that the second
section be adopted.
Senator Whitney offered the following
amendment at the end of the second Sec
ton:
Provide d, the bonds Of any parish shall
not be delivered to the railroad company
until the road shall Lave been completed
through the parish making the subscrip-
ton.
Senator Alexander offered the following
substitute fer the amendment:
That no parish shall pay over 70 the Pa
ciic Railroad Company either money or
bonds until after section Of tour miles
shall be completed IN its territory. and SO
on p,o rata on each section of four miles
completed from the total amount sub
scribed by each parish.
Senator Whitney accepted the substitute.
The second section, as amended, was
adopted.
Pending the reading Of the third section,
the special order OF the day, tor P. NJ,
was called, being Senate bill No. les, re-
turned from the House, with amendments,
entitled Senate bill No. los, being a sub
stitute for House bill No. 10, entitled an act
to regulate the conduct and manner OF
holding elections, and to maintain the
freedom and purity thereof; the manner
and mode OF holding elections and deter.
mining the result thereof; to prevent fraud,
violence. Intimidation. riot, tunult or
bribery at and before elections; to correct
fraudulent: registration, and to prevent
corruption az elections, or at any regis
-ra.ion or revision Of the registration OF
voters; 70 define the duties OF certain
State, parish and other officers with regard
to elections; to establish and define the
powers and duties of officers charged with
the duty of conducting elections and
determining the result thereof; to provide
returning officers for all elections and pre-
scribing their powers and duties; to define
the duties of officers charged with the duty
of maintaining peace and quiet, and sup
pressing violence, fraud and intimidation
on and before the day Of any election, and
during the registration or revision OF the
registration of voters, and the counting
canvass and return of votes cast at cleo
t;ons; to prescribe the manner IN which tht
yores cast at elections shall be canvassed
sscertained and returned, and the result
thereof ascertained and made known, anC
evidence of the result thereof preserved; t.
prescribe the node of entering on the rolls
of the Senate and House of Representatives
the names of tie members elected to serve
therein; and to provide the mode OF or
oan;zation of the Senate and House
Representatives: to provide the punlsn
nent for fraudulent voting and other CRIME
relating to elections, and the disturbance 0
the public peace during any reglstratlon
revision of registration or election, Tor Grim
inal or fraud ulent acts, or criminal neglec
of officers charged in any manner with tn
conduct of elections, or the count and re
tnrn Of the result thereof, or with the pref
sryation of public order and peace durin
registration, revision Of registration, or O
the day of election, and the return OF vote
cast at elections; 70 define, declare an
provide for the punishment OF crimes reia
ing to, or affecting elections, and the regl
.rat;on or revision of the registration
voters: to repeal all acts and laws OF To
State in conflict with or inconsistent wit
the provisions of this act. and to enforc
article one hundred and three OF the const
tuition of this State
Senator Brewster moved to postpone tn
special order for thirty minutes.
The Senate refused to postpone tn
special order of the day.
Senator Burch moved that the Sena'
disagree to the amendment OF the house
Senate bill No. l0s, substitute to House d
No. 4S.
Senator Goode made the point OF orde
that the proper motion is for the Senate
insist on it's substitute.
Tae President ruled the point not we
The yeas and nays were called on the M
ton to disagree, with the following resui
yeas-Allain. Anderson, Blunt, Breap:
Rrews,er. Burch, Cage, ChadDourn; ~
mont Ola. Greene, Harper, HerwlR, hels
Landry. Masicot, Pollard, Stamps, Spyne
Twitcieu. Weber, Wharton. Wni'ne
Young-24. ca. xa,,
Nsys-Alexander. George, Goodes ne''
Ogden, Robertson, Steven, WhIs-G o.
Absent-Blackburn, Detiege, Eus'ls' VI
ver-4.
Senator Goode made the following N
tion:
That in view of the disagreement oetwee
the Senate and House Of Representatv
upon Senate bill No. l08, substitute !
House bill No. 4S, an act to regu!ate
conduct and manner of holding electc
and to MAINTAIN the freedom and pun
thereof; the manner and mode OF mol
Ing elections and Determining the