The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-13

on Janunry 9, 1877, acted, and claimed TO act,
only under the appointment, OF January g,
1877, made TO and confirmed by the Pack
ard Senate; whlch appointment conferred no
semblsnce OF title unless confirmed by 4 valid
ssnAte; and that their title, therefore, depends
exclusively upon the title OF thai body. Let us
II.
The constitutional mode Of electing and dscer-
tdirliag results Of election Of Governor and Hle-
bers Of The General Assembly, and he coastit,iot,
al mode Of 0rganizing the Houses Of the Generds
Assembly.
Ths questions involved under this head have
been sxhaus lively considered IN the brief Of
Messrs. bemmss. Campbell and Miller, to which
We refer rs establishing eonclnsivsly:
l. Thst the constitution OF The State impera-
lively requires the returns Of the elections Of all
membsFs 0f the General Assembly, and for Coy
ernnr and Lieutenant Governor, TO be made
directly to The Secretary of Slate, BY the proper
returning officer;
q 1ha this returns referred to are the original
returns OF the election;
g. That the Secretary Of state Ia required to
Transmit these returns to the General Assembly;
A. That the persons fyin.a facie entitled to
seats In either HOUSE srs those who appear from
thess returns to have been elected, subject only
to the right Of each House to be the
judge 1T the qualifications, election aud returns
g. that these persons have the right TO organ
iys the two houses:
6. That the members of the General Assem-
!. ,,,s;rss nS ia ,,.a 49,, - a y ~ nvaran, rd
f;sss.as,n.. II ..,,, ss "a H. 20 o ,;,,,,;nn 70.
.,,ra ,ha,, ~ aaoar saet.d 'y ~. ..hav
- - az ~ astst a..stsr - 80. rs,aune, f,,. tba
respective offices Of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor,
s,;,,tna tha no I,.t,rn;nn p,sr5 and s,nnowarno
II t rt -, ra,,,rns n .iariinn. IN e,,,hars
Of the General Asse mbly, Governor and Leaten-
and 10 prayant tbs m from uo;nu to tha Heerstary
IN atata ana IN ant.titn,a III iian thereof their
osvn con riIat;nn nf tha rasults ri these returns
IA diraati,sa tha a. asn.otarv ~ at.ta fo transmii
10 the Cle,k Of the Hnnss and secretary Of the
sanata q iiat ~ namaa ~ snch narsons ~ ths
Ratnrn;no Roard shail dec,sra eIastad ia e;thar
/ a,sat, II .ha aanar.t Assan,h,v. srd rs,uir;no
ga Siiara n ava ascrassrx IT, ,,lsss thass names
.nnn tha rolls - +hs un,,sa era tha eansta. ana
as.an.i... .L.. .sa.s sosaas. - 80. lth.r
hsI ~ aa,arata,t y nrns,,;ya Aha Hcuss and
saaata .o rnsai ,s.n,,ss;, w. "'e
We {, "A ,,ssts;ng ~ sdd " tha ,,rar.war.bla
rxnr,a,,t - ..as. n,n;sart ~antt.rn.r. aycant
- ;aF.soa - .hais s,nai.sa, .hat tia - "
,nrns rsfarraa x n 4te oon.titntion
na ro,x;raa ~ he .ant ~ Tho taacra,a 70 nf atata
snu ~ " ~ - ~ az aIost;r Whn o~
az ss.,.. so - .ha raants - alaotns oo1,ad .srs.
snsnsn r. ~ " haa.n.a aIant;nns go ganar.liv
had nhaar ,n,3fa of election Hneh an,is are r,aed
in thisB ate In all special elections. See Revised
stasuees, aEe. I4Ao, .housn u tls seno.a. eise s
'iohs sne P1oeiaAauua ~ sno uosorIul PLY, iS ~
wri,2 n l. nsacsnt ;ssnad in tha name If lha
".ata 5rao. 4 ~ ina fs;cor ia sf,,t,y antboriyad
to az eante the sane. '''-''-0N.-~~
see Bouviar and Rnrri1l
What ia a ratnrn7 m il tho arcount made nv
the tfieer O whom writ il directed Of the man.
nar H. vbioF ha bua aYpented it, fsae Ron yier
ns,.,o s.Ratrrn m Writs1
Nv ~ ,sha,n ~ ora ~its ~ .,.,,;on saaras.ea
In tbs stat.2 Not to tha na,prn,nr Hoard Thay
ha va nothing whatavar tn IN zi1i, fha hnldino Il
aia.t;an fisss sha, sax, ~ t,,an ,ash = ..rat,,s,s
of the manner In watch they have executed q
s.r;t no4 aaa-.ssea ~ tha,,e a,d rndar which
thay hSva dans noth;pe .Iha writ ~ aIact;an i
| sad,assad W. he s',,as.;sars ~ ,ao stra,;nn H.
tha i sfsremt narishes pay stat iaia' Thev
sxee,,te I the wrt IN The manner direeted bv - "
~ -. ~ s~ t ~ .,,n. 80 Va" 1r,, - a. I'D ~ ss. i
trgs raYar.y az Called aaa thev are rainrns
which the constitution rennires ta be made 10 the
sacratsrv nf Hfats
Thia view in strohp1y confirmed NV tho fact thai
the nroysions nf on1 present consttn,ion were
ito = al isei. IH5z and is45, and It hnd bean the
nnrtin,on. s,d ,,n;varso ,yoat;ca ,,raar tharo ~
na ~ ~ Aha .e.
tnrns ~ alaction for tbasa oicars ,phenca raants
nre.snt ne cnnat;tnt;an n.ad This iananara in The
sense senses settled by long practice and usage.
~--o 49,
ILL
| The Constitution and Organization of the Packard
Senate.
| We contend. therefore. that the validity Of the
| constitntion and oroanizatinn oi the PACKARD
sanata m,,st ba testsd bv The Constitution md
not hy the nroyisions Of nneonstitutional laws
| The Senate Of I,ouisana. like the Se ats Of The
United States u cohtinuous Dody; LIS mem
1els ase a,veIu & ,or iouf ea1s sha ara 1e , y
Tnor ban tha aa,s ~ ,yas aaii.d .a 10y. :. -
| there were seventeen holding over members
VINO, AZ tnat momen, eonstituted tne Seha1e. u
mas Deeo wy uniloI1 ~ CUSTOM ~ tnis o.Ase, even
| "a ~ the alention law of 1874 far holding nve,
members to be irst called TO order, and to have
their names called Then some one OF them hal
usually moved tbat Inc ist Oh new memDefi
should oe csIied and that they should De swofi
ID, pee vsurhais. -.
lt is, 'nerelore, OF importance 20 note tha
when me faokard senate was called 10 orasI