, 1877-02-20

Y 20, 1877.
10 have them lake evidence looked Is II It mas
contemplated to have new election for rresi-
dent. lie lcfenlesl The decision of tic Com
mission, nud asked Il these puro and honorable
ne men were to be assaled throughout tbe land bv
taken by bott, Houses Of Congress ia the Loufsf-
ma ease shall favc been read BY the pcopte they
would SEQ that the decision Of the Cot,nlfsstoi,
wAs right ant. lust.
The Presilent pro ten. saitI-The Chair takes
tbia otaaslon 10 fay to oetpants ot the galleries
t1at X there arc any marks uf appreciation or
daappro'fation the Chair Will or.lcr tic galleries
to be cteared at uuee, so that the innocent Will
susfeF With those who break the order Of tue
Senate.
said the statute Of Loutstana creating the Re-
turning boartl provided II, express terms that
the majority Of the number alIouttl constitute n
Board was TO conslst of i've persons to bo
elected By the senntc. Three Of that number,
By the express terms Of the act, were quorum
~ do bnaness. Thcrc wrre fu,lr In number up
Electoral Commission hal decided that tic
Board was properly conttItuted. On the other
baud. II wa4 argued that the existence OF q sim
gle vacancy. DESTROYED the Board. Tile Com.
pnes s'a oRfn e sss os' prsrs ses
from zach Htatc vct yarattctcs frot1, bnff
.os' d91sn stae; T 1ot de'trDr the
provides that The supreme Court shall
cot,sist O! certain numirr al :Iudres. Two 0r
three vacancies viii not destroy thc legal ei,ar-
acter OF the Supreme Court. 30 he could run
through ,. ths !aE in Fsgar to sofpo.at;on; and
missions GRATED for specific ministerial pur-
poscs. Sometimes the Inv required that
Commission should be full to enable j. to per
yidina tbss j ,nuisrty Of I'M n,embers slalI cor n
stItute 4 quorum and Il there be such majority
present Il makes no difference from what cause
e or waetl,er tic membrrs % arc l Wtifl1y abseat,
II tiere he 4 maturity nrescnt The iaw il com
piled With.
Nov In r.oan1 IN thn e,fcih;,l,v ~ Ftoc+o-.
tsn, ~ nrnrs t,t rcs,an s1s Eer;nss ,rne os
III -, ,ha ~ =. Soro.a1ar H. IT, wesp III
ton Tbev aeai, that ,on ~ ~. ~ .n,,n,s nnu
fri. hcra;,se in any nojnt Of rcs,. proof would
The sr s msanisr o
that Eisttnr. ~ i, r. siiv;;io ,v1'.n ~ r',,rs
to Ut, wien tier cons Il vote. and not at Tic
lime Wien they sre % eIcc.cd secon,l, persons 1T W
sse 70 pe "i hs enae
hes thrn1 ,yhen lie ffme coT,r. tn i" s,rorn in
thst !" snn,,9i, II IL n,natsria1 ,vo,l,nr ~ H.
haa tbem an Tia ,lnr IF If. ricct;nn frot
Is wcli settled: bul the Commission dccidsI
fhot r.of nns t,,maf srtat rn,.n nti,"r ,ra,,rt
II Il rcpe cnnceje.l ths. NJ inctor ~ i"niig1.
i,e unnn III siav Ie Vail, I'm ib.t fa't r.
rroysn % to s;rtke Out i,is yotef II It ean IL IL
iyrrs,,nne nj ti,e serv R he.t .ct,,cl ,,to,s,,ts ~
law. < MN nav bs incl,viblc 10 a srat Il, iii.
fo.ir Hc ,nav III i,c ~ xrars III. IT, ,n.v n.
nndtr dissb!li5;et ~ n II H. Fn,eternth tmeni. H.
nenf. hnt II hc comes i,efu an.I Il sworn Il. ami
takss lis sest Ie NAV aftrrwarls BE- turncd out
mton ,,rraf T ~ IN fo!+ mi svsrv cota W., H.
.aats has ti.c ~ sa,ns ysi5t,1 w.}h H. r.ss ri
eeerv rther as,atnr' man ,,'nv be in.iic.,,lc
IT, s, snnointsdn irjo. ,,cr Ii tis II Fo,,e,asn,i, j,
Nmsnd,nent or ~ Mon, ny ~ ana ~
frs,,,, tha law ~ t,,o st,ta e,,.hf,'n
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t,,is ,4f Tf1,1sI Iii. H. nnew N nnnr im onniyi"y Il
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sI,at r,r In ca.cs wt,ere Tie discovery il toa,,c
sf,cr H. vot n c,st wbs,, Il Z. ',as} ro,,.ssv
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